The 2021 Darwin City Council election was held on was held on 28 August 2021 to elect a lord mayor and 12 councillors to the City of Darwin. The election was held as part of the local government elections held throughout the Northern Territory.[1][2]
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Results
editLord Mayor
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Labor | Kon Vatskalis | 18,411 | 57.23 | ||
| Independent | Amye Un | 4,083 | 12.69 | ||
| Independent Progressives | Leah Potter | 3,964 | 12.32 | ||
| Country Liberal | Gary Haslett | 3,192 | 9.92 | ||
| Independent | Robin Lawrence | 2,066 | 6.42 | ||
| Independent | Calvin Donaldson | 456 | 1.42 | ||
| Total formal votes | 32,172 | ||||
| Independent Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Chan
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Peter Pangquee (elected) | 1,889 | |||
| Greens | Morgan Rickard (elected) | 1,873 | |||
| Labor | Ed Smelt (elected) | 1,724 | |||
| Independent | Sally Gearin | 1,587 | |||
| Independent | Jeff Borella | 763 | |||
| Total formal votes | 7,836 | ||||
Lyons
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Paul Arnold (elected) | 1,929 | |||
| Independent | Mick Palmer (elected) | 1,515 | |||
| Independent | Amye Un (elected) | 1,134 | |||
| Independent | Adam Troyn | 1,116 | |||
| Independent | Andrew Lee | 712 | |||
| Independent | Sue Shearer | 423 | |||
| Independent | Calvin Donaldson | 96 | |||
| Total formal votes | 7,670 | ||||
Richardson
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Jimmy Bouhoris (elected) | 2,879 | |||
| Independent Labor | Rebecca Want de Rowe (elected) | 2,320 | |||
| Independent | Vim Sharma (elected) | 1,353 | |||
| Independent | Edwin Joseph | 959 | |||
| Independent Labor | Rajeev Thayil | 598 | |||
| Independent | Martine Smith | 565 | |||
| Total formal votes | 8,674 | ||||
Waters
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Sylvia Klonaris (elected) | 2,141 | |||
| Country Liberal | Brian O'Gallagher (elected) | 2,056 | |||
| Independent | Justine Glover (elected) | 1,760 | |||
| Country Liberal | Gary Haslett | 714 | |||
| Independent | Andrew John Arthur | 677 | |||
| Total formal votes | 7,959 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Results". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Today is the NT local government election day. Here's everything you need to know to have your say". ABC News.
- ^ "Darwin - Lord Mayor". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Darwin - Chan". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
- ^ "NT council elections latest: Doug Barden to lead the Litchfield council". NT News.
- ^ "Darwin - Lyons". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Darwin - Richardson". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
- ^ "NT Labor's Gunner survives tough year". The Canberra Times.
- ^ "Darwin - Waters". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.