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The next local government elections across Australia 🇦🇺 NT: August 2025 WA: October 2025 (periodic) TAS: October 2026 SA: November 2026 QLD: March 2028 NSW: September 2028 VIC: October 2028 Visit localelections.com.au for the latest ⬇️

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Former Katter's Australian MP Nick Dametto – who is no longer a member of the party – has easily won a by-election to become Townsville mayor, 6 News projects Dametto leads with 62% of primary votes, while previous mayor Troy Thompson is fifth out of nine candidates with 5%
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NT: Kon Vatskalis is refusing to concede the Darwin Lord Mayor election, claiming "electoral fraud" has occurred, despite conceding yesterday Last week, Vatskalis lodged formal complaints relating to claims of fake how-to-vote cards being circulated (per NT News)
#BREAKING 🚨 Former NT deputy chief minister Peter Styles has been elected Lord Mayor of Darwin and defeated Kon Vatskalis, who suffered a 36% primary vote swing against him Vatskalis didn't make the two-candidate-preferred, with Styles winning with 53.3% against Julie Fraser
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As expected, the Greens have also just won a SECOND council seat in Alice Springs Aia Newport has been elected to council after Hill's preferences were distributed following the mayoral victory However, Greens have also LOST their seat on Darwin's 3-member Chan Ward
#BREAKING 🚨 Greens candidate Asta Hill has been elected Mayor of Alice Springs following the distribution of preferences 🟩 Asta Hill (GRN): 50.3% ⬜️ Eli Melky (IND): 49.7% Hill becomes first Greens mayor in the NT ever
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#BREAKING 🚨 Former NT deputy chief minister Peter Styles has been elected Lord Mayor of Darwin and defeated Kon Vatskalis, who suffered a 36% primary vote swing against him Vatskalis didn't make the two-candidate-preferred, with Styles winning with 53.3% against Julie Fraser
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#BREAKING 🚨 Greens candidate Asta Hill has been elected Mayor of Alice Springs following the distribution of preferences 🟩 Asta Hill (GRN): 50.3% ⬜️ Eli Melky (IND): 49.7% Hill becomes first Greens mayor in the NT ever
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ALICE SPRINGS - Mayor 🟩 Asta Hill: 33.3% ⬜️ Eli Melky: 31.0% ⬜️ Lisa-Marie Burgoyne: 20.9% ⬜️ Louis Miller: 5.9% ⬜️ Michelle Pettit: 4.4% ⬜️ Wayne Wright: 2.7% ⬜️ Paul Cato: 1.8% Two-candidate-preferred 🟩 Asta Hill: 50.3% ⬜️ Eli Melky: 49.7% FINAL RESULT
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DARWIN - Lord Mayor ⬜️ Peter Styles: 22.8% ⬜️ Kon Vatskalis: 20.7% ⬜️ Sylvia Klonaris: 10.9% ⬜️ Julie Fraser: 10.8% ⬜️ Sam Weston: 9.8% ⬜️ Others: 25.0% 58.2% counted
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ALICE SPRINGS - Mayor 🟩 Asta Hill: 33.2% ⬜️ Eli Melky: 31.6% ⬜️ Lisa-Marie Burgoyne: 21.0% ⬜️ Louis Miller: 5.7% ⬜️ Michelle Pettit: 4.3% ⬜️ Wayne Wright: 2.4% ⬜️ Paul Cato: 1.8% 51.1% counted [postal votes now included]
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ALICE SPRINGS - Mayor 🟩 Asta Hill: 33.4% ⬜️ Eli Melky: 31.6% ⬜️ Lisa-Marie Burgoyne: 20.8% ⬜️ Louis Miller: 5.7% ⬜️ Michelle Pettit: 4.3% ⬜️ Wayne Wright: 2.4% ⬜️ Paul Cato: 1.8% 49.7% counted
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Counting in the NT local elections is resuming this morning, although the vast majority of voters are already in – meaning the next big step is the distribution of preferences
NT LOCAL ELECTIONS UPDATE: - Greens GAIN Alice Springs council seat, but will wait for preferences to see if they win mayoralty - 37% swing AGAINST Darwin Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis, but he's not out of the race yet localelections.com.au/post/n…
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PALMERSTON - Mayor ⬜️ Athina Pascoe-Bell: 50.4% ⬜️ Rob Waters: 20.6% ⬜️ Dani Eveleigh: 12.9% ⬜️ Cindy Mebbingarri Roberts: 8.4% ⬜️ Raj Samson Rajwin: 6.5% ⬜️ Appa Rao Adari: 1.2% 48.0% counted 6 News projects Athina Pascoe-Bell RE-ELECTED ✅
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NT LOCAL ELECTIONS UPDATE: - Greens GAIN Alice Springs council seat, but will wait for preferences to see if they win mayoralty - 37% swing AGAINST Darwin Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis, but he's not out of the race yet localelections.com.au/post/n…
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DARWIN - Lord Mayor ⬜️ Peter Styles: 23.0% ⬜️ Kon Vatskalis: 20.6% ⬜️ Sylvia Klonaris: 11.0% ⬜️ Julie Fraser: 11.0% ⬜️ Sam Weston: 9.7% ⬜️ Others: 24.7% 55.0% counted
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ALICE SPRINGS - Mayor 🟩 Asta Hill: 32.6% ⬜️ Eli Melky: 31.5% ⬜️ Lisa-Marie Burgoyne: 21.7% ⬜️ Louis Miller: 5.7% ⬜️ Michelle Pettit: 4.3% ⬜️ Wayne Wright: 2.4% ⬜️ Paul Cato: 1.7% 49.6% counted
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DARWIN - Lord Mayor ⬜️ Peter Styles: 22.1% ⬜️ Kon Vatskalis: 22.0% ⬜️ Sam Weston: 15.4% ⬜️ Julie Fraser: 8.7% ⬜️ Sylvia Klonaris: 8.3% ⬜️ Others: 23.5% 11.1% counted
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DARWIN - Waters Ward (3 to be elected) ⬜️ Patrik Ralph: 25.8% ⬜️ Sylvia Klonaris: 23.3% ⬜️ Kim Farrar: 19.4% ⬜️ Mirella Fejo: 11.4% ⬜️ Robin Lawrence: 8.4% ⬜️ Tejinder Singh: 6.1% ⬜️ Manoli Papathomas: 3.9% ⬜️ Otto Kainulainen: 1.8% 4.0% counted
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