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2021 Darwin City Council election

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2021 Darwin City Council election

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Turnout
  First party Second party Third party
 
Kon Vatskalis 2019.jpg
IND
IND
Candidate Kon Vatskalis Amye Un Leah Potter
Party Independent Labor Independent Ind. Progressives
Popular vote 18,411 4,083 3,964
Percentage 57.23% 12.69% 12.32%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
IND
IND
Candidate Gary Haslett Robin Lawrence Calvin Donaldson
Party Country Liberal Independent Independent
Popular vote 3,192 2,066 456
Percentage 9.92% 6.42% 1.42%

Lord Mayor before election

Kon Vatskalis
Ind. Labor

Subsequent Lord Mayor

Kon Vatskalis
Ind. Labor


All 13 members on the City Council (including the mayor)
7 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Independents N/A 8
Labor N/A 1
Country Liberal N/A 1
Greens N/A 1
Independent Labor N/A 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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]

Results

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Lord Mayor

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2021 Northern Territory mayoral elections: Darwin[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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2021 Northern Territory local elections: Chan Ward[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Pangquee (elected) 1,889
Greens Morgan Rickard (elected) 1,873
Independent Labor Ed Smelt (elected) 1,724
Independent Sally Gearin 1,587
Independent Jeff Borella 763
Total formal votes 7,836

Lyons

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2021 Northern Territory local elections: Lyons Ward[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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2021 Northern Territory local elections: Richardson Ward[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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2021 Northern Territory local elections: Waters Ward[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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  1. ^ "Results". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Today is the NT local government election day. Here's everything you need to know to have your say". ABC News.
  3. ^ "Darwin - Lord Mayor". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ "Darwin - Chan". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
  5. ^ "NT council elections latest: Doug Barden to lead the Litchfield council". NT News.
  6. ^ "Darwin - Lyons". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
  7. ^ "Darwin - Richardson". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
  8. ^ "NT Labor's Gunner survives tough year". The Canberra Times.
  9. ^ "Darwin - Waters". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.