2020 Territory Election Report ISBN: 978-0-9942521-6-6 © 2021

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DARWIN Level 3, TCG Centre 80 Mitchell Street DARWIN NT 0800 GPO Box 2419 DARWIN NT 0801

Phone: (08) 8999 5000 1800 MYVOTE Fax: (08) 8999 7630

Website: www.ntec.nt.gov.au Email: [email protected]

The Hon N Ah Kit MLA Speaker Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Parliament House Darwin NT 0800

Madam Speaker

In accordance with Section 313 of the Electoral Act 2004, I am pleased to provide a report on the conduct of the 2020 Northern Territory Legislative Assembly general election.

The Electoral Act 2004 requires this report to be tabled in the Legislative Assembly within three sitting days after its receipt. Additional copies have been provided for this purpose.

Iain Loganathan Electoral Commissioner 4 June 2021

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Contents

Letter Contents Glossary Part 1: Election Report and Appendices Section 1: Election Overview ...... 1 Section 2: Recommendations ...... 11 Section 3: The Legislation ...... 13 Section 4: 2019 NT Electoral Boundary Redistribution ...... 19 Section 5: Public Awareness ...... 22 Section 6: Enrolment ...... 34 Section 7: Candidate and Party Liaison ...... 41 Section 8: Voting Services ...... 48 Section 9: Voting Outcomes ...... 74 Section 10: Post Election Management ...... 83 Section 11: Corporate ...... 85

Appendicies Appendix A: Elector transfers - 2019 NT Electoral Boundary Redistribution ...... 92 Appendix B: NT quarterly enrolment statistics ...... 93 Appendix C: Electors on roll per division 2001-2020 ...... 94 Appendix D: Candidates and affiliation by division ...... 95 Appendix E: Candidates, enrolment, turnout and vote type by division ...... 98 Appendix F: Postal votes summary - applications, votes issued and returned ...... 99 Appendix F2: Postal votes - applications rejected ...... 100 Appendix F3: Postal votes - rejected ...... 101 Appendix G1: Northern Territory early voting centres ...... 102 Appendix G2: Interstate early voting centres ...... 104 Appendix H: Early votes issued by voting centre and division ...... 105 Appendix I: Mobile schedule by division ...... 106 Appendix J: Votes taken at mobile voting locations ...... 112 Appendix K: Election day voting centres - urban ...... 116 Appendix L: Declaration votes - admitted and rejected ...... 117 Appendix M: Two candidate preferred full distribution margin ...... 118 Appendix N: First preference votes by division and affiliation ...... 119 Appendix O: First preference votes by affiliation, seats won - elections 1990 to 2020 ...... 120 Appendix P: Elector turnout by ballot papers counted ...... 121 Appendix Q1:Informal ballot papers at 2016 and 2020 elections ...... 122 Appendix Q2: Informal ballot papers at 2016 and 2020 elections: remote divisions ...... 122 Appendix Q3: Informal ballot papers at 2016 and 2020 elections: urban divisions...... 123 Appendix R1: Informal ballot papers – all divisions summary ...... 124 Appendix R2: Informal ballot papers – remote divisions ...... 124 Appendix R3: Informal ballot papers – urban divisions ...... 125 Appendix S: Informal ballot papers (%) by type and division ...... 127

Division Snapshots and Results Division of Arafura ...... 130 Division of Araluen ...... 132 Division of Arnhem ...... 134 Division of Barkly ...... 136 Division of Blain ...... 138 Division of Braitling ...... 140 Division of Brennan ...... 142 Division of Casuarina ...... 144 Division of Daly ...... 146 Division of Drysdale ...... 148 Division of Fannie Bay ...... 150 Division of Fong Lim ...... 152 Division of Goyder ...... 154 Division of Gwoja ...... 156 Division of Johnston ...... 158 Division of Karama ...... 160 Division of Katherine ...... 162 Division of Mulka ...... 164 Division of Namatjira ...... 166 Division of Nelson ...... 168 Division of Nightcliff ...... 170 Division of Port Darwin ...... 172 Division of Sanderson ...... 174 Division of Spillett ...... 176 Division of Wanguri ...... 178

List of Tables and Graphs Table 1: Ballot papers counted by vote type 2012, 2016 and 2020 Territory elections ...... 6 Table 2: Election comparisons 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 ...... 10 Table 3: Summary of changes to the Electoral Act 2004 since the 2016 Territory Election ...... 13 Table 4: Enrolment and variations from quota – 2019 Redistribution and 2020 Territory Election...... 20 Table 5: 2020 Territory Election advertising and communication touchpoints ...... 24 Table 6: 2020 Territory Election email and SMS schedule ...... 29 Table 7: Call centre statistics 2016 and 2020 ...... 32 Table 8: Enrolment transactions - commencement of enrolment campaign to close of roll ...... 36 Table 9: Enrolment source by division - 21 May 2020 to close of roll 31 July 2020 ...... 37 Table 10: Enrolment transactions for the close of roll period in 2016 and 2020 ...... 37 Table 11: Enrolment transactions during the election period 1 August to 3 September ...... 38 Table 12: Enrolment source by division – 1 August 2020 to 3 September 2020 ...... 39 Table 13: Unenrolled declaration envelope details 2016 and 2020 ...... 40 Table 14: Registered political parties at the 2020 Territory Election ...... 41 Table 15: Formal complaints received regarding 2020 Territory Election ...... 42 Table 16: Number of candidates by division ...... 44 Table 17: Candidates by party affiliation and gender ...... 44 Table 18: Candidates by party affiliation and age range ...... 45 Table 19: No. of candidates by affiliation at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 LA general elections ...... 45 Table 20: Nomination deposit outcomes 2012, 2016 and 2020 Territory elections ...... 46 Table 21: Postal voting returns 2012, 2016 and 2020 elections ...... 55 Table 22: 2020 Postal voting returns - overseas postal votes ...... 55 Table 23: Total ballot papers issued at all early voting centres ...... 60

Table 23: Total ballot papers issued at all early voting centres ...... 60 Table 24: Mobile voting statistics ...... 66 Table 25: Remote division turnout 2008 to 2020 ...... 67 Table 26: Turnout – Arafura division and Maningrida community 2008 to 2020 ...... 68 Table 27: Votes issued at election day voting centres ...... 69 Table 28: Early voting regions ...... 72 Table 29: Changes to TCP selections after election night ...... 76 Table 30: NT Legislative Assembly general elections turnout 2008 to 2020 ...... 78 Table 31: Summary of election turnout and participation ...... 79 Table 32: Apparent non-voter mailing and replies as at 9 February 2020 ...... 85 Table 33: Electoral staffing positions for the 2020Territory Election ...... 91 Table 34: 2020 Territory Election expenditure ...... 93 Graph 1: Social media performance overview ...... 26 Graph 2: Social media performance overview: by audience type ...... 26 Graph 3: Call centre comparison – calls received in 2016 and 2020 ...... 32 Graph 4: Public awareness and advertising expenditure ...... 33 Graph 5: Votes issued at NT early voting centres ...... 60 Graph 6: First preference votes by party affiliation ...... 77 Graph 7: Informal voting rates at LA general elections - 1990 to 2020 ...... 81

Part 2: Financial Disclosure Glossary Executive Summary Summary of Recommendations ...... 187 Section 1: Background ...... 189 Section 2: Components of the NT’s financial disclosure scheme ...... 191 Section 3: Financial disclosure for the 2020 Territory Election ...... 193 Section 4: Recommendations and rationale ...... 198 Section 5: Further considerations ...... 202

Appendices Appendix A: Returns schedule ...... 205 Appendix B: Penalties applied to offences ...... 209

List of Tables Table 1: NT legislative history of financial disclosure ...... 178 Table 2: 2020 Territory Election returns received ...... 194 Table 3: Recommendations for compliance by registered political parties – excerpts from BDO (NT) compliance audit report with NTEC response ...... 196 Table 4: Recommendations for compliance by independent candidates – excerpts from BDO (NT) compliance audit report ...... 197 Table 5: Current reporting requirements for general elections ...... 200 Table 6: Proposed reporting requirements for general elections ...... 200 Table 7: Electoral expenditure and potential reimbursement with public funding of $8 per primary vote ...... 203

Glossary

1TP 1 Territory Party IND Independent Australian Electoral AEC IVOTE Internet voting system Commission ALP Australian Labor Party (NT) The electoral roll or list of electors eligible to vote for Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect JOINT ROLL BFFCPW Commonwealth, NT and local Water (party) government elections Citizens Electoral Council CEC (NT division) JRA Joint roll arrangement CLC Central Land Council LA Legislative Assembly CLP Country Liberal Party of the NT LG Local government Northern Territory Electoral LGA Local Government Act COMMISSION Commission Member of the Legislative MLA COMMISSIONER NT Electoral Commissioner Assembly COTA NT Council on the Ageing NT MOU Memorandum of understanding DCA Designated campaign area NT Northern Territory Department of Corporate and DCDD NTCA NT Cattlemen’s Association Digital Development Department of Infrastructure, Northern Territory Electoral DIPL NTEC Planning and Logistics Commission DoE Department of Education NTG Northern Territory Government DOH Department of Health NTLA NT Legislative Assembly DHS Department of Human Services NTPS Northern Territory Public Service The disclosure of information OIC Officer in charge to increase transparency and A political party registered inform the public about the PARTY under the provisions of the financial dealings of Electoral Act 2004 candidates, registered political DISCLOSURE parties, local branches/sub- PR Proportional representation party units and their associated A redistribution of NT Legislative REDISTRIBUTION entities, donors and other Assembly boundaries participants in the electoral process. RTS Return to sender Department of Local SFP Shooters and Fishers Party DLGCD Government and Community SLA Service level agreement Development Electoral Commission ECQ Queensland electronic Legislative Assembly eLAPPS Polling Place System Elections ACT ACT Electoral Commission EMS Election Management System EVC Early voting centre Federal direct enrolment FDEU update GRN NT Greens HTV How to vote Information and ICT communication technology Indigenous electoral IEPP participation program

Election Report and Appendices

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1.1 The Northern Territory Electoral Commission (NTEC) had two major challenges in delivering the Northern Territory’s 2020 Legislative Assembly general election (2020 Territory Election); firstly, the large number of legislative amendments that affected many aspects of the election, and secondly, the COVID-19 pandemic.

1.2 A large number of legislative changes were made to the Electoral Act 2004 (the Act) across 3 amendment bills passed in 2018 and 2019.

1.3 The first bill, the Electoral Amendment Bill 2018, focused on changes to the redistribution process. More details are provided in Section 3 – Legislative Reform and Section 4 – Redistribution.

1.4 The second bill, the Electoral Legislation Amendment Bill 2018, included returning the voting system to full preferential voting, as well as a number of changes relating to campaigning, such as requirements for campaign materials, permitted activities of campaign workers, prohibition zones and designated campaign areas (DCA). More details are provided in Section 3 – Legislative Reform and Section 8 – Voting Services.

1.5 The third bill, Electoral Legislation Further Amendment Bill 2019, introduced a raft of financial and disclosure reforms to create more transparency around political donations and expenditure by candidates and parties in running their election campaigns. Further information is provided in Section 3 – Legislative Reform and in Part 3 of this report – Financial Disclosure.

1.6 There were also non-financial electoral reforms in the third bill, including changes to the election timetable, removing the requirement for a witness for postal votes, and creating a ‘savings provision’ to allow eligible electors who are unenrolled by the close of roll date to still cast a provisional vote. More details on these changes are provided in Section 3 – Legislative Reform and Section 8 – Voting Services.

COVID-19

1.7 The NTEC was required to manage and deliver the 2020 Territory Election to comply with the directions and advice provided by the Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.

1.8 As circumstances can change rapidly during a pandemic, it was important that the NTEC was well prepared in having advanced contingency plans which were responsive to COVID-19 advice allowing the election to be held.

1.9 Initially there was community discussion about holding an election during a pandemic, and whether the election should be postponed. Due to minimal community transmission of COVID-19 in the Northern Territory prior to the election, the concerns lessened as the election drew closer.

1.10 A suite of publicly available documents were developed for the management of COVID-19 throughout the election. These included a management plan, policies, procedures and guidelines for managing and mitigating risks related to the spread of COVID-19. Documents included checklists for remote staff, procedures for unwell staff, voting centre operations and guidelines for candidates and campaigners.

1.11 The primary objective of the NTEC’s plan for the delivery of the 2020 Territory Election was to keep the community COVID-19 safe. There was a key focus on addressing issues of hygiene and social distancing, and limiting the number of people in locations such as voting centres.

1.12 The management of COVID-19 in the 2020 Territory Election resulted in substantial spending increases, including the requirement to establish additional early voting centres and procurement of equipment to comply with hygiene protocols (gloves, hand sanitiser, wipes, single use pencils), as well as public awareness material. Additionally, extra casual staff were employed at most early and election day voting centres to ensure compliance with physical distancing and hygiene protocols.

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1.13 Under normal conditions, NTEC community engagement staff travel to remote locations in the lead up to the election period to provide communities with information about the election and to encourage enrolment. Restrictions for travel to remote communities meant this could not occur until all restrictions were lifted in June 2020 reducing the engagement program by over two months. This meant that many remote communities did not have face-to-face visits to assist in new enrolments and updating enrolments.

1.14 The NTEC encouraged voters to use early and postal voting. Both options were aimed at limiting the congregation of people in one location, and allowing Territorians to vote without having to travel. As a result, a record number of electors opted to cast their vote at an early voting centre or via a postal vote rather than attending a voting centre on election day.

1.15 It is acknowledged that COVID-19 restrictions had a significant impact on candidates and their campaigning. The commission consulted with Department of Health staff to provide advice about campaigning around voting centres.

1.16 Further information about the impact on COVID-19 on the 2020 Territory Election can be found in Section 8 – Voting Services.

Further election challenges

1.17 Whilst enrolment is compulsory, the Northern Territory continues to fall behind the rest of Australia, with approximately 85% of eligible electors on the electoral roll at the close of roll for the 2020 Territory Election. This is significantly lower than the 96.5% national average.

1.18 Of the estimated 165,500 eligible Territory electors, 141,225 were enrolled at the close of roll for this election, while 105,833 votes were counted. According to the votes counted, voter turnout was 74.9%, which means that, on average, 3 out of 4 eligible electors voted at the election.

1.19 This was a slight increase from the 2016 Territory Election which had a turnout of 74.0%, but is still down from the 76.9% turnout of the 2012 election, and 75.7% turnout of the 2008 election. As a comparison, 91.9% of eligible Australians voted at the 2019 federal election, which was a slight increase from the 91.0% turnout at the 2016 federal election.

1.20 Elector turnout in remote areas was lower, with the average turnout across the 7 remote divisions being 62.1%. This is, however, comparable to the remote turnout of the past 3 elections: 59.1% (2016), 62.0% (2012) and 62.5% (2008).

1.21 For the 2016 Territory Election the NTEC partnered with the Commonwealth Department of Human Services (now Services Australia) to deliver mobile voting services in remote areas. However, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Services Australia heavily and the additional workload meant this arrangement could not be repeated in 2020. Consequently, the NTEC lost access to Services Australia’s resources, infrastructure and key networks within remote communities. Therefore, additional demands were placed on the NTEC to procure travel, vehicles, transfers and voting centre locations in remote communities.

1.22 Ensuring compliance with the 100 metre no canvassing rule near election day voting centres, and 10 metre no canvassing rule near early and mobile voting centres, by candidates and campaign workers was challenging, even with a newly introduced code of conduct. In addition, implementing other legislative changes relating to campaigning, including the introduction of a designated campaign area (DCA) was made more difficult with the required COVID-19 restrictions and protocols, in particular maintaining physical distancing.

1.23 A key strategy to minimise congregation of people at voting centres on election day was to encourage electors to vote by post. Legislative amendments in 2015 to the election timetable (first used at the 2016 Territory Election) extended the cut-off date to receive and admit postal votes to 13 days after election day. The high number of postal votes issued (over 10,000) resulted in the need to wait until all votes were received by the NTEC to decide a number of close seats.

1.24 In accordance with Section 123 of the Act, prior to election night, the NTEC identified the 2 preferred candidates for each division. This is a ‘best guess’ based on a number of factors including the recontesting of an incumbent and candidates’ public preferences via a how-to-vote card. In a number of divisions, the

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commission identified candidates for the two-candidate preferred count on election night who were incorrect (i.e. not the 2 candidates who received the highest number of first preferences). These had to be updated to reflect the accurate situation during the fresh count on the Monday following election day.

Election charter

1.25 As part of the commission’s commitment to accountability and transparency, an election service charter detailing key performance indicators and service standards was developed and provided to stakeholders. Election outcomes, measured against specific targets, are contained within the charter, including enrolment and voter participation, informality rates and the provision of election information.

Election opportunities

1.26 Due to COVID-19, the NTEC strongly encouraged and promoted voters to use early and postal voting services to limit the congregation of people in one location, and to allow Territorians to vote without having to undertake unnecessary travel.

1.27 Additional early voting centres were operational to accommodate the planned increase in voter turnout. Ten centres across the NT opened for the full 12 days of the early voting period and one opened for 7 days of this period. At the 2016 Territory Election there were 7 early voting centres open for the full 12 days, one centre for 7 days and 2 centres for 2 days.

1.28 Early voting centres were also open for longer hours than previous elections, including a full Saturday (9am – 5pm) in the middle of the early voting period, and most voting centres open on Sunday for the first time (from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm).

1.29 Longer voting periods were also introduced to the remote voting schedule with an extra day of voting in some of the larger remote communities. Historically, larger communities were provided with a full day of mobile voting services, for this election, a second day was added to try to improve the turnout in certain communities namely Borroloola, Galiwin’ku, Maningrida, Wadeye and Wurrumiyanga.

1.30 Legislative reforms introduced a savings provision for any electors who were not enrolled by the close of roll for the 2020 Territory Election. Prior to these amendments, if someone was not on the electoral roll for an address in the NT, they could not vote, they could only update their enrolment in preparation for the next election. In 2020, unenrolled electors could complete a declaration vote and have their enrolment details forwarded to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) for processing the day after election day. All eligible enrolments were processed within a few days and, once enrolment was confirmed, their ballot papers were added to the count. Over 1,700 declaration votes were admitted to the count, which previously would have been rejected.

1.31 The public awareness campaigns used for the 2020 Territory Elections were transformed to run almost entirely across digital platforms, in particular social media use was significantly expanded for election messaging. For the first time, geo-targeted advertisements in Facebook were also widely used, especially to voters in remote areas.

1.32 In conjunction with the wider digital campaign and the geo-targeting of election messaging, for the first time a large volume of the messaging in remote areas was provided in the Aboriginal languages mostly spoken in the targeted areas.

1.33 Legislative reforms also introduced a number of changes relating to requirements for campaign materials, activities of campaign workers, prohibition zones where canvassing for votes is no longer permitted, and designated campaign areas for election day voting centres. Social distancing requirements due to COVID-19 meant that many designated campaign areas were not set up, as such this change did not have as big an impact at this election.

1.34 Significant financial and disclosure reforms, as a result of the Mansfield inquiry into political donations, required compliance at the 2020 Territory Election, the first general election since their introduction. These reforms included more frequent returns disclosing donations required by candidates, parties, and associated entities, throughout the election period which was facilitated through the NTEC website. All candidates and parties are now required to process all donations and electoral expenditure through a dedicated election campaign account which is easier to audit.

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1.35 To ensure they understood their new disclosure requirements, the NTEC provided candidates and parties with face-to-face meetings, information sheets and a financial disclosure handbook.

1.36 The 2020 Territory Election was also the first time third-party campaigners were required to register and provide returns on their election expenditure. Due to the significant changes to political donations and expenditure, and the newly legislated requirement, a separate report on financial disclosure for the 2020 Territory Election can be found in Part 3 of this report.

Notable features of the election

ELECTOR COMMUNICATION VOTING SERVICES – CONTINUED  Expanded social media and digital media  Extended timetable meant 2 days of marketing campaign voting in larger remote communities  Use of SMS and targeted emails direct to  COVID-19 measures (social distancing electors and hygiene protocols) for all voting and  In-language messaging scrutiny centres  Geo-targeted social media posts  Introduction of designated campaign areas within prohibition zones STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATION VOTING OUTCOMES  18 election newsletters sent  14 count updates sent  Return to full preferential voting  Distribution list of 958 subscribers  Live progressive count updates provided  Election website viewed 814,822 times, on election website, Facebook and Twitter including 118,672 views on election night over 13 days of counting

ROLL MANAGEMENT POST-ELECTION MANAGEMENT  Use of electronic certified lists for marking off  The electronic mark-off system voters names automatically identified multiple and non-  Continuation of ‘Your voice, your community’ voters campaign in partnership with local  Compliance review conducted in line with government new financial disclosure requirements for  Provisional voting for unenrolled electors with candidates, parties, third-party campaigners, 1,741 provisional votes added to the count associated entities and donors.

CANDIDATES, PARTIES, NOMINATIONS CORPORATE  Candidate information sessions held in  Major updates to election management Darwin and Alice Springs system to accommodate financial  Regular meetings with parties and candidates disclosure changes and enhance finance to inform about new disclosure requirements estimates function and COVID-19 guidelines  Steering committee formed within the  Electronic payment of nomination deposit Department of Corporate and Digital ($500) Development (DCDD) to support the NTEC’s Information and Communication VOTING SERVICES Technology (ICT) needs during election period, especially in areas of equipment  Early and postal voting options heavily supply, cyber security, Telstra services, promoted to avoid crowds during COVID-19 website support, and the live data stream pandemic for results.  Early voting available on middle Saturday and  Additional casual staff employed for Sunday of early voting period voting centres to assist COVID-19 compliance.

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Key election facts

REDISTRIBUTION

. Boundary changes were made to 21 divisions with 10,910 electors moved between electoral divisions

WRIT ISSUE

The key election dates were as follows: Election milestone Date Issue of writ Thursday 30 July 2020 Close of electoral roll 5:00 pm Friday 31 July 2020 Close of nominations 12:00 noon Thursday 6 August 2020 Election day Saturday 22 August 2020 Last date for writ return Monday 28 September 2020

. The results were declared and the writ returned to the Administrator on Monday 7 September.

ENROLMENT

. A total of 141,225 electors were enrolled to vote by the close of roll, a 4.2% increase on the number enrolled for the 2016 Territory Election . Estimated enrolment participation was 86.2% . Average number of electors per electoral division was 5,649

CANDIDATES AND PARTIES

. Seven registered parties . A total of 111 candidates stood for election (70 male; 41 female) . All 25 divisions were contested, the largest number of candidate nominations was in the division of Goyder with a total of 8 candidates

ELECTOR COMMUNICATION

. 5.2 million ‘impressions’ on social media platforms . 1.17 million ‘impressions’ in digital advertising campaign . 29,000 clicks through on social media advertisements (a click through rate of 0.94%, with .08% the industry standard) . 46,693 emails and 60,973 SMS messages sent to advise electors of their current enrolled division, and to encourage enrolment updates before the close of roll . 3,859 SMS messages sent with voting times and locations to remote electors, the day before their community was visited by a mobile voting team . 44,958 emails and 54,845 SMS messages sent to advise electors of their enrolled division, that early voting had started, and their closest early voting centre . 61,750 flyers delivered to directly to households in urban electorates where Australia Post provides a household delivery service

VOTING SERVICES

. There were significant increases in the number of electors opting to vote by post or attend an early voting centre . The timing of the election during the COVID-19 pandemic also contributed to these higher numbers . Early and mobile voting commenced 12 days before election day on Monday 10 August which is also when the first batch of postal votes were mailed out . The following table provides a summary of the total number of ballot papers counted, including both formal and informal votes

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Table 1: Ballot papers counted by vote type 2012, 2016 and 2020 Territory elections 2012 2016 2020 Ballot papers counted Number % Number % Number % Early 13,268 13.9 36,260 36.2 56,558 53.4 Postal 3,777 4.0 4,351 4.3 6,692 6.3 Sub-total 17,045 17.9 40,611 40.5 63,250 59.7 Ordinary ballot papers: Mobile voting 8,346# 8.8 14,002 14.0 11,863 11.2 Election day voting centres 58,608 61.6 34,683 34.6 17,801 16.8 Absent* 10,995 11.5 10,555 10.5 11,178 10.6 Declaration 221 0.2 453 0.5 1,741 1.6 Sub-total 78,170 82.1 59,693 59.5 42,583 40.2 Total ballot papers counted 95,215 100,304 105,833

* Absent votes cast at early voting centres are recorded as absent votes, rather than early votes # Mobile voting teams issuing votes in remote areas on election day were counted as election day voting centres in 2012. In 2016 and 2020 all votes issued by mobile voting teams, including those on election day, are recorded as votes from mobile voting centres.

Postal voting . 10,344 postal vote packs issued (or re-issued), a 55.6% increase from the 2016 Territory Election . 6,692 postal votes admitted for further scrutiny (64.7%) . 2,585 were rejected or cancelled (25.0%) . The remainder were returned to sender, returned after the deadline or not returned at all Early voting . There was a significant increase in people choosing to vote early . 60,394 early votes were issued including absent and declaration votes . Eleven early voting centres were in operation throughout the Territory, with all centres open on the Saturday and Sunday before election day . Five state and territory electoral authorities offered early voting Mobile voting . Seventeen teams were deployed, using 50 casual staff and 35 local assistants . A total of 179 locations visited (169 remote; 10 urban) . Mobile voting teams issued 14,576 ballot papers including absent and declaration votes Election day voting . A total of 33 urban election day voting centres opened from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm . A total of 23,246 ballot papers were issued, including absent and declaration votes Absent voting . Electors voting at an early voting centre, a mobile voting centre or election day voting centre outside their enrolled division were issued with an absent vote . A total of 11,178 absent votes were cast, accounting for 10.6% of all ballot papers counted

Page 6 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Declaration voting . 2,150 declaration ballot papers were issued to people whose name could not be found on the electoral roll, or who were incorrectly marked as having already voted . Only 409 were rejected, with 1,741 (81.0%) admitted to the count. In 2016 only 16.1% of declaration votes were admitted to the count . This large discrepancy between elections is due to the legislative amendments that created a savings provision allowing unenrolled electors to cast a vote. Once the eligibility for enrolment is confirmed and processed (during the scrutiny period), the vote was admitted to the count

VOTING OUTCOMES

. Election night counts took place at election day voting centres and 2 large scrutiny centres located in Alice Springs and Darwin . Votes issued on election day were counted at each voting centre, while early and mobile votes were counted at the scrutiny centres . Preliminary count figures, including two-candidate preferred counts, were phoned through from voting and scrutiny centres and recorded in the election management system (EMS) . The EMS has a direct link to the website which was updated as the results came through, with direct updates also posted on Facebook and Twitter . Count updates to the EMS and the website occurred over the 13 day counting period and included postal and declarations votes as well as any recounts . After the cut-off for receipt of postal votes on Friday 4 September, a full distribution of preferences was undertaken in 24 divisions that had more than 2 candidates . Six recounts were conducted in line with the commission’s recount policy, with no change to the outcomes

ELECTION OUTCOMES

. The ALP secured 14 seats, the CLP 8 seats, Territory Alliance one seat and 2 independent candidates were elected Turnout and participation . 105,833 ballot papers were counted at the election, which indicates a turnout of 74.9%, a 0.9% increase when compared with the 2016 Territory Election . A further 4,323 electors (3.1% of enrolled electors) participated; however, did not have their vote counted Informality . 3,661 ballot papers were informal at the election, 3.4% of the total ballot papers counted . Informality increased by 1.4% compared to 2016 where the optional preferential system was used and ballot papers marked with just the number 1, or those with a few but not all preferences marked, were still considered formal and counted . When compared to the previous full preferential election in 2012, the informality rate increased by 0.2% . As in previous elections, the assumed intentional informality was higher in the urban divisions (73.3%) than in rural/remote divisions (33.1%)

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Court of Disputed Returns . There were no petitions to the Court of Disputed Returns by parties, candidates or the NT Electoral Commission. Non-voters . Infringement notices were sent to 15,462 electors on 16 October 2020 . Reminder notices were sent on 27 November 2020 to 13,104 electors that failed to respond to the first notice . 1,269 non-voters admitted liability by 23 February 2020 and paid the $25 expiation fee. Disclosure . A compliance review was conducted on candidate and donor returns . There were 8 registered parties, 7 of which lodged their returns on time and one party subsequently lodging its required returns after the due date . There were 25 independent candidates, 22 of which lodged their returns on time . There were 2 associated entities who submitted their returns on time . New disclosure reforms introduced a registration process for third-party campaigners . There were 13 registered third-party campaigners who all submitted their returns on time . There was one third-party campaigner who failed to register

CORPORATE Election Management System – TIGER . The election management system, TIGER, controls the workflow for most electoral event processes . TIGER’s dependence on Microsoft Access causes substantial performance issues during major electoral events, and the NTEC overcame these limitations through the use of NTG infrastructure . In particular, TIGER’s postal vote function failed due to increased demand for postal votes, which was mitigated with emergency updates by the system’s developer who was located in the NT to support the election . Major updates were also required to meet new disclosure and finance estimates requirements Electronic Legislative Assembly Polling Place System – eLAPPS . eLAPPS allows for the electronic mark off of elector names from the roll when they vote . A total of 464 netbooks were configured with eLAPPS and deployed . Since the implementation of eLAPPS there has been a significant reduction in multiple voting . eLAPPS also provides daily statistics of elector turnout for each voting centre ICT Support . The NTEC was provided with key ICT support from the Department of Corporate and Digital Development (DCDD) who managed a steering committee with representatives from different teams within the department including: Agency Business Systems, the Project Management Office, Architecture and Cyber Security, Digital Communications, and Technology Services. . Further support was received from DCDD’s digital communications team in the form of assessment, load testing, and remediation work on the NTEC’s election website. Additional support was also sourced from the website’s vendor Squiz. Staffing . 552 electoral positions were filled by 406 casual staff (with some staff filling multiple positions). . All election staff were required to complete online training modules with additional face-to-face sessions for voting centre managers and deputy managers, declaration officers and all remote mobile voting team staff.

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Budget . Total expenditure for the 2020 Territory Election was $3.73 million. The expenses were: - Staff salaries (including overtime and allowances) at just over 2.17 million, or 58.3% of the total cost - Travel costs (including fares, travel allowances, charter planes, accommodation) at just over $0.38 million, or 10.4% of the total cost - Public awareness expenses of just over $0.36 million, or 9.8% of the total cost. . The cost of the election per enrolled elector was $26.42, slightly higher than the 2016 cost per enrolled elector of $25.51

Future direction

1.37 In the coming years leading up to the next Territory election, there are two major challenges that the NTEC will need to manage as a priority.

1.38 The first challenge is that the current election management system no longer meets its structural, technical and functional requirements. This means the administration of the EMS processes within TIGER must be migrated to a contemporary and bespoke election management system.

1.39 The NTEC has already begun working with DCDD to investigate the options available. One option may be to acquire and adopt the newly developed election management system used by Elections ACT (which is also where TIGER originated from).

1.40 The other major challenge, as it has been for some time, is the level of disengagement from Territorians with electoral processes (including enrolment and voter turnout at election time), particularly in remote areas.

1.41 For the 2020 Territory Election, the NTEC considerably enhanced its communication strategies, in particular with in-language messaging and a significantly expanded digital campaign, as well as offering improved voting services. These developments, coupled with high media coverage of the election, still resulted in only a marginal improvement in voter participation when compared to the 2016 election (74.9% compared to 74.0%).

1.42 Many of the legislative changes enacted prior to the 2020 Territory Election, like provisional voting for unenrolled voters, the removal of the witness requirements for postal votes and changes to the election timetable which enable a longer voting presence in remote communities had positive impacts and should continue to do so in future elections.

1.43 The NTEC has made further recommendations within this report to modernise and improve election services in the future, and these are summarised in Section 2 - Recommendations.

1.44 The next Northern Territory Legislative Assembly general election is on Saturday 24 August 2024.

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 9 Table 2: Election comparisons 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020

2008* 2012** 2016 2020 Election feature/descriptor Number % Number % Number % Number %

Enrolment 119,814 123,805 135,506 141,225

Nominations

Male candidates 44 55 75 70

Female candidates 22 31 40 41

Total 66 86 115 111

Ballot papers counted

Postal 2,648 3.2 3,777 4.0 4,351 4.3 6,692 6.3

Early 9,217 11.0 13,268 13.9 36,260 36.2 56,558 53.4

Mobile voting 8,408 10.1 8,346 8.8 14,002 14.0 11,863 11.2

Election day voting centres 52,349 62.7 58,608 61.6 34,683 34.6 17,801 16.8

Absent 10,709 12.8 10,995 11.5 10,555 10.5 11,178 10.6

Declaration 105 0.1 221 0.2 453 0.5 1,741 1.6

Total ballot papers counted 83,436 95,215 100,304 105,833

Turnout 83,436 75.7 95,215 76.9 100,304 74.0 105,833 74.9

Informality 3,408 4.1 3,072 3.2 2,005 2.0 3,661 3.5

Staffing

Casual staff positions# 430 530 472 552

Casual staff hired 350 444 406 406

Seconded staff 17 4 6 1

Number of mobile teams 23 23 16 17

Voting locations

Early voting - intrastate 8 10 10 11

Early voting - interstate 7 7 7 5

Mobile locations visited 217 241 189 179

Election day centres 47 52 40 33

* In 2008, the divisions of Arnhem and MacDonnell were uncontested ** In 2012, remote election day voting was included under election day voting centres # One person can work multiple positions

Page 10 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Section 2: Recommendations

The following recommendations are made:

Recommendation 1 – Second objection period at discretion of committee page 21 The commission recommends that a second public objection period should only be conducted when there is value to seeking further public objections to boundary changes that are significantly different to both the draft and existing boundaries. The decision as to whether a second objection period is warranted should be at the discretion of the redistribution committee and not prescribed by a quantitative trigger. In all other Australian jurisdictions, such decisions are left to the discretion of independent redistribution committees.

Recommendation 2 – Remove the requirement for statutory print advertising page 29 The commission recommends Sections 5, 137 and 157 of the Electoral Act 2004 be amended to exclude the term ‘newspapers’ and should instead state the requirement for the commission to publish the information on the NTEC website.

Recommendation 3 – Online nominations portal page 44 The commission recommends that an online nominations portal be developed, where the lodgement of nomination forms and payments are in one secure process.

Recommendation 4 – Prisoner enrolment to be completed in person by NTEC staff page 56 The commission recommends that enrolment of prisoners is conducted by NTEC staff, with support from corrections staff, at the two larger correctional facilities in Alice Springs and Darwin. This would avoid the large number of incomplete forms as well as provide training to corrections staff.

Recommendation 5 – Mobile voting service provided for all correctional centres page 57 The commission recommends that mobile voting teams visit all correctional facilities to provide in-person voting services to eligible prisoners. This will assist in reducing the number of rejected postal votes and allow voting staff to issue provisional declaration votes to unenrolled prisoners as well as provide assistance to prisoners where required (e.g. how-to-vote instructional videos in 13 Aboriginal languages).

Recommendation 6 – No campaigning allowed at early voting centres page 61 The commission recommends removing the 10 metre prohibition zone and disallowing campaigning at early voting centres. The NTEC will ensure that tables are placed at the entrance to all early voting centres where how-to-vote material can be displayed.

Recommendation 7 - Strategic partnerships page 62 The commission recommends that partnership agreements with Services Australia and relevant NT Government agencies (e.g. the Departments of Education; Health; Local Government and Community Development, Territory Families, Housing and Communities) are explored for future elections, focusing on engagement and place-based approaches to delivering remote voting services.

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 11 Recommendation 8 – Ability to extend the 100m prohibition zone page 70 The commission recommends that for election day voting centres where there is not an existing gazetted boundary, the Electoral Commissioner has the ability to extend the 100 metre prohibition zone boundary where it is deemed practical to do so.

Recommendation 9 – Abolish designated campaign areas on election day page 71 The commission recommends abolishing designated campaign areas and instead mandating the placement of a table (or similar display structure) at the entrance of all election day voting centres where candidates can display information about themselves or how-to-vote materials in a structured way. Candidates and campaign workers would only be permitted to enter the prohibition zone to re-stock the materials as required but not engage with electors while there.

Recommendation 10– New election management system for 2024 Territory Election page 86 The commission recommends that the administration of electoral events should be migrated to a new bespoke election management system built on a contemporary platform, well before the 2024 Territory Election.

NOTE: Further recommendations about financial disclosure are made in Part 3 of this report.

Page 12 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Section 3: Legislative reforms

3.1 Three bills to amend the Electoral Act 2004 (the Act) have been tabled in parliament since the 2016 Territory Election. The NT Government introduced the amendment bills to parliament in three phases, each focusing on different areas of the Act.

3.2 A summary of the key amendments in the bills and the timeframes of when they were introduced and passed by parliament are summarised in the below table:

Table 3: Summary of changes to the Electoral Act 2004 since the 2016 Territory Election Recommended Act by NTEC in Summary of key amendments Comment reference 2016 election report Electoral Amendment Bill 2018 Introduced 22 August 2018 and passed 27 November 2018 A single redistribution committee was YES s 331 established Recommendation 4

Changes to appointment process for the YES s 336 chairperson of the redistribution committee Recommendation 4 Clarification of the primary objective of redistribution being the number of electors in YES each proposed division should be equal; the ss 139, 139A Recommendation 5 previous list of objectives remain in the legislation as principles Inclusion of an additional public objection NTEC recommended a period if the second proposed redistribution is discretionary second public objection period if significantly different from the first. second proposal YES (‘Significantly different’ is defined as when the s 145B ‘significantly different’ sum of the electors added and removed from Recommendation 7 from first. Reforms the first proposal compared to the second, is introduced a mandated greater than 15% of the total electors in that second objection period division.) if 15% difference. A specified timeframe for the calculation of YES the quota of electors at 2 points during the s 140B Recommendation 6 redistribution process Removal of requirement for the final report to be given to the minister; instead the s 148 report must be given to Speaker, who must table it within 3 days

Specification that a redistribution process is YES ceased where an extraordinary general s 150A Recommendation 8 election is called.

