Results of the 2017 Northern Territory local elections
This is a list of local government area (LGA) results for the 2017 Northern Territory local elections.
Alice Springs
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26 August 2017
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All 9 seats on the Alice Springs Town Council | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 14,357 ( 13.6)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 68.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent CLP | Damien Ryan | 6,446 | 65.3 | ||
| Independent | Jimmy Cocking | 3,423 | 34.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 9,869 | 99.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 27 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 9,896 | 68.9 | |||
| Independent CLP hold | Swing | ||||
Alice Springs councillors
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent CLP | Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (elected 1) | 2,035 | 22.9 | ||
| Independent | Jimmy Cocking (elected 2) | 1,430 | 16.1 | ||
| Independent | Jamie De Brenn (elected 3) | 825 | 9.3 | ||
| Independent | Eli Melky (elected 4) | 785 | 8.8 | ||
| Independent | Matt Paterson (elected 5) | 499 | 5.6 | ||
| Independent | Catherine Satour (elected 6) | 213 | 2.4 | ||
| Independent | Marli Banks (elected 7) | 287 | 3.2 | ||
| Independent | Glen Auricht (elected 8) | 489 | 5.5 | ||
| Independent | Jodi Lennox | 354 | 4.0 | ||
| Independent | Murray Stewart | 286 | 3.2 | ||
| Independent | Jenni Lillis | 271 | 3.1 | ||
| Independent | Donna Lemon | 167 | 1.9 | ||
| Independent | John Adams | 171 | 1.9 | ||
| Independent | Donna Digby | 107 | 1.2 | ||
| Independent | John Paul Sirus | 178 | 2.0 | ||
| Independent | Vince Jeisman | 152 | 1.7 | ||
| Independent | Paull Alekna | 154 | 1.7 | ||
| Independent | Jason Quin | 97 | 1.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 8,882 | 88.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,178 | 11.7 | |||
| Turnout | 10,060 | ||||
Barkly
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Barkly Regional Council is composed of a directly-elected mayor and twelve councillors elected across four wards.[5]
Barkly president
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Steve Edgington | 1,016 | 51.1 | ||
| Independent | Jeffrey McLaughlin | 332 | 16.7 | ||
| Independent | Narelle Bremner | 289 | 14.5 | ||
| Independent | Pat Brahim | 221 | 11.1 | ||
| Independent | Christine Revell | 70 | 3.5 | ||
| Independent | Brian Coleman | 62 | 3.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,990 | ||||
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Alyawarr
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Lucy Jackson (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Jack Clubb (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Noel Hayes (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Ricky Holmes (elected) | unopposed | |||
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Alpurrurulam
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Jennifer Mahoney (elected 1) | 50 | 61.7 | ||
| Independent | Garry John Koppes | 31 | 38.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 81 | ||||
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Kuwarrangu
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Jane Evans (elected 1) | 124 | 61.7 | ||
| Independent | Ray Aylett (elected 2) | 64 | 31.8 | ||
| Independent | Alan Revell | 13 | 6.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 201 | ||||
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Patta
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Kris Civitarese | 296 | 27.5 | ||
| Independent | Darrin Whatley | 21 | 2.0 | ||
| Independent | Brian Coleman | 14 | 1.3 | ||
| Independent | Joyce Taylor | 26 | 2.4 | ||
| Independent | Hal Ruger | 88 | 8.2 | ||
| Independent | Sid Vashist | 254 | 23.6 | ||
| Independent | Christine Revell | 10 | 0.9 | ||
| Independent | Narelle Bremner | 70 | 6.5 | ||
| Independent | Jeffrey McLaughlin | 85 | 7.9 | ||
| Independent | Pat Brahim | 41 | 3.8 | ||
| Independent | Tristan Duggie | 75 | 7.0 | ||
| Independent | Ronald Plummer | 95 | 8.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,075 | 90.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 118 | 9.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,193 | 60.8 | |||
Belyuen
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| Turnout | 83 (57.6%) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Belyuen results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Rex Edmunds (elected 1) | 40 | 54.8 | ||
| Independent | Cecilia Lewis (elected 2) | 2 | 2.7 | ||
| Independent | Zoe Singh (elected 3) | 8 | 11.0 | ||
| Independent | Roger Yarrowin (elected 4) | 6 | 8.2 | ||
| Independent | John Moreen (elected 5) | 4 | 5.5 | ||
| Independent | Trevor Bianamu | 7 | 9.6 | ||
| Independent | Raylene Singh | 3 | 4.1 | ||
| Independent | Gavin Bianamu | 3 | 4.1 | ||
| Independent | Lorraine Lane | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 73 | 88.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 10 | 12.0 | |||
| Turnout | 83 | 57.6 | |||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Election of four Councillors – Alyawarr ward" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Election of four Councillors – Alpurrurulam ward" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "2017 NT Council elections Barkly - Kuwarrangu Distribution of preferences" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "2017 NT Council elections Barkly - Patta Votes by voting centre" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "BELYUEN COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT COUNCIL ELECTION REPORT" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 September 2025.