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The 2021 Alice Springs Town Council election were held on 28 August 2021 to elect a mayor and eight councillors to the Town of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The election was held as part of the local government elections held throughout the Northern Territory. [1] [2]
Ahead of the 2020 Northern Territory general election, three Alice Springs councillors - Marli Banks, Eli Melky and Catherine Satour - joined the Australian Federation Party, with Melky as the party's NT leader. [3] However, all three left the party by the time of the 2021 local elections. [2]
Additionally, Matt Paterson was a Territory Alliance candidate, however he left the party around the time it dissolved following the 2020 election. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jimmy Cocking | 3,101 | |||
| Independent | Matt Paterson | 2,418 | |||
| Independent | Eli Melky | 1,959 | |||
| Independent | Marli Banks | 695 | |||
| Country Liberal | Steve Brown | 559 | |||
| Independent Greens | Blair McFarland | 356 | |||
| Independent | Aaron Blacker | 346 | |||
| Independent | Patrick Bedford | 240 | |||
| Independent | Wayne Wright | 63 | |||
| Independent | Angus McIvor | 49 | |||
| Total formal votes | 9,786 | ||||
| Turnout | 58.68 | −12.32 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Matt Paterson | 4,894 | 50.01 | ||
| Independent | Jimmy Cocking | 4,892 | 49.99 | ||
| Independent gain from Country Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jimmy Cocking (elected 1) | 2,595 | |||
| Independent | Eli Melky (elected 2) | 1,366 | |||
| Independent | Mark Coffey (elected 3) | 1,089 | |||
| Independent | Marli Banks (elected 4) | 487 | |||
| Country Liberal | Steve Brown (elected 5) | 473 | |||
| Greens | Emily Webster | 436 | |||
| Independent | Michael Liddle (elected 8) | 425 | |||
| Independent | Allison Bitar (elected 7) | 385 | |||
| Independent | Kim Hopper (elected 6) | 372 | |||
| Country Liberal | Sean Heenan | 347 | |||
| Independent | Aaron Blacker | 336 | |||
| Independent | Catherine Satour | 326 | |||
| Independent | Darren Burton | 240 | |||
| Independent | Patrick Bedford | 229 | |||
| Independent | James Dash | 48 | |||
| Independent | Wayne Wright | 48 | |||
| Independent | Angus McIvor | 44 | |||
| Total formal votes | 9,246 | 90.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,015 | 9.9 | |||
| Turnout | 58.68 | −12.32 | |||
The mayoral election was decided by just two votes, the closest result that Northern Territory Electoral Commissioner Iain Loganathan said he had ever seen. [6]
Unsuccessful candidate Jimmy Cocking requested a new recount, but it was rejected by the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal in October 2021. [7]
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