Electoral Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 Introduced 29 November 2018 and passed 20 March November 2019 NTEC discussed at length the issues with optional Return to full preferential voting s 50 Not directly preferential voting (page 14*)

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 13 Recommended Act by NTEC in Summary of key amendments Comment reference 2016 election report Introduction of requirement that voter’s intention must be taken into account when YES s 94 considering whether a ballot paper is formal Recommendation 17 or informal Provision of power for NTEC to designate NTEC recommended 2 campaign workers for campaign areas within prohibition areas at YES s 275B each candidate whereas Recommendation 2 election day voting centres at commission’s the reforms allow for 3, discretion in the campaign areas NTEC discussed at length Prohibition area reduced to 10 metres the issues related to the 10 and 100 metre (previously 100 metres) at early voting s 275 Not directly canvassing boundaries centres and mobile voting centres. and campaign activities (pages 15 – 18*) Provision of power for NTEC to designate an alternate prohibition area between 10m or s 275A Not directly See above 100m of a voting centre where required Provision of power for NTEC to issue a code Not directly See above of conduct for campaign workers Electoral Legislation Further Amendment Bill 2019 Introduced 20 June 2019 and passed 18 September 2019 Third-party campaigners and associated Raised in NTEC’s submission to the NTG’s entities now required to register and lodge Part 9A NO political donations inquiry expenditure returns September 2017 Raised in NTEC’s Part 10 Introduction of a $40,000 cap on electoral submission to the NTG’s Div 4 NO political donations inquiry expenditure Subdiv 3 September 2017 Recommended in NTEC’s Introduction of a dedicated campaign bank Part 10 submission to the NTG’s NO account Div 5A political donations inquiry September 2017 Candidates, parties, associated entities and Part 10 YES third-party campaigners to disclose Div 4 Recommendation 20 donations regularly in an election year Subdiv 2 New donation reporting requirements, YES – in part including higher thresholds for candidates Part 10 Recommendations Div 3 and more frequent reporting in election 21 and 22 years

Shorter timeframe for provision of annual Part 10 YES returns Div 5 Recommendation 21 NTEC recommended it Introduction of new offences and penalties Part 10 YES – Some have ability to give fines for compliance with the new scheme Div 6 Recommendation 24 for late or incomplete returns Removal of requirement for broadcaster and Deleted from YES publisher returns s 176 Recommendation 23

Changes to the election timetable increasing YES s 28 the number of days from 20 to 24 Recommendation 3

Page 14 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Recommended Act by NTEC in Summary of key amendments Comment reference 2016 election report Provisional voting for those eligible electors YES s 73 not enrolled by close of rolls Recommendation 10

Alignment of early voting and scrutiny s 68, 71,72, YES provisions for early voting, mobile voting and 75, 76, 95-97 Recommendation 15 election day voting & 115-122 YES Nomination fee increased from $200 to $500 Reg 3A Recommendation 11 Removal of requirement for a witness on Deleted from YES return postal votes with electors still signing s 67, 87 & 111 Recommendation 13 and making a declaration Requirement that campaign material clearly YES identifies the political affiliation for that s 270 Recommendation 12 material

* Page numbers refer to 2016 Territory Election Report

3.3 The Electoral Amendment Bill 2018, or phase 1, focused on the redistribution process.

3.4 The Electoral Legislation Amendment Bill 2018, phase 2, aimed to provide for a strengthened and more accessible voting process. This included returning the voting system to full preferential voting, and a number of changes relating to requirements for campaign materials, activities of campaign workers, prohibition zones where canvassing for votes is not permitted, and designated campaign areas.

3.5 The Electoral Legislation Further Amendment Bill 2019, or phase 3, introduced a raft of financial disclosure reforms to create more transparency around political donations and expenditure by candidates and parties in running their election campaigns. This bill enacted a number of recommendations from the 2018 Mansfield Inquiry into Political Donations.

3.6 There were also non-financial electoral reforms in phase 3 that were aimed at improving and contemporising voting and electoral processes. These included changes to the election timetable, removing the requirement for a witness for postal votes, and creating a savings provision to allow eligible electors who are unenrolled by the close of roll date the ability to cast a provisional vote.

PHASE 1 - REDISTRIBUTION PROCESSES

3.7 A single redistribution committee was established to replace the former two-committee process to facilitate a more streamlined, transparent and consistent redistribution process.

3.8 The appointment process for the chairperson of the committee was amended to require stricter eligibility criteria for candidates and now states they must be a person who has served as, or is qualified for appointment as, a Supreme Court Judge or Local Court Judge; is not a member of a political party; and does not have a recent political affiliation. This reform seeks to ensure independence from government and political influence, promotes public confidence in the independence and impartiality of the redistribution process.

3.9 The ‘one vote, one value’ principle is simple yet provides the fairest basis for the redistribution of electoral division boundaries. The clarification that the number of electors in each proposed division should be as equal as possible as the sole objective of the redistribution. The former list of objectives remain in the legislation as principles that must be regarded when trying to achieve the redistribution object.

3.10 An additional public objection period is now mandated if the second proposed redistribution of boundaries is ‘significantly different’ from the first proposal. This difference is prescribed in the legislation as instances when the sum of the electors added and the electors removed, from the first proposed redistribution when compared to the second proposal, is greater than 15% of the total electors in that division.

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 15 3.11 The 2019 NT Electoral Boundary Redistribution did meet this criteria for the second proposed redistribution of boundaries and an additional public objection period was held as a result. This is discussed further in Section 4 of this report.

3.12 The calculation of the quota of electors used for redistribution is defined in the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978. Legislative changes to the Electoral Act 2004 clarified the timing of when the quota is calculated (enacting convention) to be as soon as practicable after the redistribution committee is established, and again following the first proposed boundaries. Furthermore, the committee has the discretion to calculate the quota at any time in order to improve the accuracy of the redistribution, or to achieve an equality of the number of electors in divisions.

3.13 The requirement for the redistribution report be provided to the minister was removed and instead is now required to be given to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ‘as soon as practicable’ for tabling. There is also further specification that the report must provide full reasons for the committee’s decisions.

3.14 The Act was also amended to specify that the redistribution process is to cease, and the redistribution committee dissolve, in the event an extraordinary general election is called providing clarity to a possible scenario that was unclear under the previous Act.

PHASE 2 – VOTING AND CAMPAIGNING PROCESSES

3.15 The voting system used for Legislative Assembly (LA) elections in the Territory prior to 2016 was full preferential. Legislative reforms in 2015 changed the voting system to optional preferential voting, which meant voters did not have to number every square for their ballot papers to be considered formal.

3.16 The return to the full preferential voting for the 2020 Territory Election means voters are again required to number every square in consecutive order based on their preferences. This was supported by the commission as a uniform vote marking system at local, Territory and federal elections and allows for consistent messaging on formality and reduces unintentional informal voting.

3.17 More flexibility is provided through the new specification that where a voter’s intention is clear, a ballot paper must be given effect according to the voter’s intention. This allows for ballot papers that would otherwise technically be deemed informal to be counted, provided the voter’s intention is clear.

3.18 A new provision in the Act allows designated campaign areas (DCAs) to be established where appropriate on election day. The NTEC can designate certain areas as DCAs within the 100 metre prohibition zone of election day voting centres, to provide voters with the option to access candidates, their campaign workers and materials. DCAs must not be within 10 metres of the entrance to a voting centre, and only apply to election day voting centres (not early voting centres or mobile voting locations).

3.19 While the introduction of DCAs for election day voting centres was recommended by the commission to help make the 100 metre prohibition zone more manageable, this was not practical for early voting centres or mobile voting locations. With early voting centres most conveniently located in shopping centres, this means sometimes member electorate offices are located at the same centre and therefore within the 100 metre boundary. For remote communities, a 100 metre prohibition zone can encompass the entire community or a significant section of it. A reform to reduce the prohibition zone to 10 metres for early voting centres and mobile voting centres overcomes these issues, and also makes the prohibition areas easier to manage.

3.20 It should be noted however, that while the legislation allows for a 10 metre prohibition zone, if an early voting centre is located in a shopping centre, the boundary is ultimately up to the shopping centre’s management as part of the contract to use their venue. More often than not, the centre’s management state they do not want any campaign activities (including signage) within their shopping centre at all.

3.21 For election day voting centres, where the boundaries of a 100 metre prohibition zone are not suitable, a legislative change means the NTEC can create an alternate sized prohibition area. The boundaries of this alternate area must be between 10 and 100 metres of the voting centre.

3.22 In practical terms this change means the boundaries for election day voting centres, often schools, can now simply follow the school boundary, rather than end in the middle of the school oval, the middle of a road, or extend across private residences neighbouring the school.

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3.23 A new provision authorises the NTEC to issue a code of conduct for campaign workers in relation to behaviour at voting centres. To ensure fairness and transparency, the commission is required to consult with the leader of each registered party and any independent MLAs before issuing the code of conduct.

3.24 For the 2020 Territory Election the NTEC did issue a code of conduct for candidates, campaign workers and scrutineers. The document stipulated the expected behaviour at all voting centres and included the electoral offences related to campaigning. It was distributed to candidates and parties in the election newsletter.

3.25 Overall, the code of conduct was adhered to by campaigners at election day voting centres and remote voting locations, but there were issues reported at early voting centres where campaigning was permitted outside the 10 metre prohibition zone. Complaints were received regarding inappropriate behaviour between campaign workers, as well as intimidating behaviour towards voters at both the Alice Springs and Darwin centres. This is discussed further in Section 8 of this report.

PHASE 3 – POLITICAL DONATIONS AND ELECTORAL EXPENDITURE PROCESSES

3.26 To enhance transparency over entities affiliated with candidates and parties, associated entities and third-party campaigners are now required to publically register with the NTEC. Registration must occur prior to third-party campaigners incurring more than $1,000 of political expenditure and in the case of associated entities, prior to receiving a gift or incurring electoral expenditure.

3.27 Third-party campaigners register on an election-by-election basis as they are not ongoing participants in the electoral system in the same way that candidates, parties and associated entities are. The commission must keep a copy of the register of third-party campaigners and the register of associated entities on its website.

3.28 An indexed $40,000 cap on electoral expenditure has been introduced for individual unendorsed candidates and a pooled cap for registered parties. A cap on electoral expenditure is intended to reduce the ability for donors to influence campaigning in the lead-up to elections by reducing reliance on private donations, and provide a limit to parties spending excessive amounts on campaigning due to greater access to donations. Associated entities must share the cap with their affiliated party. The cap excludes expenditure on travel and accommodation.

3.29 Candidates and parties are now required to process all political donations and electoral expenditure through a dedicated Territory campaign bank account to easily determine donations received and electoral expenditure incurred.

3.30 Candidates, parties, associated entities and third-party campaigners are all required to provide an expenditure return for the electoral expenditure period in order to confirm campaign spending in accordance with the cap, and as an accountability measure for third-party campaigners. This return must be submitted before the end of 60 days after election day.

3.31 There is also increased reporting and publishing requirements of donations for unendorsed candidates, parties, associated entities and third-party campaigners in an election year to improve transparency. There are now 6 returns required covering periods from 1 July in the year before an election to 30 days after the election. The frequency of routine reporting of donations by candidates and donors in non-election years has also been increased.

3.32 The reporting thresholds for donations to candidates are now aligned with the reporting threshold for donations to registered political parties (i.e. they have increased). This is aimed at reducing the administrative burden on donors making small donations to candidates.

3.33 There is now a shorter timeframe for donors to parties and associated entities to submit an annual financial return so that the public has improved access to this information. The period has been reduced from 20 weeks after the end of a financial year to 60 days for parties, and from 16 weeks to 60 days for associated entities.

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 17 3.35 There is a range of new offences and penalties for breaching political donation and electoral expenditure obligations, as well as amendments to existing penalties. An infringement notice scheme was introduced for minor offences, for example, submitting an incomplete returns or failing to provide returns on time, while more serious offences are still enforced through the courts.

3.36 Provisions requiring broadcasters and publishers to lodge expenditure returns have been removed.

3.37 Further information about the legislative reforms relating to political donations and electoral expenditure can be found in Part 3 of this report.

3.38 The election timetable has been extended from 20 days to 24 days increasing the nomination period to 7 days and the mobile voting period to 11 days. This extension also allows additional time for candidates, parties, associated entities and third-party campaigners to submit their required pre- election donation returns.

3.39 The changes to the election timetable also include amending the day and time at which the electoral roll closes. The roll now closes at 5:00 pm on the day after the issue of a writ, instead of at 8:00 pm, two days after the writ is issued.

3.40 All of the amendments made to the election timetable were recommended by the NTEC in its 2016 Territory Election report. Only one recommendation was not included in the reforms which was to mandate that bulk party nominations must be submitted by the evening before the day nominations close. This was recommended to reduce the potential administrative work that would have to be done right before (and possibly delay) the declaration of nominations that immediately follows the close of nominations.

3.41 A savings provision was introduced where a person who is not enrolled by the close of roll can still cast a provisional vote. If the person is eligible to be enrolled they are given a declaration ballot paper for the election. This applies to eligible electors who are not on the electoral roll at all, or enrolled for an interstate address, but have since moved to the Territory.

3.42 The declaration envelopes (which act as enrolment forms) for people who are unenrolled are then put through a scrutiny process and any who are found to be eligible to be enrolled are forwarded to the AEC. Any persons who are then added to the roll (or have their enrolment updated to an NT address from interstate) can have their ballot papers admitted to the count.

3.43 Votes issued at early voting centres are now issued as ordinary votes rather than declaration votes. This change means there is a single regime for casting and counting votes across early, mobile and election day voting.

3.44 The nomination deposit amount has been increased from $200 to $500 to reflect inflation since the amount was set in 1980, and to deter frivolous attempts at nominating as a candidate. Amendments were also made to allow for the deposit to be paid electronically.

3.45 The requirement for a postal vote to be witnessed on the return envelope was removed to decrease the number of postal votes rejected for avoidable mistakes. Electors are still required to the sign the return envelopes to declare their ballot papers were marked before 6:00 pm on election day.

3.46 The requirements for campaign material have been expanded to include that the name and address of the person authorising the publication and distribution of that material must be of a sufficient font size to be read by the intended audience. In addition, the source of funding, in a sufficient font size, must also be clearly identified be it a political party, candidate, associated entity, third-party campaigner, or otherwise.

3.47 One recommendation from the 2016 Territory Election report that was not included in the legislative reforms was to increase the expiation fee for failing to vote at a Legislative Assembly election from $25 to $50. This amount has not changed since it was introduced in 2004, and this would also make it consistent with the expiation fee for non-voting at NT Local Government (LG) elections. This recommendation has not been repeated in this report.

Page 18 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Section 4: 2019 NT Electoral Boundary Redistribution

4.1 Section 138 of the Act requires a redistribution of LA divisions to commence as soon as practicable after two years and six months after election day for the last general election.

4.2 The 2019 NT Electoral Boundary Redistribution Committee (redistribution committee) commenced proceedings on 27 February 2019, with the final report and determinations notified by Gazette on 4 September 2019. The committee’s report and maps of divisions were made available to the public on the website the day they were gazetted. The report was tabled in parliament on 17 September 2019.

4.3 Between the previous redistribution of boundaries in 2015 and the commencement of the 2019 redistribution process, the number of enrolled Territorians increased by 9,286 electors.

4.4 As per section 13 of the Northern Territory (Self-Government Act) 1978, a quota of electors for each division is calculated by dividing the number of electors in the NT, ‘as nearly as can be ascertained’, by the number of members to be elected. The number of electors in each division cannot exceed or fall short of the quota by more than one fifth (20%). The quota for the first proposed boundaries, calculated in February 2019 was 5,511 electors, and the quota for the second and final boundaries, calculated in June 2019, was 5,555 electors.

4.5 Boundary changes were made to 21 divisions with four unchanged; a total of 10,910 electors were moved between electoral divisions. The key changes were: . The division of Namatjira gained urban electors from the entire suburb of Larapinta, and parts of the suburbs of Braitling, Araluen, Sadadeen and Mount Johns, from the divisions of Araluen and Braitling. . The division of Katherine lost the entire suburbs of Tindal (including the RAAF Base) and Venn to the division of Arnhem. . The southern boundary of the division of Stuart was extended further south to the South Australian border, gaining electors from Namatjira. Additionally, Stuart lost electors to the divisions of Barkly and Daly. . The division of Stuart was renamed Gwoja, and the division of Nhulunbuy was renamed Mulka. . There were no boundary changes to the divisions of Goyder, Nelson, Mulka (formerly Nhulunbuy) and Port Darwin.

Appendix A provides details of elector transfers resulting from the 2019 NT Electoral Boundary Redistribution.

4.6 Public consultation through submissions and objections received during the redistribution process are summarised below: . 17 suggestions received prior to first proposed redistribution . 9 submissions received commenting on the above suggestions . 15 objections received to the first proposed boundaries . 13 further consultations with those who submitted objections and other associated stakeholders . 7 objections received to second proposed boundaries

4.7 When the redistribution process commenced in February 2019, there were 137,780 electors across the 25 divisions. When the second quota was determined on 14 June 2019, the Territory’s electoral roll had increased by 1,086 electors, largely attributable to the federal election held on 18 May 2019.

4.8 By convention, a margin of plus or minus 5% of the quota is desired, unless special circumstances exist such as projections of future elector increases (or decreases), or to maintain community of interest. The redistribution resulted in just two divisions outside the 5% margin: Mulka, formerly Nhulunbuy, (8.7%) and Wanguri (5.7%).

4.9 The following table shows final enrolment numbers by division as a result of the 2019 NT Electoral Boundary Redistribution, compared to the close of roll for the 2020 Territory Election.

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Table 4: Enrolment and variations from quota – 2019 Redistribution and 2020 Territory Election Enrolment % Variation from Enrolment % Variation Division 2019 Redistribution quota 2019 2020 election from quota 2020 Arafura 5,344 -3.8 5,183 -8.3 Araluen 5,465 -1.6 5,742 1.6 Arnhem 5,526 -0.5 5,431 -3.9 Barkly 5,715 2.9 5,690 0.7 Blain 5,454 -1.8 5,695 0.8 Braitling 5,647 1.7 5,830 3.2 Brennan 5,576 0.4 5,746 1.7 Casuarina 5,660 1.9 5,647 -0.04 Daly 5,620 1.2 5,622 -0.5 Drysdale 5,611 1.0 5,828 3.2 Fannie Bay 5,371 -3.3 5,473 -3.1 Fong Lim 5,484 -1.3 5,555 -1.7 Goyder 5,567 0.2 5,583 -1.2 Gwoja 5,489 -1.2 5,313 -5.9 Johnston 5,534 -0.4 5,556 -1.6 Karama 5,401 -2.8 5,482 -3.0 Katherine 5,607 0.9 5,749 1.8 Mulka 6,036 8.7 6,124 8.4 Namatjira 5,596 0.7 5,728 1.4 Nelson 5,558 0.1 5,505 -2.5 Nightcliff 5,587 0.6 5,621 -0.5 Port Darwin 5,456 -1.8 5,699 0.9 Sanderson 5,372 -3.3 5,449 -3.5 Spillett 5,320 -4.2 5,863 3.8 Wanguri 5,870 5.7 6,111 8.2

Total 138,866 141,225

Quota 5,555 5,649

Redistribution reforms

4.10 As outlined in Section 3, amendments to the Electoral Act 2004 in 2018 set out a range of significant changes to the redistribution process.

4.11 Prior to the reforms there were two committees: a redistribution committee which produced the first proposed boundaries; and an augmented redistribution committee which considered the proposals and its objections to determine the final boundaries. The 2018 amendments reduced this to just one redistribution committee overseeing the entire process.

4.12 The redistribution committee is comprised of four people: the Electoral Commissioner, the Surveyor- General, the Auditor-General and an appointed member, namely a person who has served as, or is qualified for appointment as, a Supreme Court Judge or Local Court Judge, is not a member of a political party, and does not have a recent political affiliation. The appointed member is the chairperson of the redistribution committee.

4.13 Another reform was an additional public objection period after the release of the second proposal of boundaries. Under the previous criteria, the second proposed boundaries were also the final boundaries and were gazetted. The 2018 amending legislation provided a new stipulation that a second round of written objections must be invited by the redistribution committee if the sum of the number of electors now being added to and removed from any division is greater than 15% of the total enrolment in that division under the first proposal.

4.14 For the 2020 NT Electoral Boundary Redistribution, the second set of proposed boundary changes to the divisions of both Arnhem and Katherine exceeded the statutory 15% elector transfer tolerance, so the committee was required to invite objections to its second proposed redistribution.

Page 20 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT 4.15 The divisions of both Katherine and Arnhem required sizeable changes to their boundaries as part of this redistribution. Katherine was over quota by over 500 electors (or 10%) and Arnhem was under quota by over 600 electors (12%). The first proposal to move around 500 electors from Katherine to Arnhem (from the locality of Cossack, as well as Binjari and Rockhole communities) was met with objections from individuals and local stakeholders, including the Katherine Town Council and the Binjari Community Aboriginal Corporation. As a result, two members of the committee travelled to Katherine to meet with these stakeholders to give them an opportunity to articulate their objections to the proposed boundary changes and their suggestions of alternative changes.

4.16 The second proposed electoral boundary changes was released on 31 July 2019. These boundaries generally incorporated the suggestions from local stakeholders and proposed moving the Katherine suburbs of Tindal and Venn into the division of Arnhem. Consultation with Tindal and RAAF representatives occurred prior to the publication of the second proposed boundaries. Due to the local consultations that had taken place in Katherine, and that the second proposal reflected this feedback, the committee did not believe a second objection period would be of value. However, the committee was legislatively required to invite objections to the second proposed boundaries as the movement of electors from Tindal and Venn exceeded the 15% tolerance threshold.

4.17 Seven objections to the second proposed redistribution were received, including 4 with concerns about the Katherine and Arnhem changes. After considering all objections received, the committee decided not to make any further changes to the second proposed boundaries and they became the final boundaries. The final boundaries were released on 4 September 2019.

4.18 While in this instance the mandated second objection period only added 3 weeks to the redistribution timetable, it could have been significantly longer if there had been changes to the second proposed boundaries. This would have necessitated updated maps and another report, which would have required at least an additional 4 weeks for drafting and printing. The election timetable, prior to the legislative amendment to allow a possible third round of public consultation on draft boundaries, allowed the entire redistribution process to be completed in approximately 6 months, allowing 12 months before the next election. This enabled political parties to commence the pre-selection process well before Christmas with many candidates selected before the end of the year.

4.19 Any changes to the second proposed boundaries could add at least 6 weeks to the timetable, and may extend the gazettal of the final boundaries beyond September and into October. This then delays the pre-selection process as political parties traditionally commence this after the electoral boundaries have been finalised. Therefore there is fine balance between the extent of public consultation and the timeliness for finalising the redistribution.

4.20 If a second objection period was not mandated by a quantitative trigger (the 15% elector transfer amount) it is unlikely the committee would have sought further public consultation in this instance, due to the extensive consultation and recommendations already fulfilled. However, if further unconsulted changes were being proposed, the redistribution committee, at their discretion, may see value in seeking public objections, which should be supported by the legislation.

Recommendation 1 – Second objection period at discretion of committee

The electoral commission recommends that a second public objection period should only be conducted when there is value to seeking further public objections to boundary changes that are significantly different to both the draft and existing boundaries. The decision as to whether a second objection period is warranted should be at the discretion of the redistribution committee and not prescribed by a quantitative trigger. In all other Australian jurisdictions, such decisions are left to the discretion of independent redistribution committees.

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 21 Section 5: Public Awareness

Key performance indicators

Indicator Measure Target Outcome in 2020 85% delivered in the Flyers delivered to voters in 100% Public awareness timeframe, Alice Springs designated urban electorates in the delivered in flyers electorates delivered 12 period 1 – 9 August timeframe August

Number of advertisements issued 76 122 Public awareness 39 (3 social media, 14 TV campaign – including Number of platforms/media outlets channels, 11 radio stations, 5 Aboriginal language used to distribute message e.g. 10 newspapers, 6 digital Facebook, NT News, Mix 104.9 channels) Number of advertisements in 32 87 Public awareness Aboriginal language campaign – Number of Aboriginal languages Aboriginal language 8 9 targeted in advertisements Percentage of voters clicking on a 0.5% click Social media and social media advertisement to through 0.94% click through rate website access the NTEC website rate Public notice of Public notice of voting centres, Yes Yes voting centres placed in accordance with the Act

Information and publicity

5.1 The election communication strategy identified the importance of engaging with electors through a wide range of mediums and reaching two main stakeholder groups: urban and remote.

5.2 Traditional media played a part in the campaign but the presence on social media and other digital channels was expanded greatly compared to previous elections. A multifaceted advertising campaign was developed with the following components: . Television, radio and digital advertising . Print advertising . Social media – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube . Election website . Stakeholder engagement – information sharing opportunities . Community signage . Partnerships with community groups and organisations . Engagement with local media to promote media releases and relevant story opportunities

5.3 Creative elements for the 2020 Territory Election campaign were undertaken by three separate external organisations, who collaborated to produce a total of 122 pieces of creative content. This included radio and television broadcast content, as well as social media posts. The main requirements for the campaign creative

Page 22 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT were a fresh, appealing, apolitical look and feel that demonstrated the diversity of the NT community. The organisations that completed the creative were Bellette Media, CAAMA and First Nations Media. Further social media content was also produced internally.

5.4 Advertising creative from the ‘many faces’ campaign (see image on previous page) used for both the 2016 Territory Election and 2017 NT Council elections was revamped for the 2020 Territory Election campaign. Maintaining the ‘many faces’ theme was done to ensure consistency and recognition of previous NTEC branding

5.5 The ‘many faces’ graphic was adopted and reworked into two formats. One format used an outline of the Northern Territory filled with a collection of diverse faces out of focus, which transitioned into full focus. This was primarily targeted to urban audiences with the slogan “what’s your 2020 vision for the Territory?”

5.6 The other version was similar but had approximately 30% of the faces missing from the graphic, to highlight the estimated 25,000 eligible Territorians ‘missing’ from the electoral roll (at the time). The number of Aboriginal Territorian faces used in the graphic was also increased for this creative as it was targeted to remote electors.

5.7 The colours and styling of the graphic were adjusted in line with the commission’s change of corporate colours since the last Legislative Assembly election and were used across the entire campaign.

5.8 Following the successful NTG remote enrolment campaign ‘Your voice, your community’ that was initially conducted in the lead up to the 2019 federal election, the tag line: Your voice, your community was also adopted as the key link between content targeted to both urban and remote electors.

5.9 Advertising concepts were developed for 15 and 30 second television commercials, radio advertisements and social media posts which were broadcast across 14 television and 11 radio stations, digital channels including catch up television, NewsXtend and YouTube, and social media, including geo-targeted Facebook posts, at key stages during the election cycle.

5.10 These advertising concepts were also was adapted for all print advertising including statutory advertising and print and online advertising in Alice Springs News Online, the Centralian Advocate (before ceasing printing), the Katherine Times, the NT News, and the Tennant Creek and District Times.

5.11 The advertising campaign unfolded over 3 phases: . Phase 1 focused on election awareness and enrolment and ran from 21 May to 6 July . Phase 2 focused on enrolment and education and ran from 7 July to 31 July (close of roll) . Phase three focused on education and call to action and ran from 1 August to 22 August (election day)

5.12 The key messages in each phase were as follows:

Phase 1 (election awareness and enrolment) . The 2020 Territory Election is coming soon . Are you enrolled to vote? . Get on the roll and have your say at the next Territory election . The only way to have a say in the Territory’s future is to make sure your vote counts . Voting is compulsory in the Northern Territory . What’s your 2020 vision for the Northern Territory/your community/your business? . It’s your community … make your vote count . Your voice, your community . Enrol online

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 23 Phase 2 (enrolment and education) . Make your vote count . Your voice, your community . To make your vote count, number EVERY box . Don’t waste your vote . The electoral roll is closing soon . Apply for a postal vote now Phase 3 (education and call to action) . Vote today in the 2020 Territory Election . Make your vote count … number EVERY box . Your voice, your community . You can vote at any voting centre . Voting is compulsory . Vote early, vote now . There is still time to vote and have your say

Table 5: 2020 Territory Election advertising and communication touchpoints

Engaging Stakeholder Television Radio Social media Interviews influencers engagement

Southern Cross Aboriginal CAAMA NTEC Facebook Charlie King Television: Broadcasting Darwin 7 Information sessions Darwin 7Two CAAMA for political parties Territory FM NTEC Twitter Larrakia Radio Darwin 7Mate personalities Central 7 Mix-FM and Central 7Mate NTEC YouTube ABC TV Central 7Two Hot-FM Information sessions Channel Nine ABC Radio and for candidates Channel 9 Gem Larrakia Radio CAAMA Facebook Channel 9 Go Online

COTA NT Channel Ten PAW Media Channel Nine Election newsletters Facebook sent via email to Remote stakeholders and Mix FM, Sun-FM Imparja TEAABA community mailing list and 8HA Facebook pages Aboriginal 8CCC Election newsletters Alice Springs Broadcasting Community NTEC Instagram available to public on News Online (Channels 4, 41) Radio NTEC website NT News and Yolngu radio Centralian Indigenous Advocate Press releases and Community 8HA The Australian briefings for media Television (ICTV) SBS-TV Sun-FM The Guardian

5.13 More than 4,700 television advertisements ran across 14 television channels over all phases of the campaign, with 3,760 aired between 7 July and 22 August.

5.14 The electoral commissioner conducted 43 interviews for television and radio between 14 May and 7 September, with additional interviews for the print and online media.

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5.15 Social media was used as one of the primary channels to connect and inform Territorians about the 2020 Territory Election. According to the 2020 Sensis Social Media Report, Facebook has continued to be the dominant social media channel used by Territorians. The social media campaign therefore focused primarily on the use of Facebook for its paid social media advertising.

5.16 The ability to geo-target specific areas on social media through Facebook was used extensively to send content in Aboriginal languages. The NTEC’s in language how-to-vote videos (available on the website and at voting centres) were geo-targeted to appear on Facebook in the relevant language areas across the Territory: Alyawarr, Anindilyakwa, Anmatyerr, Burarra, Gurindji, Murrinh Patha, Northern Kriol, Pintupi Luritja, Pitjantjatjara, Tiwi, Warlpiri, Western Arrernte, and Yolngu Matha.

5.17 Based on advice from CAAMA and First Nations Media, new creative for social media, radio and television advertisements were developed in English, Arrernte, Luritja, Murrinh Patha, Pitjantjatjara, Tiwi, Warlpiri, Warumungu, and Yolngu Matha.

5.18 As Instagram is owned by Facebook, simultaneous advertising placement across both platforms is possible. A new NTEC Instagram account enabled cross-posting to maximise the reach of social media across the Territory.

5.19 Twitter was used primarily as an information service during the election to relay updates about the progressive election results.

5.20 The NTEC’s YouTube account contained all relevant creative and was available for public viewing.

5.21 The paid social media campaign started on 31 May 2020 and ran through to election day.

5.22 The rollout of the campaign was conducted in two distinct ways. Specific creative was developed for delivery into the market through the external media agency Atomic 212 (the NTG’s media placement panel contractor). The second part of the social media campaign was done internally and focused on messaging around daily voting schedules and how to vote formally.

5.23 Graph 1 shows the overall performance of the social media campaign across all platforms. The campaign saw its strongest results in week 33, which started on 10 August. This was in terms of both scale and engagement, with a total of 662,000 impressions (number of times it appeared on a device) and over 4,000 clicks.

5.24 Throughout the campaign, from an advertisement placement perspective, the Facebook newsfeed placement on mobile devices accounted for 88% of total impressions, and 73% of clicks, with a click through rate of 0.94%.

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 25 Graph 1: Social media performance overview

5.25 Graph 2 shows the distribution of impressions and clicks based on the audience targeted for the in- language campaign. The three strongest performers across the campaign were All NT, NT Urban, and Northern Kriol. While these audience pools have a higher average number of users to target, they collectively accounted for 63% of the total clicks for the campaign.

Graph 2: Social media performance overview: by audience type

5.26 From an engagement perspective, the NT (excluding Darwin and Palmerston) English advertisement set had the highest average click through rate of 0.68% from 505,000 impressions.

5.27 The top performing Facebook posts across the social media campaign in terms of click through rates were video blog (vlogs) formats featuring personal messages delivered by ABC radio personality Charlie King and CAAMA radio on-air personalities. Animated in-language messaging videos also performed well.

Page 26 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT 5.28 The two snapshots below provide an indication of the two formats. The Northern Kriol animated video (on left) produced a click through rate of 1.07% from 1,000,000 impressions while the vlog (on right) produced a click through rate of 1.37% from 260,000 impressions.

5.29 Further content was produced internally and was a mixture of advertisements and boosted organic posts.

5.30 Posts which used images or video consistently achieved higher engagement, although posts with a single message on a strong coloured background also received significant reaction and engagement.

5.31 The average click through rate for internally produced advertisements where encouraging link clicks was the objective, was 1.53%. The highest click through rate of 10.88% was achieved from a boosted post promoting the remote enrolment campaign ‘Your voice, your community’. The vlog was created by CAAMA featuring their radio personality Damien Williams (as seen below) also confirmed the effectiveness of the vlog format in terms of engagement and using local identities.

5.32 The social media campaign enabled direct engagement with electors and a chance to quickly answer queries or solve issues. The NT population is a strong user of mobile technology and social media, and therefore a social media campaign must remain one of the primary methods of communicating at election time.

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 27 5.33 The Northern Territory has a relatively low voting turnout rate compared to other Australian jurisdictions, but the turnout for the 7 remote divisions is even lower. COVID-19 presented another challenge to improving the turnout in all areas, but particularly in remote areas. The social media campaign is only one factor, but there was an improvement in turnout in 6 of the 7 remote divisions at the 2020 Territory Election, and in the average turnout for these divisions collectively (from 59.1% in 2016 to 62.1% in 2020). The divisions of Arafura, Arnhem, Daly, Mulka and Namatjira all experienced improved turnout with only the division of Gwoja having a decrease in turnout.

5.34 In total, $52,164 was spent over the course of the campaign and delivered more than 5 million impressions with more than 29,000 clicks, at a cost of $1.63 per click.

DIGITAL MEDIA

5.35 An extensive digital media campaign ran alongside the social media campaign. Content for the digital campaign was placed across the following platforms: NewsXtend, Display Video, Catch-up TV, YouTube and EA Games. Each platform allowed demographic and geo-targeting to be applied to the advertisements.

5.36 The NewsXtend video campaign which ran across the NT News website, delivered an overall click through rate of 0.31% and exceeded well beyond the impression delivery targets with 514,196 impressions overall.

5.37 A 30 second enrol to vote video message delivered the highest click through rate with 0.53%.

5.38 NewsXtend and YouTube delivered the best view rates (i.e. the number of views compared to the number of times the advertisement is shown) of 46%, making the advertisements highly cost effective with an overall cost per view of $0.03.

5.39 EA Games had a strong click through rate of 0.82% and targeted the younger demographic of 18 to 24 year olds. This proved to be an effective engagement format and one that should continue to be utilised in future awareness campaigns.

5.40 The cost of the digital campaign which ran from 21 May to election day was $30,930.

5.41 The ability to measure engagement and reach individuals on multiple occasions through social and digital platforms makes it an ideal method to reach Territorians on a personal level, and at a fraction of the cost of traditional formats such as print. While print remains a valid option for a decreasing number of Territorians, its effectiveness is far less that digital platforms. The move towards more digital communications, as well as directly communicating with electors via email and text messages, also means there is less need for print advertising.

5.42 Under the Electoral Act 2004, the NTEC is required to publish extensive and costly advertisements in newspapers even though their circulation rates are declining. The cost for running these statutory advertisements in newspapers for the 2020 Territory Election was $16,070.

5.43 Newspapers are also ceasing to be printed. Since the 2016 Territory Election, the Arafura Times, the Centralian Advocate, and the Tennant and District Times have all stopped print editions.

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ELECTION NEWSLETTERS

5.44 The election newsletters provided candidates, political parties, media and other stakeholders with relevant and timely election information in an open and transparent communication process.

5.45 A total of 18 newsletters were emailed to 958 subscribers and placed on the election website and social media channels. Distribution commenced on 7 November 2019 and the final newsletter was circulated on 21 August 2020.

5.46 Post election day, stakeholders were updated with the progress of the election results via media releases which were distributed through the same channels. A total of 14 election count update media releases were distributed from 23 August to 7 September 2020.

Recommendation 2 – Remove the requirement for statutory print advertising

The commission recommends Sections 5, 137 and 157 of the Electoral Act 2004 be amended to exclude the term ‘newspapers’ and should instead state the requirement for the commission to publish the information on the NTEC website.

ELECTOR COMMUNICATION THROUGH EMAIL AND SMS

5.47 Information about enrolment, voting dates and times were sent via SMS and email direct to electors who provided their mobile number and/or email address on their enrolment form.

5.48 The total cost of the SMS campaign was $14,300 which equates to 10 cents per SMS.

Table 6: 2020 Territory Election email and SMS schedule

Method/main message Dates Locations No. sent EMAIL All divisions – by division (e.g. you are Monday 27 July 46,693 Are you correctly enrolled? enrolled in the division of…) SMS All divisions (same message to all due to Monday 27 July 60,973 Are you correctly enrolled? no. of characters)

SMS 09 – 21 August By community – Only to remote divisions Remote voting dates and times sent the day before Arafura, Arnhem, Barkly, Daly, Gwoja, 3,859 visiting each Katherine, Mulka, Namatjira community

EMAIL By division - included list of closest early Voting has started Monday 10 August 44,958 voting centres (not Arafura or Gwoja) (early voting) SMS All divisions (same message to all due to Voting has started Monday 10 August 54,845 no. of characters) (early voting)

EMAIL By division - included list of closest election Friday 21 August 17,545 Last day to vote tomorrow day voting centres SMS By division - included link to website and Last day to vote today Saturday 22 August call centre number for information about 23,270 (sent to electors who had not election day voting centre locations yet voted) Total SMS and emails sent 252,143

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5.49 A total of 61,750 election flyers were delivered to households serviced by Australia Post between 1 August and 12 August. The branded flyers were in colour and provided information about early and election day voting centres, as well as instructions on how to vote formally.

5.50 Flyers were delivered to urban electoral divisions in: . Alice Springs – divisions of Araluen and Braitling . Darwin – divisions of Casuarina, Fannie Bay, Fong Lim, Johnston, Karama, Nightcliff, Port Darwin, Sanderson, and Wanguri . Katherine – division of Katherine . Palmerston – divisions of Blain, Brennan, Drysdale and Spillett.

5.51 The cost of the flyer campaign was $26,074.

MEDIA

5.52 There was high profile media coverage of the 2020 Territory Election with a particular focus on: . encouraging voters to vote early or by post to avoid queuing on election day . the voting system returning back to full preferential voting . the prohibition of canvassing for votes within 10 metres of early and mobile voting centres and within 100 metres of election day voting centres. . the increased financial disclosure requirements for parties and candidates . comments made on social media by and about candidates . progress of the vote counts, particularly in close seats . COVID-19 health protocols applied at all voting centres

5.53 The electoral commissioner also conducted a number of interviews. As background information, media contacts and journalists were provided with: . 18 election newsletters . 14 progressive count update media releases . regular email and phone communication . a commitment to providing a response to enquiries within a 24-hour deadline . up to date information on the election website and social media platforms for research and reporting . interviews on request . story pitches about relevant and timely election topics.

5.54 On election night, a data stream was provided to the ABC, Sky News and Channel 9 with count updates also posted on Facebook and Twitter.

ELECTION WEBSITE

5.55 The 2020 Territory Election website went live at the start of April and followed on from the division of Johnston by-election and City of Darwin Lyons ward by-election both held on 29 February.

5.56 The website was a key tool for providing up to date, comprehensive and relevant election information throughout the phases of the election. This included dedicated results pages that sourced data directly from the agency’s election management system providing timely information as the counts progressed.

5.57 There were 143,874 users to the website over the election period (75.3% of those new users) and 814,822 unique page views. Election night hits on the website totalled 118,672, from 19,982 unique visitors.

Page 30 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT 5.58 A dedicated election landing page was accessible from the main website and provided links to further information under the following headings: . Candidates (included nomination forms and candidate handbook) . Covid-19 (included the management plan and supporting guideline and procedure documents) . Election service charter . Enrolment . Newsletters . Results . Timetable . Voting information (included voting centre location and remote voting schedule) . 100 metre canvassing exclusion zone maps

5.59 Call centre staff utilised the website as an essential tool in providing callers with real-time information and was particularly helpful when changes were made to remote voting schedules.

5.60 Disclosure reporting requirements and relevant financial disclosure returns were made available on the website after each reporting period. Comprehensive information on the changes to disclosure requirements were provided via information sheets.

