Results of the 2017 Northern Territory local elections

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This is a list of local government area (LGA) results for the 2017 Northern Territory local elections.

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Alice Springs

2017 Alice Springs Town Council election
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← 201226 August 2017 2021  →
All 9 seats on the Alice Springs Town Council
Registered14,357 (Increase2.svg 13.6) [1]
Mayor
Turnout68.9%
 First partySecond party
 
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IND
Candidate Damien Ryan Jimmy Cocking
Party Ind. Country Liberal Independent
Primary  vote6,4463,423
Percentage65.3%34.7%
Mayor before election

Damien Ryan
Ind. Country Liberal

Elected Mayor

Damien Ryan
Ind. Country Liberal

Councillors
PartyVote %Seats+/–
Independents 77.17
Independent CLP 22.91
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Alice Springs Town Council is composed of a directly-elected mayor and eight councillors elected to a single ward.

Damien Ryan was re-elected to a third term, becoming the longest-serving mayor of Alice Springs. [2]

Alice Springs mayor

2021 Northern Territory mayoral elections: Alice Springs [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent CLP Damien Ryan 6,44665.3
Independent Jimmy Cocking3,42334.7
Total formal votes9,86999.7
Informal votes270.3
Turnout 9,89668.9
Independent CLP hold Swing

Alice Springs councillors

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Alice Springs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent CLP Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (elected 1)2,03522.9
Independent Jimmy Cocking (elected 2)1,43016.1
Independent Jamie De Brenn (elected 3)8259.3
Independent Eli Melky (elected 4)7858.8
Independent Matt Paterson (elected 5)4995.6
Independent Catherine Satour (elected 6)2132.4
Independent Marli Banks (elected 7)2873.2
Independent Glen Auricht (elected 8)4895.5
Independent Jodi Lennox3544.0
Independent Murray Stewart2863.2
Independent Jenni Lillis2713.1
Independent Donna Lemon1671.9
Independent John Adams1711.9
Independent Donna Digby1071.2
Independent John Paul Sirus1782.0
Independent Vince Jeisman1521.7
Independent Paull Alekna1541.7
Independent Jason Quin971.1
Total formal votes8,88288.3
Informal votes1,17811.7
Turnout 10,060

Barkly

2017 Barkly Regional Council election
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←  2012 26 August 2017 2021  →
All 13 seats on the Barkly Regional Council
President
 First partySecond party
 
IND
IND
Candidate Steve Edgington Jeffrey McLaughlin
Party Independent Independent
Primary  vote1,016332
Percentage51.1%16.7%
President before election

Barb Shaw
Independent

Elected President

Steve Edgington
Independent

Councillors
PartyVote %Seats+/–
Independents 100.012
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Barkly Regional Council is composed of a directly-elected mayor and twelve councillors elected across four wards. [5]

Barkly president

2017 Northern Territory mayoral elections: Barkly [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Steve Edgington 1,01651.1
Independent Jeffrey McLaughlin33216.7
Independent Narelle Bremner28914.5
Independent Pat Brahim22111.1
Independent Christine Revell703.5
Independent Brian Coleman623.1
Total formal votes1,990
Informal votes
Turnout
hold Swing

Alyawarr

2017 Northern Territory local elections: Alyawarr Ward [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lucy Jackson (elected)unopposed
Independent Jack Clubb (elected)unopposed
Independent Noel Hayes (elected)unopposed
Independent Ricky Holmes (elected)unopposed
Registered electors

Alpurrurulam

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Alpurrurulam Ward [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jennifer Mahoney (elected 1)5061.7
Independent Garry John Koppes3138.3
Total formal votes81
Informal votes
Turnout

Kuwarrangu

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Kuwarrangu Ward [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jane Evans (elected 1)12461.7
Independent Ray Aylett (elected 2)6431.8
Independent Alan Revell136.5
Total formal votes201
Informal votes
Turnout

Patta

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Patta Ward [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kris Civitarese29627.5
Independent Darrin Whatley212.0
Independent Brian Coleman141.3
Independent Joyce Taylor262.4
Independent Hal Ruger888.2
Independent Sid Vashist25423.6
Independent Christine Revell100.9
Independent Narelle Bremner706.5
Independent Jeffrey McLaughlin857.9
Independent Pat Brahim413.8
Independent Tristan Duggie757.0
Independent Ronald Plummer958.8
Total formal votes1,07590.1
Informal votes1189.9
Turnout 1,19360.8

Belyuen

2017 Belyuen Community Government Council election
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←  2012 26 August 2017 2021  →
All 5 seats on the
Belyuen Community Government Council
Turnout83 (57.6%)
 First party
 
IND
Party Independent
Seats won5
Primary  vote73
Percentage100.0%
Largest party before election

Independents

Largest party after election

Independents

Belyuen results

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Belyuen Community Government [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rex Edmunds (elected 1)4054.8
Independent Cecilia Lewis (elected 2)22.7
Independent Zoe Singh (elected 3)811.0
Independent Roger Yarrowin (elected 4)68.2
Independent John Moreen (elected 5)45.5
Independent Trevor Bianamu79.6
Independent Raylene Singh34.1
Independent Gavin Bianamu34.1
Independent Lorraine Lane00.0
Total formal votes7388.0
Informal votes1012.0
Turnout 8357.6

References

  1. ↑ "2017 NT Council elections Alice Springs Town Council report" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  2. ↑ La Canna, Xavier; Campbell, Claire (26 August 2017). "Alice Springs' Damien Ryan set to make history as longest-serving Mayor after re-election". ABC News. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Alice Springs - Mayor (Distribution of preferences)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 26 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Alice Springs - Councillor (Distribution of preferences)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 26 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Schubert, Steven (15 September 2017). "Remote communities like Utopia to get better services, promises new Barkly Shire Council president". ABC News. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Barkly - President (Distribution of preferences)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 26 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Election of four Councillors – Alyawarr ward" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Election of four Councillors – Alpurrurulam ward" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "2017 NT Council elections Barkly - Kuwarrangu Distribution of preferences" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "2017 NT Council elections Barkly - Patta Votes by voting centre" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "BELYUEN COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT COUNCIL ELECTION REPORT" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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