2017 Northern Territory local elections

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2017 Northern Territory local elections
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The 2017 Northern Territory local elections were held on 26 August 2017 to elect the councils of 16 of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in the Northern Territory, Australia. Several councils also held mayoral elections. [1]

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The elections were initially scheduled to be held in March 2016, but it was announced on 27 March 2015 that they would be delayed to avoid clashing with the 2016 NT general election. [2]

320 candidates contested the elections to fill a total of 157 council and mayoral positions. [3]

The election in Palmerston was deferred until 17 March 2018 after the council was suspended (and later sacked), then deferred again until 24 March due to weather warnings in the area. [4]

Party changes before elections

A number of councillors joined or left parties before the 2021 elections.

CouncilWardCouncillorFormer partyNew partyDate
Alice Springs UnsubdividedEli Melky  Country Liberal   Palmer United 29 April 2014
Alice Springs UnsubdividedEli Melky  Palmer United   Independent 2016

Results

Council totals

CouncilSeats
Independents Labor Country Liberal Greens
Alice Springs Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
Barkly Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
Belyuen Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
Central Desert Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
Coomalie Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
Darwin Did not contestDid not contest2
East Arnhem Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
Katherine Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
Litchfield Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
MacDonnell Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
Palmerston Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
Roper Gulf Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
Tiwi Islands Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
Victoria Daly Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
Wagait Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
West Arnhem Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest
West Daly Did not contestDid not contestDid not contest

References

  1. ↑ "2017 NT Council Elections". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
  2. ↑ "Next council elections postponed until August 2017". NT News.
  3. ↑ "303 nominate for 2021 Local Government Elections". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
  4. ↑ "City of Palmerston Election DEFERRED". City of Palmerston.
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