COMMUNITY AWARENESS

5.61 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, community engagement undertaken at public events was very limited prior to the 2020 Territory Election.

5.62 The NTEC were able to attend the annual defence expos in Darwin and Katherine which welcomes new personnel and their families to the Territory. NTEC staff assisted those who had recently moved to the Territory with updating their enrolment, advised of electoral boundary changes to the divisions of Arnhem (which now includes Tindal) and Katherine, and to promote the Territory election.

5.63 The NT show circuit, usually held in July, covering Alice Springs, Darwin, Katherine and Tennant Creek was cancelled due to COVID-19, as was the Freds Pass show in May. These shows provide further opportunities to promote enrolment and electoral awareness in election years.

5.64 Community signage, in the form of 4 and 8 metre banners, with messaging about enrolment, close of roll, early and election day voting, were placed in high traffic areas in Alice Springs, Berry Springs, Darwin, Humpty Doo, Katherine, Palmerston and Tennant Creek.

5.65 Election and enrolment messaging was displayed on three buses in Darwin and two in Alice Springs for a period of six months from March 2020.

5.66 A remote community enrolment and engagement program was conducted in major remote communities from mid-June until the start of early voting in August. More details about this program are provided in Section 8 – Voting Services.

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5.67 For the 2016 Territory Election, the NTEC trialled outsourcing its call centre to the Electoral Commission Queensland. It was then decided to implement an in-house call centre for the 2017 NT Council elections and following its successful operation a call centre for the 2020 Territory Election was established in the NTEC Darwin office on 20 July.

5.68 Due to the continuing trend for electors to access election information online through the NTEC election website and social media channels, there was a slight reduction in the number of enquiries for the 2020 Territory Election when compared to 2016. This trend also meant the call centre operated for a period of just over 5 weeks, slightly less than in 2016.

5.69 The following table and graph compare the number of calls and queries received at the 2016 and 2020 Territory elections.

Table 7: Call centre statistics 2016 and 2020 Contact by public 2016 2020 Calls received 2,553 2,112 Election queries via email ([email protected]) 354 573 Non-voting excuses lodged 749 744 Formal complaints received (via email) 17 72

Graph 3: Call centre comparison – calls received in 2016 and 2020

Calls received at the 2016 and 2020 Territory elections 800 2016 Calls 700 2020 Calls 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7

5.70 The main cost of the call centre was the wages for four staff over approximately 5 weeks which totalled $23,386. There was also the cost of hiring IT and telephone equipment through the NT Government (NTG), though this was minimal at $865. There was no cost for premises hire as the call centre was set up in-house. (These stated costs do not include the wages of the permanent staff member who managed the call centre).

5.71 Given the success and much reduced costs of operating the call centre in-house, the NTEC will continue to self-manage the call centre for future elections.

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Analysis of elector communication outcomes

5.72 An analysis of the impact of the public awareness campaign over the period between 21 May and the close of roll on 31 July indicates 20,160 electoral roll transactions. This increased the NT’s enrolment total by 2,528 electors including 820 new enrolments for those aged 18 years.

5.73 These figures can be partially attributed to the combined rollout of the enrolment campaigns and public awareness activities with the AEC’s Federal Direct Enrolment Update (FDEU) program. However, according to the AEC’s September 2020 quarterly figures, there were still an estimated 22,099 eligible NT electors not on the electoral roll.

5.74 Given the desire to minimise large public gatherings and long queues due to COVID-19, early and postal voting options were widely advertised and encouraged in the weeks leading up to the election. In total 53.3% of electors voted early, compared to 36.2% in 2016. There was also an increase in postal voting with of 10,243 votes issued for the 2020 election compared to 6,649 in 2016. Overall there was a 0.9% increase in overall elector participation compared to the 2016 election with 105,833 of 141,225 enrolled electors casting their vote at the 2020 Territory Election.

Public awareness expenditure

5.75 The total public awareness expenditure across all platforms for the 2020 Territory Election was $366,594. This compares to the 2016 public awareness costs of $424,100. Graph 4 shows how the money was spent.

Graph 4: Public awareness and advertising expenditure

Advertising creative Print 1% Bus wraps 8% 16% Print statutory 4%

Call centre 6% Radio 12%

Community signage 9%

letterbox flyers 7%

Digital Media 10%

TV 13%

Social media 14%

Print Bus wraps Print statutory Radio letterbox flyers TV Social media Digital Media Community signage Call centre Advertising creative

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 33 Section 6: Enrolment

Key performance indicators

Indicator Measure Target Outcome in 2020

Average Territory-wide Percentage of the total 86.2% enrolment enrolment participation rate eligible (84.9% in 85% participation at close of roll (percentage of eligible September 2019) 31 July 2020 Territorians on the roll) 18-24 year old enrolment Percentage of the total 67.9% as at end of election participation rate brought eligible (63.9 in September 70% period on 30 September closer to the national average 2019) 2020, of 80% 57% of total enrolment Percentage of enrolment transactions were updated Online enrolment transactions conducted 55% online from 1 April – 30 Sept online (51.3% in 2016) 2020 Number of remote 90 33 plus town camps Education and enrolment communities visited (impacted by COVID-19) drives to remote locations Number of new enrolments and updates to electoral roll 400 281 (impacted by COVID-19)

The NT electoral roll

6.1 The NT electoral roll is managed by the AEC under a joint roll arrangement (JRA) between the Governor-General and the Administrator of the Northern Territory.

6.2 The AEC is responsible for: . processing enrolments and deletions and managing the geographic and electoral boundary information that underpins the electoral roll . maintaining the quality of the roll by undertaking enrolment stimulation activities and reviewing the accuracy of elector and address information . removing electors from the roll, if necessary, where there is evidence that they are no longer resident at their enrolled address.

6.3 The NTEC assists electors to follow the appropriate processes to enrol or update their enrolment details with the AEC, including performing its own enrolment stimulation activities.

6.4 The AEC has reduced enrolment stimulation activities since the downsizing of the Northern Territory AEC office in 2017 and no longer operates an ongoing remote enrolment program. The impact of this was noticeable with the significant number of declaration votes cast by unenrolled voters in remote divisions.

REDISTRIBUTION CHANGES

6.5 As detailed in Section 4, the 2019 NT Electoral Boundary Redistribution resulted in boundary changes to 21 divisions with 10,910 voters transferred between electorates. The final boundaries were gazetted on 4 September 2019 with maps and data available on the NTEC website. The new boundaries were reflected in the electoral roll from June 2020 and came into effect at the election.

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6.6 The enrolment phase of the public awareness campaign commenced in early March 2020 with enrolment messaging placed on five buses circulating in Darwin and Alice Springs. The campaign, which encouraged new enrolments and enrolment updates prior to the close of the roll, was ramped up through extensive advertising on social media, television, radio and in print. (See Section 5.12)

6.7 The campaign included three key messages for the enrolment phase: ‘What’s your vision for the Territory?’, ‘Get on the roll’ and ‘Your voice, your community’. The latter was used to maintain continuity with the successful remote enrolment campaign conducted by community engagement officers from the former Department of Local Government, Housing and Community Development (DLGHCD) prior to the May 2019 federal election.

6.8 Online enrolment was also promoted as a quick and easy way for eligible voters to enrol or update their details. Further information on the voter information campaign is provided in Section 5.

6.9 Enrolment stimulation activities included not only online enrolment promotion but also a concerted effort to reach cohorts of electors which have previously been harder to engage. . A face-to-face remote enrolment and awareness program was planned and scheduled to begin in mid- April with 3 teams of NTEC staff visiting remote communities in the Top End and Central Australia. However, due to COVID-19, Commonwealth biosecurity legislation restrictions meant only limited essential services could enter remote communities. This delayed the roll out of the enrolment and awareness program by over two months and it did not start until late June when the restrictions were lifted. This loss of time meant the shorter resulting program focussed only on larger remote communities. . This pre-election enrolment and awareness program for remote areas was particularly important for the Territory as the AEC no longer operates an ongoing remote enrolment field program in the NT. There are issues with under-enrolment and accuracy of the electoral roll in the NT and this is particularly significant for Aboriginal voters in remote areas. . During the two months that the biosecurity zones were in place in remote areas, NTEC staff visited communities that were outside the biosecurity zones and town camps in urban areas to conduct enrolment and awareness programs for Aboriginal voters. . A number of peak body representative associations were contacted via email with information about and links to online enrolment and the online application form for postal voting to provide to their members. Examples of these groups included COTA NT, the Multicultural Council of the NT and the NT Cattlemen’s Association. Aged care facilities and mine sites were also contacted with this information to pass on to their residents and workforce respectively. . In addition, over 70 remote based organisations, including regional councils, homelands, outstation resource centres and other organisations were sent enrolment forms with pre-paid return envelopes, and enrolment promotion posters to put up on display. . The ‘Your voice, your community’ enrolment program delivered by DLGHCD community engagement staff (initially for the 2019 federal election) continued in the lead up to the 2020 Territory Election. Through a partnership between the NTEC and DLGHCD, enrolment and electoral awareness activities are now regular business for community engagement staff when they visit remote communities. . In order to facilitate evidence of identity requirements for prisoners in the Northern Territory, the AEC agreed to trial less stringent measures for a person attesting to a prisoner’s identity (required for enrolment forms if someone does not have a drivers licence or passport). This allowed prison officers to confirm the identity of prisoners without the need to provide their home address or birth date on the enrolment forms, just the name of the prison facility instead.

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 35 Enrolment transactions – enrolment campaign to close of roll

6.10 From the commencement of the enrolment campaign on 21 May 2020 to the close of electoral roll on 31 July 2020, 16,665 enrolment transactions were processed.

Table 8: Enrolment transactions - commencement of enrolment campaign to close of roll Enrolment movements Enrolment within NT interstate

Dates Additions Deletions Transfers between LA divisions Changes within LA divisions No change enrolments Interstate enrolment NT out of Interstate enrolment into NT

21 May to 31 July 2020 6,091 3,563 6,011 2,494 2,290 3,274 2,982 Enrolment campaign to the close of roll

6.11 Online enrolment was promoted as the most convenient method to update elector details and 57% of the total enrolment transactions from 21 May to 31 July 2020 were lodged online. Enrolment generated through the federal direct enrolment and update program (FDEU), and the large number of enrolment forms and declaration envelopes processed after the close of roll, accounted for the remainder of the enrolment increase. The following table shows enrolment transactions by source for each division for this period.

Table 9: Enrolment source by division - 21 May 2020 to close of roll 31 July 2020

Citizenship Division Online FDEU* NTEC# All other^ Total ceremony Arafura 89 1 - 74 31 195 Araluen 442 405 20 25 36 928 Arnhem 185 4 1 23 95 308 Barkly 170 - 1 118 350 639 Blain 374 463 7 1 19 864 Braitling 379 402 8 37 22 848 Brennan 381 406 7 - 11 805 Casuarina 387 292 1 2 18 700 Daly 217 - 1 14 86 318 Drysdale 268 486 3 10 27 794 Fannie Bay 417 298 1 7 27 750 Fong Lim 406 396 10 3 25 840 Goyder 376 1 4 2 18 401 Gwoja 130 1 6 131 84 352 Johnston 241 290 4 5 14 554 Karama 226 339 - 2 44 611 Katherine 274 408 11 7 50 750 Mulka 239 - 3 18 376 636 Namatjira 302 201 8 52 65 628 Nelson 446 3 6 12 19 489 Nightcliff 462 345 3 7 19 836 Port Darwin 618 438 2 7 24 1,089

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Citizenship Division Online FDEU* NTEC# All other^ Total ceremony Sanderson 240 289 1 4 21 555 Spillett 768 193 28 3 22 1,014 Wanguri 427 311 1 5 17 761 Total 8,464 5,972 137 569 1,523 16,665

* FDEU only operates in urban areas # Includes enrolment resulting from declaration votes ^ ‘All Other’ includes enrolment forms sourced from Services Australia, transport authorities, Australia Post and AEC divisional offices

6.12 A total of 2,014 enrolment transactions were processed from the issue of the writ on Thursday 30 July, to the close of roll at 5:00 pm on Friday 31 July, an increase of 513 compared to the same period in 2016. Despite fixed term elections and extensive enrolment campaigns prior to the election announcement, over 2,000 electors waited until the issue of the writ to enrol or update their enrolment details. During this 2-day close of roll period, the enrolment transactions processed included: . 685 were additions to the roll: 403 new enrolments, 104 re-enrolments, 2 reinstatements and 176 transfers to the NT from interstate . 702 were for change of enrolled address within the Territory . 402 amendments to elector details . 234 deletions, the majority for transfer of enrolment out of the NT.

Table 10: Enrolment transactions for the close of roll period in 2016 and 2020 Close of electoral roll Close of electoral roll Enrolment transactions 8-10 August 2016 30-31 July 2020 Additions to NT electoral roll New enrolments 109 403 Re-enrolments 81 104 Reinstatements 82 2 Transfers from Interstate 295 176 Movements within NT Transfers between divisions 370 422 Changes within division 158 280 No change enrolments/amendments 183 402 Deletions to NT electoral roll Objections/cancellations 0 0 Death deletions 8 59 Duplications 5 24 Transfers out to interstate 210 142 Total transactions 1,501 2,014

Notes: . new enrolments - all electors who enrolled for the first time . re-enrolments - re-enrolling electors who previously had been enrolled . reinstatements - the reinstatement of electors to the roll removed previously, based on the receipt of new information that they still reside at their earlier enrolled address . transfers from interstate - transfers of enrolment to an NT address from interstate . transfers between divisions - electors notifying a change of address to another NT LA division . changes within division - elector change of address within the same division . no change enrolments/amendments - changes to enrolment details other than name or enrolled address e.g. amendment to mail delivery address, council re-numbering of street addresses . objections/cancellations - electors removed from the roll, generally on the ground that they are apparently no longer resident at their enrolled address . death deletions - electors removed from the roll due to death . duplications - removal of a duplicate entry on the roll due to an official error e.g. a transfer of enrolment not matched to an existing enrolment . transfers out to interstate - electors previously enrolled in the NT transferring their enrolment to another jurisdiction

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 37 6.13 At the close of the electoral roll on 31 July, a total of 141,225 electors were enrolled to vote, an increase of 5,719 electors (4%) compared to the 2016 Territory Election.

6.14 The election service charter aimed for an enrolment participation rate of 85%; the target was met, with an estimated 85.5% of eligible Territorians enrolled by the close of roll for this election. This is still significantly lower than the 96.6% national average. This is due in part to a younger population, high levels of mobility and difficulties with maintaining the roll in remote areas. Appendix B shows the quarterly enrolment statistics from mid-2016 to September 2020.

6.15 Young people aged 18 to 24 are less likely to enrol than older age groups and present a challenge, particularly in the Territory. Youth enrolment participation was 67.9% at 30 September 2020 compared with the national average of 85.6%. While falling short of the service charter target of 70%, youth enrolment did increase by 6.2% from March 2020.

6.16 The Federal Direct Enrolment Update (FDEU) is used to assist some Australians to meet their enrolment obligations by directly enrolling people, or updating enrolments without the need for the person to complete an enrolment form, with details being provided from other government agencies. The AEC write to each person advising of their intention to add their name to the electoral roll or make an update to the roll. The FDEU has been very effective in maintaining the roll in the urban areas of Alice Springs, Darwin, Katherine and Palmerston but does not operate in areas that do not receive mail delivery directly to the residence. Any areas that receive mail via post office boxes, mail bags or do not have a mail service are also not included in the FDEU program. This means all remote areas in the NT, and most rural and regional areas including Jabiru, Nhulunbuy and Tennant Creek are excluded.

6.17 The limits of the FDEU program particularly disadvantages Aboriginal electors in the Northern Territory. According to AEC figures, as at the 30 June 2020, of the estimated 52,847 voting age Aboriginal electors in the Territory, 16,527 were not enrolled to vote. The majority of Aboriginal Territorians live in regional and remote areas not covered by the FDEU program.

6.18 Data also indicates that remote Aboriginal Territorians do not enrol, face-to-face engagement remains the most effective manner to stimulate enrolment in remote areas.

6.19 The under representation of enrolment of remote Aboriginal Territorians not only impacts election results, it also affects electoral boundaries. The size of remote electoral divisions will continue to get bigger to keep up with the increase of electors in urban divisions. Depending on their location, remote divisions may also have to take on neighbouring urbans areas to increase their number of electors, as has been the case for Namatjira at both the 2015 and 2019 redistributions.

6.20 The rollout of the FDEU to at least the rural areas of Alice Springs, Darwin and Katherine and regional centres such as Jabiru, Nhulunbuy and Tennant Creek, where post office boxes are readily utilised, would go some way toward redressing the current imbalance between urban and regional electors in the Northern Territory.

Enrolment transactions – during the election period

6.21 From the day after the close of roll (1 August 2020) to the last day to include votes in the count (3 September 2020), an additional 4,784 enrolment transactions were processed.

Table 11: Enrolment transactions during the election period 1 August to 3 September Enrolment movements Enrolment within NT interstate

Dates Additions Deletions Transfers between LA divisions Changes within LA divisions No change enrolments Interstate enrolment NT out of Interstate enrolment into NT 1 August to 3 September 2020 Close of roll to post election (including 2,467 1,694 1,311 660 902 1,498 1,139 enrolments from declaration votes)

Page 38 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT 6.22 During the election period, over 50% of enrolment transactions were from provisional declaration votes and enrolment forms completed at voting centres. The following table shows enrolment transactions by source for each division for this period.

Table 12: Enrolment source by division – 1 August 2020 to 3 September 2020

Citizenship Division Online FDEU* NTEC# All other^ TOTAL ceremony Arafura 16 - - 250 39 305 Araluen 94 - - 58 5 157 Arnhem 34 - - 210 21 265 Barkly 37 - 4 157 27 225 Blain 92 - - 59 15 166 Braitling 91 1 1 94 5 192 Brennan 78 1 2 38 7 126 Casuarina 73 - 1 23 6 103 Daly 51 - - 135 13 199 Drysdale 51 - 1 47 17 116 Fannie Bay 89 - - 50 16 155 Fong Lim 92 - 1 44 10 147 Goyder 83 - - 60 15 158 Gwoja 38 - 2 244 13 297 Johnston 61 - - 23 13 97 Karama 82 1 1 34 9 127 Katherine 75 1 - 107 25 208 Mulka 40 - - 343 6 389 Namatjira 66 - 2 65 10 143 Nelson 151 - - 63 9 223 Nightcliff 94 2 - 38 9 143 Port Darwin 159 - 1 94 22 276 Sanderson 62 1 - 33 2 98 Spillett 189 - 2 119 16 326 Wanguri 109 1 - 26 7 143 TOTAL 2,007 8 18 2,414 337 4,784

* FDEU is paused during NT elections # Includes enrolment resulting from unenrolled electors completing declaration votes ^ ‘All Other’ includes enrolment forms sourced from Services Australia, transport authorities, Australia Post and AEC divisional offices

UNENROLLED VOTERS

6.23 Many of the enrolments adding electors to the NT electoral roll from this period were from unenrolled electors who attended either an early voting centre, a mobile voting centre or an election day voting centre where they were able to provisionally vote due to recent legislative changes.

6.24 Legislative amendments passed in 2019 created a savings provision that now allows eligible electors, who are unenrolled at the time they visit the voting centre, the opportunity to enrol and vote on the day. During the declaration scrutiny process, all declaration envelopes are forwarded to the AEC and electors added to the roll using the declaration envelope as an enrolment form. Once the declaration scrutiny process confirms the elector has been added to the roll, their vote is admitted to the count.

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 39 6.25 This savings provision also includes those Territorians who are still enrolled for a previous address interstate. They cannot be issued with an ordinary vote as they are not on the roll for an NT division, but they can cast a provisional declaration vote for the division they now live in. Their declaration envelope is submitted to the AEC and, if it is a valid enrolment application, their address is updated to an NT address and their vote is admitted to the count.

6.26 The introduction of this savings provision means those people who fail to enrol or update their details before the close of roll, or who have been removed from the roll without their knowledge, have the opportunity to vote at an election. This significantly reduced the number of unenrolled votes rejected during the declaration scrutiny. The high number of provisional declaration votes admitted to the count in 2020 demonstrates that the legislated changes to provide eligible voter the chance to vote have been effective. Table 13 shows a comparison between admitted declaration votes in 2016 and 2020.

Table 13: Unenrolled declaration envelope details 2016 and 2020

Declaration votes 2016 2020

Number of declaration votes Lodged 2,806 2,150 Admitted to scrutiny 453 1,741 Number of declaration votes rejected and reason for rejection Not found on electoral roll (2016) or ineligible (2020) 2,330 157 Enrolled in other divisions 17 191 No elector signature 6 61

6.27 Of the 7 remote divisions, 6 had the highest amounts of declaration votes admitted to the count and therefore voters added to the electoral roll: . Mulka – 304 declaration votes admitted . Gwoja – 197 declaration votes admitted . Barkly – 146 declaration votes admitted . Arnhem – 131 declaration votes admitted . Daly – 114 declaration votes admitted . Arafura – 86 declaration votes admitted. Appendix L shows the number of declaration votes issued, admitted and rejected by division.

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7.1 The 2020 Territory Election Service Charter outlined the following service commitments to candidates: . clear, accurate and timely information about their rights and responsibilities as a candidate, including access to candidate information sessions run by the NTEC . efficient and timely nomination processes, with relevant and accessible information available to enable lodgement within the statutory timeframe . access to accurate and timely election results, as well as other related information such as the status of declaration vote processing (note: this process may be delayed due to physical distancing requirements for COVID-19) . clearly documented policy and protocols relating to the vote count . clearly documented advice of political disclosure requirements under the Act . regular distribution of election information through newsletters and the NTEC website . the opportunity to provide feedback post-election . timely refund of nomination deposits (where eligible) in accordance with the Act . helpful and courteous service and advice provided by NTEC staff.

7.2 Candidate information sessions were held in Darwin and Alice Springs on 28 and 29 July respectively, to inform prospective candidates about the nomination process, recent legislative amendments, campaigning and the code of conduct, financial disclosure requirements, and the impact of COVID-19 on the election.

7.3 The commission also met with each party individually, and with some independent candidates, to discuss the new legislative requirements for campaigning and financial disclosure in more detail.

7.4 The primary form of communication with candidates and parties throughout the election period was an electronic election newsletter which was emailed to a distribution list that also included other stakeholders like the media and individual subscribers. The newsletters were also available to the public on the NTEC website. The topics in each newsletter were relevant to each stage of the election timetable and provided timely and consistent advice for stakeholders. A total of 18 newsletters were emailed from November 2019 to August 2020, with 6 newsletter editions sent during the election period (from writ issue to election day).

7.5 In addition, 14 count updates (in the form of a media release) were emailed to the newsletter distribution list following election day. These updates detailed the status of the vote count at the conclusion of counting each day.

Party registration

7.6 The NT had 8 registered parties at the time of the election, although only 7 fielded candidates. One party, the Citizens Electoral Council (Northern Territory Division) deregistered in March 2020 prior to the election period.

Table 14: Registered political parties at the 2020 Territory Election

Political party Date of registration Animal Justice Party 11 March 2020 Australian Labor Party – Northern Territory Branch 18 April 2005 Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect Water* 18 November 2015 Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory 27 January 2010 Federation Party Northern Territory 27 February 2019 NT Greens 23 March 2005 Shooters and Fishers Party 27 February 2015 Territory Alliance 20 November 2019 *The Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect Water party was formerly named the 1 Territory Party

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7.7 All forms, information sheets and handbooks were reviewed prior to the election and updated to reflect the extensive Electoral Act amendments and subsequent changes to the regulations.

7.8 Detailed candidate resources were available on the election website under the following headings: . Campaign advertising and authorisation . Campaign activities near voting centres . Financial disclosure . Nominating . Qualification for election (includes disqualification) . Scrutineers

7.9 In line with the election service charter, a candidate pack was issued to anyone who requested one, which included both paper and digital copies of the documents. The names of individuals who requested a candidate pack were also added to the distribution list for the election newsletters.

The packs contained the following: . a candidate handbook . code of conduct . the election timetable . scrutineer appointment forms . nomination forms - bulk and single . a candidate’s agent appointment form . financial disclosure documents . mobile roadside booths policy and election signage policy . relevant website links . guidelines for NTPS employees . postal vote application forms . enrolment forms and replied paid envelopes.

Complaints against parties and candidates

7.10 During the 2020 Territory Election period, the NTEC received 71 formal complaints all of which were recorded in a complaints register.

7.11 The broad categories of these complaints are listed in the table below.

Table 15: Formal complaints received regarding 2020 Territory Election

Complaint category No. received Details of complaints Inadequate authorisation, not compliant with council/DIPL Election signage 17 policies, stolen Behaviour of campaign workers and candidates, misleading Campaigning 16 campaign statements, campaigning in prohibited areas Given wrong information, campaign workers and candidates Election staff 12 not treated fairly COVID measures not Mostly related to lack of social distancing (includes DOH 7 followed reporting of non-compliance by campaign workers) Unsolicited calls/texts 5 Also received multiple informal complaints from parties Remote schedule 5 Confusion about times and locations

Other 9

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7.12 While some complaints about the authorisation and placement of election signage came from members of the public, most of them came from candidates and campaign workers.

7.13 Although information was provided directly to parties about authorisation requirements, and is always available on the NTEC website, many reminders were given as a result of the formal complaints received.

7.14 Some complaints regarding authorisation were invalid as the signs in question did have the required authorisation printed on them. In two instances, in order to stop repeated complaints from opposing parties, an NTEC staff member drove out to the signage in question to take a photo to show the authorisation was clearly there in very small font.

7.15 Complaints about the placement of signs, or the placement of vehicles displaying signs, were all forwarded to the relevant staff at either the council or the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics (DIPL) who determine the policies around where and how signage can be placed on their areas of jurisdiction.

7.16 Repeated reminders also had to be given to candidates and parties regarding their behaviour outside voting centres and the required adherence to the code of conduct. Again, some complaints were made by members of the public, but most were made by opposing candidates and parties.

7.17 Additional complaints were also received about candidates and campaign workers outside early voting centres not complying with COVID-19 guidelines about social distancing and hygiene protocols. Again, repeated reminders were given to all candidates and parties about compliance to the COVID-19 guidelines.

7.18 Recent legislative amendments meant a code of conduct could be drawn up for the election that stipulated the expected behaviour at all voting centres by anyone conducting campaign activities. The NTEC has no power to enforce the code of conduct, and could only remind candidates and parties of their expected behaviour.

7.19 More information about campaigning at the 2020 Territory Election, as well as recommendations for reform, can be found in Section 8 – Voting Services.

Nominations

7.20 Nominations opened with the issue of the writ on Thursday 30 July and closed at 12:00 noon Thursday 6 August. Nominations could be lodged via email, or in person at the NTEC Darwin office or the temporary Alice Springs office.

7.21 A bulk nomination is when a party uses one nomination form to nominate more than one candidate (for different divisions). Five political parties submitted bulk nominations for the election: . Australian Labor Party – Northern Territory Branch – 25 candidates . Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory – 24 candidates . Federation Party Northern Territory – 4 candidates . NT Greens – 10 candidates . Territory Alliance – 21 candidates

7.22 The 2 other parties (Animal Justice Party and Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect Water) only nominated one candidate each (in the divisions of Nightcliff and Drysdale respectively).

7.23 There were also 25 candidate nominations not affiliated with any party.

7.24 As part of the legislative amendments prior to the election, the nomination deposit fee was increased from $250 to $500. The intention of the increase was to deter frivolous nominations, while not providing a barrier to legitimate candidates. As a comparison, nomination deposits for federal elections are $2,000 for both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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7.25 Legislative changes also meant that the nomination deposit can now be paid electronically, as well as by cash, while cheques are no longer accepted. Most nominations (90.1%), at this election were paid electronically, including all of the bulk nominations.

7.26 The nomination process could be further streamlined and made more accessible through the development of a secure nominations portal. Even with recent amendments allowing for lodgement via email and electronic payments, a nomination portal with an online nomination form and a linked payment system, would provide a more simplified and secure manner to submit the forms and deposit a nomination fee.

7.27 Other Australian jurisdictions have online nomination portals which allow for a nomination form and payment to be part of one streamlined process. This is especially of assistance for non-affiliated candidates.

7.28 A new online nominations postal could be developed in line with moving the management system to a modern platform (See recommendation 3)

Recommendation 3 – Online nominations portal

The commission recommends that an online nominations portal be developed, where the lodgement of nomination forms and payments are done through a secure portal.

NOMINATION OUTCOMES

7.29 At the close of nominations at 12:00 noon on 6 August a total of 111 candidate nominations had been accepted across the 25 divisions, and all divisions were contested (i.e. had more than one candidate nominated). One nomination was withdrawn by the candidate prior to the close of nominations.

7.30 Tables 16, 17 and 18 summarise the nominations received by division, gender and age range. A full list of the candidates by division, their names and party affiliation is provided at Appendix D.

Table 16: Number of candidates by division

) 2 candidates 2 candidates (1 division) 3 candidates (6 divisions) 4 candidates (8 divisions) 5 candidates (5divisions) 6 candidates (2 divisions) 7 candidates (2 divisions) 8 candidates (1 division

Mulka Blain Arafura Daly Araluen Braitling Goyder Gwoja Arnhem Fannie Bay Namatjira Drysdale Karama Barkly Johnston Sanderson Brennan Nightcliff Spillett Casuarina Port Darwin Wanguri Fong Lim Katherine Nelson

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Table 17: Candidates by party affiliation and gender

Party affiliation Male Female Total Animal Justice Party 0 1 1 Australian Labor Party - NT Branch 14 11 25 Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect Water 1 0 1 Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory 18 6 24 Federation Party Northern Territory 2 2 4 NT Greens 6 4 10 Territory Alliance 11 10 21 Independent 18 7 25 Total 70 41 111

Table 18: Candidates by party affiliation and age range

Party affiliation 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Total Animal Justice Party 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Australian Labor Party - NT Branch 0 4 11 5 5 0 25 Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect Water 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Country Liberal Party of the NT 0 1 5 12 5 1 24 Federation Party Northern Territory 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 NT Greens 1 0 2 2 5 0 10 Territory Alliance 0 5 5 6 5 0 21 Independent 0 1 3 7 10 4 25 Total 1 11 29 33 31 6 111

7.31 The following table compares the number of candidates by party affiliation nominated for LA general elections from 2012 to 2020. The number of candidates in 2020 decreased by 4 compared with 2016.

Table 19: No. of candidates by affiliation at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 LA general elections

Party affiliation 2012 2016 2020 1 Territory Party / Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect Water 13 1 Animal Justice Party 1 Australian Labor Party - NT Branch 25 25 25 Australian Sex Party NT 5 Citizens Electoral Council (NT Division) 4 Country Liberal Party of the NT 25 25 24 Federation Party Northern Territory 4 First Nations Political Party 8 NT Greens 10 6 10 Shooters and Fishers Party 2 Territory Alliance 21 Independents/No Affiliation 13 40 25 Total 86 115 111

7.32 Section 39 of the Act provides that the full nomination deposit is returned if the candidate is elected or if they poll greater than 20% of the first preference votes of the successful candidate. Any candidate failing to meet either of these criteria forfeits their deposit.

7.33 Following the election, 82 candidates (73.9%) had their deposits refunded with 29 (26.1%) forfeiting their deposit. The following table compares the nomination deposit outcomes by affiliation for the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Territory elections.

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Table 20: Nomination deposit outcomes 2012, 2016 and 2020 Territory elections

2012 2016 2020

Affiliation Refunded Forfeited Total Refunded Forfeited Total Refunded Forfeited Total Animal Justice Party 0 1 1 1 Territory Party/Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect 2 11 13 0 1 1 AustralianW Labor Party – NT Branch 24 1 25 24 1 25 25 0 25 Australian Sex Party NT 0 5 5 Citizens Electoral Council (NT Division) 0 4 4 Country Liberal Party of the NT 25 0 25 25 0 25 24 0 24 Federation Party Northern Territory 2 2 4 First Nations Political Party 2 6 8 NT Greens 3 7 10 4 2 6 7 3 10 Shooters and Fishers Party 1 1 2 Territory Alliance 15 0 21 Independent /No Affiliation 5 8 13 15 25 40 9 16 25 Total 59 27 86 71 44 115 82 29 111 % 68.6 31.4 61.7 38.3 73.9 26.1

Ballot papers

DRAW FOR BALLOT PAPER POSITIONS

7.34 The public declaration of nominations and draw for candidate positions for the 5 Central Australian divisions of Araluen, Barkly, Braitling, Gwoja and Namatjira took place in Alice Springs on Thursday 6 August soon after the close of nominations. The remaining 20 divisions were declared in Darwin at the same time.

7.35 The events were well attended by candidates and the media and were streamed on Facebook live.

BALLOT PAPER PRINTING AND SECURITY

7.36 The NTEC contracted the services of private commercial printing companies for the production of all ballot papers. The ballot papers for the 5 Central Australian divisions were printed in Alice Springs, while the ballot papers for the remaining 20 divisions were printed in Darwin.

7.37 A print-ready proof of each ballot paper was provided to both printing companies immediately following the declaration of nominations and draw for positions on the ballot papers.

7.38 The first run of ballot papers were ready for the packaging of postal votes which occurred over the weekend of 8 – 9 August. All ballot papers were produced and ready before the commencement of early voting and mobile voting on Monday 10 August.

7.39 For the first time the commission created a ballot paper manager at this election, who was responsible for the security of the ballot papers in Darwin. In Alice Springs, this role was performed by the returning officer. These positions were responsible for access to the secure facility where ballot papers were held.

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7.40 Further ballot paper security processes included: . quality control measures to ensure the ballot papers were printed accurately and in the quantities specified . the presence of NTEC staff members during the printing process to ensure adherence to the quality control measures . use of the printer to collate and pack ballot papers on site for each voting centre, in order to reduce ballot paper handling . the procurement of lockable bags for transporting and storing ballot papers, with security seals requiring witness signatures . the secure storage of ballot papers in safes that could only be accessed by authorised staff members.

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Section 8: Voting Services

Indicator Measure Target Outcome in 2020 Voter participation Percentage of voters on the electoral rate (Territory- 80% 74.9% roll who vote (74.0% in 2016) wide) Early voting Percentage of total votes cast 55% 53.3%* services – turnout (36.2% in 2016) Early voting Increase in number of early voting 3 3 centres – numbers centres in response to COVID-19 Percentage of total number of voting EDVC – 100% 100% Voting centre centres being open and equipped for EVC – 100% 100% opening hours voting for their designated operation Mobile voting 99.4%# hours centres – 100% . Increase in voters using postal voting . Yes, 10,344 postal . Yes services (6,649 in 2016) votes issued . Increase in online postal vote . Yes, 8,303 online Voters using postal . Yes applications (5,116 in 2016) applications voting services . Yes, 83.3% of . Increase in postal votes sent in first . Yes postal votes sent in dispatch of postal votes (81.4%) first dispatch Mobile voter Increase in mobile voter turnout No, 14,576 mobile Yes turnout (15,536 in 2016) votes cast Percentage increase in voter turnout in 2020 turnout below: remote divisions. 2016 turnout below: Arafura – 49.2% Arafura – 52.7%↑ Improved voter Arnhem – 57.6% Arnhem – 58.1%↑ participation in all Barkly – 63.1% Increase (%) in Barkly – 63.2%↑ remote electoral Daly – 71.0% remote divisions Daly – 73.5%↑ divisions Gwoja – 55.4% Gwoja – 52.8%↓ Mulka – 58.7% Mulka – 68.4%↑ Namatjira – 58.3% Namatjira – 66.1%↑ Overall – 59.1% Overall – 62.1%↑ Number of locations visited by mobile (from 2016) voting teams Mobile voting . Urban . 5 . 10 . remote . 173 . 169 Using technologies Percentage of electronic certified lists to increase provided in voting centres (including convenience for 100% 100% remote voting) which quicken the electoral and voting process and improves accuracy NTEC staff

* Votes cast at early voting centres outside an elector’s region as recorded as absent votes # One remote voting centre closed early due to a death in the community during voting hours

8.1 The Northern Territory is a large and geographically diverse electorate with few major urban concentrations. It is comprised of 15 Legislative Assembly electoral divisions that cover Darwin and greater Darwin, 3 regional divisions (essentially Alice Springs and Katherine) and 7 remote divisions colloquially known as ‘bush seats’.

8.2 As well as the geographical challenges of providing electoral services across the NT, its population is also very diverse. It has a large Aboriginal population (1 in 3 Territorians are Aboriginal), 80% of whom live in remote areas and 15% of whom speak an Aboriginal language as their first language. One in 5 Territorians were born overseas, and the population is young (with a median age of 32 years) and transient. The challenge for the NTEC is to service the whole community and engage them in the electoral process.

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Impact of COVID-19 on voting services

8.3 In delivering the 2020 Territory Election the NTEC had to comply with the directions and advice provided by the Commonwealth and NT governments in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic.

8.4 The NTEC’s COVID-19 Management Plan for the election, and the accompanying procedural and operational documents, were developed in consultation with Department of Health (DOH). The documents provided details for voters, NTEC staff, candidate and campaigners and were available on the commission’s website.

8.5 One of the biggest impacts of COVID-19 on the election was the delay to the remote enrolment and awareness program in the lead up to the election. The program was scheduled to begin mid-April but due to restricted access of only essential services to remote communities under Commonwealth biosecurity legislation, it was delayed by over two months and did not start until late June when the restrictions were lifted. This loss of time meant the enrolment program focussed on larger remote communities and did not have the wider reach that was originally planned.

8.6 This pre-election remote enrolment program is particularly important for the Territory as the AEC no longer operates an ongoing remote enrolment field program in the NT. There are issues with under- enrolment and accuracy of the electoral roll in the NT, in particular for Aboriginal voters in remote areas and the best way to improve this is with face-to face programs in the lead up to elections.

8.7 During the two months that the biosecurity zones were in place in remote areas, NTEC staff still managed to visit communities that were outside the biosecurity zones and town camps in urban areas to conduct enrolment and awareness programs for Aboriginal voters.

8.8 Once the biosecurity zones were lifted in June, the delivery of voting services was able to take place in remote communities with little hindrance and the remote voting schedule looked much the same as it did in previous elections. It did have slightly less stops than in 2016, but this was more due to the lack of voters in some of the very small communities (which were therefore removed from the schedule) rather than due to COVID-19.

8.9 The pandemic did however have an impact on turnout in remote areas. Many Aboriginal voters were not in their communities because they were attending cultural activities that had been delayed due to COVID-19. Most of these activities were postponed when communities were closed under the biosecurity restrictions. Once these closures were lifted, there were large movements of people across remote areas to attend funerals, sorry business and other cultural activities. Feedback from remote teams was that there was just was not many people in the communities they visited, but those that were there generally did vote.

8.10 The movement of people for cultural reasons always impacts turnout in remote areas (particularly as the NT election was held in the dry season), but never to the extent that was seen this year due to the pandemic, remote community closures, and the follow on effects of these.

8.11 Urban mobile voting services were also affected as aged care centres were not visited at all, as per their request, and on advice from DOH. Residents at these facilities were offered alternatives and most were assisted to postal vote.

8.12 While aged care centres were not included, overall our mobile voting teams visited double the number of urban facilities as compared to the 2016 election. These included all of the Territory’s hospitals, the Alice Springs Correctional Centre and the COVID-19 quarantine centres in Darwin (Howard Springs) and Alice Springs. Darwin Correctional Centre was issued with postal votes as requested.

