2021 Darwin City Council election

2021 Darwin City Council election
28 August 2021
All 13 seats on the City of Darwin
7 seats needed for a majority
Registered51,060 ( 1.9)[1]
Lord Mayor
Turnout66.5%
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
IND
Candidate Kon Vatskalis Amye Un Leah Potter
Party Independent Independent Ind. Progressives
Primary vote 18,411 4,083 3,964
Percentage 57.2% 12.7% 12.3%
Lord Mayor before election

Kon Vatskalis
Independent

Elected Lord Mayor

Kon Vatskalis
Independent

Councillors
Turnout66.5% ( 0.8)
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents

53.7 5
Ind. Labor

27.6 4
Independent CLP

13.3 2
Greens

5.8 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2021 Darwin City Council election was held on 28 August 2021 to elect a lord mayor and twelve councillors to the City of Darwin.[2][3] The election was held as part of the local government elections held throughout the Northern Territory.[4][5]

Results

See also: Results of the 2021 Northern Territory local elections

Lord Mayor

2021 Northern Territory mayoral elections: Darwin[3][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kon Vatskalis 18,411 57.2
Independent Amye Un 4,083 12.7
Ind. Progressives Leah Potter 3,964 12.3
Independent CLP Gary Haslett 3,192 9.9
Independent Robin Lawrence 2,066 6.4
Independent Calvin Donaldson 456 1.4
Total formal votes 32,172 94.8
Informal votes 1,770 5.2
Turnout 33,942 66.5
Independent hold  

Councillors

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Darwin
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independents 17,256 53.7 5
  Independent Labor 8,874 27.6 4
  Independent CLP 4,285 13.3 2
  Greens 1,724 5.8 1
Total 32,139 100.0 – 12
Informal votes 1,803 5.3
Turnout 33,942 66.5 −0.8
Enrolled voters 51,060 +1.9

Chan

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Chan Ward[3][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Pangquee (elected 1) 1,889 24.1
Greens Morgan Rickard (elected 2) 1,873 23.9
Independent Labor Ed Smelt (elected 3) 1,724 22.0
Independent Sally Gearin 1,587 20.3
Independent Jeff Borella 763 9.7
Total formal votes 7,836 94.8
Informal votes 427 5.2
Turnout 8,263 65.9

Lyons

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Lyons Ward[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Arnold (elected 1) 1,929 25.1
Independent CLP Mick Palmer (elected 2) 1,515 19.8
Independent Amye Un (elected 3) 1,134 14.8
Independent Adam Troyn 1,116 14.6
Independent Carol Phayer 745 9.7
Independent Andrew Lee 712 9.3
Independent Sue Shearer 423 5.5
Independent Calvin Donaldson 96 1.3
Total formal votes 7,670 94.7
Informal votes 425 5.3
Turnout 8,095 61.5

Richardson

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Richardson Ward[3][12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor Jimmy Bouhoris (elected 1) 2,879 33.2
Independent Labor Rebecca Want de Rowe (elected 2) 2,320 26.7
Independent Labor Vim Sharma (elected 3) 1,353 15.6
Independent Edwin Joseph 959 11.1
Independent Labor Rajeev Thayil 598 6.9
Independent Martine Smith 565 6.5
Total formal votes 8,674 94.9
Informal votes 468 5.1
Turnout 9,142 73.0

Waters

2021 Northern Territory local elections: Waters Ward[3][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sylvia Klonaris (elected 1) 2,141 26.9
Independent CLP Brian O'Gallagher (elected 2) 2,056 25.8
Independent Justine Glover (elected 3) 1,760 22.1
Independent CLP Gary Haslett 714 9.0
Independent Andrew John Arthur 677 8.5
Independent Robin Lawrence 611 7.7
Total formal votes 7,959 94.3
Informal votes 483 5.7
Turnout 8,442 65.8

References

  1. ^ "2022 Local Government Representation Reviews" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 16 January 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. ^ "2021 Local Government Elections - City of Darwin report" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 21 April 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Register of annual return of interests" (PDF). City of Darwin. 9 October 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Results". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Today is the NT local government election day. Here's everything you need to know to have your say". ABC News.
  6. ^ "Darwin - Lord Mayor (Distribution of preferences)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Darwin - Lord Mayor (Votes by voting centre)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Darwin - Chan (Distribution of preferences)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Darwin - Chan (Votes by voting centre)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Darwin - Lyons (Distribution of preferences)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Darwin - Lyons (Votes by voting centre)" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Darwin - Richardson". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
  13. ^ "NT Labor's Gunner survives tough year". The Canberra Times.
  14. ^ "Darwin - Waters". Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
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