2021 Alice Springs Town Council election explained
| Country: | Northern Territory |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | 28 August 2021 |
| Previous Election: | 2017 Northern Territory local elections |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Northern Territory local elections |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Type: | parliamentary | | Ongoing: | no | | Candidate1: | Matt Paterson | | Party1: | Independent politician | | Popular Vote1: | 2,418 | | Percentage1: | 24.71% | | Candidate2: | Jimmy Cocking | | Party2: | Independent politician | | Popular Vote2: | 3,101 | | Percentage2: | 33.73% | | Candidate3: | Eli Melky | | Party3: | Independent politician | | Popular Vote3: | 1,959 | | Percentage3: | 20.02% | | Candidate4: | Marli Banks | | Party4: | Independent politician | | Popular Vote4: | 695 | | Percentage4: | 7.10% | | Candidate5: | Steve Brown | | Party5: | Country Liberal Party | | Popular Vote5: | 559 | | Percentage5: | 5.71% | | 1Blank: | TCP | | 2Blank: | 2CP swing | | 1Data1: | 50.01% | | 1Data2: | 49.99% | | Mayor | | Before Election: | Damien Ryan | | Before Party: | Country Liberal Party | | After Election: | Matt Paterson | | After Party: | Independent politician | | Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Ongoing: | no | | Seats For Election: | All 8 seats in the Town Council | | Majority Seats: | 4 | | Leader1: | N/A | | Party1: | Independents | | Seats1: | 7 | | Leader2: | N/A | | Party2: | Country Liberal Party | | Seats2: | 1 |
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The 2021 Alice Springs Town Council election were held on 28 August 2021 to elect a mayor and eight councillors to the Town of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The election was held as part of the local government elections held throughout the Northern Territory.[1] [2]
Background
Ahead of the 2020 Northern Territory general election, three Alice Springs councillors - Marli Banks, Eli Melky and Catherine Satour - joined the Australian Federation Party, with Melky as the party's NT leader.[3] However, all three left the party by the time of the 2021 local elections.[2]
Additionally, Matt Paterson was a Territory Alliance candidate, however he left the party around the time it dissolved following the 2020 election.[2]
Results
Councillors
Aftermath
The mayoral election was decided by just two votes, the closest result that Northern Territory Electoral Commissioner Iain Loganathan said he had ever seen.[4]
Unsuccessful candidate Jimmy Cocking requested a new recount, but it was rejected by the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal in October 2021.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Results . Northern Territory Electoral Commission . https://web.archive.org/web/20240106122046/https://ntec.nt.gov.au/elections/past-elections/past-local-government-elections/2021-local-government-elections/results2 . 6 January 2024.
- Web site: Alice Springs Election 2021: Meet the candidates running for mayor . ABC News.
- Web site: Federation Party NT names Central Australia candidates, two Alice town councillors in the mix . NT Independent.
- Web site: Two votes decide Alice Springs mayoral race . ABC News.
- Web site: NTCAT rejects Jimmy Cocking's bid for new recount of Alice Springs mayoral vote . ABC News.