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8.13 COVID-19 had a significant impact on postal voting services, in two ways. Voters were encouraged to apply for postal votes if they preferred to avoid visiting a voting centre altogether, or to at least avoid the expected longer queues due to social distancing restrictions. This resulted in an increase of 3,695 postal votes issued compared to 2016, a rise of 56%.

8.14 International postal votes however, significantly decreased. Many countries simply did not have an international mail service for most of 2020, or were restricted to just sea mail delivery for overseas post which was not timely enough for postal votes. For those countries that still had an international mail service, there were still significant delays and being able to send, receive and return a postal vote in the timeframe permitted for the election was not guaranteed. Of the 126 postal votes issued to an international address, only 5 were admitted to the count (returned from Antigua, Barbuda, Germany and Thailand). In 2016, 272 postal votes were sent to an international address with 56 admitted to the count (see section 8.49).

8.15 Voters were also encouraged to vote early to limit the congregation of people at election day voting centres. This led to a significant increase in the number of electors voting early, with 53.3% of all votes cast being early votes, or 56,460 votes. In 2016, 36.2% of votes were cast early (36,260 votes) (see section 8.85).

8.16 An additional 3 early voting centres, located in Berrimah, Berry Springs and Yarrawonga (Gateway Shopping Centre), were operational to accommodate the planned increase in voter turnout. Compared to the 2016 election, the majority of early voting centres were open for longer hours, including on the Saturday in the middle of the early voting period, and most open on Sunday for the first time.

8.17 Early voting for the 2020 Territory Election includes the voting services provided at other state and territory electoral commissions (i.e. in every state capital city plus Canberra). Interstate voting is available during business hours for the 12-day early voting period. With each state and territory having different COVID restrictions at the time of the election, this meant a different level of service at some centres. The commission offices in New South Wales and Victoria were not open at all, so no interstate voting services were available in these states. Other offices had restricted access, for example voters needed to make an appointment, or had to be escorted to a certain area to vote.

8.18 All voting centre venues (early, mobile and election day) had further assessments taken to ensure compliance with social distancing in queues, between voters and voting staff and between voting screens. Centres were also assessed on how many people were allowed inside at one time to comply with the restriction of one person for every 4 square metres inside the voting centre.

8.19 All voting centres complied with cleaning and health protocols including single use pencils, additional cleaning of surfaces by voting centre staff, provision of hand sanitiser for voters and hygiene protocols, which included regular washing of hands, for staff. Compliance team members from DOH visited voting centres in Darwin and Alice Springs to check that social distancing and other health protocols were being adhered to by voters and NTEC staff.

8.20 The 2020 Territory Election code of conduct provided to candidates, political parties, campaign workers and scrutineers, included specific COVID-19 guidelines for campaigning and scrutineering. Like the COVID-19 Management Plan, these were developed in conjunction with DOH and their compliance team members checked these were being followed when they visited voting centres. The compliance team determined the guidelines were not being followed and issued warnings to campaign workers at both the Darwin and Alice Springs early voting centres for the lack of social distancing and non- compliance of hygiene practices. The compliance team also requested changes to the layout and additional signage at the Darwin early voting centre to ensure voters and staff complied with social distancing requirements.

8.21 The requirement to social distance meant a DCA could not be accommodated at a number of election day voting centres due to size restrictions. This was particularly the case at dual and triple voting centres due to the increased number of candidates, with each of entitled to 3 campaign staff per DCA.

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8.22 Where DCAs could not be established due to COVID-19 measures or other factors, the commission placed a table at the entrance which allowed how-to-vote material for electors to pick up themselves at their own discretion.

8.23 The two venues used for the scrutiny process (the former Toyworld building in Berrimah and the former ANZ bank building in Todd Mall) were chosen in part for their size in order to accommodate the large numbers of people needed but still comply with the social distances requirement. Other COVID measures in place during the scrutiny process included plastic screens and social distancing between scrutineers and count staff, a limit of one scrutineer per candidate, and greater physical separation between count tables.

8.24 It was determined that it was not possible for scrutineers to be close enough to view markings on ballot papers to adequately query formality with social distancing. Therefore, on election night, scrutineers were directed not to challenge ballot papers on formality grounds. Parties and candidates were advised that scrutineers could challenge the formality of ballot papers at the fresh scrutiny where there would be significantly fewer scrutineers, hence the ability to view ballot papers and abide with social distancing requirements.

Voters with special needs

8.25 Physical incapacity, caring responsibilities, language barriers, remoteness and other circumstances can impact on an elector’s ability to vote. The commission provides a range of support for voters with special needs and electoral officials are trained to provide assistance when needed.

8.26 Pre-election day services included: . early and postal voting available to all electors . postal vote applications lodged online or by call centre staff . electors listed as registered postal voters (who must meet eligibility criteria and are then automatically sent a postal vote for every election without having to apply) sent their ballot papers by mail as soon as they were available . postal voting for eligible prisoners at the Darwin Prison and aged care facilities. . postal voting services for defence personnel doing training exercises in remote parts of NT and interstate

8.27 Physical access was promoted by: . 11 early and 34 election day voting centres offering full or assisted wheelchair access and, where possible, parking facilities for people with a disability; access was advertised in print and on the website . allowing electors to vote from their cars or outside voting centres if needed (with assistance from the officer in charge and scrutineers to witness) . mobile voting to 169 remote communities . mobile voting for residents at 10 urban institutions, including all Territory hospitals (7), Alice Springs Correctional Centre and the quarantine facilities in Darwin (Howard Springs) and Alice Springs

8.28 Personal assistance to vote was facilitated by: . any elector who is unable to vote may be assisted by someone they nominate (like a family member), or by an election officer (which can be witnessed by scrutineers) . this assistance can be in the form of completing declaration forms, explaining how to mark a ballot paper, marking the ballot paper at the voter’s discretion, folding and placing the ballot paper into ballot box, postal or declaration envelope, or by acting as an interpreter . 35 local assistants employed to provide interpreter support at remote mobile voting centres.

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8.29 Technological support was deployed via: . tablets allocated to all voting centres including mobile voting locations, containing information on how to vote in 13 Aboriginal languages, English and Tagalog . SMS messages (3,859) were sent to electors in remote divisions, as well as targeted social media advertising (see Section 5 of this report for more details), advising of mobile voting details in their community

8.30 Paragraphs 8.72 – 8.84 discuss the possibility of internet voting and/or an electronic postal voting system for Territory elections. Such systems have the potential to further improve accessibility to voting services for some electors with special needs.

Electronic certified lists

8.31 The electronic certified list system (eLAPPS or electronic Legislative Assembly Polling Place System) was used for all early voting centres, mobile voting centres and election day voting centres. It was first used across all centres at the 2016 Territory Election.

8.32 Each electoral officer that issued votes was provided with a netbook that had eLAPPS loaded on, and each voting centre or mobile team had a spare netbook as backup. A hard copy of the certified list was also provided for all voting centres and mobile voting teams as a contingency measure, but none were used.

8.33 eLAPPS allows for the electronic mark-off of electors as they are issued ballot papers. Data from eLAPPS machines is transmitted from voting centres to the Darwin office by automated syncing mechanisms at regular intervals via the internet.

8.34 For remote mobile teams, if they are in areas within internet range, data is still synced at regular intervals. Otherwise once teams arrived at their overnight accommodation their netbooks are then synced to the main system. The risk of losing data is minimal as each unit saves data to the internal hard drive. Mobile teams also phone through their voting data to the Darwin office at the earliest possible time after the closure of each voting centre.

Postal voting

8.35 Electors were able to apply for a postal vote from 1 January 2020 until Tuesday 18 August 2020 for overseas voters and Thursday 20 August 2020 for voters within Australia.

8.36 A record number of postal votes were applied for, issued and received by the NTEC for the 2020 Territory Election. There was a 55.6% increase in postal votes issued at this election compared with the 2016 election, and 53.8% increase in the postal votes admitted to the count.

8.37 Take-up of postal voting has increased across both LA and LG elections since the eligibility criteria was removed in 2015 legislative reforms. The marked increase in 2020 postal voting can be attributed to COVID-19 and electors’ preferences to not visit a voting centre in person to reduce exposure to the virus. NTEC encouraged all voters, but especially vulnerable people, to postal vote.

8.38 Applications could be made on online via the NTEC’s website and were available from 1 January 2020. In total 11,666 postal vote applications were received by the deadline (20 August), 8,303 of which were received online making up 71.2% of all applications.

8.39 Electors also applied for postal votes at the NTEC’s counter, forms organised by political parties or MLAs, via email, downloaded forms from the NTEC website, or as part of a stakeholder group.

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POSTAL VOTING FOR STAKEHOLDER GROUPS

8.40 Voters who meet specific criteria for not attending a voting centre in person may apply to be registered as a general postal voter. This criteria includes being enrolled for an address more than 20km from a voting centre, unable to travel due to being infirm, caring for someone who is seriously ill or infirm, and silent electors, amongst other criteria. General postal voters are automatically sent a ballot paper via a postal vote for all elections (federal, territory and local government).

8.41 Once nominations close and the ballot papers have been printed, postal votes for all registered general postal voters are sent in the first mail dispatch. There is no requirement for an election specific postal vote application to be completed. At the 2020 Territory Election there were 1,613 registered general postal votes issued.

8.42 The commission liaised with the Australian Defence Force to promote the election and encourage the application of postal votes for any defence personnel who were deployed or training in a remote area, interstate or overseas. Several defence groups with staff located in remote areas or interstate during the election were assisted to submit bulk postal vote applications.

8.43 NT Correctional Services requested that eligible prisoners at Alice Springs Correctional Centre, Barkly work camp and Datjala work camp be provided a mobile voting service. Darwin Correctional Centre advised they could not provide an appropriate safe space for in-person voting due to damage at the facility during recent riots. They therefore requested that their inmates be provided a postal voting service. It was agreed that inmates at Barkly work camp and Datjala work camp would also be issued postal votes and a mobile voting team would still visit.

8.44 NT Correctional Services provided data for eligible prisoners (those sentenced to 3 years or less) which was reconciled against the electoral roll. Arrangements were then made to correctly enrol all eligible prisoners and then a bulk application of postal votes was organised for prisoners at the Darwin Correctional Centre and the work camps. The postal votes for Darwin Correctional Centre were then delivered to and picked up from the prison rather than sending through the post. See case study on prisoner enrolment and voting at 8.70.

8.45 A second round of enrolment information and postal vote applications were arranged during the week before election day so that postal votes could be issued to prisoners who had come into custody since the first round. In total, 555 postal votes were issued to prisoners at Darwin Correctional Centre in the first round, and 65 postal issued in the second.

8.46 As mentioned in paragraph 8.12, DOH advised against visiting aged care facilities to conduct mobile voting which is usual practice for NT elections. All major aged care facilities were contacted and given the option to arrange for bulk postal vote applications. Postal votes were sent via mail or dropped off to participating facilities. Facilities had the option for NTEC to collect the postal votes, return via pre-paid express post or send individually via regular mail service. A number of aged care facilities also provided names of voters who were no longer able to vote due to declining cognitive function. The details of these electors were given to the AEC to begin the process of removing them from the electoral roll.

8.47 NTEC liaised with the NT Cattlemen’s Association (NTCA) to ensure postal votes could be delivered and returned within the legislated timeframe. NTCA communicated with their members to provide key election dates and links to the online postal vote applications. NTCA members were also encouraged to become registered postal voters to save having to apply for a postal vote at each election. A small number of completed postal votes were hand delivered to the Darwin office by NTCA, other were sent through the post.

8.48 The Central Land Council (CLC) also communicated with their board members to provide information about the election and to encourage participation and postal voting. The CLC sent through names of their members that were to attend a council meeting in Ampilatwatja during the voting period. A remote mobile team had already visited the community before the meeting. Postal votes for these board members were sent express post to the Alice Springs election office. The CLC picked up the postal packs, the members voted at their council meeting, and the CLC returned the completed votes to the Alice Springs office.

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OVERSEAS POSTAL VOTES

8.49 As discussed in paragraph 8.14, COVID-19 heavily impacted the ability of electors overseas to use postal votes to participate in this election. Electors in 99 countries (including Greece and the Philippines) could not postal vote as their country had either totally suspended international mail, were only receiving or dispatching postal services via sea, or had no outbound services.

8.50 Electors in these 99 countries who had applied for a postal vote were notified via email that their vote could not be facilitated. Information about overseas postal voting services was also placed on the NTEC’s website.

8.51 Those countries that could receive international mail still experienced significant delays (mostly due to limited international flights) and there was no guarantee that the postal votes sent could be received and returned within the legislated timeframe. A media release issued 22 July 2020 advised that due to significant restrictions, international postal voting was going to be largely ineffective.

8.52 In total, 268 postal vote applications were received for an overseas address of which 206 were issued. Of those returned before the deadline, only 5 were admitted to the count. In the 2016 election, 272 postal votes were issued to an international address with 56 admitted to the count.

DISPATCH OF POSTAL VOTES

8.53 Following the declaration of nominations and draw for position on ballot papers on Thursday 6 August, ballot papers were printed and the first round of postal vote packs were prepared and ready for dispatch by Sunday 9 August.

8.54 8,187 postal votes were sent out in the first dispatch on the first day of voting on Monday 10 August, an increase of 2,775 from the 2016 election. Postal packs were sent to all applicants who had applied by Saturday 8 August, including registered general postal voters. They were lodged with Australia Post at 6:00 am on the Monday 10 August.

8.55 During the voting period 10-21 August, 10,344 postal ballot paper packs were despatched, which is an increase of 3,678 (55.2%) compared to 2016.

8.56 A total of 9,776 (94.5%) postal packs were lodged for mailing within the first five days of postal voting, 476 (4.6%) within the next five days, and 92 (0.9%) on the last day. Details of the number of postal ballot papers issued and processed for each division are provided at Appendices F.

8.57 Postal vote applications received on the Friday before election day were hand delivered by staff to individual residents at their address in Darwin and surrounding areas where possible. This was due to concerns over the ability to receive and complete these vote prior to election day and the elector’s inability to be able to visit on election day voting centre.

8.58 The final dispatch of postal votes, where eligible applications were received by the 6.00pm cut off on Thursday prior to election day were mailed or delivered as soon as practical after the close off time.

RETURN OF POSTAL VOTES

8.59 Legislative reforms passed just prior to the 2016 Territory Election, extended the timeframe for the return of postal votes by one week, to 12:00 noon on the second Friday following election day. Following this deadline, the final counts of postal votes commences along with a full distribution of preferences.

8.60 By the 4 September deadline for the return of completed postal votes for the 2020 Territory Election, a total of 8,906 had been received, with 1,286 of them being in the second week (14.4%).

8.61 Of the 8,906 postal votes returned by the deadline, a total of 6,692 were admitted to the count. Table 21 provides details of postal voting returns for the last three general elections.

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Table 21: Postal voting returns 2012, 2016 and 2020 elections

2012 2016 2020 Postal vote details Number % Number % Number % Issued Total postal votes issued (including re-issues) 5,314 6,649 10,344 Returns Completed, returned by deadline and admitted 3,777 71.1 4,351 65.4 6,692 64.7 Completed and returned after deadline 230 4.3 256 3.8 285 2.8 Returned by deadline but rejected (including not signed 96 1.8 510 7.7 569 5.4 correctly, not dated or voted too late) Cancelled (voted in person, not enrolled correctly) - - 449 6.8 1,478 14.4 Returned to sender (arrived up to 31 Dec 2020) 82 1.5 139 2.1 253 2.4 Not returned 1,129 21.3 944 14.2 1,067 10.3

8.62 Of the 53 international postal votes that were returned to the commission, only 5 of these could be admitted to the count. The remaining 48 could not be admitted due to arriving after the last day to receive postal votes or declared as being completed on a date after election day.

Table 22: 2020 Postal voting returns - overseas postal votes Outcome of overseas postal votes Total Total overseas postal votes issued 206 Completed, returned by deadline and admitted 5 Completed, returned by deadline but rejected 13 Completed and returned after deadline 35 Returned to sender (arrived up to 31 Dec 2020) 26 Not returned 127

8.63 A further 285 completed ballot papers arrived after the 4 September deadline, most of these from interstate and overseas electors.

8.64 Section 111 of the Act outlines the procedures for checking postal voting papers. Legislative reforms in 2019 removed the requirement for an authorised witness to sign the completed postal vote certificate. This was aimed at ensuring more votes could be admitted. In 2016, 83 votes were rejected from the count due to not having an authorised witness sign the completed postal vote certificate.

8.65 All returned postal votes must be declared with a date and time of when they were completed and this declaration must be signed. Any returned postal votes that are not dated and timed, or are dated after 6:00pm on election day cannot be admitted to the count. 227 postal votes were rejected for this reason.

8.66 All elector declaration signatures on returned postal votes are checked against their completed enrolment form. If the signatures do not match, the postal vote cannot admitted to the count. 42 returned postal votes were rejected for this reason.

8.67 There are also instances where electors return their postal votes with the declaration unsigned; these also cannot be admitted. 289 returned postal votes were rejected for this reason.

8.68 If an elector has applied for a postal vote, which has been issued, then chooses to vote at a voting centre instead, the NTEC’s election management system will record the elector as having voted and their postal vote will be rejected if returned. 1,478 returned postal votes were rejected for this reason.

8.69 Occasionally a person who has applied for a postal vote, which has been issued, is then removed from the roll by an official objection (this could be for a number of reasons, like having dementia, being elderly, and requires the signature of a medical practitioner). If a person has been removed from the roll prior to their completing the ballot paper, their vote is not admitted to the count. 9 postal votes were rejected for this reason.

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8.70 Two additional postal votes were rejected because the ballot paper was mailed back inside a regular envelope, not the supplied postal vote returns envelope, which meant the required official declaration was not signed.

CASE STUDY: Prisoner enrolment and voting at the 2020 Territory Election

Prisoners are a unique stakeholder group with a special category of enrolment. Following the High Court case Roach v Electoral Commissioner (2007) it was determined that prisoners who are currently serving a sentence of 3 years or less are entitled to vote in elections at all 3 levels of government.

PRISONER ENROLMENT

The NT Electoral Commission (NTEC) and NT Correctional Services (corrections) worked together to determine how to facilitate the enrolment of eligible prisoners and the provision of voting services to the 4 correctional facilities in the Northern Territory. Corrections provided eligible prisoner data and pre-filled enrolment forms were produced for unenrolled prisoners and those who needed to update their details (including enrolling under the special category of prisoner). It was agreed that corrections staff would assist these prisoners to complete their enrolment forms, and while an offer was made to provide enrolment training to their relevant staff, corrections instead requested an instructional sheet be prepared on how to complete a prisoner enrolment form.

When the enrolment forms were returned (to either the AEC or NTEC) just over 80% were found to be incomplete, in particular sections 7, 8 and 9 of the forms were not filled in at all. Section 7 requires electors to confirm their citizenship and place of birth, section 8 requires evidence of identity and section 9 requires a signature or ‘mark’ declaring the information provided is correct.

For section 8, electors must provide either an Australian driver’s license number, an Australian passport number, or a person on the Commonwealth electoral roll can confirm (or ‘attest to’) the elector’s identity by signing and providing their name and address. This third option is by far the most used for prisoners.

For the 2020 Territory Election, the AEC agreed to trial less stringent measures for a person attesting to a prisoner’s identity. This allowed prison staff to provide their full name, the name of the correctional centre by way of an address and their signature in order to attest to a prisoner’s identity. This meant prison staff did not have to provide their personal address and did not have to be enrolled on the Commonwealth electoral roll.

PRISONER VOTING

Historically, at both federal and Territory elections, eligible prisoners are provided a mobile voting service at prison facilities. After consulting with senior staff at the department and the correctional facilities, a mobile voting service was provided to Alice Springs Correctional Centre and both work camps; however, Darwin Correctional Centre advised their preference for postal votes due to the lack of an appropriate space that was compliant with COVID-19 social distancing requirements due to a recent riot.

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It was a preference of the NTEC that a mobile voting service be provided as this would allow declaration votes to be given to any unenrolled prisoners. Under the new enrolment ‘savings’ provision, eligible electors that are not enrolled by the close of roll can still cast a declaration vote and once eligibility is determined, their vote is counted.

Instead, at the request of corrections, an instructional sheet was prepared to assist prisoners and prison officers on how to correctly complete the voter declaration on the back of the postal vote envelope containing the ballot papers.

It was later determined that prisoners at the work camps would also be provided with postal votes as it was thought more prisoners would have the opportunity to vote with this option given the transient nature of work camps. They were also provided with the instructional sheet to assist with completing the postal vote envelope correctly.

An urban voting team visited the Alice Springs Correctional Centre over two days on 19 and 20 August with a total of 107 votes collected on the first day and a further 92 on the second.

A remote voting team visited Datjala Work Camp on 20 August and issued 28 votes. Although the work camp had received postal votes for their prisoners these were not distributed as the voting team visit had already been scheduled. A remote voting team also visited Barkly Work Camp but the postal votes had already been distributed and returned via post.

For postal ballot papers to be accepted and admitted to the count, electors must sign a declaration on the outside of the postal vote envelope stating the date and time they voted as ballot papers must be completed before 6:00 pm on election day. Section 96 of Electoral Act 2004 states that postal votes must be rejected if the voter declaration is not signed, if the date and time are not provided, or if the date and time declared is after 6:00 pm on election day. Of the 506 postal votes returned from the Darwin Correctional Centre, only 208 were accepted and admitted to the count, leaving 298 that were rejected. Some of the rejected votes were return-to- sender or the elector had cast an ordinary vote (possibly due to the prisoner being released and voting in person). However, over 60% of the rejected prisoner postal votes were due to the declaration not completed correctly with 62 votes not signed, 50 votes having no date or time declared, and 76 votes dated after 22 August. These are avoidable rejections, and while concerning for prisoners’ democratic rights, could also have potentially impacted the result in marginal seats.

If particular circumstances warrants postal voting as the only option, arrangements should be made for NTEC staff to collect postal votes in person to check and verify that the outer envelope declarations have been completed correctly. Any declarations that are incomplete can be rectified at the prison before the deadline for receipt of postal votes.

The NTEC has met with corrections post-election who support the recommendation for all correctional facilities to be provided with a mobile voting service.

The NTEC plans to dedicate a single staff member as the manager of prisoner enrolment and voting services. This would enable a single point of contact and consistent communication between the NTEC and the 4 prison facilities. This position could also facilitate voting services for other special category electors.

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INTERNET VOTING/ELECTRONIC POSTAL VOTING SYSTEM

8.71 Legislative changes in 2015 extended the election timetable to allow almost 2 weeks for the return of postal votes after election day. This extension was in recognition of the limited postal delivery services for people living in remote communities and pastoral stations (often only once weekly). It also provides more time for interstate and overseas postal votes to return (although COVID-19 will continue to impact postal services, in particular overseas services, for some time).

8.72 The 2020 Territory Election experienced additional delays with postal votes due to the impact of COVID-19, particularly for overseas postal votes where only 5 were admitted to the count.

8.73 This election saw 5 divisions with a difference of 100 votes of less. The closeness in these divisions required candidates to wait 13 days to determine an outcome as they waited for all postal votes to be mailed back and then a full distribution of preferences to occur.

8.74 The need to enfranchise Territorians in remote areas, interstate and overseas at election times also needs to be balanced with a timely result. An extra week to receive postal votes means an additional time that the Northern Territory is possibly in caretaker mode.

8.75 One option to better achieve this balance is to explore an electronic or automated system for the issue and return of postal votes, or alternatively, an internet voting option. Either option would provide greater geographical reach in comparison to the postal service, providing a convenient alternative for voters whose needs are not met through the current system.

8.76 The investigation of electronic or internet voting options must maintain the integrity of the electoral process including the secrecy of the ballot.

8.77 At the October 2020 ACT Election an e-voting service was made available to overseas voters only. Eligible voters who were overseas for the voting period first had to verify their identity through an ACT Digital Account. Once matched to the electoral roll, the system issues an online ballot paper for voters to then type in their preferences and submit their vote. All votes made through the e-voting service were treated as declaration votes, and the system is able to separate the voters’ personal information from their vote preferences.

8.78 At their 2018 House of Assembly election, the Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC) provided an ‘express voting’ service for voters who were interstate, overseas or lived too remote to access a voting centre. Their electronic system enables electors to receive a ballot paper image by email or fax. The voter then completes the ballot paper, signs a declaration, and returns both the ballot paper and declaration by post, email or fax. This system however, does not fully protect the secrecy of the ballot.

8.79 Subsequently the TEC was subject to a data breach where information was obtained by a third party for around 4,000 electors who had applied for an ‘express vote’. Details obtained as part of the breach included the name, address, email, phone number and date of birth information of electors. The breach was only in relation to the applications to ‘express vote’ and did not extend to the return of ballot papers.

8.80 The NSW Electoral Commission provides an internet or phone voting service called Ivote at their state elections for disabled, regional, interstate and overseas electors. Voters choose a pin or password during the application process to use when voting, and an Ivote number is sent to them.

8.81 At the 2019 NSW state election, 234,401 electors cast their vote using the Ivote system (99% via the internet, 1% via phone). Of these, 68% were interstate voters and 3% qualified to use Ivote due to being 20km from a voting centre.

8.82 The West Australian Electoral Commission also provided the Ivote system to electors with an ‘incapacity’ at their March 2017 state election. The AEC is not planning to provide internet voting at the next federal election.

8.83 In both New South Wales (NSW) and Western Australia (WA), internet voting was offered to a limited class of voters to trial the service and learn from the experience, before expanding its use at future elections. This cautious approach is prudent given the significant risk of failure and potential for fraud. The problems experienced with the 2016 online census form provide a good example of the need to

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ensure that online systems are robust, thoroughly tested and security risks are identified and addressed prior to implementation.

8.84 Ivote, and other electronic or internet voting systems are expensive options. If the NT used the same eligibility criteria as NSW and WA, it is likely only a small percentage of voters would utilise the technology. Remote mobile voting centres would remain the most effective way of servicing remote Aboriginal communities.

Early voting

8.85 Early voting in the Northern Territory has significantly increased since the eligibility criteria was removed in 2016 legislative reforms. Locally and nationally there is also a growing trend of voters opting for ‘convenience voting’ at an early voting centre.

8.86 The early voting period for the 2020 Territory Election was 12 days from 10 – 21 August.

8.87 A total of 11 early voting centres operated for the election, with 10 of these open for the full 12 day voting period. One (Berry Springs) was open for a 7 day period covering the second week. See Appendix G2 for a full list of centres and their opening hours. In 2016 there were 10 early voting centres with 7 open for the full early voting period, one open for 7 days and 2 open for 2 days of the early voting period.

8.88 The additional early voting centres were established to provide more opportunities for electors to cast an early vote due to the COVID-19 pandemic. DOH advised that voters would be required to socially distance at voting centres (in queues and inside voting centres when voting). To avoid queuing and long waits on election day, voters were encouraged to early or postal vote.

8.89 Opening hours were also extended to accommodate the predicted increase in electors opting to vote early. For the first time, most early voting centres were open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on the middle Sunday of the early voting period, and from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on the middle Saturday. Because these extended hours were a response to the pandemic, they may not be repeated at future elections due to the additional cost. However, given the high number of votes taken on the Saturday (5,706) there is a strong case to retain at least the extended hours on the middle Saturday.

8.90 Early voting centres were located, where possible, in or near shopping precincts to take advantage of the high number of walk-through customers, available parking, and for convenience to electors. There is however, an additional cost in leasing space in shopping centres compared to less prominent locations. The leasing cost of early voting centres was approximately $58,000 in 2020, compared to almost $50,000 in 2016.

8.91 With the additional early voting centres and extended opening hours, there was also a significant rise in wage costs of casual electoral staff, mainly due to penalty rates for working on a weekend.

8.92 Under reciprocal service arrangements, 5 early voting centres operated at interstate electoral commissions for Territory electors who were in these jurisdictions during the election period. These are all located in capital cities. The Victoria and New South Wales electoral offices were unable to offer a service due to their lock down provisions for COVID-19 outbreaks at the time. (See also 8.17 in this section)

8.93 A total of 60,295 early votes were issued at Territory based early voting centres (56.2% of the total ballot papers issued), an increase of 24,189 (33%) compared with the 2016 election. Early voting on the middle weekend of the early voting period saw 5,706 votes cast on the Saturday and 2,929 votes cast on the Sunday. Combined, these account for 14% of the total early votes.

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Graph 5

Votes issued at NT early voting centres 70,000 60,295 60,000

50,000

40,000 36,260 issued

30,000 Votes 20,000 13,268 9,217 10,000 4,044 5,775

0 2001 2005 2008 2012 2016 2020 Election year

Note: The 2016 Territory was the first election with no eligibility criteria for voting early

8.94 A further 99 votes were lodged at interstate early voting centres in contrast to 157 in 2016. This decrease was likely due to the unavailability of interstate early voting centres in New South Wales and Victoria. Interstate early voting centres are only open according to the working hours of the hosting electoral commission, and were therefore only open weekdays.

Table 23: Total ballot papers issued at all early voting centres

Territory Interstate Centre Issued Centre Issued Alice Springs 7,761 Adelaide 52 Berrimah 5,832 Brisbane 18 Berry Springs* 580 Canberra 9 Casuarina 11,722 Hobart 4 Coolalinga 6,079 Perth 16 Darwin 8,810 Katherine 3,937 Nhulunbuy 1,491 Palmerston 6,022 Tennant Creek 1,369 Yarrawonga 6,692 Total (11 centres) 60,292 Total (5 centres) 99 99.8% 0.2% Total issued 60,394 * Open for 7 days of the 12 day early voting period

8.95 It is interesting to note that the significantly higher use of convenience voting (early and postal) options did not have an overall impact on turnout. More Territorians were enrolled in this election than any other, and more votes were issued and counted, but the turnout increased by just 0.9% compared to 2016.

CAMPAIGNING AT EARLY VOTING CENTRES

8.96 The prohibition of election campaigning within 10 metres of voting centres was applied to all early voting centres. Stakeholders were advised of the intent of the legislation and regular election newsletters reiterated this message.

Page 60 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT 8.97 Property owners of locations used for early voting centres determine whether campaigning is permitted within their venue’s boundary, including attached car parking areas. Campaigning is usually disallowed at shopping complexes or public libraries where there is a requirement for minimal disruption to other activities occurring. Where this is the case, a table is provided for campaign material (like how-to-vote cards) to be placed for electors seeking information about candidates.

8.98 Of the 11 early voting centres open in 2020, only 5 of these premises allowed campaigning activities, with the 10 metre prohibition zone in place. These 5 centres were located in Alice Springs, Berry Springs, Darwin City, Nhulunbuy and Tennant Creek.

Recommendation 6 – No campaigning allowed at early voting centres

The commission recommends removing the 10 metre prohibition zone and disallowing campaigning at early voting centres. The NTEC will ensure that tables are placed at the entrance to all early voting centres where how-to-vote material can be displayed.

8.99 A code of conduct was developed for the 2020 Territory Election as per section 313A of the Act that stipulated the behaviour expected at all voting centres by anyone undertaking campaigning activities. This included candidates, political parties, campaign workers and scrutineers. The code of conduct specified that people in these positions could not: . use language that provokes violence towards other candidate or political party campaign workers or members of the public . intimidate candidates or voters . enter the prohibition zone set by the officer in charge of the voting centre unless duly appointed . publish or display false information about other candidates or political parties . plagiarise any other candidate or political party name, acronym or symbol . offer any inducement or reward to a person to vote for a candidate or party . destroy, remove or deface posters belonging to other candidates or political parties.

8.100 Numerous formal and informal complaints were received about inappropriate behaviour and use of offensive language relating to campaign workers arguing with each other outside early voting centres, especially at the Darwin and Alice Springs centres. The complaints were mainly from other campaign workers and candidates about their opponents, but a number were from the public, many of whom found their behaviour intimidating. Police attended a Darwin early voting centre to address concerns in relation to threatening behaviour between campaign workers.

8.101 Of the 71 formal complaints received over the election period, 16 were about campaigning or canvassing of votes by political parties, campaign workers or candidates at early voting centres or remote voting locations. There were no complaints from early voting centres where campaigning was not permitted.

8.102 Political parties and candidates were reminded several times (as a response to formal and informal complaints) about adhering to the expected behaviours in the code of conduct. These reminders were given in person, on the phone, in emails and via the election newsletter.

8.103 There were further complaints from both unendorsed candidates and the smaller political parties that finding enough campaign staff to cover the full opening hours of the entire 12 day early voting period disadvantaged them, and coverage was much easier to arrange for the two larger parties. There were calls to reduce the opening times and the number of days of early voting to allow them to find adequate numbers of volunteers to staff the entire early voting period.

8.104 The code of conduct also included specific COVID-19 guidelines for campaigning and scrutineering. These guidelines were developed in conjunction with DOH and their compliance team checked the guidelines were being followed when they visited early voting centres in Darwin and Alice Springs. DOH found many instances where these guidelines were not being followed and issued warnings to campaign workers at both centres for not complying with social distancing requirements.

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Mobile voting services

8.105 Electors at remote locations, hospitals and correctional centres are visited by teams of electoral officials who travel to predetermined locations at set times to deliver a mobile voting service. For the 2020 Territory election a total of 169 remote locations and 10 urban locations were visited by mobile voting teams.

8.106 DOH advised the commission not to enter aged care facilities and hostels due to an increased risk of spreading COVID-19 to a vulnerable population. Mobile teams would usually visit aged care facilities and hostels, and if located in a remote community, by a remote mobile team.

8.107 Correctional Services advised that due to damages to Darwin Correctional Centre caused by a recent riot there was no appropriate venue to conduct mobile voting at the facility and eligible inmates would have to vote by post.

8.108 Mobile teams also provided voting services to guests at the COVID-19 quarantine facilities in Darwin and Alice Springs. The votes received at these facilities were required to be quarantined for three days before being handled and counted by the commission.

8.109 For the 2016 Territory Election, the commission partnered with the Department of Human Services (now Services Australia) for the delivery of remote mobile voting. This could not be repeated for the 2020 Territory Election due to their decision to prioritise their own core business as a result of the surge in demand for their services during the pandemic. Despite already having an MOU in place with Services Australia, they advised in April 2020 they would be unable to provide the staff, vehicles, accommodation and logistical coordination detailed in the MOU. This required the commission to organise, procure and provide: . staff for remote mobile teams . 4WD vehicles equipped for remote area travel . bookings for air charters and accommodation . staffing to coordinate the mobile teams.

8.110 A mobile voting coordination unit was set up in the NTEC’s Darwin office consisting of three staff. Additionally, an administration assistant was also recruited to create the necessary purchase requests and movement requisitions required as changes to schedules occurred. 8.111 The NTEC would still like to explore partnership options with Services Australia for the next Legislative Assembly election given their expertise and resources in the delivery of remote services. Services Australia also partners with the AEC to deliver remote voting services at federal elections.

8.112 The commission would also like to explore partnerships with relevant NTG agencies, following the success of using DHS for the 2016 election. While NTEC staff managed remote relationships well in the 2020 Territory Election, it is acknowledged that using staff who regularly work in remote communities would benefit the electoral process in terms of local knowledge and contacts.

Recommendation 7 - Strategic partnerships

The commission recommends that partnership agreements with Services Australia and relevant NTG agencies (e.g. the Departments of Education; Health; Local Government and Community Development, Territory Families, Housing and Communities) are explored for future elections, focusing on engagement and place-based approaches to delivering remote voting services.

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MOBILE VOTING PLANNING AND SCHEDULES

8.113 Mobile voting services are provided in circumstances where voters are likely to be more efficiently and appropriately serviced by mobile teams. Factors taken into account when determining locations include: . limited or no access to early or election day voting centres . electors with poor mail delivery and/or low English literacy and comprehension . providing services in remote areas.

8.114 When determining the mobile voting schedules, consideration was also given to: . institutions and communities visited in previous elections, including the 2019 federal election, and historical voting numbers . enrolment numbers and elector population movement . stakeholder feedback . operational factors such as the most efficient means of travel and the availability of accommodation.

8.115 Urban mobile voting services were scheduled for hospitals, prisons, and COVID-19 quarantine facilities.

8.116 Remote area mobile voting services were considered where evidence indicated a voter population of 10 or more, and the remote schedules included all of the Territory’s major communities and most minor communities.

8.117 Due to the lack of efficient and continuous electoral roll update processes, and the transient nature of the population, it is more difficult to determine service delivery to small family outstations and minor communities where elector population fluctuates between zero and ten or more. For the 2020 Territory Election, if a community of less than ten eligible electors was located close to the route of travel of a mobile voting team, the community was considered for inclusion in the schedule. If a community was located near an urban centre, and historical voting data showed that residents mostly voted in town, it was not included in the schedule.

8.118 No remote communities had dedicated election day voting centres as such. It was determined, after community feedback, that voting services in some communities were better serviced on weekdays rather than weekends as a greater elector turnout occurs on weekdays. This also allows time for the transportation of ballot papers to Alice Springs or Darwin to be counted on election night.

8.119 Three regional towns did have their mobile voting stop scheduled for Saturday 22 August; Alyangula, Jabiru and Mataranka. These were not considered as election day voting centres as they were not open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, or used to conduct an initial count. Alyangula and Jabiru were open from 8:00 am – 1:00 pm with Mataranka open from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm.

8.120 Draft mobile voting schedules were provided to election stakeholders in June 2020. The timeframe for releasing the draft schedule was delayed due to the uncertainty regarding access to remote communities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of restricted biosecurity zones.

8.121 Feedback on the schedule was requested from stakeholders, with additional information sought from regional councils and outstation resource centres on the number of adults living at the outstations under consideration for inclusion in the schedule.

8.122 Minimal feedback was received from stakeholders and only minor changes were made including adding some further communities to the draft remote mobile schedule.

8.123 During the mobile voting period, 16 amendments were made to the remote schedules, primarily due to weather conditions, funerals and sorry business, or staff taking longer to travel to the location than estimated. Voting times and locations in Jabiru were amended based on a recommendation to make it more convenient for mine workers to vote.

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8.124 Due to a death in the community and at the request of community members, voting at Gunyangara was shut down 2 hours early. Advice received from voting officials was that much of the population had already voted in the first two hours of the visit. The team leader arranged with Gumatj Corporation staff to transport residents who had not voted to other locations.

8.125 All schedule changes were updated on the election website and social media. Impacted candidates and parties were advised by email as soon as the revisions were finalised. Appendix I contains details of the schedule for each division.

STAFFING OF MOBILE VOTING TEAMS

8.126 The recruitment of mobile voting staff with the skills and experience needed to work in a culturally and politically sensitive environment, is a key component of the mobile voting program.

8.127 Alice Springs had one dedicated urban mobile team and Darwin had 2, one for the hospitals and a separate one for the COVID-19 quarantine facility at Howard Springs. Voting services provided at the hospitals in Katherine, Tennant Creek and Nhulunbuy were delivered by remote teams when located in that township. Due to COVID-19 restrictions at the hospitals, teams were only allowed to set up at one location rather than go to voters in their hospital beds as they have done in previous elections.

8.128 Seventeen remote team leaders with electoral experience were employed to manage the teams. An additional 33 remote voting staff were appointed as either deputy team leaders or team members. The NTEC aimed to have 4 staff per team to assist in the delivery of additional COVID-19 duties, however due to the unavailability of some staff, most teams had 3 members.

8.129 All team leaders, deputy team leaders, and team members undertook online training, a three-hour face-to-face training session and were required to read a manual. Training was conducted in Alice Springs and Darwin.

