Aagaard served a controversial stint as Health Minister and was ultimately axed from the ministry altogether, which led some commentators to suggest that she was in danger of losing her seat at the 2005 election.

Despite this, she had very little difficulty holding the seat amid the massive Labor wave that swept through the Territory; after preferences she actually picked up a healthy swing of 8.5 percent, with almost double the votes of the CLP challenger.

Aagaard retired in 2012, and despite a significant CLP victory in that year's election, the seat was retained for Labor by Natasha Fyles with a majority of 9.2 percent.

Following the departure of Chief Minister Michael Gunner, Fyles was elected as his replacement by the Labor caucus and served from May 2022 until December 2023, resigning amid conflict-of-interest allegations due to holding numerous undisclosed shares in fracking and mining operations approved during her tenure.

She unexpectedly lost re-election at the 2024 election, being narrowly defeated by Greens candidate Kat McNamara, who now holds the seat with a majority of 0.4 percent.