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- ↑ "Fourth Council 1980-1984". Alice Springs Town Council.
- ↑ "Flynn By-Election 1988 Results" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ "Eleventh Council 2008-2012". Alice Springs Town Council.
- ↑ "Tenth Council 2004-2008". Alice Springs Town Council.
- ↑ "Kylie Bonanni wins Alice Springs council by-election". ABC News. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Council resignations and surprising alliances". Alice Springs News. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020.
- ↑ "NT elections: Northern Territory Electoral Commission reports costs up by 34 per cent". NT News. 1 May 2024.