LOCAL ASSISTANTS

8.130 Local assistants are employed during remote mobile voting. Their role is to: . facilitate access in the community, advise on cultural issues and provide local knowledge . identify names on the certified list and complete/witness enrolment forms . repeat instructions to voters in language.

8.131 A training video was developed and shown to all local assistants on a tablet. These training videos were also available on the NTEC’s website and YouTube page. It explained the importance and necessity of signing a declaration of political neutrality, and what this means. This was also reinforced verbally by team leaders.

8.132 In total, 35 local Aboriginal staff were engaged as local assistants, compared to 44 in 2016.

VOTER COMMUNICATION

8.133 Disseminating information about an election is always challenging in remote areas. The public awareness campaign included messaging across multiple platforms like print, radio, television and social media, as well as direct messaging by email and SMS to electors The remote voting schedule (including amendments) was available on the election website, social media, and advertised in the NT News.

8.134 Details of voting locations, dates and times were sent by email to 952 newsletter recipients. A further 796 emails containing customised posters were sent to the relevant community schools, stores, police stations, resource and health centres with a request to distribute the posters as widely as possible.

8.135 Unfortunately, in some communities, the request to display posters was not actioned and many voters were unaware when remote mobile teams were visiting their community. While resource intensive, in future elections the NTEC plans to follow up with phone calls to recipients of the emailed posters to ensure they are displayed on community noticeboards.

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8.136 For the second time at a Territory election, 3,589 remote electors who provided a mobile phone number on their enrolment form were sent an SMS message, giving one days’ notice of mobile voting details in their community.

8.137 Remote Territory electors who had supplied their email details (15,626) through the enrolment process were also sent emails with key messaging including reminders to check their enrolment and voting details for their community.

8.138 A ‘how to vote’ digital training tool was updated and loaded onto tablet devices which were available in all voting centres across the NT. The one minute video explained, in simple terms, how to mark a ballot paper and could be viewed in English and 13 Aboriginal languages: Alyawarr, Anindilyakwa, Anmatyerr, Burarra, Gurindji, Kriol, Luritja/Pintabi, Murrinh Patha, Pitjanjatjara, Tiwi, West Arrernte, Warlpiri and Yolngu Matha. These videos are always available on the NTEC website and YouTube page and were advertised on Facebook to relevant language groups for the election across a 3 month period.

8.139 Voters seeking assistance at remote voting locations were also shown the video in their preferred language. If the voter still required help, the team leader provided face-to-face assistance, with a local assistant interpreting if required.

8.140 A geo-targeted digital and social media advertising campaign covering 3 election phases (enrol/check your enrolment, enrolment closing soon/voting starting soon, vote now) was also delivered in 8 Aboriginal languages. These were Arrernte, Luritja, Murrinh Patha, Northern Kriol, Tiwi, Warlpiri, Warumunga, and Yolngu Matha. It was planned to include a ninth language, Anindilyakwa, but no interpreter was available due to COVID-19.

8.141 Specific Facebook posts informing electors when voting services would be in certain communities were also used, and geo targeted to that area.

8.142 More detailed information about voter communication for the 2020 Territory Election can be found in Section 5 of this reportMobile voting

Table 24: Mobile voting statistics

Detail Number Staffing Mobile voting teams 17 Staff trained 50 Local assistants employed 35 Locations visited by teams Urban 10 Regional/remote 169 TOTAL 179 Votes issued Ordinary 12,025 Absent 1,622 Declaration (not on electoral roll) 929 TOTAL 14,576 Assisted votes By electoral official 377 By other 303 TOTAL 680 Number of variations to schedule 16

8.143 A total of 17 teams visited 179 locations in 2020, compared to 189 locations visited by 17 teams in 2016. The majority of the locations (169) were in regional/remote communities. The remaining 10 were located in hospitals, COVID-19 quarantine centres and the Alice Springs Correctional Centre (the Barkly and Datjala correctional work camps are considered remote stops).

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8.144 Remote mobile voting was conducted from Monday 10 August and continued up to and including election day. The period of mobile voting was extended by 2 days as part of legislative changes to the Act (see Section 3 of this report). There is no mobile voting on the weekend prior to election day. Voting times are based on the number of electors, with a minimum voting period of 30 minutes.

8.145 The 2 additional days allowed for longer voting times in larger communities, this would have not been impossible to do without this legislated extension. It also meant remote mobile teams could drive to more communities and be less reliant on air charters.

8.146 Legislative changes also returned the prohibition zone for campaigning at remote voting locations to a 10 metre boundary having been a 100 metre boundary at the 2016 election. This amendment was a recommendation of the NTEC’s 2016 Territory Election report and proved to be more practical to manage.

8.147 Of the 169 remote locations visited at the 2020 Territory Election, 25 (14.2%) had a turnout of less than ten voters, 4 of which were nil, a decrease from 2016 where 36 locations (19.0%) had a turnout of less than ten voters, 5 of which were nil.

8.148 Visits to urban institutions occur in the week before election day, with an advertised start time.

8.149 Mobile teams attended hospitals in the urban centres of Alice Springs (1), Darwin (2), Palmerston (1), Nhulunbuy/Gove (1), Katherine (1) and Tennant Creek (1). Where possible, arrangements were made to advertise the visit to all staff and provide notification to patients via a pamphlet on their meal tray in the morning. In accordance with COVID-19 hospital protocols, staff were not permitted to offer patients a voting service at their bedside which has occurred in previous elections. Patients were instead required to attend an area allocated by the hospital. Mobile voting services provided at health institutions were also well utilised by staff.

8.150 The Alice Springs Correctional Centre and work camps at Nhulunbuy and Tennant Creek were provided a mobile service. Inmates at Darwin Prison were serviced with postal votes (see case study on prisoner enrolment and voting in this section).

8.151 The mobile teams issued a total of 14,576 votes (12,025 ordinary, 1,622 absent and 929 declaration votes). Appendix J shows the number of votes taken at each mobile voting location, including the two locations serviced by remote teams on election day.

8.152 Of these, the urban mobile voting teams took 6 ordinary and 528 absent votes, with the majority of absent votes taken at hospitals and the prison in Alice Springs.

8.153 The division of Arafura had the lowest voter turnout at 52.7% in 2020, as it did at the 2016 Territory Election with 49.2%, while the division of Mulka (previously Nhulunbuy) had the biggest improvement in turnout (from 58.7% to 68.4%). Voter turnout in all remote divisions except for Stuart/Gwoja increased in the 2020 Territory Election compared with the 2016 Territory Election.

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Table 25: Remote division turnout 2008 to 2020 Division 2008 2012 2016 2020 Arafura 60.8% 58.1% 49.2% 52.1% Arnhem - 51.9% 57.8% 58.1% Barkly 65.1% 64.9% 63.1% 63.2% Daly 73.9% 73.5% 71.0% 73.5% Namatjira** - 59.8% 58.3% 66.1% Nhulunbuy/Mulka* 59.8% 62.7% 58.7% 68.4% Stuart/Gwoja* 52.8% 62.9% 55.4% 52.8% Average 62.5% 62.0% 59.1% 62.1% * division renamed in the 2019 redistribution ** Central Australian division had rural and urban areas of Alice Springs incorporated into it in the 2015 redistribution and further urban areas added in 2019.

CASE STUDY - Maningrida community/Division of Arafura

The division of Arafura is a ‘Top End’ division comprising the Tiwi Islands, West Arnhem and Kakadu National Park, and includes the communities of Gunbalanya, Jabiru, Maningrida, Milikapiti, Pirlangimpi, Minjilang, Warruwi, and Wurrumiyanga. It covers an approximate area of 57,410 square kilometres.

Maningrida has the largest concentration of electors in the division of Arafura. At the close of roll in 2020 there were 5,183 electors enrolled in the division, 1,529 of whom were enrolled in Maningrida.

Enrolment for the 2020 Territory Election on the Tiwi Islands was 1,599, of which 1099 voted, a turnout of 68.7%. The 2020 Territory Election turnout in Maningrida was 375, or 24.5%. Perhaps not surprising but interesting to note is that, since 1987 to the present, all elected members representing the division of Arafura have been Aboriginal, and all from the Tiwi Islands.

Local communication in the lead up to the election, supplementing the Territory-wide public awareness program, included phone contact and emails with posters and voting schedules sent to the following organisations based in Maningrida:  Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation (BAC) – including separate communications with their Arnhem Land Eco Cultural Tours, ranger station, and workshop  West Arnhem Council Service Centre  Malabam Health Board  Maningrida Health Centre, Progress Association, Progress Association Store, School and Women’s Centre  the local Centrelink office Maningrida Arts and Culture.The following table shows turnout for the division of Arafura and for Maningrida community at the last 4 LA elections. The low participation in Maningrida is the chief cause of the historically poor turnout in the division of Arafura.

Table 26: Turnout – Arafura division and Maningrida community 2008 to 2020

Turnout 2008 Turnout 2012 Turnout 2016 Turnout 2020

Division No. of No. of electors voting % of total No. of electors voting % of total No. of electors voting % of total No. of electors voting % of total Arafura 2,996 60.8 3,180 58.1 2,383 49.2 2,733 52.7 division Maningrida 366 33.7 405 25.3 324 21.0 375 24.5 community

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NTEC field officers visited Maningrida twice in the lead up to the 2020 Territory Election; a two week visit from 22 June to 3 July 2020 and again during the week prior to the mobile voting teams servicing Maningrida on 18 and 19 August 2020. Prior to and during their visits, the field officers communicated with all organisations in Maningrida and spoke to staff and residents advising of the coming election. While in the community field officers also conducted enrolment activities and recruited local residents to assist with raising awareness of the election and the obligation to vote in language.

In 2016, voting in Maningrida was conducted for 7 hours on Friday 26 August 2016 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, with a turnout of 21.0% (324 electors voting out of 1,544 on the roll). At the 2016 federal election, the AEC attended the community from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm for 3 days, taking 540 votes (approximately 35.0% turnout). At the 2019 federal election, the AEC polled Maningrida for two days, taking 583 votes for a turnout of 38.25%.

In the 2020 Territory Election, voting in Maningrida was conducted over 2 days from 8:30 am to 4:30pm on Tuesday 18 August and from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm on Wednesday 19 August taking 375 votes or a turnout of 24.5%. Feedback from the remote mobile team who serviced Maningrida was that were was a funeral in the community that week and several other cultural ceremonies had an impact on the turnout.

It was disappointing that the extended pre-election visit and 2 day voting period in Maningrida did not result in a notable increase in elector turnout for that community. While COVID-19 may have had an impact in 2020, Maningrida has long had very low turnout at elections for some time. While the extra focus on Maningrida did not have the desired effect, it will remain a priority community at future elections and efforts will continue to work towards improving the accuracy of the roll in that community, and its elector turnout. The NTEC also plans to continue providing longer voting services (2 days rather than one) in the Territory’s larger remote communities.

Election day voting

8.154 Election day voting took place between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm on Saturday 22 August 2020. A total of 33 election day voting centres were located in urban and regional areas across the Territory (there were 40 for the 2016 Territory Election).

8.155 There were 2 voting centres, in Nhulunbuy and Tennant Creek, that were open for the same hours on election day, but were considered remote mobile voting centres staffed by remote mobile teams.

8.156 Three early voting centres also operated as election day voting centres at Casuarina, Coolalinga, and Darwin City. This is a preferred practice for consistency and convenience to voters.

8.157 The cost of leasing the 33 election day voting centres was approximately $38,000.

8.158 The locations of all election day voting centres was available on the website, and also advertised in newspapers, social media and via pamphlets to households in Alice Springs and Darwin. The 2020 Territory Election call centre was also in operation from 8:00 am until 6:30 pm on election day.

8.159 As part of the COVID-19 election management plan all election day voting centres were assessed to determine their suitability for managing the recommended social distancing protocols of 4 square metres per person.

8.160 To reduce queues and waiting times as a result of these protocols, a public awareness campaign was conducted to encourage electors to vote early or by post. This, as well as the growing trend of electors opting to vote early, saw more early voting centres opened for the 2020 Territory Election (see paragraphs 8.87-8.88). Reciprocally, the number of election day voting centres decreased by 7 (all in the Darwin region). There still remains a strong desire by some electors to follow the tradition of voting on election day.

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8.161 While efforts were made to reduce the queues and waiting times at election day voting centres, social distancing restrictions, that limited the number of electors permitted inside, did have an impact at some centres. This was most evident at the Parap Primary School election day voting centre. There were notable queues and waiting times throughout the morning as many voters who attended the Saturday markets opted to vote there, this included a high number of absent voters (which take longer to process). Two formal complaints were received about the queues and wait times at the Parap voting centre.

8.162 As part of the COVID-19 Management Plan, additional staff were placed in every election day voting centre (and early voting centres) to ensure voters both inside and out were complying with social distancing requirements and to perform additional cleaning and hygiene duties. Including these extra staff, the total number of casual staff employed at election day voting centres for 2020 was 217. This was a reduction from the 233 employed in 2016 due to the reduced number of election day voting centres.

8.163 An assessment of all election day voting centre venues was carried out to determine suitability, accessibility, OH&S and security arrangements, as well as ensuring adequate space for social distancing requirements. A memorandum of understanding with the Department of Education gives the NTEC priority when hiring government schools, 20 of which were used on election day. (There were also 4 non-government school used as voting centres on election day.) Ancillary activities, like sausage sizzles, that are often run at school- based election day voting centres were not permitted in 2020 due to the pandemic.

8.164 As part of the COVID-19 Management Plan additional ‘COVID cleaning’ services were offered to all election day voting centre venues, the additional cost of cleaning was approximately $12,000.

8.165 If voters attended a voting centre on election day located in the same division in which they lived, they could cast an ordinary vote. If they attended a voting centre located outside their division, they had to cast an absent vote. In total, 23,246 votes were issued at election day voting centres in 2020, of which 17,801 were ordinary votes. This compares to 34,683 ordinary votes issued at election day voting centres in 2016. The reduction can be contributed to more voters opting to vote early or by post due to COVID-19 and the growing popularity of these convenience voting options in general. This trend is likely to continue.

8.166 The following table shows the location and number of votes issued at all election day voting centres for the 2020 Territory Election.

Table 27: Votes issued at election day voting centres

Election day voting centre Location Votes issued Alice Springs Alice Springs Town Council 896 Bakewell Bakewell Primary School 910 Bees Creek Bees Creek Primary School 332 Berrimah Haileybury Rendall School 201 Berry Springs Berry Springs Primary School 319 Braitling Braitling Primary School 644 Casuarina Casuarina Library 1,087 Coolalinga Coolalinga Shopping Centre 559 Darwin City BCC Cinemas, Mitchell St 1,455 Durack Durack Primary School 772 Gillen Gillen Primary School 1,011 Howard Springs Whitewood Hall 510 Humpty Doo Taminmin College 701 Karama O’Loughlin Catholic College 1,355 Katherine Katherine Civic Centre 240 Katherine East Macfarlane Pre-School 206 Kilgariff Desert Knowledge Australia 235 Larapinta Living Waters Lutheran School 520

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Election day voting centre Location Votes issued Leanyer Leanyer Primary School 1,158 Ludmilla Ludmilla Primary School 552 Malak Sanderson Middle School 1,104 Millner Millner Primary School 692 Moil Moil Primary School 843 Nightcliff Nightcliff Middle School 1,433 Parap Parap Primary School 1,259 Rosebery Palmerston College 7-9 campus 703 Sadadeen Centralian Senior College 359 Stuart Park Stuart Park Primary School 722 Tindal Tindal Community Hall 82 Tiwi Dripstone Middle School 744 Wagait Beach Wagait Community Centre 168 Woodroffe Sacred Heart Primary School 910 Zuccoli Zuccoli Primary School 564 TOTAL 23,246

8.167 The overall decrease in election day voting was expected, and was offset by an increase in both postal and early voting. This means the number of voting centres and staff for both early and election day voting will be reviewed prior to the next election.

CAMPAIGNING AT ELECTION DAY VOTING CENTRES

8.168 As per section 275 of the Act, campaigning activities are prohibited within 100 metres of the entrance of election day voting centres. Maps displaying the 100 metre exclusion zone were available on the website, provided in the stakeholder newsletter and placed on the boundary of each voting centre. A notice of offences sign was also placed at the entrance to each voting centre.

8.169 In locations where a 100 metre boundary was not suitable, the electoral commissioner had new legislative powers to determine the entire property as an alternate prohibition zone. For example, following a school boundary rather than a strict 100 metres.

8.170 Section 275A of the Act states the boundaries of an alternate prohibition zone must be between 10 and 100 metres of the voting centre. Where a voting centre is located at a venue with a clear gazetted boundary, like a school, a public library or other council asset, determining an alternate prohibition zone is straightforward. However, where there is no obvious boundary, a strict 100 metre zone is often limiting. This is the case for shopfronts that are not part of larger shopping complexes and was highlighted when determining the boundary for the Darwin City election day voting centre located at the old BCC Cinema complex on Mitchell Street. In these cases, the ability to go beyond 100 metres to meet a street or similar gazetted boundary line would be practical.

Recommendation 8 – Ability to extend the 100m prohibition zone

The commission recommends that for election day voting centres where there is not an existing gazetted boundary, the electoral commissioner has the ability to extend the 100 metre prohibition zone boundary where it is deemed practical to do so.

8.171 Section 275B of the Act allows the commissioner to define an area for campaigning within the 100 metre prohibition zone set for election day voting centres. These designated campaign areas (DCAs) allow a maximum of 3 appointed campaign workers for each candidate standing in the division the voting centre is located in. This is extended for those voting centres deemed dual or triple election day voting centres which issue ordinary votes for 2 or 3 divisions.

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8.172 The DCA allows electors to enter the voting centre without being approached by campaign workers or candidates, yet provides electors with an opportunity to engage with them at their discretion.

8.173 The campaign activities permitted within a DCA is limited. No campaign signage is allowed though campaign workers and candidates can wear campaign t-shirts. Workers and candidates in the DCAs can talk to voters who approach them and hand out how-to-vote material or other candidate information (no bigger than A4 size); however, they cannot call out to voters passing through the prohibition zone.

8.174 DCAs at the 2020 election had to be compliant with social distancing guidelines, and therefore appropriate sized spaces within the 100 metre prohibition zone were required in order to meet all the legislated and COVID-19 requirements. Those electoral divisions with larger numbers of candidates and dual or triple voting centres required bigger spaces for a DCA.

8.175 The NTEC assessed all election day voting centres as to whether they were compliant with these requirements and the commissioner determined that 21 of the 33 centres were. Details and maps of the DCAs were available on the NTEC website, published in the election newsletter and candidates were individually advised of any DCA locations applicable to their division as soon as practicable after it was designated.

8.176 At the 12 election day voting centres deemed not suitable for a DCA, a table was provided just outside the entrance for the placement of candidate information and how-to-vote material. NTEC received feedback that voters preferred obtaining their candidate information this way as they could read through the information at their own pace.

8.177 Establishing a DCA at a voting centre does come at a cost; including, equipment hire and an additional staff member to monitor the DCA and register all appointed campaign workers. The additional staffing cost for the DCAs was approximately $30,000.

8.178 On election day, many DCAs were not used as extensively as anticipated by the candidates and campaign workers. Feedback received on the day from campaign workers was that the designated area did not provide them with sufficient opportunities to engage with electors as they passed through the prohibition zone. As the day went on the number of campaign workers in the DCAs declined and DCAs were often empty. At times there was no representation meaning voters could not access how- to-vote material.

Recommendation 9 – Abolish designated campaign areas on election day

The commission recommends abolishing designated campaign areas and instead mandating the placement of a table (or similar display structure) at the entrance of all election day voting centres where candidates can display information about themselves or how-to-vote materials in a structured way. Candidates and campaign workers would only be permitted to enter the prohibition zone to re- stock the materials as required but not engage with electors while there.

Absent voting

8.179 Electors who attend an election day voting centre located outside their enrolled division are issued with an absent vote. It is the same process to issue an absent vote as it is to issue an ordinary vote.

8.180 Similarly, an elector who casts their vote as part of a mobile voting location outside their enrolled division is issued with an absent vote.

8.181 For those votes cast at an early voting centre, legislation permits the NTEC to declare regions comprising of one or more divisions. Electors who attend an early voting centre that services the region their enrolled division is allocated to, are issued with an ordinary vote. Electors who attend an early voting centre that does not service the region their enrolled division has been allocated to, are issued with an absent vote. The following table shows the early voting regions declared for the 2020 Territory Election.

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Table 28: Early voting regions Region Early voting centres Divisions Alice Springs Alice Springs Araluen, Braitling, Gwoja, Namatjira Darwin Berrimah, Berry Springs, Casuarina, Casuarina, Fannie Bay, Fong Lim, Johnston, Coolalinga, Darwin City, Palmerston, Karama, Nightcliff, Port Darwin, Sanderson, Yarrawonga Wanguri Katherine Katherine Arnhem, Gwoja, Katherine Nhulunbuy Nhulunbuy Mulka Palmerston Berrimah, Berry Springs, Casuarina, Blain, Brennan, Drysdale, Spillett Coolalinga, Darwin City, Palmerston, Yarrawonga Rural Berrimah, Berry Springs, Casuarina, Daly, Goyder, Nelson Coolalinga, Darwin City, Palmerston, Yarrawonga Tennant Creek Tennant Creek Barkly

8.182 For the 2020 Territory Election absent ballot papers were green and ordinary ballot papers were buff coloured. They were both placed in the same ballot box, but only ordinary buff ballot papers were counted on election night. Absent votes were bundled and sent to the relevant scrutiny centre (Alice Springs for the divisions of Araluen, Barkly, Braitling, Gwoja and Namatjira, and Darwin for the remaining 20 divisions) where they were then admitted to the count during the week following election day.

8.183 11,178 absent ballot papers were counted in 2020, which was 10.6% of the total and 623 more than at the 2016 election. Appendix S shows the number of absent ballot papers counted for each division.

8.184 The following factors contribute to absent voting numbers at LA general elections: . convenience voting options especially at early voting centres located in shopping centres, but also for election day voting centres that fit into electors’ movements on the Saturday . the mobility of the Territory population . electors still on the roll for a previous address . effects of redistributions of electoral boundaries.

Unenrolled voters

8.185 A person who cannot be found on the electoral roll, but has the entitlement to vote, can be issued with a declaration vote after completing and signing a declaration envelope. Their ballot paper is placed in the envelope and a scrutiny of all declaration envelopes commences the day after election day.

8.186 In previous elections, if an elector was found not to be on the roll after a more thorough search during the declaration scrutiny process, their vote was rejected. In 2016, 2,330 declaration votes were rejected for this reason, which was 83.9% of the total issued.

8.187 Legislative amendments passed in 2019 created a savings provision that allows eligible electors, who are unenrolled at the close of roll date, a chance for their vote to be admitted to the count. During the declaration scrutiny process, all declaration envelopes are forwarded to the AEC and eligible electors are added to the roll using the envelope as an enrolment form. Once the declaration scrutiny process can confirm that the elector has been added to the roll, their vote is admitted to the count.

8.188 This savings provision also includes those Territorians who are still enrolled for a previous address interstate. They cannot be issued with an ordinary vote as they are not on the roll for an NT division, but they can cast a declaration vote for the division they now live in. Their declaration envelope is submitted to the AEC and, if it is a valid enrolment application, their address is updated to an NT address and their vote is admitted to the count.

8.189 The introduction of this savings provision means those people who fail to enrol or update their details before the close of roll, or who have been removed from the roll without their knowledge, have the opportunity to vote at the election. This significantly reduced the number of unenrolled votes rejected during the declaration scrutiny.

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8.190 Electors who present to a voting centre and appear on eLAPPS as having already voted, but declare they have not voted at the election, and believe they are entitled to a vote, are also given a declaration vote. Rather than declaring their entitlement to vote due to enrolment eligibility, they are declaring this is the first time they have voted in this election. If during the scrutiny process these electors are found to have been issued with a postal vote, any returned postal vote for that elector will not be admitted to the count.

8.191 At the 2020 Territory Election, 2,150 declaration votes were issued to electors, with 1,741 admitted to the count and 409 rejected following the declaration scrutiny. This is an admittance rate of 81.0%, whereas in 2016, only 16.1% of the declaration votes issued were admitted to the count. These figures show that although people are not necessarily enrolled correctly, they are still engaged and turning up to vote. The savings provision has allowed them to participate in the election and have their vote counted.

8.192 The accuracy of the Territory’s electoral roll requires improvement, particularly in remote areas. Six of the 7 remote divisions had the highest number of declaration votes admitted to the count and therefore, people added to the electoral roll: Mulka (304 declaration votes), Gwoja (197 declaration votes), Barkly (146 declaration votes), Arnhem (131 declaration votes), Daly (114 votes) and Arafura (86 votes). Appendix L shows the number of declaration votes issued, admitted and rejected by division.

8.193 The main reasons for rejecting the 409 declaration votes were: . Elector was found on the roll for a different division to the one they completed a ballot paper for. Electors must vote for the division they are enrolled in at the close of electoral roll, even if they have since moved to another NT address. This accounted for 46.7% of rejected declaration votes (or 191 votes). . Insufficient evidence of identity to enrol the person or update their enrolment. There are only 3 accepted forms of evidence of identity for an enrolment form: an Australian driver’s license number, an Australian Passport number, or the details and signature of an elector on the Commonwealth roll confirming the identity of the person. Proof of Age cards and Centrelink cards are not acceptable but were found on many of the forms. This accounted for 25.2% of the rejected declaration votes (or 103 votes). . If an elector does not have any form of identity, a person that knows them can attest to their identity. The attestor must sign a declaration on the enrolment form confirming they know the elector and that their details are correct. The person attesting must be on the electoral roll. If this person cannot be found on the roll, the declaration vote is rejected for insufficient evidence of identity. This accounted for 2.9% of the rejected declaration votes (or 12 votes). . Declaration forms were not signed, or signed in the incorrect section of the form. This accounted for 13.5% of rejected declaration votes (or 57 votes). 8.194 The savings provision is not designed to accommodate Territorians who have not updated their enrolled address in time for the close of roll. The declaration envelope can be used as an enrolment form to update their address; however, their entitlement to vote remains at the address captured at rolls close for that election.

8.195 The 3 main reasons for rejecting declaration votes are avoidable and could have been mitigated through greater diligence by NTEC staff in ensuring the envelopes were correctly completed. It’s therefore important that staff selection and targeted training for all roles responsible for this duty is given a high priority. This includes declaration vote officers, voting centre managers, deputy voting centre managers and remote team leaders.

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Section 9: Voting Outcomes

Indicator Measure Target Outcome in 2020 Percentage of voters on the electoral Voter participation rate 80% roll who voted 74.9% (Territory wide) (74.0% in 2016) Percentage of informal votes that are Unintentional informality rate 10% deemed unintentional 40.0%

(19.9% in 2016)* Percentage of the total number of First preference count results from 90% by first preference count results from election day voting centres received 9:00 pm Achieved election day voting centres published and published on the website on the website Percentage of the total number of First preference count results from first preference count results from 80% by early voting centres and mobile early and mobile voting centres 11:30 pm Achieved voting centres received and published on the website on election published on the website day Percentage of total votes cast Early voting services – turnout 55% 53.3% (32.6% in 2016) Increase in mobile voter turnout No (14,576 votes Mobile voter turnout Yes (15,536 in 2016) issued)

*In 2016 optional preferential voting was used which reduces the unintentional informality rate.

Key performance indicators

Voting system

9.1 Legislative amendments in 2019 changed the voting system back to full preferential voting for Legislative Assembly elections. Amendments in 2016 changed the system to optional preferential voting which was used at the 2016 Territory Election. Full preferential voting is the voting system used at federal proportion voting for local government elections.

9.2 Under the full preferential voting system the voter must show a preference for all candidates listed on the ballot paper, or their ballot paper is not considered formal, and will not be counted.

9.3 An information sheet and ballot paper formality guide was developed and distributed to stakeholders through the election newsletter and uploaded to the election website. Election briefings provided to political parties and candidates advised that campaign advertising regarding preferences must be consistent with full preferential voting.

9.4 Election public awareness campaigns also included information about how to vote using the full preferential system, including specific television commercials and social media posts, plus information in direct emails to electors and household flyers.

9.5 How-to-vote videos in English and 13 Aboriginal languages are also available on the website and YouTube channel at all times, and in every voting centre during an election.

Vote counts

9.6 Following the close of voting at 6:00 pm on Saturday 22 August, ballot paper counts took place at all election day voting centres. At the same time, further counts were undertaken for votes cast at early and mobile voting centres, and for those postal votes that had been returned by that date. These counts took place at scrutiny centres in Alice Springs and Darwin.

9.7 A first preference count was conducted initially, followed by the two candidate preferred (TCP) count. All counts were observed by scrutineers.

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9.8 Count figures were progressively uploaded to a results page on the website, via a live data stream from the election management system. Updates were also posted on Facebook and Twitter.

9.9 The election service charter targets were 90% of first preference count results from election day voting centres posted by 9:00 pm, and 80% of early and mobile voting centre count results posted by 11:30 pm. Those targets were met.

9.10 A fresh scrutiny of all ballot papers was conducted at the Alice Springs and Darwin scrutiny centres from the Monday after election day. Absent, declaration and further postal vote counts also commenced on the Monday following election day, with progressive updates to the website.

TWO CANDIDATE PREFERRED (TCP) COUNT

9.11 The TCP count is a notional allocation of preferences on the ballot papers of minor candidates to those thought to be the likely two final candidates remaining in the count. TCP counts are undertaken on election night to provide an early indication of the likely outcome of the election.

9.12 The preferred candidates are selected based on historical voting patterns, with consideration given to divisions with sitting independent members re-contesting the election. The TCP candidates for the 2020 Territory Election were those representing the Australian Labor Party – NT Branch (ALP) and the Country Liberal Party of the NT (CLP) in all divisions with seven exceptions: . Araluen – TCP candidates were R. Lambley (Territory Alliance (TA)) and D. Ryan (CLP) . Blain – TCP candidates were T. Mills (TA) and M. Turner (ALP) . Casuarina – TCP candidates were D. Kelly (TA) and L. Moss (ALP) . Goyder - TCP candidates were P. Battye (CLP) and K. Purick (IND) . Johnston – TCP candidates were J. Bowden (ALP) and S. Klose (TA) . Mulka – TCP candidates were Y. Guyula (IND) and L. Walker (ALP) . Nelson – TCP candidates were G. Maley (CLP) and B. Ratahi (IND).

9.13 The TCP selections were provided to political stakeholders and the media following the close of voting at 6:00 pm on election day.

9.14 The first preference counts on election night for the 5 divisions of Arnhem, Blain, Casuarina, Fong Lim and Johnston indicated that the selections for these electorates were incorrect and consequently the TCP counts for these divisions were not uploaded to the website. The TCP selections were amended at the fresh scrutiny on the Monday following election day and the new TCP count figures were included on the results pages. The amended TCP candidates for those divisions were:

Table 29: Changes to TCP selections after election night

Division Initial TCP selection Amended TCP selection Arnhem J. Amato (CLP) and S. Uibo (ALP) I. Gumbula (IND) and S. Uibo (ALP)

Blain T. Mills (TA) and M. Turner (ALP) M. Kerle (CLP) and M. Turner (ALP)

Casuarina D. Kelly (TA) and L. Moss (ALP) L. Moss (ALP) and T. Schelling (CLP)

Fong Lim J. Collins (TA) and M. Monaghan (ALP) K. Bonnani (CLP) and M. Monaghan (ALP)

Johnston J. Bowden (ALP) and S. Klose (TA) J. Bowden (ALP) and G. Haslett (CLP)

9.15 The notional TCP count for each division is superseded by the official full distribution of preferences on the last day of counting.

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RECOUNTS

9.16 The NTEC’s recount policy provides that the commissioner will initiate a recount for seats where the margin is 100 votes or less.

9.17 Recounts were conducted on Wednesday 2 September for 6 divisions under the margin of a 100 or less: Araluen, Arnhem, Barkly, Blain, Daly and Namatjira. The recounts for Araluen, Barkly and Namatjira were conducted in Alice Springs with the remaining three conducted in Darwin. The recounts resulted in minor alterations, with no changes to the results.

9.18 All recounts were witnessed by scrutineers.

DISTRIBUTION OF PREFERENCES

9.19 A full distribution of preferences was conducted for 24 divisions where more than two candidates contested the election (the division of Mulka had only two candidates). The distribution was conducted on Friday 4 September following the 12:00 noon deadline for the final receipt of postal votes. Full preference distributions were undertaken for statistical purposes, even if an absolute majority was achieved before the count to the final two candidates.

9.20 The distribution of preferences for the 5 divisions of Araluen, Barkly, Braitling, Namatjira and Gwoja were conducted at the Alice Springs scrutiny centre with the remaining 20 divisions conducted in Darwin.

9.21 Appendix M shows the final TCP margin after the full distribution of preferences. The division snapshots in Part 3 of this report show the full count details and the distribution of preference tables for each division, where applicable.

Declaration of the election results and return of the writ

9.22 The public declaration of the election results was conducted at both the Darwin and Alice Springs scrutiny centres on Monday 7 September at 10:30 am. Following the declaration, candidates and party officials were given the opportunity to speak.

9.23 The writ was subsequently endorsed with the names of the successful candidates and returned to Her Honour, the Administrator, on the same day.

Election outcomes

9.24 The number of first preference votes by party affiliation is summarised below. Refer to Appendix N for further details by division.

Graph 6: First preference votes by party affiliation

First preference votes by party affiliation 45.0% 39.4% 40.0% 35.0% 31.3% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 12.9% 15.0% 10.7% 10.0% 4.4% 5.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.9% 0.0% AJP ALP BFFCPW CLP FP GRN TA IND/Other

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9.25 Seats held by party affiliation after the election: . Australian Labor Party – NT Branch 14 . Country Liberal Party of the NT 8 . Independents 2 . Territory Alliance 1

9.26 The number of first preference votes and seats won by party affiliation at elections from 1990 to 2020 is shown at Appendix O.

VOTER TURNOUT AND PARTICIPATION

9.27 The electoral roll increased from 135,506 electors in 2016 to 141,225 electors in 2020, with 100,304 votes counted in 2016 compared to 105,833 in 2020. In percentage terms voter turnout increased in the 2020 Territory Election with 74.9% when compared to 74.0% in the 2016 election. The 2020 Territory Election service charter target of 80% voter turnout was not achieved. The target was the same as that set for the 2016 Territory Election.

Table 30: NT Legislative Assembly general elections turnout 2008 to 2020

NT LA general election 2008* 2012 2016 2020 Turnout 75.7% 76.9% 74.0% 74.9% * In 2008, the divisions of Arnhem and MacDonnell were uncontested

9.28 Voter turnout increased in 16 of the 25 divisions when compared to the 2016 Territory Election, 10 of which were urban divisions and 6 of the 7 remote divisions. The divisions which had the highest improvement in turnout were Mulka (which had a 9.7% increase), Namatjira (7.8% increase) and Spillett (7.1% increase).

9.29 Accordingly, voter turnout decreased in 9 divisions when compared to the 2016 election, 8 of which were urban divisions and one remote division (Gwoja). The divisions which had the biggest drop in turnout were Katherine (8.1% decrease), Braitling (5.2% decrease) and Araluen (3.8% decrease).

9.30 The division of Arafura had the lowest voter turnout at 52.7% in 2020, as it did at the 2016 election with 49.2%. The highest turnout overall was in the division of Goyder with 87.5%, while Daly had the highest turnout for the remote divisions with 73.5%.

9.31 In the 2020 Territory Election, 3 divisions had a turnout of less than 60% (all remote divisions) compared to 5 divisions in 2016 (again, all remote divisions).

9.32 Appendix P shows turnout (by ballot papers counted, as opposed to ballot papers issued) for each division.

9.33 The turnout figure increased by 5,529 compared to the 2016 election; however, the number of electors on the roll increased by 5,719.

9.34 Given the advantages of a fixed election date; an expanded and convenient early voting service for all electors; a comprehensive public awareness campaign; and extensive local media coverage, the continued low turnout is of concern.

9.35 The decrease in turnout may be influenced by: . The COVID-19 pandemic and wariness of electors to congregate . elector apathy or disengagement . a decline in the accuracy of the Territory’s electoral roll.

9.36 Turnout reflects the number of electors on the roll whose ballot papers were included in the count. It does not include electors who: . contacted the commission with an excuse for not voting

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. completed a declaration vote that was rejected as they could not be enrolled with the information they supplied on the declaration envelope . attempted, but failed, to vote by post.

9.37 A more complete picture of elector participation is given in the table below.

Table 31: Summary of election turnout and participation

Detail Number Electors on roll 141,225 Ballot papers counted 105,833 Turnout 74.9% Additional elector participation (not included in turnout figure) Valid reason for not voting lodged with NTEC before close of voting 1,684 Rejected postal vote applications* 309 Rejected returned postal votes# 854 Unreturned postal packs 1,067 Rejected declaration votes 409 Total additional participation 4,323 Elector participation 78.0% * See appendix F2 for details – only includes those that represent participation not counted elsewhere # See appendix L for details – only includes those that represent participation not counted elsewhere

Ballot paper surveys

9.38 After every election the NTEC conducts a survey of the informal ballot papers, to provide statistical information which is used to inform electoral research and future election information campaigns.

INFORMAL BALLOT PAPER SURVEY

9.39 A total of 3,661 ballot papers were informal, which is 3.5% of the total votes counted. This is a 1.4% increase in informality compared to the 2016 Territory Election; however, that election used optional preferential voting, a system where ballot papers marked with just the number 1, or those with a few but not all preferences marked, were still considered formal. The informality rate at the 2012 Territory Election, the most previous election using the full preferential voting system, was 3.2%.

9.40 All informal ballot papers were examined and grouped into categories of informality that were either assumed ‘intentional’ informality or assumed ‘unintentional’ formality.

9.41 Appendices R1 and R2 contain details of intentional and unintentional informality, separating the urban and remote divisions. Assumed intentional or deliberate informality 9.42 Of the 3,661 informal ballot papers, 2,197 or 60.0% were assumed to be intentional, with blank ballot papers the highest category (36.7%). Other assumed intentional informal ballot papers were those marked with all the same numbering (26.2%) or marked with scribble (23.1%).

9.43 Most of the assumed intentional informal ballot papers were marked by electors from the 18 urban divisions (81.7%), while the 7 remote divisions made up the remaining 18.3%.

9.44 Overall, 73.3% of all informal ballot papers from the 18 urban divisions were assumed intentional, with 38.2% totally blank, 23.8% marked with scribble and 23.6% marked with all the same numbering.

9.45 For the total informal ballot papers from the 7 remote divisions, intentional informality was substantially lower at 33.1%, with 37.7% of these marked with all the same numbering and 29.9% left blank.

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Assumed unintentional informality 9.46 Assumed unintentional informality made up 40.0% of the informal ballot papers, with incomplete numbering the highest category (61.7%) followed by non-sequential numbering (30.1%) and more than one first preference marked (5.8%).

9.47 Just over half of the assumed unintentional informal ballot papers were marked by electors from the 7 remote divisions at 55.3%, while the remaining 44.7% were by electors from the 18 urban divisions.

9.48 Unintentional informality accounted for 26.7% of informal ballot papers marked by electors from the 18 urban divisions. The main categories for informality in urban divisions were incomplete numbering (64.7%) and non-sequential numbering (30.3%).

