2021 Darwin City Council election

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2021 Darwin City Council election
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All 13 seats on the City of Darwin
7 seats needed for a majority
Registered51,060 (Increase2.svg 1.9) [1]
Lord Mayor
Turnout66.5%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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IND
IND
Candidate Kon Vatskalis Amye UnLeah Potter
Party Independent Independent Ind. Progressives
Primary  vote18,4114,0833,964
Percentage57.2%12.7%12.3%
Lord Mayor before election

Kon Vatskalis
Independent

Elected Lord Mayor

Kon Vatskalis
Independent

Councillors
Turnout66.5% (Decrease2.svg 0.8)
PartyVote %Seats+/–
Independents 53.75
Ind. Labor 27.64
Independent CLP 13.32
Greens 5.81
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2021 Darwin City Council election was held on 28 August 2021 to elect a lord mayor and twelve councillors to the City of Darwin. [2] [3] The election was held as part of the local government elections held throughout the Northern Territory. [4] [5]

Contents

Results

Lord Mayor

2021 Northern Territory mayoral elections: Darwin [3] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kon Vatskalis 18,41157.2
Independent Amye Un4,08312.7
Ind. Progressives Leah Potter3,96412.3
Independent CLP Gary Haslett3,1929.9
Independent Robin Lawrence2,0666.4
Independent Calvin Donaldson4561.4
Total formal votes32,17294.8
Informal votes1,7705.2
Turnout 33,94266.5
Kon Vatskalis hold 

Councillors

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Darwin
PartyVotes%SwingSeatsChange
  Independents 17,25653.75
  Independent Labor 8,87427.64
  Independent CLP 4,28513.32
  Greens 1,7245.81
Total32,139100.0–12Steady2.svg
Informal votes1,8035.3
Turnout33,94266.5−0.8
Enrolled voters51,060+1.9

Chan

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Chan Ward [3] [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Pangquee (elected 1)1,88924.1
Greens Morgan Rickard (elected 2)1,87323.9
Independent Labor Ed Smelt (elected 3)1,72422.0
Independent Sally Gearin 1,58720.3
Independent Jeff Borella7639.7
Total formal votes7,83694.8
Informal votes4275.2
Turnout 8,26365.9

Lyons

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Lyons Ward [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Arnold (elected 1)1,92925.1
Independent CLP Mick Palmer (elected 2)1,51519.8
Independent Amye Un (elected 3)1,13414.8
Independent Adam Troyn1,11614.6
Independent Carol Phayer7459.7
Independent Andrew Lee7129.3
Independent Sue Shearer4235.5
Independent Calvin Donaldson961.3
Total formal votes7,67094.7
Informal votes4255.3
Turnout 8,09561.5

Richardson

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Richardson Ward [3] [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor Jimmy Bouhoris (elected 1)2,87933.2
Independent Labor Rebecca Want de Rowe (elected 2)2,32026.7
Independent Labor Vim Sharma (elected 3)1,35315.6
Independent Edwin Joseph95911.1
Independent Labor Rajeev Thayil5986.9
Independent Martine Smith5656.5
Total formal votes8,67494.9
Informal votes4685.1
Turnout 9,14273.0

Waters

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Waters Ward [3] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sylvia Klonaris (elected 1)2,14126.9
Independent CLP Brian O'Gallagher (elected 2)2,05625.8
Independent Justine Glover (elected 3)1,76022.1
Independent CLP Gary Haslett7149.0
Independent Andrew John Arthur6778.5
Independent Robin Lawrence6117.7
Total formal votes7,95994.3
Informal votes4835.7
Turnout 8,44265.8

References

  1. ↑ "2022 Local Government Representation Reviews" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 16 January 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "2021 Local Government Elections - City of Darwin report" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 21 April 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Register of annual return of interests" (PDF). City of Darwin. 9 October 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Mathieson, Andrew (6 August 2021). "Darwin Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis draws top spot on ballot paper for upcoming local elections". The Chronicle. NT News. Archived from the original on 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Mathieson, Andrew (16 August 2021). "Rival mayoral candidates call for change, incumbent Kon Vatskalis confident of leadership". The Daily Telegraph. NT News. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Darwin - Lord Mayor (Distribution of preferences)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Darwin - Lord Mayor (Votes by voting centre)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Darwin - Chan (Distribution of preferences)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Darwin - Chan (Votes by voting centre)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Darwin - Lyons (Distribution of preferences)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Darwin - Lyons (Votes by voting centre)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Darwin - Richardson". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
  13. ↑ "NT Labor's Gunner survives tough year". The Canberra Times.
  14. ↑ "Darwin - Waters". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
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