9.49 The majority of the informal ballot papers from the remote divisions were assumed unintentional at 66.9%. The main categories of informality for the remote divisions were also incomplete numbering (59.4%) and non-sequential numbering (30.0%), as well as more than one first preference marked (6.5%).

High informality 9.50 The highest informality rates occurred in a mix of remote, rural and urban divisions, with the following five divisions having the highest rates of informal votes: . Daly – 257 informal votes (7% of the total), with the majority being unintentional (64.6%) . Arnhem – 232 informal votes (6.3% of total), with the majority being unintentional (87.5%) . Drysdale – 204 informal votes (5.6% of total), with the majority being intentional (78.4%) . Goyder – 189 informal votes (5.2% of total), with the majority being intentional (60.3%) . Namatjira – 180 informal votes (4.9% of total), with a fairly even split between intentional (51.1%) and unintentional (48.9%) informality.

Low informality 9.51 The divisions with the lowest informality rates were urban divisions in Darwin with the majority of informal votes assumed intentional: . Fannie Bay – 85 informal votes . Nightcliff – 90 informal votes . Sanderson – 107 informal votes . Port Darwin – 112 informal votes . Casuarina – 117 informal votes

9.52 The following graph shows the informality rates for urban and remote divisions for every Legislative Assembly general election in the Northern Territory since 1990.

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Graph 7: Informal voting rates at LA general elections - 1990 to 2020

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Remote Urban Whole NT

CASE STUDY – Count for the division of Mulka

To determine a result for the division of Mulka, a number of counts were conducted (by vote type and voting centre): Remote mobile team Mulka 1, Remote mobile team Mulka 2, Nhulunbuy early voting centre, absent count 1, absent count 2, declaration count 1, postal count 1, postal count 2, postal count 3, postal count 4, and an early voting centre (other regions) count.

Initial scrutinies of ballot papers issued by mobile team Mulka 1 and the Nhulunbuy early voting centre were conducted in Nhulunbuy on election night. This was because the remote mobile team Mulka 1 issued votes as an election day voting centre in Nhulunbuy. All the other counts were conducted in the Darwin office. As the counts were completed, the result sheet for each voting centre was telephoned through to Darwin where the count results were entered into a central database.

A fresh scrutiny, or re-check, of all counts conducted on Saturday night for the division of Mulka were conducted in Darwin from Tuesday 25 August. The re-check of the two counts conducted in Nhulunbuy on election night was undertaken on Wednesday 26 August.

On completion of this re-check there was a disparity between the count numbers telephoned in from Nhulunbuy on election night and the re-check counts.

Initial and fresh scrutinies of all ballot papers for the division of Mulka and all other divisions continued for the 13 days after election day and culminated with the full distribution of preferences on Friday 4 September 2020.

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Following the full distribution of preferences and a request on 24 November 2020 from the ALP, discussions were held with both the team leader of remote mobile team Mulka 1 and the count supervisor.

It was subsequently determined that after the counts were telephoned through to Darwin, the Nhulunbuy early voting centre ballot papers were inadvertently parcelled using the sorting cards labelled Mobile team Mulka 1. Consequently, the remote team’s ballot papers were parcelled using the sorting cards labelled Nhulunbuy early voting centre.

Both parcels were received at the Darwin scrutiny centre. Accordingly, when conducting the fresh scrutiny, the counting team in Darwin reported the fresh result for both voting centres as per labelled parcel, which of course contradicted the initial result that was phoned through.

The ballot papers, when received for fresh scrutiny in Darwin, were bundled and clearly labelled as Nhulunbuy early voting centre and Mobile team Mulka 1. As such, the initial count numbers were amended and recorded on the results database (and therefore on the results page of the website) as they had been bundled and received.

Given the above, the voting centre results published on our website were corrected on 11 December 2020 as below;

Initial count

Amended 11 December 2020

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CASE STUDY – Count for the division of Barkly

The final margin for the division of Barkly was 5 votes with the CLP candidate winning over the ALP candidate. During the full distribution of preferences a counting error was identified that reduced the final margin from 6 to 5. All counts for the division of Barkly were conducted at the Alice Springs scrutiny centre.

During the count updates (with additions of admitted declaration votes and postal votes during the 13 days of counting) the lead changed a number of times with the ALP candidate at one point leading by over 100 votes. The ALP candidate was leading until the final count of postal and declaration votes on Friday 4 September.

The ALP lodged a formal complaint questioning the validity of the postal votes collected from NT Cattlemen’s Association (NTCA) members including those hand delivered to the NTEC’s Darwin office on Monday 31 August. The complaint also alleged that some or all of the Barkly postal votes received from Monday 24 August onwards were cast after the deadline of 6:00 pm on 22 August and declarations on the back of the postal vote envelope were fraudulently completed.

In the ensuing investigation, the NTEC found that the 5 postal votes that had been hand delivered had all been declared correctly, and these were admitted to the count after the investigation had closed. Other postal votes from NTCA members were not identifiable as such, as they were returned through Australia Post and only the name and address of the voter is stated.

Any postal vote, from any voter, was not admitted to the count if the declared date and time was after the close of voting. In total, 227 returned postal votes were not admitted to the count because the declaration was dated or timed after 6:00 pm on 22 August, or where the date and time was not stated at all. Just over half of these were postal votes received from prisoners (see Section 8.70).

The CLP also lodged a formal complaint questioning the legitimacy of the same person being the ‘attestor’ on multiple declaration votes cast at remote mobile voting centres. An attestor is someone who is enrolled and can confirm the identity of someone who is not enrolled, in lieu of the accepted evidence of identity (e.g. driver’s license or passport number). Attestors are especially used in remote areas where many electors do not have the evidence of identity required.

The NTEC employs local assistants within remote communities to assist with issuing votes at remote mobile voting centres. Training and supervision is provided to local assistants to ensure they understand their role and the importance of providing an impartial service. Local assistants often act as the attestor for unenrolled voters in their community, if they know the person who is trying to enrol.

There is no limit to the number of times a person can act as an attestor, especially if they know the people in their community attempting to cast a declaration vote. The introduction of provisional voting for unenrolled electors significantly increased the number of declaration votes cast in remote communities at the 2020 Territory Election.

As a result of this complaint, all candidates and parties were invited to visit the NTEC office in Darwin and the scrutiny centre in Alice Springs on Monday 31 August to review all the declaration votes for all divisions. Only representatives from the two major parties attended. No changes were made to the votes admitted or rejected as a result of this additional review.

In total, 4 counts were conducted for the division of Barkly: the election night indicative count, the fresh scrutiny on the following Monday, the recount, and the full distribution of preferences.

Following the final admission of postal votes for the division of Barkly, numerous requests for information were made by the ALP, querying aspects of the Barkly declaration and postal vote counts in particular.

There was no petition the Court of Disputed Returns over the result in the division of Barkly.

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Section 10: Post Election Management

10.1 The results of the 2020 Territory Election were declared on Monday 7 September 2020, following a full distribution of preferences on Friday 4 September.

10.2 In accordance with the NTEC’s recount policy for close seats, 6 divisions underwent a recount as the margin following their two candidate preferred count was less than 100 votes. These divisions were: Araluen, Arnhem, Barkly, Blain, Daly and Namatjira.

10.3 Following the full distribution of preferences the final margins for these close seats were as follows: . Araluen: 42 votes . Arnhem: 84 votes . Barkly: 5 votes . Blain: 13 votes . Daly: 94 votes . Namatjira: 22 votes

Court of Disputed Returns

10.4 Often, small margins are an impetus to petition the Court of Disputed Returns following an election. The margin of just 5 votes in the division of Barkly is the closest margin in any Legislative Assembly election.

10.5 The NTEC’s recount policy provides that the commissioner will initiate a recount for seats where the margin is 100 votes or less. Additionally, a recount can be requested by any candidate for that division at any time during the count process.

10.6 There was significant media speculation that given small margin the result would be petitioned to the Court of Disputed Returns. The ALP requested a significant amount of information to evaluate whether they would contest the result, but ultimately decided there was insufficient evidence.

10.7 This is the smallest margin of any federal or state/territory election that has not been referred to the relevant Court of Disputed Returns.

10.8 There were no issues referred to the Court of Disputed Returns for the 2020 Territory Election.

Processing of apparent non-voters

10.9 Under section 279 of the Act it is an offence for an enrolled elector to fail to vote at a Legislative Assembly election without a valid and sufficient reason.

10.10 Following election day, there was a total of 36,987 apparent non-voters, which was reduced further by removing the following from the non-voter list: . any enrolled voters who were deleted from the roll after the election . any enrolled voters who had lodged a valid and sufficient reason for not voting (this included COVID- 19 related reasons) . any enrolled voters residing in areas without reliable mail delivery (largely in remote communities) as they could not be sent infringement notices through the postal system . any enrolled electors over the age of 70.

10.11 1,683 electors informed the commission prior to the close of voting that they were unable to cast a vote during the voting period with a valid and sufficient reason.

10.12 It was identified that some staff at an election day voting centre in the division of Karama failed to correctly mark off a number of electors who had been issued ballot papers. This meant that these

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electors were not captured on the electronic certified list as having voted. To ensure that these electors did not receive infringement notices, all apparent non-voters for the division of Karama were removed from the list.

10.13 In total, 15,462 apparent non-voters were sent an infringement notice on 16 October 2020 which called for them to either: . advise the commission that they did vote and to provide details . provide a valid and sufficient reason for not voting . pay an expiation fee of $25 by 13 November 2020

10.14 The expiation fee could be paid online, by EFTPOS at the NTEC counter, by telephone, by money order or in cash.

10.15 A second reminder notice was sent on 27 November 2020 to 13,105 apparent non-voters who failed to respond to the first notice. The notice requested a response by 16 December 2020.

10.16 The processing of apparent non-voters closed 9 February 2020 by which 10,798 apparent non-voters had failed to respond.

10.17 The following table provides a summary of the non-voting process.

Table 32: Apparent non-voter mailing and replies (for first and second notices) as at 9 February 2020

Apparent non-voter mail records Number %

Apparent non-voters 15,462 Results breakdown Returned unclaimed and endorsed return to sender (RTS) 2,059 13.4 Replied – valid and sufficient reason provided 1,289 8.3 Replied – warning issued in lieu of penalty 45 0.3 Replied – reason given not valid (penalty not paid) 2 0.0 Replied – penalty paid 1,269 8.2 No reply and no RTS mail to first or second notice 10,798 69.8

10.18 A total of 10,798 apparent non-voters (69.8%) failed to respond to either the first or second notices. In addition, there were 2,059 notices returned to sender. These outcomes raise concerns about the quality of the Territory’s electoral roll.

10.19 A total of 1,269 non-voters admitted liability and paid the $25 expiation fee, which is 8.2% of apparent non-voters. In 2016 1,403 non-voters admitted liability (out of 15, 074) which is 9.4%.

Processing of apparent multiple voters

10.20 Under section 280 of the Act it is an offence for an elector to vote more than once at a Legislative Assembly election. Following the election, data extracted from eLAPPS identified 83 electors marked off as having voted twice.

10.21 A review of the apparent multiple voters identified 43 electors who were marked off the electronic roll on two different netbooks in the same voting centre within a few minutes of each other.

10.22 A further 17 apparent multiple voters were matched against apparent non-voter records and in all instances, an elector with a similar name was accidently marked as having voted.

10.23 22 apparent multiple voters were marked off in remote locations where data synchronisation was not always fully operational due to limited Wi-Fi access or connectivity issues.

10.24 The remaining one apparent multiple voter was due to an error by voting centre staff.

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Key performance indicators

Indicator Measure Target Outcome in 2020

Percentage of staff undertaking the 100% by 100% by election Training staff required training election day day

Establish and test redundancy Redundancy provisions for provision for electronic mark-off electronic mark off and By 9 August and election website before voting election website commences (10 August)

Percentage of electronic certified lists Utilising new technologies to provided in all voting centres (including increase convenience for 100% remote voting) which quickens the electors and NTEC staff voting process and improves accuracy

Total cost of the Delivery of election within total Budget $3.4 million election was $3.7 budget of $3.4 million million

Percentage of post-election surveys that indicate strong satisfaction Post-election survey 100% No survey sent* with the NTEC’s performance running the election Percentage of post-election surveys that indicate strong satisfaction Post-election survey 100% No survey sent** with recruitment, training, payment and operational support Publication of the election review Election report Election review report report within 12 months of the Yes tabled published election 11 June 2021 Percentage of staff paid within four 98% paid within 4 Payment of staff 100% weeks of election day weeks*** * All parties and non-affiliated candidates were provided an opportunity to comment and give feedback about the conduct of the election via email. Minimal feedback was received. ** All election staff were provided an opportunity to comment and give feedback about their experience working at the election via email. Minimal feedback was received. ***All payments after 4 weeks were due to incorrect or lack of bank account details

11.1 The NTEC has a small base of 8 ongoing positions in Darwin with information technology (IT), finance and human resources centrally managed by DCDD. During a major election, additional staff are recruited locally, including long-term contract, short-term contract and casual staff, with a small number of specialised electoral positions filled by interstate electoral staff.

11.2 A range of corporate activities were provided for the election including: . digital service development and support . recruitment, payroll, allowances, travel and accommodation . procurement and property matters . financial and budget management.

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ELECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - TIGER

11.3 The delivery of electoral services is highly reliant on the NTEC’s election management system (EMS) called TIGER. TIGER controls the workflow for most electoral event processes. It maintains event data critical for the functioning of other interdependent systems. TIGER also retains records relating to financial disclosure and displays data on the website.

11.4 In 2014, the NTEC sought funding to develop an EMS capable of meeting its business requirements but were instead directed to explore partnerships with other electoral commissions to use their systems. An arrangement was made with Elections ACT to use their EMS (TIGER) as an interim solution. TIGER has endured since then, being developed and maintained in an ad-hoc manner to meet legislative changes. TIGER is built on the aging platform Microsoft Access and is maintained by a single contractor with no clear succession or continuity plan in place for ongoing support.

11.5 Although well built from a functional perspective, TIGER is dependent on the non-enterprise platform of Microsoft Access which causes substantial performance issues when deployed across the Territory for major electoral elections. Mitigation was required via the use of the NTG’s virtual and remote desktop infrastructure being made available whenever TIGER was accessed outside of greater Darwin. Additional support was provided by flying the lead developer of TIGER to Darwin for a period of 8 weeks.

11.6 To meet audit and legislative requirements major changes in the areas of financial disclosure and finance estimates were undertaken on TIGER in the lead up to the 2020 Territory election.

11.7 Emergency changes to the system were required during the election when TIGER’s postal vote function failed due to the increased demand for postal voting. The system’s lead developer worked on site with postal vote staff to identify and address the system’s issues with minimal impact to the election processing schedule.

11.8 DCDD has identified that the structural and technical limitations of TIGER, coupled with the required continual functional expansion of the system, will significantly increase the risk of service delivery incidents and failures of core system components. Additionally, TIGER’s current support arrangement is terminating at the end of 2021 calendar year. A significant increase in investment will be required to maintain TIGER’s current service offering.

Recommendation 10 – New election management system for 2024 Territory Election

The commission recommends that the administration of electoral events should be migrated to a new bespoke election management system built on a contemporary platform, well before the 2024 Territory Election.

ELECTRONIC LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY POLLING PLACE SYSTEM (ELAPPS)

11.9 Certified lists are used to mark off elector names from the roll when they vote. In elections prior to 2016, hard copy certified lists were manually marked and then scanned post-election to determine apparent multiple and non-voters. Since 2016, the Electronic Legislative Assembly Polling Place System (eLAPPS) has superseded the manual process.

11.10 eLAPPS is accessed using netbooks at voting centres across the Territory, including remote mobile voting centres. For the 2020 Territory Election, 464 netbooks were configured and deployed to voting centres. The elector mark-off data captured by these netbooks was synchronised to a central database and maintained on a secure server by the eLAPPS service provider F1 Solutions.

11.11 Risk management measures in place for eLAPPS at the 2020 Territory Election included: . an encrypted local copy of the electoral roll on each netbook that served as a safeguard against a 4G network failure . redundant ITC equipment at each voting centre . continued security improvements in the system . a hard copy certified list provided to each voting centre as a backup.

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11.12 The benefits of eLAPPS for voting centre staff include: . flexibility when searching for an elector by family name and/or given name, and their address . locating electors whose name is spelled incorrectly, or has recently changed but has not been updated on the electoral roll . speeding up the time to process electors who come with members of their family or others enrolled at the same address; once one elector had been searched for, found and marked off, eLAPPS allows a search for other electors residing at the same address, without repeating a name search. . assisting voting centre managers with ballot paper reconciliation and management of their voting centre.

11.13 As a mature system managed through a software-as-a-service agreement, improvement to eLAPPS for this election were limited. Improvements included hardening end user devices and meeting updated cyber security recommendations made by DCDD. An internal risk assessment of the system determined onsite technical support by the service provider was not necessary for the election. Event support costs paid to the service provider were $26,000 for the election setup and offsite technical support, while the abovementioned improvements costing $14,000.

11.14 Prior to eLAPPS, there were no existing controls to prevent an elector from voting multiple times. The real time centralisation of elector mark-off data in eLAPPS has addressed this issue, thereby increasing the integrity of the election. This can been seen through a significant reduction of multiple voting incidents since the implementation of the system in 2016.

11.15 Along with its core function of elector mark-off, eLAPPS also provides daily statistics of elector turnout across the Territory. This data was used to develop targeted social media posts during the voting period.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) support

11.16 The increased focus of DCDD Digital on the delivery of services for the election was managed by a steering committee comprising senior managers from a number of teams: Agency Business Systems, Project Management Office, Architecture and Cyber Security, Digital Communications and Technology Services.

11.17 A special event project was raised by DCDD for the provisioning and deployment of ICT equipment necessary to support NTEC staff during the election. Network and desktop equipment was required for the NTEC Darwin office, and the Darwin and Alice Springs scrutiny centres.

11.18 A priority period was established with government technology service providers to allow for expedited service requests where necessary. This was applied along with a freeze on non-essential changes for all services and systems for the period of 24 July – 11 September. For the election weekend itself, engineers where on call to provide immediate support at a cost of $800. No desktop support incidents were recorded over that period.

11.19 Additional Telstra services also secured to support remote election staff and eLAPPS. 80 mobile broad band connections were established which cost $9,000.

11.20 Active cyber security monitoring and support was provided by the DCDD Architecture and Cyber Security team with input from the Australian Cyber Security Centre. This support included security assessments and advice on NTEC systems, and the deployment of specialised software on NTEC end user assets. This software was designed to detect any security vulnerabilities or exploits as they occur.

11.21 As well as to the website, election results were distributed through a live data stream and published to a server that was configured and supported by Data Centre Services. The data stream was consumed by several media outlets including ABC News, Sky News, Channel Nine and news.com.au, allowing a more timely display of election results.

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Website support

11.22 The across government platform Squiz Matrix is used for the administration of the NTEC website. This website disseminates core electoral information including the nomination of candidates, voting centre information, elections results and financial disclosure reporting.

11.23 A thorough analysis of the website prior to the election was performed by the DCDD Digital Communications team. This was used to determine its capability to handle the increased demand of election activities. This assessment included a robust program of load testing to ensure the availability of electoral information at critical times in the election schedule.

11.24 This analysis shows website remediation work was required to meet the increased demands. This took the form of improved caching, increased availability to webserver resources and optimisation of the size of assets used within the website. Additionally, on-call technical support from the website vendor Squiz was secured for election night while the initial election results were being published. Additional testing and support of the website cost $7,000.

Governance

11.25 An election service charter was developed and provided to stakeholders in June 2020. Its aim was to improve the commission’s transparency by setting out election objectives, key performance indicators and service standards. The charter’s targets and achievements are included in the relevant sections of this report.

Staffing

RECRUITMENT

11.26 There were 552 positions filled by 406 staff at the 2020 Territory Election compared with 472 positions filled by 406 staff in 2016. A large number of staff filled more than one position, for example, an election day voting centre position and a post-election day counting position. COVID-19 and new legislative requirements contributed to the increased number of positons required for this election.

11.27 The number of voting centre staff employed on election day decreased due to the reduction in election day voting centres which was balanced by an increase in early voting centres.

11.28 An expression of interest was circulated to state and territory electoral commissions for electoral staff to undertake various duties during the election. However, the COVID-19 pandemic meant that most interstate electoral staff were unable to travel, and only one secondment (from the Electoral Commission South Australia) was utilised.

11.29 Six retired electoral practitioners and the one seconded staff were employed to fill the following positions: . regional coordinator for Alice Springs and the five Central Australian divisions . regional coordinator for Katherine voting centres . ballot paper security . scrutiny (count) management . postal voting manager . remote mobile voting team leaders.

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Table 33: Electoral staffing positions for the 2020Territory Election

Position Staff numbers Early voting centres Voting centre managers 11 Voting centre staff 51 Election day voting centres Voting centre managers and deputy managers 54 Declaration officers 33 Voting centre staff 156 Voting area managers 5 Mobile voting centres Remote team leaders and deputy leaders 24 Remote team members 23 Local assistants 43 Urban team leaders 3 Urban team members 5 Postal voting 5 Call centre, counts, materials, office assistants 138 Seconded staff – regional coordinator 1 Total 552

TRAINING

11.30 Training was provided to all voting centre staff via online training software. Content for the web-based training was developed in-house and delivered using the software package My Learning administered by DOH. It contained specific modules for each position type and included a quiz at the end of each section to test each participant’s understanding of the electoral process.

11.31 The online training was mandatory for all voting centre staff and results were reviewed prior to the delivery of face-to-face training required for voting centre managers, deputy managers and declaration officers. This provided an opportunity to identify and target areas that voting centre staff may need more support from these supervising positions. As well as reinforcing the online training content, face- to-face training also focused on: . eLAPPS (including trouble shooting) . the change back to full preferential voting and associated vote counting processes . ballot paper security procedures . designated campaign areas . declaration voting

11.32 Local assistants (Aboriginal people employed in their community to assist remote mobile voting teams, especially with in-language communication with electors) were required to watch a video on their role and responsibilities. The video emphasises the importance of providing an impartial service. In addition to local assistants, all voting centres (not just those in remote areas) had tablet devices available for electors to view a short video about how to vote in 13 Aboriginal languages, as well as English and Tagalog.

PAYMENT

11.33 Online recruitment through the election management system streamlines the payment of casual electoral officials by way of electronic lodgement of employment documents.

11.34 Pay advices for casual electoral officials were emailed to payroll the day after election day, with the majority of staff paid in the next pay period. There were 9 casual staff who had delayed payments due to supplying incorrect bank details or not supplying their bank details in time.

11.35 Travel, allowances and accommodation were paid through normal NTG systems.

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Procurement

REGIONAL OFFICE 11.36 A regional office was established in Todd Mall, Alice Springs from June to September 2020, for the management of the 5 Central Australia divisions: Araluen, Barkly, Braitling, Gwoja and Namatjira. This included the receipt of nominations, coordination of remote enrolment teams and remote mobile teams, management of early voting, training of election staff and oversight of election day voting centres. The cost of these premises was $33,377 which includes rent, power, cleaning and security costs.

11.37 A regional coordinator worked out of the early voting centre and trained Katherine based staff, supervised early voting and election voting centres, and conducted the election night count.

VOTING PREMISES 11.38 Early, election day and remote voting centres were secured through hire agreements, with all arrangements in place by June 2020. A memorandum of understanding with the Department of Education gives the NTEC priority when hiring government schools as voting centres. The total cost for early, election day and remote voting centres was $84,360. (This does not include the Alice Springs or Berrimah early voting centres as they are included with the Alice Springs regional office and Darwin scrutiny centre costs respectively).

11.39 Early voting centres within the Territory, where possible, were located in shopping centres to provide the most convenient access to electors, but these venues do come at a higher cost.

11.40 In Darwin a logistics centre was also secured which was used for storing and sorting election materials, which later became the Berrimah early voting centre, and then the Darwin scrutiny centre (conducting the counts for 20 of the 25 divisions). This premise was hired from June to September 2020 at a total cost of $47,817.

SPECIALIST SUPPLIERS 11.41 The NTEC engaged NTG panel contractor Atomic 212 to book advertising creative across television, radio, social media and digital channels. Three separate organisations were engaged to undertake various elements of creative design of content for advertising: . CAAMA in Central Australia produced creative across two separate phases of the campaign totalling $15,875 . First Nations Media produced creative to the value of $20,454 . Bellette Media produced creative to the value of $19,210.

11.42 FI Solutions Pty Ltd (ACT) was contracted to customise and support the eLAPPS software at a total cost $74,741.

11.43 Customised collapsible transport bags with security devices were used for the secure transport of ballot papers across the Territory. These were purchased from Powdersafe Pty Ltd (VIC) for $22,184.

Financial management

BUDGET

11.44 In September 2019, the commission provided NT Treasury with an initial election estimate of $3.9 million. An allocation of $3.5 million was approved by Budget Cabinet for the election. In discussion with NT Treasury, it was agreed that as it was difficult to estimate the additional cost of COVID-19 compliance, budget adjustments would be conducted post-election.

11.45 The commission’s 2019-20 appropriation included $1 million for election preparation costs. A further $2.5 million was allocated in 2020-21 with the balance of the election costs funded through a Treasurer’s Advance.

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EXPENDITURE

11.46 Total expenditure for the election was $3.73 million, with staffing the largest expense (58.3% of the total cost), then travel (10.4%) and public awareness (9.8%). This puts the cost of the election per enrolled elector at $26.42, slightly higher than the 2016 cost per elector of $25.51.

11.47 A range of factors impacted the election budget, with additional expenditure due to: . Cost of COVID-19 compliance which is estimated at close to $0.5 million . enhancements to TIGER and the election management system . locating a number of early voting centres in shopping centres . increasing and extending the opening hours for early voting hours . improvements to secure the website . additional costs for 5 recounts.

11.48 The following table provides an expenditure breakdown:

Table 34: 2020 Territory Election expenditure

Expense type $ % of total Staff salary costs (including overtime and allowances) 2,175,333 58.3 Travel (incl. fares, allowances, charter planes, accommodation) 386,216 10.4 Public Awareness 366,594 9.8 Miscellaneous (incl. vehicle hire, stationery, consumables, legal advice, bank fees, 226,550 6.1 security, freight, other equipment) Voting centres and utilities (incl. power, cleaning, maintenance, phones, internet) 219,665 5.9 IT expenses (incl. EMS upgrades/maintenance/support, website, hardware, software 120,451 3.2 Ballot paper and other document production 85,718 2.3 Postal voting and postage (incl. document/envelope production and associated costs) 76,618 2.0 Financial disclosure compliance audit fees 48,600 1.3 Training costs 25,756 0.7 Total 3,731,501

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Appendices

Appendix A: Elector transfers - 2019 NT Electoral Boundary Redistribution

Division Elector transfer Arafura Increased by the transfer of 609 electors from the division of Arnhem Decreased by the transfer of 329 electors to the division of Braitling and 627 electors to the Araluen division of Namatjira Increased by the transfer of 566 electors from the division of Barkly and 589 electors from the Arnhem division of Katherine Decreased by the transfer of 609 electors to the division of Arafura Increased by the transfer of 852 electors from the division of Namatjira and 481 electors from Barkly the division of Stuart/Gwoja Decreased by the transfer of 566 electors to the division of Arnhem Blain Decreased by the transfer of 303 electors to the division of Brennan Increased by the transfer of 329 electors from the division of Araluen Braitling Decreased by the transfer of 1,816 electors to the division of Namatjira Brennan Increased by the transfer of 303 electors from the division of Blain Increased by the transfer of 244 electors from the division of Johnston and 124 from the division Casuarina of Wanguri Daly Increased by the transfer of 233 electors from the division of Stuart/Gwoja

Drysdale Decreased by the transfer of 38 electors to the division of Spillett Increased by the transfer of 774 electors from the division of Fong Lim Fannie Bay Decreased by the transfer of 769 electors to the division of Johnston and 348 electors to the division of Nightcliff Increased by the transfer of 881 electors from the division of Spillett Fong Lim Decreased by the transfer of 774 electors to the division of Fannie Bay Goyder No change

Increased by the transfer of 769 electors from the division of Fannie Bay Johnston Decreased by the transfer of 244 electors to the division of Casuarina

Karama Increased by the transfer of 207 electors from the division of Spillett Katherine Decreased by the transfer of 589 electors to the division of Arnhem Increased by the transfer of 627 electors from the division of Araluen and 1,816 electors from the division of Braitling Namatjira Decreased by the transfer of 852 electors to the division of Barkly and 1,111 electors to the division of Stuart/Gwoja. Nelson No change

Nhulunbuy/Mulka Renamed Mulka, no change to boundaries Nightcliff Increased by the transfer of 348 electors from the division of Fannie Bay Port Darwin No change Sanderson Increased by the transfer of 9 electors from the division of Spillett Increased by the transfer of 38 electors from the division of Drysdale Spillett Decreased by the transfer of 881 electors to the division of Fong Lim, 207 electors to Karama and 9 electors to Sanderson Renamed Gwoja, increased by the transfer of 1,111 electors from the division of Namatjira Stuart/Gwoja Decreased by the transfer of 481 electors to the division of Barkly and 233 electors to the division of Daly Wanguri Decreased by the transfer of 124 electors to the division of Casuarina.

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Appendix B: Quarterly enrolment statistics for the Northern Territory

% of eligible Estimated Electors Eligible Quarter Territorians 'missing' enrolled Territorians enrolled from the roll

31/03/2016 130,110 163,831 79.4 33,721 30/06/2016 133,553 164,012 81.4 30,459 (includes federal election) 30/09/2016 137,495 164,362 83.7 26,867 (includes federal and NT LA elections) 30/12/2016 137,360 164,547 83.5 27,187 31/03/2017 136,980 165,589 82.7 28,589 30/06/2017 137,773 165,876 83.1 28,103 30/09/2017 138,335 165,037 83.8 26,702 (includes NT council elections) 31/12/2017 138,997 165,105 84.2 26,108 31/03/2018 138,857 165,318 84 26,461 (includes City of Palmerston election) 30/06/2018 138,581 165,118 83.9 26,537 30/09/2018 139,022 165,399 84.1 26,377 31/12/2018 138,923 165,654 83.9 26,731 31/03/2019 139,146 165,983 83.8 26.837 30/06/2019 140,064 166,136 84.3 26,072 (includes federal election) 30/09/2019 140,334 165,214 84.9 24,880 31/12/2019 140,502 165,524 84.9 25,022 31/03/2020 139,901 165,668 84.4 25,767 (includes two NT by-elections) 30/06/2020 140,780 165,633 85 24,853 (includes NT LA election) 30/09/2020 143,075 165,174 86.6 22,099 31/12/2020 143,047 165,050 86.7 22,003

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Appendix C: Enrolled electors per division 2001-2020

% Change Division 2001 2005 2008 2012 2016 2020 from 2016 Arafura 4,209 4,613 4,924 5,477 4,848 5,183 6.9 Araluen 4,395 4,532 4,963 4,817 5,850 5,742 -1.8 Arnhem 4,291 4,760 4,660 4,902 5,158 5,431 5.3 Barkly 3,834 4,195 4,702 5,137 5,183 5,690 9.8 Blain 4,353 4,475 4,825 4,980 5,576 5,695 2.1 Braitling 4,324 4,319 4,944 4,687 5,998 5,830 -2.8 Brennan 4,817 4,535 4,966 5,061 5,204 5,746 10.4 Casuarina 4,142 4,237 4,680 5,031 5,457 5,647 3.5 Daly 3,761 4,707 4,662 5,329 5,386 5,622 4.4 Drysdale 4,438 4,561 4,742 5,178 5,460 5,828 6.7 Fannie Bay 4,209 4,696 4,943 4,879 5,613 5,473 -2.5 Fong Lim 4,885 4,883 5,353 5,555 3.8 Goyder 4,358 4,491 4,699 5,323 5,587 5,583 -0.1 *Greatorex 4,481 4,529 4,823 4,606 Johnston 4,321 4,265 4,931 4,879 4,983 5,556 11.5 Karama 4,283 4,318 4,935 4,713 5,228 5,482 4.9 Katherine 3,811 4,647 4,921 5,174 5,285 5,749 8.8 MacDonnell/Namatjira 4,182 4,471 4,865 5,127 5,435 5,728 5.4 *Millner 4,496 4,434 Nelson 4,049 4,628 4,635 4,715 5,825 5,505 -5.5 Nhulunbuy/Mulka 4,262 4,606 4,532 4,719 5,895 6124 3.9 Nightcliff 4,302 4,436 4,945 4,797 5,341 5,621 5.2 Port Darwin 4,013 4,537 4,741 4,730 5,281 5,699 7.9 Sanderson 4,400 4,387 4,852 5,100 5,546 5,449 -1.7 Spillett 5,203 5,863 12.7 Stuart/Gwoja 3,685 4,274 4,481 4,706 5,242 5,313 1.4 Wanguri 4,090 4,301 4,558 4,855 5,569 6,111 9.7 Total 105,506 111,954 119,814 123,805 135,506 141,225 4.2

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Division Candidate name Affiliation Arafura Gibson ILLORTAMINNI CLP George LAUGHTON TA Lawrence COSTA ALP Tristan James MUNGATOPI IND Araluen Bernard HICKEY GRN Domenico PECORARI FP Wayne WRIGHT IND Jackson ANKERS ALP Damien RYAN CLP Robyn LAMBLEY TA Arnhem Selena UIBO ALP Lance LAWRENCE IND Jerry AMATO CLP Ian Mongunu GUMBULA IND Barkly Steve EDGINGTON CLP Daniel MULHOLLAND IND Gadrian HOOSAN IND Sid VASHIST ALP Blain Mark TURNER ALP Terry MILLS TA Matthew KERLE CLP Braitling Joshua BURGOYNE CLP Scott MCCONNELL IND Dale WAKEFIELD ALP Marli BANKS FP Kim HOPPER IND Dale MCIVER TA Chris TOMLINS GRN Brennan Marie-Clare BOOTHBY CLP Abraham MBEMAP TA Tony SIEVERS ALP Peter CHANDLER IND Casuarina Danial KELLY TA Kendall TRUDGEN GRN Tony SCHELLING CLP Lauren MOSS ALP Daly Will KEMP GRN Ian SLOAN CLP Regina MCCARTHY TA Mick DENIGAN IND Anthony VENES ALP Drysdale Danielle EVELEIGH IND Eva LAWLER ALP

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Division Candidate name Affiliation Fiona LYNCH TA Lash LISSON BFFCPW Leanne BUTLER CLP Raj Samson RAJWIN no affiliation Brendan KILLALEA IND Fannie Bay Mark MACKENZIE IND Peter ROBERTSON GRN Tracey HAYES CLP Rebecca JENNINGS TA Michael GUNNER ALP Fong Lim Amye UN IND Mark MONAGHAN ALP Jeff COLLINS TA Kylie BONANNI CLP Goyder Rachael WRIGHT TA Ted WARREN IND Phil BATTYE CLP Trevor JENKINS no affiliation Kezia PURICK IND Mick TAYLOR ALP Karen FLETCHER GRN Pauline CASS IND Gwoja Chansey PAECH ALP Phillip ALICE CLP Kenny LECHLEITNER FP Johnston Aiya GOODRICH CARTTLING GRN Joel BOWDEN ALP Gary HASLETT CLP Josh THOMAS IND Steven KLOSE TA Karama Caleb CARDNO TA Brian O'GALLAGHER CLP Ngaree AH KIT ALP Katherine Clinton BOOTH IND Kate GANLEY ALP Melanie USHER TA Jo HERSEY CLP Mulka Yingiya Mark GUYULA IND Lynne WALKER ALP Namatjira Tony WILLIS IND Nikki MCCOY GRN Sheralee TAYLOR ALP Bill YAN CLP Catherine SATOUR FP Matt PATERSON TA Nelson Beverley RATAHI IND

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Division Candidate name Affiliation Gerard MALEY CLP Steve ASHER ALP Andy HARLEY TA Nightcliff Melita MCKINNON TA Natasha FYLES ALP Steve DOHERTY CLP Billee MCGINLEY GRN Shelley LANDMARK AJP Port Darwin Toby GEORGE CLP Timothy PARISH GRN Gary STRACHAN TA Paul KIRBY ALP Leah POTTER IND Sanderson Derek MAYGER CLP Amelia NUKU TA Kate WORDEN ALP Spillett Tristan SLOAN ALP Vanessa MOUNSEY TA Lia FINOCCHIARO CLP Wanguri Nicole MANISON ALP Jed HANSEN CLP Michael BEST TA

Abbreviation Name

AJP Animal Justice Party

ALP Australian Labor Party - NT Branch

BFFCPW Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect Water

CLP Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory

FP Federation Party Northern Territory

GRN NT Greens

IND Independent

TA Territory Alliance

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Appendix E: Candidates, enrolment, turnout and vote type by division

Vote type

y Total ballot Enrolment Number of Number of Turnout % candidates papers counted bsent Division Ordinar Early A Declaration Postal

Arafura 4 5,183 53 2,264 322 86 61 2,733 Araluen 6 5,742 79 1,135 2,629 363 45 349 4,521 Arnhem 4 5,431 58 2,147 483 251 131 144 3,156 Barkly 4 5,690 63 1,627 1,251 401 146 172 3,597 Blain 3 5,695 76 763 2,766 472 34 280 4,315 Braitling 7 5,830 78 1,323 2,603 251 78 277 4,532 Brennan 4 5,746 79 771 2,932 441 22 360 4,526 Casuarina 4 5,647 84 1,010 2,939 366 18 385 4,718 Daly 5 5,622 73 2,090 1,405 278 114 244 4,131 Drysdale 7 5,828 71 426 2,720 647 28 288 4,109 Fannie Bay 5 5,473 81 1,200 2,327 486 35 382 4,430 Fong Lim 4 5,555 77 826 2,355 821 36 267 4,305 Goyder 8 5,583 87 793 3,411 345 52 283 4,884 Gwoja 3 5,313 53 1,769 456 233 197 151 2,806 Johnston 5 5,556 80 1,201 2,365 551 20 297 4,434 Karama 3 5,482 78 1,177 2,213 619 21 263 4,293 Katherine 4 5,749 70 494 3,042 273 46 182 4,037 Mulka 2 6,124 68 1,969 1,474 355 304 89 4,191 Namatjira 6 5,728 66 1,166 1,873 427 46 274 3,786 Nelson 4 5,505 86 654 3,355 334 51 313 4,707 Nightcliff 5 5,621 80 1,228 2,367 553 34 333 4,515 Port Darwin 5 5,699 77 851 2,726 385 83 368 4,413 Sanderson 3 5,449 83 868 2,626 685 22 301 4,502 Spillett 3 5,863 87 914 3,193 550 75 343 5,075 Wanguri 3 6,111 84 998 2,949 769 17 384 5,117 Total 111 141,225 75 29,664 56,460 11,178 1,741 6,790 105,833

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Appendix F: Postal votes summary - applications, votes issued and returned

Votes Votes rejected received returned admitted or cancelled Applications Applications Votes issued Votes rejected Division Arafura 153 16 137 114 61 53 Araluen 540 46 494 454 341 113 Arnhem 337 15 322 258 144 114 Barkly 345 29 316 273 157 116 Blain 490 51 439 393 276 117 Braitling 445 46 399 352 271 81 Brennan 527 35 492 451 357 94 Casuarina 609 86 523 475 376 99 Daly 481 43 438 397 244 153 Drysdale 445 37 408 378 285 93 Fannie Bay 585 68 517 467 380 88 Fong Lim 485 72 413 370 264 106 Goyder 428 50 378 358 278 80 Gwoja 335 36 299 264 150 114 Johnston 468 48 420 390 294 96 Karama 416 35 381 355 263 92 Katherine 380 31 349 304 183 120 Mulka 213 12 201 180 87 93 Namatjira 443 37 406 380 264 116 Nelson 491 52 439 411 311 100 Nightcliff 501 39 462 425 330 95 Port Darwin 652 99 553 488 367 121 Sanderson 465 40 425 393 300 93 Spillett 589 85 504 459 335 124 Wanguri 585 57 528 488 374 114 Other 367 367 Total 11,775 1,532 10,243 9,277 6,692 2,585

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Appendix F2: Postal votes - applications rejected

Total address Multiple received Australian No election Too late for Too late for Too late for Insufficient applications Not enrolled Cancelled on postal address COVID 19 - No No 19 - COVID overseas address overseas delivery request by elector Division Arafura 1 14 1 16 Araluen 1 39 1 4 1 46 Arnhem 1 7 4 3 15 Barkly 1 27 1 29 Blain 44 1 6 51 Braitling 42 4 46 Brennan 1 1 31 1 1 35 Casuarina 73 2 6 1 4 86 Daly 40 2 1 43 Drysdale 31 4 1 1 37 Fannie Bay 63 1 4 68 Fong Lim 66 4 2 72 Goyder 47 1 1 1 50 Gwoja 31 1 3 1 36 Johnston 42 1 2 1 2 48 Karama 27 2 4 2 35 Katherine 26 3 2 31 Mulka 11 1 12 Namatjira 32 3 2 37 Nelson 48 2 2 52 Nightcliff 34 1 4 39 Port Darwin 1 89 3 5 1 99 Sanderson 1 35 1 3 40 Spillett 80 3 1 1 85 Wanguri 48 3 4 2 57 Other 10 189 6 144 8 8 2 367 Total 10 191 12 1,171 42 78 5 23 1,532

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Appendix F3: Postal votes – reasons for rejection

Total late Electorate issued sender too late enrolled not match Returned to Ballot paper Not correctly Vote received Ordinary vote vote Ordinary Signatures do Vote dated too Vote not signed outside envelope

Arafura 19 8 3 1 14 8 53 Araluen 76 10 8 14 5 113 Arnhem 38 16 3 1 40 16 114 Barkly 68 9 24 15 116 Blain 77 13 1 2 15 9 117 Braitling 1 51 10 4 13 2 81 Brennan 4 61 12 2 11 4 94 Casuarina 50 9 6 3 15 16 99 Daly 79 13 4 1 41 15 153 Drysdale 1 50 1 12 16 13 93 Fannie Bay 46 5 1 25 11 88 Fong Lim 68 8 3 20 7 106 Goyder 1 46 9 1 2 15 6 80 Gwoja 48 13 6 31 16 114 Johnston 55 12 4 1 13 11 96 Karama 61 11 1 2 10 7 92 Katherine 66 11 1 26 16 120 Mulka 53 1 11 2 17 9 93 Namatjira 68 21 5 13 9 116 Nelson 1 55 12 4 4 11 13 100 Nightcliff 56 8 3 16 12 95 Port Darwin 1 72 13 1 2 23 9 121 Sanderson 60 9 4 10 10 93 Spillett 83 16 1 1 20 3 124 Wanguri 72 18 2 11 11 114

Total 9 1,478 2 289 42 48 464 253 2,585

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Appendix G1: Northern Territory early voting centres

Location Opening times

ALICE SPRINGS Monday 10 August 2020 to Saturday 15 August 2020 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ANZ Bank (old) 37 Todd St Sunday 16 August 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

BERRIMAH Monday 10 August 2020 to Saturday 15 August 2020 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Toyworld store (old) 828 Vanderlin Dr Sunday 16 August 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

BERRY SPRINGS Saturday 15 August 2020 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Caltex service station (old) 808 Cox Peninsula Rd Sunday 16 August 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

CASUARINA Monday 10 August 2020 to Saturday 15 August 2020 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Library 17 Bradshaw Terrace Sunday 16 August 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

COOLALINGA Monday 10 August 2020 to Friday 14 August 2020 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Coolalinga Central Shopping Centre 425 Stuart Hwy Saturday 15 August 2020 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Sunday 16 August 2020 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

DARWIN Monday 10 August 2020 to Saturday 15 August 2020 8:00 am to 5:00 pm BCC Cinema (old) cnr Mitchell St and Mott Ct Sunday 16 August 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Location Opening times

KATHERINE Monday 10 August 2020 to Saturday 15 August 2020 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Katherine Central Shopping Centre Stuart Hwy Sunday 16 August 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

NHULUNBUY Monday 10 August 2020 to Saturday 15 August 2020 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Regional Training Centre Chesterfield Cct Sunday 16 August 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

PALMERSTON Monday 10 August 2020 to Saturday 15 August 2020 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Palmerston Shopping Centre 22 Temple Tce Sunday 16 August 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

TENNANT CREEK Monday 10 August 2020 to Saturday 15 August 2020 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Civic Hall Peko Rd Sunday 16 August 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

YARRAWONGA Monday 10 August 2020 to Saturday 15 August 2020 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Gateway Shopping Centre 1 Roystonea Ave Sunday 16 August 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Appendix G2: Interstate early voting centres

Location Opening times

ADELAIDE Monday 10 August 2020 to Friday 14 August 2020 Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Electoral Commission of South Australia Level 6 Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 60 Light Square Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

BRISBANE Monday 10 August 2020 to Friday 14 August 2020 Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Electoral Commission Queensland Level 20 Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 1 Eagle Street Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

CANBERRA Monday 10 August 2020 to Friday 14 August 2020 Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Elections ACT Level 6 Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 221 London Circuit Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

HOBART Monday 10 August 2020 to Friday 14 August 2020 Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Tasmanian Electoral Commission Level 3 Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 169 Main Road Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

PERTH Monday 10 August 2020 to Friday 14 August 2020 Open 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Western Australia Electoral Commission Level 2 Monday 17 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020 111 St Georges Terrace Open 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

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Appendix H: Early votes issued by voting centre and division

Voting

centre Daly Blain Barkly Goyder Arafura Araluen Arnhem Brennan Braitling Drysdale Drysdale Fong Lim Casuarina Fannie Bay

Alice Springs 2 2,630 3 93 9 2,607 14 9 14 3 17 12 6 Berrimah 15 4 10 5 191 9 279 186 119 185 298 508 202 Berry Springs 2 1 2 4 4 491 3 6 2 37 Casuarina 54 7 40 10 43 12 47 2,483 75 47 444 279 41 Coolalinga 24 6 16 11 161 5 176 18 424 117 32 51 2,485 Darwin 46 27 18 17 125 12 137 268 95 100 1,586 1,570 95 Katherine 12 11 483 63 11 9 10 7 47 6 10 8 12 Nhulunbuy 2 1 7 4 5 2 2 3 7 7 5 6 7 Palmerston 18 5 9 13 1,234 8 1,225 47 93 1,494 46 47 192 Tennant Creek 1 12 2 1,252 2 13 2 2 1 3 4 - 1 Yarrawonga 28 8 8 12 1,180 9 1,245 74 120 897 71 114 377 NT total 204 2,711 596 1,480 2,962 2,688 3,141 3,101 1,486 2,862 2,519 2,597 3,455 Adelaide 1 6 - 2 - 6 1 2 - 2 4 2 - Brisbane - - - 1 - - - 1 2 1 3 2 - Canberra - - - - 1 - - 3 - 1 - - - Hobart ------1 - - - - - Perth - - - - 2 ------3 3 Interstate 1 6 - 3 3 6 1 7 2 4 7 7 3 total Total 205 2,717 596 1,483 2,965 2,694 3,142 3,108 1,488 2,866 2,526 2,604 3,458

Voting centre Port Total Mulka Gwoja Nelson Spillett Darwin Darwin Karama Wanguri Johnston Nightcliff Nightcliff Katherine Namatjira Namatjira Sanderson

Alice Springs 364 12 7 14 2 1,878 14 15 15 3 9 9 7,761 Berrimah 2 309 1,113 14 14 2 394 276 193 589 378 537 5,832 Berry Springs 4 4 4 6 1 4 2 3 580 Casuarina 2 1,657 860 12 82 11 51 1,455 134 1,712 74 2,090 11,722 Coolalinga 5 25 24 14 9 6 2,052 28 28 41 284 37 6,079 Darwin 11 400 244 11 22 3 118 637 2,434 326 177 331 8,810 Katherine 92 12 10 3,042 12 8 10 24 6 8 8 16 3,937 Nhulunbuy - 6 3 4 1,398 1 3 6 5 3 3 1 1,491 Palmerston 11 43 60 14 23 4 250 44 33 59 1,001 49 6,022 Tennant Creek 20 2 3 13 2 14 6 6 4 2 1 1 1,369 Yarrawonga 1 55 87 11 21 7 495 74 74 60 1,567 97 6,692 NT total 508 2,525 2,415 3,153 1,585 1,934 3,399 2,565 2,927 2,807 3,504 3,171 Adelaide 1 2 - 1 - 5 - 9 4 1 2 1 52 Brisbane - - - - 2 - 1 - 4 1 - - 18 Canberra - - - - 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - 9 Hobart - - - - 2 - - - - 1 - - 4 Perth ------1 3 2 - - 2 16 Interstate 1 2 - 1 5 6 2 13 10 4 2 3 99 total Total 509 2,527 2,415 3,154 1,590 1,940 3,401 2,578 2,937 2,811 3,506 3,174 60,394

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Appendix I: Mobile schedule by division

Division and location Date Voting times Arafura Bolkdjam Thu 13 Aug 2020 11:15 am to 12:15 pm Buluhkaduru Thu 13 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 10:00 am Gochan Jiny-Jirra Thu 13 Aug 2020 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm Gunbalanya Mon 17 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Jabiru Fri 21 Aug 2020 1:45 pm to 5:00 pm Jabiru Sat 22 Aug 2020 8:00 am to 1:00 pm Ji-Bena Thu 13 Aug 2020 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Ji-Malawa Tue 11 Aug 2020 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Ji-Marda Tue 11 Aug 2020 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Kabulwarnamyo Fri 14 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 10:00 am Kolorbidahdah Wed 12 Aug 2020 11:15 am to 12:15 pm Mamadawerre Fri 14 Aug 2020 11:15 am to 12:15 pm Manabadurma Fri 21 Aug 2020 11:30 am to 12:15 pm Maningrida Tue 18 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Maningrida Wed 19 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Manmoyi Wed 12 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 10:00 am Marrkolidjban Wed 12 Aug 2020 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm Milikapiti Fri 21 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Minjilang Thu 13 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Mudginberri Fri 21 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 10:00 am Pickertaramoor Thu 20 Aug 2020 9:30 am to 11:00 am Pirlangimpi Mon 17 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Warruwi Fri 14 Aug 2020 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Wurrumiyanga Tue 18 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Wurrumiyanga Wed 19 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Yapilika Forestry Thu 20 Aug 2020 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Araluen Alice Springs Hospital Fri 21 Aug 2020 9:00 am-4:00 pm Arnhem Alyangula Sat 22 Aug 2020 8:00 am to 1:00 pm Angurugu Fri 21 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Balma Mon 17 Aug 2020 9:45 am to 10:15 am Barunga Wed 19 Aug 2020 11:15 am to 3:45 pm Beswick Thu 20 Aug 2020 8:15 am to 1:15 pm Bulman Tue 18 Aug 2020 11:15 am to 1:15 pm Donydji Mon 17 Aug 2020 11:30 am to 12:00 pm Gapuwiyak Tue 18 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Jilkminggan Fri 21 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Malkala Thu 20 Aug 2020 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm Manyallaluk Thu 20 Aug 2020 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm Mataranka Sat 22 Aug 2020 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Milyakburra Wed 19 Aug 2020 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Minyerri Fri 14 Aug 2020 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

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Division and location Date Voting times Mirrnatja Mon 17 Aug 2020 1:15 pm to 1:45 pm Mulggan Fri 21 Aug 2020 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Ngukurr Mon 17 Aug 2020 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Numbulwar Wed 19 Aug 2020 8:00 am to 2:00 pm Raymangirr Mon 17 Aug 2020 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm Rittarangu Tue 18 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 9:30 am Umbakumba Thu 20 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Weemol Tue 18 Aug 2020 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm Barkly Ali Curung Thu 20 Aug 2020 8:45 am to 11:45 am Alpurrurulam Tue 11 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Alyuen Wed 12 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 9:00 am Ampilatwatja Tue 11 Aug 2020 8:00 am to 11:00 am Arawerr Wed 12 Aug 2020 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm Arlparra Thu 13 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Atheley Wed 12 Aug 2020 1:15 pm to 1:45 pm Atneltyey Tue 11 Aug 2020 3:15 pm to 3:45 pm Atnwengerrpe Mon 10 Aug 2020 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm Barkly Work Camp Fri 21 Aug 2020 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Borroloola Wed 19 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Camel Camp Tue 11 Aug 2020 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm Canteen Creek Wed 19 Aug 2020 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Daly Waters Tue 11 Aug 2020 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm Elliott Wed 12 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Goolminyini Tue 18 Aug 2020 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Imangara Thu 20 Aug 2020 1:15 pm to 2:15 pm Indaringinya Wed 12 Aug 2020 9:30 am to 10:00 am Inkawenyerre Wed 12 Aug 2020 11:30 am to 12:00 pm Inkwelaye Fri 14 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 9:30 am Irrultja Mon 10 Aug 2020 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm Iylentye Thu 13 Aug 2020 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm King Ash Bay Tue 18 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 11:00 am Mara Thu 20 Aug 2020 2:15 pm to 5:15 pm Marlinja Wed 12 Aug 2020 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm Mulga Bore Fri 14 Aug 2020 10:45 am to 11:15 am Mungkarta Tue 18 Aug 2020 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Munyalini Tue 18 Aug 2020 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Nturiya Thu 13 Aug 2020 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Pmara Jutunta Wed 12 Aug 2020 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm Pungalindum Tue 11 Aug 2020 4:45 pm to 5:15 pm Robinson River Thu 20 Aug 2020 8:45 am to 11:45 am Soakage Bore Thu 13 Aug 2020 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm Tara Fri 14 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 10:00 am Tennant Creek Sat 22 Aug 2020 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Tennant Creek Hospital Fri 21 Aug 2020 8:45 am to 10:15 am Ti Tree Thu 13 Aug 2020 8:45 am to 11:45 am

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Division and location Date Voting times Wandangula Mon 17 Aug 2020 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Wauchope Tue 18 Aug 2020 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm Wilora Wed 12 Aug 2020 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Wutunugurra Wed 19 Aug 2020 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Casuarina Darwin Private Hospital Thu 20 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Royal Darwin Hospital Fri 21 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Daly Adelaide River Thu 13 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Batchelor Wed 12 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Belyuen Mon 10 Aug 2020 10:15 am to 1:15 pm Bulgul Tue 11 Aug 2020 2:45 pm to 3:15 pm Dundee Beach Tue 11 Aug 2020 8:15 am to 10:45 am Emu Point Tue 18 Aug 2020 9:30 am to 11:30 am Gilwi Tue 11 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 9:30 am Kybrook Farm Thu 13 Aug 2020 2:15 pm to 3:00 pm Manthathpe Thu 20 Aug 2020 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Menngen Mon 10 Aug 2020 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Merrepen Fri 21 Aug 2020 10:30 am to 11:30 am Myatt Tue 11 Aug 2020 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Nauiyu Fri 14 Aug 2020 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Palumpa Tue 18 Aug 2020 1:15 pm to 4:15 pm Peppimenarti Mon 17 Aug 2020 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Pine Creek Fri 14 Aug 2020 8:15 am to 1:15 pm Sand Palms Roadhouse Mon 10 Aug 2020 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm Timber Creek Tue 11 Aug 2020 1:45 pm to 4:45 pm Wadeye Wed 19 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Wadeye Thu 20 Aug 2020 8:00 am to 2:00 pm Woodycupaldiya Mon 17 Aug 2020 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Woolianna Fri 14 Aug 2020 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm Wudapuli Fri 21 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 9:00 am Gwoja Amanbidji Wed 12 Aug 2020 10:30 am to 11:15 am Areyonga Wed 19 Aug 2020 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Bulla Wed 12 Aug 2020 1:15 pm to 3:15 pm Daguragu Thu 20 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 11:00 am Haasts Bluff Mon 17 Aug 2020 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Hermannsburg Thu 20 Aug 2020 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Imanpa Mon 10 Aug 2020 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Kalkarindji Thu 20 Aug 2020 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm Kaltukatjara Wed 12 Aug 2020 9:15 am to 1:15 pm Kings Canyon Fri 14 Aug 2020 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Kintore Thu 13 Aug 2020 10:15 am to 2:45 pm Lajamanu Wed 19 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Laramba Tue 18 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Lingara Mon 17 Aug 2020 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm

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Division and location Date Voting times Mbunghara Wed 19 Aug 2020 8:45 am to 9:15 am Mt Liebig Tue 18 Aug 2020 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm Mutitjulu Tue 11 Aug 2020 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm Nyirripi Fri 21 Aug 2020 9:30 am to 12:00 pm Papunya Tue 18 Aug 2020 8:15 am to 12:15 pm Pigeon Hole Tue 18 Aug 2020 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Wallace Rockhole Fri 21 Aug 2020 9:30 am to 11:00 am Willowra Mon 17 Aug 2020 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Yarralin Mon 17 Aug 2020 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Yuelamu Wed 19 Aug 2020 1:45 pm to 3:45 pm Yuendumu Thu 20 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Yulara Tue 11 Aug 2020 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Katherine Binjari Thu 13 Aug 2020 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Katherine Hospital Fri 14 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 11:00 am Rockhole Thu 13 Aug 2020 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Mulka Baniyala Wed 12 Aug 2020 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Banthula Thu 20 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 9:30 am Birany Birany Tue 11 Aug 2020 10:45 am to 11:15 am Buthan Tue 18 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Datjala Work Camp Thu 20 Aug 2020 5:15 pm to 6:15 pm Dhalinybuy Mon 10 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 9:45 am Dhuruputjpi Wed 12 Aug 2020 11:45 am to 12:15 pm Galiwin'ku Tue 18 Aug 2020 1:15 pm to 4:30 pm Galiwin'ku Wed 19 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Gan Gan Wed 12 Aug 2020 9:30 am to 10:30 am Garrthalala Tue 11 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 9:30 am Gawa Thu 20 Aug 2020 10:45 am to 11:45 am Gove Hospital Fri 14 Aug 2020 11:15 am to 12:15 pm Gunyangara Thu 13 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Gurrumuru Mon 10 Aug 2020 11:00 am to 11:30 am Gutjangan Fri 14 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 10:00 am Mapuru Mon 10 Aug 2020 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm Milingimbi Thu 20 Aug 2020 8:00 am to 2:30 pm Ngangalala Tue 18 Aug 2020 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm Nhulunbuy Sat 22 Aug 2020 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Ramingining Wed 19 Aug 2020 8:15 am to 3:00 pm Rorruwuy Mon 10 Aug 2020 3:45 pm to 4:15 pm Rurrangala Tue 11 Aug 2020 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm Wallaby Beach Thu 13 Aug 2020 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm Wandawuy Tue 11 Aug 2020 1:15 pm to 1:45 pm Yathalamarra Tue 18 Aug 2020 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm Yirrkala Fri 21 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Namatjira Alice Springs Prison Wed 19 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

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Division and location Date Voting times Alice Springs Prison Thu 20 Aug 2020 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Amoonguna Thu 13 Aug 2020 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Atitjere Wed 19 Aug 2020 8:00 am to 10:00 am Engawala Wed 19 Aug 2020 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Finke Fri 21 Aug 2020 8:00 am to 10:30 am Irrerlirre Mon 17 Aug 2020 1:15 pm to 2:00 pm Mt Eaglebeak Mon 17 Aug 2020 11:00 am to 11:30 am Orrtipa-Thurra Tue 18 Aug 2020 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Santa Teresa Thu 13 Aug 2020 8:30 am to 11:30 am Titjikala Thu 20 Aug 2020 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Nelson Palmerston Hospital Wed 19 Aug 2020 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Other Alice Springs quarantine facility Sat 22 Aug 2020 9:30 am to 11:00 am Howard Springs quarantine facility Sat 22 Aug 2020 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

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Appendix J: Votes taken at mobile voting locations

Ballot papers Location On roll Ord Absent Dec Total Adelaide River 177 84 10 2 96 Ali Curung 326 99 5 2 106 Alice Springs Hospital 0 0 26 0 26 Alice Springs Prison 28 0 199 0 199 Alice Springs 0 5 0 5 quarantine facility Alpurrurulam 188 80 8 8 96 Alyangula 343 182 16 15 213 Alyuen 19 18 12 4 34 Amanbidji 48 21 4 1 26 Amoonguna 141 60 4 0 64 Ampilatwatja 269 112 1 12 125 Angurugu 495 194 11 32 237 Arawerr 57 7 0 0 7 Areyonga 166 101 3 16 120 Arlparra 115 67 9 4 80 Atheley 40 20 0 1 21 Atitjere 114 48 6 0 54 Atneltyey 30 5 0 0 5 Atnwengerrpe 24 18 0 1 19 Balma 11 11 1 3 15 Baniyala 101 44 5 5 54 Banthula 13 13 0 1 14 Barunga 240 112 20 4 136 Batchelor 178 116 21 4 141 Belyuen 139 86 8 0 94 Beswick 365 120 11 5 136 Binjari 139 49 14 4 67 Birany Birany 27 27 0 0 27 Bolkdjam 17 14 0 0 14 Borroloola 419 221 25 10 256 Bulgul 12 5 0 0 5 Bulla 67 25 8 1 34 Bulman 122 45 9 6 60 Buluhkaduru 21 5 1 0 6 Buthan 0 185 3 19 207 Camel Camp 23 21 0 0 21 Canteen Creek 134 49 1 6 56 Daguragu 115 22 3 0 25 Daly Waters 10 5 1 2 8 Darwin Private 0 0 62 0 62 Hospital Datjala Work Camp 0 4 24 0 28 Dhalinybuy 68 113 1 8 122

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Ballot papers Location On roll Ord Absent Dec Total Dhuruputjpi 16 3 2 1 6 Donydji 30 14 0 1 15 Dundee Beach 166 122 9 1 132 Elliott 247 160 13 6 179 Emu Point 67 45 3 2 50 Engawala 120 52 7 0 59 Finke 130 44 2 0 46 Galiwin'ku 1,373 350 30 43 423 Gan Gan 82 33 2 11 46 Gapuwiyak 651 370 80 30 480 Garrthalala 46 14 0 0 14 Gawa 14 21 0 3 24 Gilwi 25 17 10 2 29 Gochan Jiny-Jirra 21 8 0 0 8 Goolminyini 8 4 0 2 6 Gove Hospital 5 34 3 3 40 Gunbalanya 698 268 23 4 295 Gunyangara 189 48 6 2 56 Gurrumuru 36 13 1 0 14 Gutjangan 7 14 1 4 19 Haasts Bluff 130 52 6 7 65 Hermannsburg 452 187 3 36 226 Imangara 34 21 2 2 25 Imanpa 105 56 4 12 72 Indaringinya 16 14 0 1 15 Inkawenyerre 27 11 1 1 13 Inkwelaye 30 6 4 1 11 Irrerlirre 22 10 0 0 10 Irrultja 60 20 0 1 21 Iylentye 26 0 0 0 0 Jabiru 377 225 27 6 258 Ji-Bena 10 15 4 0 19 Jilkminggan 164 60 6 3 69 Ji-Malawa 11 4 3 1 8 Ji-Marda 18 14 1 0 15 Kabulwarnamyo 13 18 5 0 23 Kalkarindji 279 87 6 6 99 Kaltukatjara 227 85 1 14 100 Katherine Hospital 18 32 2 1 35 King Ash Bay 49 32 5 0 37 Kings Canyon 30 12 0 0 12 Kintore 302 168 7 30 205 Kolorbidahdah 11 5 0 1 6 Kybrook Farm 61 6 0 0 6 Lajamanu 350 82 7 7 96

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Ballot papers Location On roll Ord Absent Dec Total Laramba 160 75 13 10 98 Lingara 18 3 0 0 3 Malkala 19 20 2 0 22 Mamadawerre 25 18 2 0 20 Manabadurma 33 19 1 1 21 Maningrida 1,529 369 42 6 417 Manmoyi 49 23 6 0 29 Manthathpe 0 33 1 4 38 Manyallaluk 66 11 1 1 13 Mapuru 74 20 6 0 26 Mara 126 75 2 5 82 Marlinja 50 16 2 2 20 Marrkolidjban 42 9 0 2 11 Mataranka 170 64 10 1 75 Mbunghara 26 0 0 0 0 Menngen 35 20 2 1 23 Merrepen 22 35 3 0 38 Milikapiti 282 194 17 15 226 Milingimbi 756 350 13 49 412 Milyakburra 79 32 0 6 38 Minjilang 161 48 7 3 58 Minyerri 333 200 28 2 230 Mirrnatja 9 3 0 0 3 Mt Eaglebeak 11 7 2 0 9 Mt Liebig 171 63 4 5 72 Mudginberri 44 13 0 0 13 Mulga Bore 53 27 7 2 36 Mulggan 46 23 0 3 26 Mungkarta 48 22 1 0 23 Munyalini 28 11 0 0 11 Mutitjulu 232 72 10 6 88 Myatt 54 34 5 4 43 Nauiyu 323 155 19 8 182 Ngangalala 15 33 2 7 42 Ngukurr 686 296 28 16 340 Nhulunbuy 1760 148 0 0 148 Nturiya 71 5 3 3 11 Numbulwar 496 189 25 8 222 Nyirripi 135 39 2 4 45 Orrtipa-Thurra 37 15 4 0 19 Palmerston Hospital 0 0 62 0 62 Palumpa 213 95 3 7 105 Papunya 365 97 9 21 127 Peppimenarti 90 38 3 4 45 Pickertaramoor 46 21 8 4 33

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Ballot papers Location On roll Ord Absent Dec Total Pigeon Hole 64 26 7 2 35 Pine Creek 117 72 6 5 83 Pirlangimpi 234 150 8 11 169 Pmara Jutunta 113 34 0 1 35 Pungalindum 25 15 0 1 16 Ramingining 589 289 9 67 365 Raymangirr 31 40 0 0 40 Rittarangu 55 29 1 3 33 Robinson River 174 92 0 4 96 Rockhole 86 46 4 1 51 Rorruwuy 10 13 5 2 20 Royal Darwin 16 0 174 0 174 Hospital Rurrangala 12 1 1 0 2 Sand Palms 14 29 6 0 35 Roadhouse Santa Teresa 359 118 8 0 126 Soakage Bore 26 0 0 0 0 Tara 45 40 2 1 43 Tennant Creek 1800 134 0 0 134 Tennant Creek 9 8 0 0 8 Hospital Ti Tree 91 62 11 2 75 Timber Creek 72 33 7 1 41 Titjikala 171 53 7 0 60 Umbakumba 255 95 6 8 109 Wadeye 1,363 593 41 43 677 Wallaby Beach 50 24 0 4 28 Wallace Rockhole 64 23 1 11 35 Wandangula 48 42 1 0 43 Wandawuy 66 37 2 6 45 Warruwi 259 154 10 17 181 Wauchope 1 4 3 0 7 Weemol 49 40 8 0 48 Willowra 212 49 1 0 50 Wilora 94 31 0 3 34 Woodycupaldiya 32 30 6 3 39 Woolianna 9 5 2 0 7 Wudapuli 14 4 0 0 4 Wurrumiyanga 1,014 674 44 30 748 Wutunugurra 128 37 0 0 37 Yapilika Forestry 0 0 8 0 8 Yarralin 173 95 4 6 105 Yathalamarra 27 26 0 5 31 Yirrkala 701 113 10 14 137 Yuelamu 178 42 3 2 47 Yuendumu 501 144 18 30 192

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Ballot papers Location On roll Ord Absent Dec Total Yulara 407 175 20 15 210

Totals: 26,740 11,743 1,622 929 14,294 * Election day voting centre in 2020

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Appendix K: Election day voting centres - urban

Voting centre Premises Division name Alice Springs Alice Springs Town Council - 93 Todd St Araluen, Braitling, Namatjira Bakewell Primary School - 5 Hutchison Tce Brennan Bees Creek Primary School - 20 Sattler Cres Goyder Berrimah Haileybury Rendall School, 6057 Berrimah Rd Fong Lim, Nelson, Spillett Braitling Primary School - 80 Head St Braitling Berry Springs Primary School - 1150 Cox Peninsula Rd Daly Casuarina Library - 17 Bradshaw Tce, Casuarina Coolalinga Coolalinga Central Shopping Centre - 425 Stuart Hwy Nelson Darwin City Old BCC Cinema - cnr Mitchell St and Mott Ct Port Darwin Durack Primary School - 50 Woodlake Blvd Spillett Gillen Primary School - 55 Milner Rd Araluen Howard Springs Whitewood Hall, Howard Park Reserve - 310 Whitewood Rd Nelson Humpty Doo Taminmin College - 70 Challoner Cct Goyder Karama O'Loughlin Catholic College - 70 Mueller Rd Karama Katherine Civic Centre - Stuart Hwy Katherine Katherine East MacFarlane Pre-School - Grevillea Rd Katherine Kilgariff Desert Knowledge Australia - 475 Stuart Hwy Namatjira Larapinta Living Waters Lutheran School - Albrecht Dr Namatjira Leanyer Primary School - 114 Leanyer Dr Wanguri Ludmilla Primary School - 41 Bagot Rd Fannie Bay, Fong Lim Malak Sanderson Middle School - Matthews Rd Sanderson Millner Primary School - 41 Sabine Rd Johnston Moil Primary School - Moil Cres Johnston Nightcliff Middle School - 90 Aralia St Nightcliff Parap Primary School - Urquhart St Fannie Bay Rosebery Palmerston College - 7-9 Middle Campus - 185 Forrest Pde Blain, Brennan Sadadeen Centralian Senior College - Grevillea Dr Braitling Stuart Park Primary School - cnr Nudl and Ashley Sts Fong Lim Tindal Tindal Community Hall Arnhem Tiwi Dripstone Middle School - 10 Delamere St Casuarina Wagait Beach Community Centre - 142 Wagait Tower Rd Daly Woodroffe Sacred Heart Primary School - 34 Emery Ave Blain, Drysdale Zuccoli Primary School - cnr Zuccoli Pde and Peaflower St Spillett

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Appendix L: Declaration votes - admitted and rejected

No. No. Rejection reason admitted rejected

Electorate Total Declaration votes admitted Declaration votes rejected Rejected - wrong division Rejected - insufficient enrol* ID to Rejected - no elector signature Rejected - other# Arafura 86 16 5 6 2 3 102 Araluen 45 14 11 3 0 0 59 Arnhem 131 19 2 7 8 2 150 Barkly 146 42 6 33 3 0 188 Blain 34 18 16 1 1 0 52 Braitling 78 14 10 2 1 1 92 Brennan 22 17 10 0 7 0 39 Casuarina 18 8 5 1 0 2 26 Daly 114 8 5 1 1 1 122 Drysdale 28 10 5 5 0 0 38 Fannie Bay 35 16 7 3 4 2 51 Fong Lim 36 7 3 1 3 0 43 Goyder 52 5 4 0 0 1 57 Gwoja 197 62 32 10 11 9 259 Johnston 20 1 0 0 1 0 21 Karama 21 2 2 0 0 0 23 Katherine 46 20 4 13 0 3 66 Mulka 304 44 6 16 6 16 348 Namatjira 46 21 7 6 7 1 67 Nelson 51 10 9 1 0 0 61 Nightcliff 34 2 0 2 0 0 36 Port Darwin 83 7 0 2 5 0 90 Sanderson 22 3 2 1 0 0 25 Spillett 75 41 38 1 1 1 116 Wanguri 17 2 2 0 0 0 19 Total 1,741 409 191 115 61 42 2,150 * Includes attestor not on roll # includes incomplete forms, non-citizens, under 18, enrolled interstate etc.

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Appendix M: Two candidate preferred full distribution margin

% of TCP votes Division ALP CLP IND TA Margin Arafura 53.6 46.4 3.6 Araluen 49.5 50.5 0.5 Arnhem 51.6 48.4 1.6 Barkly 49.9 50.1 0.1 Blain 50.2 49.8 0.2 Braitling 48.7 51.3 1.3 Brennan 48.8 51.2 1.2 Casuarina 66.0 34.0 16.0 Daly 48.8 51.2 1.2 Drysdale 57.9 42.1 7.9 Fannie Bay 59.6 40.4 9.6 Fong Lim 52.6 47.4 2.6 Goyder 43.2 56.8 6.8 Gwoja 66.2 33.8 16.2 Johnston 66.5 33.5 16.5 Karama 59.8 40.2 9.8 Katherine 47.7 52.3 2.3 Namatjira 49.7 50.3 0.3 Nelson 58.3 41.7 8.3 Nightcliff 74.3 25.7 24.3 Port Darwin 52.1 47.9 2.1 Sanderson 69.3 30.7 19.3 Spillett 35.0 65.0 15.0 Wanguri 67.3 32.7 17.3

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Appendix N: First preference votes by division and affiliation

Ballot papers Affiliation counted FP TA Enrolment Enrolment AJP CLP CLP ALP IND IND Geographic GRN Total Classification Classification Formal BFFCPW BFFCPW Informal Informal Electorate Arafura 1,269 1,041 199 82 2,591 142 2,733 5183 Remote Araluen 789 1,659 114 455 71 1,276 4,364 157 4,521 5742 Urban Arnhem 1,207 487 1,230 2,924 232 3,156 5431 Remote Barkly 1,238 1,431 772 3,441 156 3,597 5690 Remote Blain 1,729 1,489 959 4,177 138 4,315 5695 Urban Braitling 993 1,548 140 379 847 488 4,395 137 4,532 5830 Urban Brennan 1,760 1,730 413 477 4,380 146 4,526 5746 Urban Casuarina 2,307 1,012 552 730 4,601 117 4,718 5647 Urban Daly 1,321 1,386 324 135 708 3,874 257 4,131 5622 Remote Drysdale 1,648 226 1,023 475 533 3,905 204 4,109 5828 Urban Fannie Bay 2,095 1,510 444 54 242 4,345 85 4,430 5473 Urban Fong Lim 1,756 1,488 434 497 4,175 130 4,305 5555 Urban Goyder 590 1,289 147 2,055 614 4,695 189 4,884 5583 Urban Gwoja 1,612 702 344 2,658 148 2,806 5313 Remote Johnston 1,940 843 736 139 626 4,284 150 4,434 5556 Urban Karama 2,129 1,166 874 4,169 124 4,293 5482 Urban Katherine 1,281 1,264 209 1,132 3,886 151 4,037 5749 Urban Mulka 1,843 2,252 4,095 96 4,191 6124 Remote Namatjira 977 1,066 344 279 131 809 3,606 180 3,786 5728 Remote Nelson 488 2,302 1,351 420 4,561 146 4,707 5505 Urban Nightcliff 78 2,353 836 822 336 4,425 90 4,515 5621 Urban Port Darwin 1,611 1,625 315 210 540 4,301 112 4,413 5699 Urban Sanderson 2,632 968 795 4,395 107 4,502 5449 Urban Spillett 1,594 2,921 434 4,949 126 5,075 5863 Urban Wanguri 3,129 1,235 612 4,976 141 5,117 6111 Urban

Total 78 40,291 226 32,021 942 4,453 10,977 13,184 102,172 3,661 105,833 141,225

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Appendix O: First preference votes by affiliation, seats won – elections 1990 to 2020

1TP/BFFCP AJP ALP CEC CLP FP GRN SFP TA OTHER W % % % % % % % % % % Seats Seats Seats Seats Seats Seats Seats Seats Seats Seats Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes General election General election

1990 24,028 37 9 30,479 47 14 10,529 16 2 1994 30,507 41 7 38,266 52 17 325 0.4 0 4,623 6.3 1 1997 29,365 39 7 41,722 55 18 420 0.6 0 4,811 6.3 0 2001 33,038 41 13 36,926 45 10 11,403 14 2 2005* 44,822 52 19 30,827 36 4 3,594 4.2 0 7,045 8.2 2 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT 2008** 35,065 44 13 35,826 45 11 3,442 4.3 0 5,696 7.1 1 2012 33,594 37 8 46,653 51 16 3,039 3.3 0 8,857 9.6 1 2016 3,520 3.6 0 41,476 42.2 18 189 0.2 0 31,263 31.8 2 2,817 2.9 0 523 0.5 0 18,511 18.8 5 2020 226 0.2 0 78 0.1 0 40,291 39.4 14 32,021 31.3 8 942 0.9 0 4,453 4.4 0 13,184 12.9 1 10,977 10.7 2

* First election after party registration introduced ** Elections in Arnhem and Macdonnell not contested

Abbreviation Party name

1TP 1 Territory Party AJP Animal Justice Party ALP Australian Labor Party - NT Branch BFFCPW Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect Water CEC Citizens Electoral Council (NT Division) CLP Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory FP Federation Party Northern Territory GRN NT Greens OTHER Independent or not affiliated SFP Shooters and Fishers Party TA Territory Alliance

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Appendix P: Elector turnout by ballot papers counted

Formal ballot papers Informal ballot papers Electors voting Division On roll Number % Number % Number % on roll Arafura 5,183 2,591 94.8 142 5.2 2,733 52.7 Araluen 5,742 4,364 96.5 157 3.5 4,521 78.7 Arnhem 5,431 2,924 92.6 232 7.4 3,156 58.1 Barkly 5,690 3,441 95.7 156 4.3 3,597 63.2 Blain 5,695 4,177 96.8 138 3.2 4,315 75.8 Braitling 5,830 4,395 97.0 137 3.0 4,532 77.7 Brennan 5,746 4,380 96.8 146 3.2 4,526 78.8 Casuarina 5,647 4,601 97.5 117 2.5 4,718 83.5 Daly 5,622 3,874 93.8 257 6.2 4,131 73.5 Drysdale 5,828 3,905 95.0 204 5.0 4,109 70.5 Fannie Bay 5,473 4,345 98.1 85 1.9 4,430 80.9 Fong Lim 5,555 4,175 97.0 130 3.0 4,305 77.5 Goyder 5,583 4,695 96.1 189 3.9 4,884 87.5 Gwoja 5,313 2,658 94.7 148 5.3 2,806 52.8 Johnston 5,556 4,284 96.6 150 3.4 4,434 79.8 Karama 5,482 4,169 97.1 124 2.9 4,293 78.3 Katherine 5,749 3,886 96.3 151 3.7 4,037 70.2 Mulka 6,124 4,095 97.7 96 2.3 4,191 68.4 Namatjira 5,728 3,606 95.2 180 4.8 3,786 66.1 Nelson 5,505 4,561 96.9 146 3.1 4,707 85.5 Nightcliff 5,621 4,425 98.0 90 2.0 4,515 80.3 Port Darwin 5,699 4,301 97.5 112 2.5 4,413 77.4 Sanderson 5,449 4,395 97.6 107 2.4 4,502 82.6 Spillett 5,863 4,949 97.5 126 2.5 5,075 86.6 Wanguri 6,111 4,976 97.2 141 2.8 5,117 83.7 Total 141,225 102,172 96.5 3,661 3.5 105,833 74.9

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Assumed Assumed

Assumed intentional Assumed intentional unintentional unintentional Division type informality informality informality informality Total Total Number of Number of

candidates Number % Number % candidates Number % Number %

Remote 33 212 50.5 208 49.5 420 28 391 32.3 790 65.2 1211 Urban 82 1,395 88.0 190 12.0 1,585 81 1,796 73.3 654 26.7 2,450 Total 115 1607 398 2005 109 2187 1444 3661

* Optional preferential voting introduced

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Appendix Q2: Informal ballot papers at 2016 and 2020 elections: remote divisions

2016* 2020 Assumed Assumed

Barkly 4 36 67.9 17 32.1 53 4 40 25.6 116 74.4 156 Daly 8 54 57.4 40 42.6 94 5 91 35.4 166 64.6 257 Namatjira 4 36 64.3 20 35.7 56 6 92 51.1 88 48.9 180 Nhulunbuy/ Mulka 4 23 31.5 50 68.5 73 2 55 57.3 41 42.1 96 Stuart/ Gwoja 4 14 43.8 18 56.3 32 3 56 37.8 92 62.2 148 Total 33 212 208 420 28 401 810 1211

* Optional preferential voting introduced

Appendix Q3: Informal ballot papers at 2016 and 2020 elections: urban divisions

2016* 2020 Assumed Assumed

Assumed intentional Assumed intentional unintentional unintentional Division informality informality informality informality Total Total Number of Number of candidates candidates Number % Number % Number % Number % Araluen 3 99 93.4 7 6.6 106 6 100 63.7 57 36.3 157 Blain 4 94 77.7 27 22.3 121 3 97 70.3 41 29.7 138 Braitling 7 83 98.8 1 1.2 84 7 98 71.5 39 28.5 137 Brennan 3 116 95.1 6 4.9 122 4 110 75.3 36 24.7 146 Casuarina 2 107 91.5 10 8.5 117 4 84 71.8 33 28.2 117 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Drysdale 6 97 87.4 14 12.6 111 7 160 78.4 44 21.6 204 Fannie Bay 3 94 98.9 1 1.1 95 5 61 71.8 24 28.2 85 Fong Lim 4 67 90.5 7 9.5 74 4 103 79.2 27 20.8 130 Goyder 5 68 87.2 10 12.8 78 8 114 60.3 75 39.7 189 Johnston 3 66 85.7 11 14.3 77 5 121 80.7 29 19.3 150 Karama 7 79 84.9 14 15.1 93 3 86 69.4 38 30.6 124 Katherine 6 56 84.8 10 15.2 66 4 82 54.3 69 45.7 151 Nelson 5 41 67.2 20 32.8 61 4 128 87.7 18 12.3 146 Nightcliff 3 67 85.9 11 14.1 78 5 76 84.4 14 15.6 90

Port Darwin 6 73 89 9 11 82 5 89 79.5 23 20.5 112 Sanderson 5 42 66.7 21 33.3 63 3 80 74.8 27 25.2 107 Spillett 6 70 92.1 6 7.9 76 3 100 79.4 26 20.6 126 Wanguri 4 76 93.8 5 6.2 81 3 107 75.9 34 24.1 141 Total 82 1395 190 1,585 83 1796 654 2450 * Optional preferential voting introduced

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Assumed intentional informality Assumed unintentional informality

Division Type Total Non Blank Other Other one 1st Scribble Number of Candidates More than More sequential preference preference numbering numbering numbering Sub Total Sub Total Incomplete All the same Remote 28 120 80 151 50 401 53 481 243 33 810 1211 % 9.9% 6.6% 12.5% 4.1% 33.11% 4.38% 39.72% 20.07% 2.73% 66.89% 100% Urban 83 686 428 424 258 1796 32 423 198 1 654 2,450 % 38.20% 23.83% 23.61% 14.37% 73.31% 1.31% 17.27% 8.08% 0.04% 26.69% 26.69% Total 111 806 508 575 308 2197 85 904 441 34 1464 3661 % 36.69% 23.12% 26.17% 14.02% 60.01% 2.32% 24.69% 12.05% 0.93% 39.99% 39.99% 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT

Appendix R2: Informal ballot papers – remote divisions

Assumed intentional informality Assumed unintentional informality

Division Total Non Blank Other Other one 1st Number of Scribble Candidates sequential More than More preference preference numbering numbering numbering Sub Total Sub Total Incomplete All the same

Arafura 13 2 22 1 38 2 64 37 1 104 142 4 % 9.2% 1.4% 15.5% 0.7% 26.8% 1.4% 45.1% 26.1% 0.7% 73.2% 100.0% Arnhem 8 0 19 2 29 22 137 43 1 203 232 4 % 3.4% 0.0% 8.2% 0.9% 12.5% 9.5% 59.1% 18.5% 0.4% 87.5% 100.0% Barkly 12 0 24 4 40 1 73 35 7 116 156 4 % 7.7% 0.0% 15.4% 2.6% 25.6% 0.6% 46.8% 22.4% 4.5% 74.4% 100.0% Daly 36 32 23 0 91 4 101 61 0 166 257 5 % 14.0% 12.5% 8.9% 0.0% 35.4% 1.6% 39.3% 23.7% 0.0% 64.6% 100.0% Gwoja 8 14 19 15 56 8 65 19 0 92 148 3 % 5.4% 9.5% 12.8% 10.1% 37.8% 5.4% 43.9% 12.8% 0.0% 62.2% 100.0%

Mulka 2 10 14 26 5 55 9 4 4 24 41 96

Assumed intentional informality Assumed unintentional informality

Division Total Non Blank Other Other one 1st Number of Scribble Candidates sequential More than More preference preference numbering numbering numbering numbering Sub Total Sub Total Incomplete All the same % 10.4% 14.6% 27.1% 5.2% 57.3% 9.4% 4.2% 4.2% 25.0% 42.7% 100.0% Namatjira 6 33 18 18 23 92 7 37 44 0 88 180 % 18.3% 10.0% 10.0% 12.8% 51.1% 3.9% 20.6% 24.4% 0.0% 48.9% 100.0% Total rural/remote 28 120 80 151 50 401 53 481 243 33 810 1211 % 9.91% 6.61% 12.47% 4.13% 33.11% 4.38% 39.72% 20.07% 2.73% 66.89% 100.00%

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Assumed intentional informality Assumed unintentional informality

% 24.2% 14.6% 13.4% 11.5% 63.7% 5.1% 21.0% 10.2% 0.0% 36.3% 100.0% Blain 3 41 27 28 1 97 0 33 8 0 41 138 % 29.7% 19.6% 20.3% 0.7% 70.3% 0.0% 23.9% 5.8% 0.0% 29.7% 100.0%

Braitling 7 37 23 21 17 98 3 21 14 1 39 137 % 27.0% 16.8% 15.3% 12.4% 71.5% 2.2% 15.3% 10.2% 0.7% 28.5% 100.0% Brennan 4 43 27 40 0 110 1 21 14 0 36 146 % 29.5% 18.5% 27.4% 0.0% 75.3% 0.7% 14.4% 9.6% 0.0% 24.7% 100.0%

Casuarina 4 36 26 17 5 84 0 18 15 0 33 117 % 30.8% 22.2% 14.5% 4.3% 71.8% 0.0% 15.4% 12.8% 0.0% 28.2% 100.0% Drysdale 77 35 36 12 160 0 33 11 0 44 204 7 % 37.7% 17.2% 17.6% 5.9% 78.4% 0.0% 16.2% 5.4% 0.0% 21.6% 100.0% Page Fannie Bay 24 21 15 1 61 5 11 8 0 24 85 5

125 % 28.2% 24.7% 17.6% 1.2% 71.8% 5.9% 12.9% 9.4% 0.0% 28.2% 100.0%

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Division Total Non Blank Other Other one 1st Number of Scribble Candidates More than More sequential preference preference numbering numbering numbering Sub Total Sub Total Incomplete All the same Fong Lim 47 17 23 16 103 2 20 5 0 27 130 4 % 36.2% 13.1% 17.7% 12.3% 79.2% 1.5% 15.4% 3.8% 0.0% 20.8% 100.0% Goyder 45 48 19 2 114 2 34 39 0 75 189 8 % 23.8% 25.4% 10.1% 1.1% 60.3% 1.1% 18.0% 20.6% 0.0% 39.7% 100.0% Johnston 55 24 28 14 121 1 16 12 0 29 150 5 % 36.7% 16.0% 18.7% 9.3% 80.7% 0.7% 10.7% 8.0% 0.0% 19.3% 100.0% Karama 28 12 26 20 86 1 35 2 0 38 124 3

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT % 22.6% 9.7% 21.0% 16.1% 69.4% 0.8% 28.2% 1.6% 0.0% 30.6% 100.0% Katherine 28 8 25 21 82 1 46 22 0 69 151 4 % 18.5% 5.3% 16.6% 13.9% 54.3% 0.7% 30.5% 14.6% 0.0% 45.7% 100.0% Nelson 39 30 26 33 128 2 12 4 0 18 146 4 % 26.7% 20.5% 17.8% 22.6% 87.7% 1.4% 8.2% 2.7% 0.0% 12.3% 100.0% Nightcliff 18 23 13 22 76 0 7 7 0 14 90 5 % 20.0% 25.6% 14.4% 24.4% 84.4% 0.0% 7.8% 7.8% 0.0% 15.6% 100.0% Port Darwin 35 18 16 20 89 3 15 5 0 23 112 5 % 31.3% 16.1% 14.3% 17.9% 79.5% 2.7% 13.4% 4.5% 0.0% 20.5% 100.0% Sanderson 29 15 12 24 80 0 22 5 0 27 107 3 % 27.1% 14.0% 11.2% 22.4% 74.8% 0.0% 20.6% 4.7% 0.0% 25.2% 100.0% Spillett 26 33 24 17 100 0 22 4 0 26 126 3 % 20.6% 26.2% 19.0% 13.5% 79.4% 0.0% 17.5% 3.2% 0.0% 20.6% 100.0% Wanguri 40 18 34 15 107 3 24 7 0 34 141 3 % 28.4% 12.8% 24.1% 10.6% 75.9% 2.1% 17.0% 5.0% 0.0% 24.1% 100.0% Total urban 686 428 424 258 1796 32 423 198 1 654 2450 83 % 38.20% 23.83% 23.61% 14.37% 73.31% 1.31% 17.27% 8.08% 0.04% 26.69% 26.69%

Appendix S: Informal ballot papers (%) by type and division

Geographic Ordinary Early Absent Declaration Postal All vote Division classification % % % % % types Arafura Remote 4.7 7.1 5.8 13.1 5.2 Araluen Urban 4.3 3.3 3.3 11.1 0.9 3.5 Arnhem Remote 8.1 7.0 7.2 4.6 0.0 7.4 Barkly Remote 5.2 2.6 6.0 7.5 2.3 4.3 Blain Urban 3.9 3.2 3.0 2.9 1.4 3.2 Braitling Urban 3.6 2.7 4.8 0.0 2.9 3.0 Brennan Urban 4.0 3.2 2.9 0.0 1.9 3.2 Casuarina Urban 2.8 2.7 2.7 0.0 0.3 2.5 Daly Remote 8.4 3.8 4.7 7.9 2.0 6.2 Drysdale Urban 6.8 4.9 4.8 7.1 3.1 5.0 Fannie Bay Urban 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.9 1.3 1.9 Fong Lim Urban 3.6 2.9 3.5 2.8 0.7 3.0 Goyder Urban 5.2 3.8 4.6 0.0 0.7 3.9 Gwoja Remote 5.2 6.8 4.7 5.6 2.0 5.3 Johnston Urban 3.5 3.6 3.3 0.0 2.0 3.4 Karama Urban 2.6 3.1 3.7 0.0 0.4 2.9 Katherine Urban 3.8 3.6 6.6 4.3 0.5 3.7 Mulka Remote 1.3 3.0 3.1 4.3 2.2 2.3 Namatjira Remote 5.1 4.5 5.9 10.9 2.2 4.8 Nelson Urban 4.0 2.8 5.7 3.9 1.9 3.1 Nightcliff Urban 2.1 1.8 2.5 0.0 2.1 2.0 Port Darwin Urban 2.5 2.4 4.4 1.2 1.9 2.5 Sanderson Urban 2.4 2.5 2.6 0.0 1.0 2.4 Spillett Urban 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.7 0.3 2.5 Wanguri Urban 3.4 2.8 2.5 5.9 1.3 2.8

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Northern Territory Area: 1,421,000 sq km (approximately)

NT Legislative Assembly electoral divisions and enrolment at close of roll

Arafura 5,183 Gwoja 5,313 Araluen 5,742 Johnston 5,556 Arnhem 5,431 Karama 5,482 Barkly 5,690 Katherine 5,749 Blain 5,695 Mulka 6,124 Braitling 5,830 Namatjira 5,728 Brennan 5,746 Nelson 5,505 Casuarina 5,647 N Daly 5,622 Port Darwin 5,699 Drysdale 5,828 Sanderson 5,449 Fannie Bay 5,473 Spillett 5,863 Fong Lim 5,555 Wanguri 6,111 Goyder 5,583 Total 141,225

Number of election day voting centres and mobile voting locations

Election day voting centres: 38 Mobile voting locations: 174

NT electors by gender at close of roll

Gender No. % Female 69,951 49.5 ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Male 71,247 50.5 Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% Total 141,225 20%

15% AJP Animal Justice Party 10% ALP Australian Labor Party NT Branch BFFCPW Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect Water 5% CLP Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory 0% FP Federation Party Northern Territory 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ GRN The Greens Age range IND Independent TA Territory Alliance

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 129 Arafura Election results Division of Arafura First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Gibson George Lawrence Tristan James Remote ILLORTAMINNI LAUGHTON COSTA MUNGATOPI Voting centre/declaration type (CLP) (TA) (ALP) (I) Formal Informal Total Mobile team Arafura 1 356 31 547 18 952 72 1,024 Mobile team Arafura 2 526 20 510 150 1,206 34 1,240 NT electors by gender Absent Gender No.113 % 20 151 15 299 23 322 ctlElectorat18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ 30% Declaration 39 2 33 7 81 5 86 ra ra 11% 2 % 23% 21% 12% 6% Female 2,591 50%

Northern25% T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12%Postal Male 2,5927 50% 9 28 9 53 8 61 Total 1,041 82 1,269 199 2,591 142 2,733 20% Total 5,183 40.2% 3.2% 49.0% 7.7% 94.8% 5.2% 52.7% Enrolment 5,183 15% Distribution of preferences 10% Gibson George Lawrence Tristan James ILLORTAMINNI LAUGHTON COSTA MUNGATOPI Count Comments (CLP) (TA) (ALP) (I) Total Quota 5% 1 First preferences 1,041 82 1,269 199 2,591 1,296 2 George LAUGHTON (TA) excluded 28 -82 25 29 0 0% Progressive 1,069 0 1,294 228 2,591 1,296 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+3 Tristan James MUNGATOPI (IND) 134 0 94 -228 0 Age range 1,203 0 1,388 0 2,591 1,296 Arafura Northern Territory 46.4% 53.6%

Result Two candidate result 2020 Territory election result for Arafura Two candidate result Lawrence COSTA (ALP) elected at count 3 Lawrence COSTA - ALP NT Lawrence as the member for Arafura COSTA elected at count 3 as the member for Arafura (ALP), 53.6%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members L Costa ALP 2016 - Present F X Kurrupuwu CLP 2012 - 2016 M R Scrymgour ALP 2001 - 2012 M J Rioli ALP 1992 - 2001 Gibson S G Tipiloura ALP 1987 - 1992 ILLORTAMINNI R L Collins ALP 1983 - 1987 (CLP), 46.4%

Voting centre locations Election day Mobile team Mobile team voting centres Arafura 1 Arafura 2

Bolkdjam Milikapiti Buluhkaduru Minjilang Gochan Jiny-Jirra Pickertaramoor Gunbalanya Pirlangimpi Jabiru Warruwi Ji-Bena Wurrumiyanga Ji-Malawa Yapilika Forestry Ji-Marda Kabulwarnamyo Kolorbidahdah Mamadawerre Manabadurma Maningrida Manmoyi Marrkolidjban Mudginberri

Page 130 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Arafura Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Gibson George Lawrence Tristan James ILLORTAMINNI LAUGHTON COSTA MUNGATOPI Voting centre/declaration type (CLP) (TA) (ALP) (I) Formal Informal Total Mobile team Arafura 1 356 31 547 18 952 72 1,024 Mobile team Arafura 2 526 20 510 150 1,206 34 1,240

Absent 113 20 151 15 299 23 322

Declaration 39 2 33 7 81 5 86

Postal 7 9 28 9 53 8 61 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Total 1,041 82 1,269 199 2,591 142 2,733 40.2% 3.2% 49.0% 7.7% 94.8% 5.2% 52.7% Enrolment 5,183

Distribution of preferences

Gibson George Lawrence Tristan James ILLORTAMINNI LAUGHTON COSTA MUNGATOPI Count Comments (CLP) (TA) (ALP) (I) Total Quota 1 First preferences 1,041 82 1,269 199 2,591 1,296 2 George LAUGHTON (TA) excluded 28 -82 25 29 0 Progressive 1,069 0 1,294 228 2,591 1,296 3 Tristan James MUNGATOPI (IND) 134 0 94 -228 0

1,203 0 1,388 0 2,591 1,296 Division ofArafura 46.4% 53.6%

Result Two candidate result Lawrence COSTA (ALP)

Page elected at count 3 Lawrence as the member for Arafura

131 COSTA (ALP), 53.6%

Previous members Affiliation Period

Gibson ILLORTAMINNI (CLP), 46.4% Araluen Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Bernard Domenico Wayne Jackson Damien Robyn HICKEY PECORARI WRIGHT ANKERS RYAN LAMBLEY Division of Araluen Voting centre/declaration type (GRN) (FP) (I) (ALP) (CLP) (TA) Formal Informal Total Alice Springs 53 14 6 69 119 67 328 16 344 Urban Gillen 81 16 13 134 265 249 758 33 791

Alice Springs EVC 240 59 31 430 1,040 741 2,541 88 2,629

Absent NT electors by gender34 12 16 87 107 95 351 12 363 Gender No. % Declaration 5 1 0 12 12 10 40 5 45 ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ ral en 1 % 22% 2 % 2 % 16% 12% Female 2,919 50.8% Postal 42 12 5 57 116 114 346 3 349 Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% Male 2,823 49.2% 20% Total 455 114 71 789 1,659 1,276 4,364 157 4,521 Total 5,742 10.4% 2.6% 1.6% 18.1% 38.0% 29.2% 96.5% 3.5% 78.7% Enrolment 5,742 15% Distribution of preferences Bernard Domenico Wayne Jackson Damien Robyn 10% HICKEY PECORARI WRIGHT ANKERS RYAN LAMBLEY Count Comments (GRN) (FP) (I) (ALP) (CLP) (TA) Total Quota 1 First preferences 455 114 71 789 1,659 1,276 4,364 2,183 5% 2 Wayne WRIGHT (IND) 17 17 -71 7 14 16 0 472 131 0 796 1,673 1,292 4,364 2,183 3 Domenico PECORARI (FP) excluded 51 -131 0 18 21 41 0 0% Progressive 523 0 0 814 1,694 1,333 4,364 2,183 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ 4 Bernard HICKEY (GRN) excluded -523 0 0 339 50 134 0 Age range Progressive 0 0 0 1,153 1,744 1,467 4,364 2,183 5 Jackson ANKERS (ALP) excluded 0 0 0 -1,153 417 736 0 Araluen Northern Territory Total 0 0 0 0 2,161 2,203 4,364 2,183 49.5% 50.5%

2020 Territory election result for Araluen Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Robyn LAMBLEY (TA) Robyn LAMBLEY- Independent elected at count 5 Robyn as the member for Araluen elected at count 5 as the member for Araluen LAMBLEY (TA), 50.5%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members

R J Lambley IND 2015 - Present R J Lambley CLP 2010 - 2015 J T Carney CLP 2001 - 2010 E H Poole CLP 1986 - 2001 Damien J R Robertson CLP 1983 - 1986 RYAN (CLP), 49.5%

Voting centre locations Election day Mobile Team voting centres Alice Springs 1

Alice Springs Alice Springs Hospital Gillen

Page 132 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Araluen Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Bernard Domenico Wayne Jackson Damien Robyn HICKEY PECORARI WRIGHT ANKERS RYAN LAMBLEY Voting centre/declaration type (GRN) (FP) (I) (ALP) (CLP) (TA) Formal Informal Total Alice Springs 53 14 6 69 119 67 328 16 344 Gillen 81 16 13 134 265 249 758 33 791

Alice Springs EVC 240 59 31 430 1,040 741 2,541 88 2,629

Absent 34 12 16 87 107 95 351 12 363

Declaration 5 1 0 12 12 10 40 5 45

Postal 42 12 5 57 116 114 346 3 349 Total 455 114 71 789 1,659 1,276 4,364 157 4,521

2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT 10.4% 2.6% 1.6% 18.1% 38.0% 29.2% 96.5% 3.5% 78.7% Enrolment 5,742

Distribution of preferences Bernard Domenico Wayne Jackson Damien Robyn HICKEY PECORARI WRIGHT ANKERS RYAN LAMBLEY Count Comments (GRN) (FP) (I) (ALP) (CLP) (TA) Total Quota 1 First preferences 455 114 71 789 1,659 1,276 4,364 2,183 2 Wayne WRIGHT (IND) 17 17 -71 7 14 16 0 472 131 0 796 1,673 1,292 4,364 2,183 3 Domenico PECORARI (FP) excluded 51 -131 0 18 21 41 0 Progressive 523 0 0 814 1,694 1,333 4,364 2,183 4 Bernard HICKEY (GRN) excluded -523 0 0 339 50 134 0 Progressive 0 0 0 1,153 1,744 1,467 4,364 2,183 5 Jackson ANKERS (ALP) excluded 0 0 0 -1,153 417 736 0 Total 0 0 0 0 2,161 2,203 4,364 2,183 49.5% 50.5% Division ofAraluen Two candidate result Result Robyn LAMBLEY (TA) elected at count 5 Robyn as the member for Araluen LAMBLEY (TA), 50.5%

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Damien RYAN (CLP), 49.5% Arnhem Election results Division of Arnhem First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Selena Lance Jerry Ian Mongunu UIBO LAWRENCE AMATO GUMBULA Remote Voting centre/declaration type (ALP) (I) (CLP) (I) Formal Informal Total Tindal 26 5 37 7 75 1 76

Mobile team Arnhem NT1 electors by gender498 139 154 422 1,213 105 1,318 Mobile team Arnhem 2 301 12 44 328 685 68 753 Gender No. % ctlElectorat35% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Katherine EVC 173 46 163 67 449 34 483 rnhe 12% 29% 23% 19% 1 % 6% Female 2,808 51.7% Absent 96 13 33 91 233 18 251 Northern30% T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% Male 2,623 48.3% 25% Declaration Total 5,431 43 15 11 56 125 6 131

20% Postal 70 13 45 16 144 0 144 Total 1,207 243 487 987 2,924 232 3,156 15% 41.3% 8.3% 16.7% 33.8% 92.6% 7.4% 58.1% Enrolment 5,431 10% Distribution of preferences 5% Selena Lance Jerry Ian Mongunu UIBO LAWRENCE AMATO GUMBULA 0% Count Comments (ALP) (I) (CLP) (I) Total Quota 1 First preferences 1,207 243 487 987 2,924 1,463 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ 2 Lance LAWRENCE (IND) 88 -243 37 118 0 Age range P 1,295 0 524 1,105 2,924 1,463 3 Jerry AMATO (CLP) excluded 209 0 -524 315 0 Arnhem Northern Territory Total 1,504 0 0 1,420 2,924 1,463 51.4% 48.6%

2020 Territory election result for Arnhem Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Selena UIBO (ALP) elected at count 3 Ian Mongunu Selena UIBO - ALP NT as the member for Arnhem GUMBULA elected at count 3 as the member for Arnhem (IND), 48.6%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members

S J Uibo ALP 2016 - Present L A L Lee CLP 2012 - 2016 M B A McCarthy ALP 2005 - 2012 J L Ah Kit ALP 1995 - 2005 W W Lanhupuy ALP 1983 - 1995 Selena UIBO R L Collins ALP 1977 - 1983 (ALP), 51.4% R Kentish CLP 1974 - 1977

Voting centre locations Election day Mobile team Mobile team voting centres Arnhem 1 Arnhem 2

Tindal Alyangula Balma Angurugu Barunga Bulman Beswick Malkala Donydji Milyakburra Gapuwiyak Minyerri Jilkminggan Ngukurr Manyallaluk Numbulwar Mataranka Rittarangu Mirrnatja Umbakumba Mulggan Weemol Raymangirr

Page 134 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Arnhem Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Selena Lance Jerry Ian Mongunu UIBO LAWRENCE AMATO GUMBULA Voting centre/declaration type (ALP) (I) (CLP) (I) Formal Informal Total Tindal 26 5 37 7 75 1 76

Mobile team Arnhem 1 498 139 154 422 1,213 105 1,318 Mobile team Arnhem 2 301 12 44 328 685 68 753

Katherine EVC 173 46 163 67 449 34 483

Absent 96 13 33 91 233 18 251 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Declaration 43 15 11 56 125 6 131

Postal 70 13 45 16 144 0 144 Total 1,207 243 487 987 2,924 232 3,156 41.3% 8.3% 16.7% 33.8% 92.6% 7.4% 58.1% Enrolment 5,431

Distribution of preferences Selena Lance Jerry Ian Mongunu UIBO LAWRENCE AMATO GUMBULA Count Comments (ALP) (I) (CLP) (I) Total Quota 1 First preferences 1,207 243 487 987 2,924 1,463 2 Lance LAWRENCE (IND) 88 -243 37 118 0 P 1,295 0 524 1,105 2,924 1,463 3 Jerry AMATO (CLP) excluded 209 0 -524 315 0 Division ofArnhem Total 1,504 0 0 1,420 2,924 1,463 51.4% 48.6%

Two candidate result Result Selena UIBO (ALP) Page elected at count 3 Ian Mongunu as the member for Arnhem 135 GUMBULA (IND), 48.6%

Previous members Affiliation Period

Selena UIBO (ALP), 51.4% Barkly Division of Barkly Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Steve Daniel Gadrian Sid Remote EDGINGTON MULHOLLAND HOOSAN VASHIST Voting centre/declaration type (CLP) (I) (I) (ALP) Formal Informal Total Mobile team Barkly 1 144 28 315 131 618 24 642 Mobile team Barkly 2 361 1 41 266 669 48 717 Mobile team Barkly 3 NT electors by gender142 3 10 100 255 13 268 Gender No. % Tennant Creek EVC 485 23 152 559 1,219 32 1,251 ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ ar l 11% 23% 2 % 19% 15% 12% Female 2,844 50% Absent 144 41 89 103 377 24 401 Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% 20% Male 2,846 50% Declaration Total 5,690 60 3 26 46 135 11 146

15% Postal 95 10 30 33 168 4 172 Total 1,431 109 663 1,238 3,441 156 3,597 10% 41.6% 3.2% 19.3% 36.0% 95.7% 4.3% 63.2% Enrolment 5,690

5% Distribution of preferences Steve Daniel Gadrian Sid EDGINGTON MULHOLLAND HOOSAN VASHIST 0% Count Comments (CLP) (I) (I) (ALP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 1,431 109 663 1,238 3,441 1,721 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ 2 Daniel MULHOLLAND (IND) excluded 27 -109 65 17 0 Age range Progressive 1,458 0 728 1,255 3,441 1,721 3 Gadrian HOOSAN (IND) excluded 265 0 -728 463 0 Barkly Northern Territory Total 1,723 0 0 1,718 3,441 1,721 50.1% 49.9%

2020 Territory election result for Barkly Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Steve EDGINGTON (CLP) elected at count 3 Steve EDGINGTON - CLP Sid as the member for Barkly elected at count 3 as the member for Barkly VASHIST (ALP), 49.9%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members

S M Edgington CLP 2020 - Present G F McCarthy ALP 2008 - 2020 E A McAdam ALP 2001 - 2008 M A Hickey ALP 1990 - 2001 Steve I L Tuxworth NAT 1987 - 1990 EDGINGTON I L Tuxworth CLP 1974 - 1987 (CLP), 50.1%

Voting centre locations Election day Mobile team Mobile team Mobile team voting centres Barkly 1 Barkly 2 Barkly 3 Borroloola Ali Curung Alpurrurulam Daly Waters Ampilatwatja Alyuen Elliott Arawerr Nturiya Goolminyini Arlparra Pmara Jutunta King Ash Bay Atheley Tara Mara Atneltyey Ti Tree Marlinja Atnwengerrpe Wilora Munyalini Camel Camp Robinson River Canteen Creek Wandangula Imangara Indaringinya Inkawenyerre Inkwelaye Irrultja Iylentye Mulga Bore Mungkarta Pungalindum Soakage Bore Tennant Creek Tennant Creek Hospital Tennant Creek Work Camp Wauchope Wutunugurra

Page 136 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Barkly Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Steve Daniel Gadrian Sid EDGINGTON MULHOLLAND HOOSAN VASHIST Voting centre/declaration type (CLP) (I) (I) (ALP) Formal Informal Total Mobile team Barkly 1 144 28 315 131 618 24 642 Mobile team Barkly 2 361 1 41 266 669 48 717 Mobile team Barkly 3 142 3 10 100 255 13 268

Tennant Creek EVC 485 23 152 559 1,219 32 1,251

Absent 144 41 89 103 377 24 401

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Postal 95 10 30 33 168 4 172 Total 1,431 109 663 1,238 3,441 156 3,597 41.6% 3.2% 19.3% 36.0% 95.7% 4.3% 63.2% Enrolment 5,690

Distribution of preferences Steve Daniel Gadrian Sid EDGINGTON MULHOLLAND HOOSAN VASHIST Count Comments (CLP) (I) (I) (ALP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 1,431 109 663 1,238 3,441 1,721 2 Daniel MULHOLLAND (IND) excluded 27 -109 65 17 0 Progressive 1,458 0 728 1,255 3,441 1,721 3 Gadrian HOOSAN (IND) excluded 265 0 -728 463 0 Total 1,723 0 0 1,718 3,441 1,721 Division ofBarkly 50.1% 49.9%

Two candidate result Result Steve EDGINGTON (CLP) elected at count 3 Page Sid as the member for Barkly VASHIST

137 (ALP), 49.9%

Previous members Affiliation Period

Steve EDGINGTON (CLP), 50.1% Blain Election results Division of Blain First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Mark Terry Matthew TURNER MILLS KERLE Voting centre/declaration type (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Formal Informal Total Urban Rosebery 169 89 137 395 14 409 Woodroffe 115 94 129 338 16 354

Berrimah EVC NT electors by gender66 56 62 184 7 191 Casuarina EVC Gender No.26 % 10 7 43 0 43 Darwin EVC 44 25 49 118 6 124 ctlElectorat30% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ lain 1 % 26% 21% 1 % 1 %Palmerston 8% EVC Female 2,821508 49.5% 280 408 1,196 35 1,231 Yarrawonga EVC 492 241 403 1,136 41 1,177 Northern25% T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% Male 2,874 50.5% Absent 181 102 175 458 14 472 20% Total 5,695 Declaration 13 10 10 33 1 34 15% Postal 115 52 109 276 4 280 10% Total 1,729 959 1,489 4,177 138 4,315 41.4% 23.0% 35.6% 96.8% 3.2% 75.8% 5% Enrolment 5,695

Distribution of preferences 0% Mark Terry Matthew 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ TURNER MILLS KERLE Count Comments (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Total Quota Age range 1 First preferences 1,729 959 1,489 4,177 2,089 2 Terry MILLS (TA) excluded 366 -959 593 0 Blain Northern Territory Total 2,095 0 2,082 4,177 2,089 50.2% 49.8%

2020 Territory election result for Blain Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Mark TURNER (ALP) elected at count 2 Mark TURNER - ALP NT Matthew as the member for Blain elected at count 2 as the member for Blain KERLE (CLP), 49.8%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members M P M Turner ALP 2020 - Present T K Mills IND 2016 - 2020 N Barrett CL 2014 - 2016 T K Mills CLP 1999 - 2014 B F Coulter CLP 1997 - 1999 Mark TURNER (ALP), 50.2%

Voting centre locations

Election day voting centres

Rosebery

Page 138 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Blain Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Mark Terry Matthew TURNER MILLS KERLE Voting centre/declaration type (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Formal Informal Total Rosebery 169 89 137 395 14 409 Woodroffe 115 94 129 338 16 354

Berrimah EVC 66 56 62 184 7 191 Casuarina EVC 26 10 7 43 0 43 Darwin EVC 44 25 49 118 6 124 Palmerston EVC 508 280 408 1,196 35 1,231

2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Yarrawonga EVC 492 241 403 1,136 41 1,177

Absent 181 102 175 458 14 472

Declaration 13 10 10 33 1 34

Postal 115 52 109 276 4 280 Total 1,729 959 1,489 4,177 138 4,315 41.4% 23.0% 35.6% 96.8% 3.2% 75.8% Enrolment 5,695

Distribution of preferences Mark Terry Matthew TURNER MILLS KERLE Count Comments (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Total Quota Division ofBlain 1 First preferences 1,729 959 1,489 4,177 2,089 2 Terry MILLS (TA) excluded 366 -959 593 0 Total 2,095 0 2,082 4,177 2,089

Page 50.2% 49.8%

139 Two candidate result Result Mark TURNER (ALP) elected at count 2 Matthew as the member for Blain KERLE (CLP), 49.8%

Previous members Affiliation Period

Mark TURNER (ALP), 50.2% Braitling Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Joshua Scott Dale Marli Kim Dale Chris BURGOYNE MCCONNELL WAKEFIELD BANKS HOPPER MCIVER TOMLINS Voting centre/declaration type (CLP) (I) (ALP) (FP) (I) (TA) (GRN) Formal Informal Total Alice Springs 69 18 58 4 74 26 34 283 9 292 Braitling 207 22 99 20 66 51 39 504 21 525 Division of Braitling Sadadeen 141 19 101 11 106 59 52 489 17 506

Urban Alice Springs EVC 955 111 580 83 328 284 192 2,533 70 2,603

Absent 75 7 73 8 24 20 32 239 12 251

Declaration NT electors by gender19 4 17 7 17 5 9 78 0 78 Gender No. % ctlElectorat30% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Postal 82 18 65 7 33 43 21 269 8 277 raitlin 11% 24% 18% 18% 1 % 12%Total Female 3,0341,548 52% 199 993 140 648 488 379 4,395 137 4,532 35.2% 4.5% 22.6% 3.2% 14.7% 11.1% 8.6% 97.0% 3.0% 77.7% Northern25% T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% Male 2,796 48% Enrolment 5,830 Total 5,830 20% Distribution of preferences Joshua Scott Dale Marli Kim Dale Chris 15% BURGOYNE MCCONNELL WAKEFIELD BANKS HOPPER MCIVER TOMLINS Count Comments (CLP) (I) (ALP) (FP) (I) (TA) (GRN) Total Quota 1 First preferences 1,548 199 993 140 648 488 379 4,395 2,198 10% 2 Marli BANKS (FP) excluded 22 17 19 -140 45 16 21 0 Progressive 1,570 216 1,012 0 693 504 400 4,395 2,198 5% 3 Scott MCCONNELL (IND) excluded 48 -216 35 0 68 29 36 0 Progressive 1,618 0 1,047 0 761 533 436 4,395 2,198 0% 4 Chris TOMLINS (GRN) excluded 43 0 122 0 227 44 -436 0 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Progressive 1,661 0 1,169 0 988 577 0 4,395 2,198 5 Dale MCIVER (TA) excluded 275 0 110 0 192 -577 0 0 Age range Progressive 1,936 0 1,279 0 1,180 0 0 4,395 2,198 6 Kim HOPPER (IND) excluded 320 0 860 0 -1,180 0 0 0 Braitling Northern Territory Total 2,256 0 2,139 0 0 0 0 4,395 2,198 51.3% 48.7%

2020 Territory election result for Braitling Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Joshua BURGOYNE (CLP) elected at count 6 Dale Joshua BURGOYNE - CLP as the member for Braitling elected at count 6 as the member for Braitling WAKEFIELD (ALP), 48.7%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members

J R Burgoyne CLP 2020 - Present D A G Giles CLP 2008 - 2016 L M Braham IND 2001 - 2008 Joshua L M Braham CLP 1994 - 2001 BURGOYNE R W S Vale CLP 1983 - 1994 (CLP), 51.3%

Voting centre locations

Election day voting centres

Rosebery

Page 140 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Braitling Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Joshua Scott Dale Marli Kim Dale Chris BURGOYNE MCCONNELL WAKEFIELD BANKS HOPPER MCIVER TOMLINS Voting centre/declaration type (CLP) (I) (ALP) (FP) (I) (TA) (GRN) Formal Informal Total Alice Springs 69 18 58 4 74 26 34 283 9 292 Braitling 207 22 99 20 66 51 39 504 21 525 Sadadeen 141 19 101 11 106 59 52 489 17 506

Alice Springs EVC 955 111 580 83 328 284 192 2,533 70 2,603

Absent 75 7 73 8 24 20 32 239 12 251

Declaration 19 4 17 7 17 5 9 78 0 78

Postal 82 18 65 7 33 43 21 269 8 277 Total 1,548 199 993 140 648 488 379 4,395 137 4,532 35.2% 4.5% 22.6% 3.2% 14.7% 11.1% 8.6% 97.0% 3.0% 77.7% 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Enrolment 5,830

Distribution of preferences Joshua Scott Dale Marli Kim Dale Chris BURGOYNE MCCONNELL WAKEFIELD BANKS HOPPER MCIVER TOMLINS Count Comments (CLP) (I) (ALP) (FP) (I) (TA) (GRN) Total Quota 1 First preferences 1,548 199 993 140 648 488 379 4,395 2,198 2 Marli BANKS (FP) excluded 22 17 19 -140 45 16 21 0 Progressive 1,570 216 1,012 0 693 504 400 4,395 2,198 3 Scott MCCONNELL (IND) excluded 48 -216 35 0 68 29 36 0 Progressive 1,618 0 1,047 0 761 533 436 4,395 2,198 4 Chris TOMLINS (GRN) excluded 43 0 122 0 227 44 -436 0 Progressive 1,661 0 1,169 0 988 577 0 4,395 2,198 5 Dale MCIVER (TA) excluded 275 0 110 0 192 -577 0 0 Progressive 1,936 0 1,279 0 1,180 0 0 4,395 2,198 6 Kim HOPPER (IND) excluded 320 0 860 0 -1,180 0 0 0 Total 2,256 0 2,139 0 0 0 0 4,395 2,198 51.3% 48.7% Division ofBraitling

Two candidate result Result Joshua BURGOYNE (CLP) elected at count 6 Dale as the member for Braitling WAKEFIELD (ALP), 48.7%

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Joshua BURGOYNE (CLP), 51.3% Brennan Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Marie-Clare Abraham Tony Peter Division of Brennan BOOTHBY MBEMAP SIEVERS CHANDLER Voting centre/declaration type (CLP) (TA) (ALP) (I) Formal Informal Total Bakewell 227 64 258 53 602 26 628 Urban Rosebery 57 21 51 9 138 5 143

Berrimah EVC 127 29 88 25 269 10 279 Casuarina EVC NT electors by gender13 7 21 3 44 3 47 Darwin EVC 53 10 58 10 131 6 137 Palmerston EVC Gender No.458 % 112 497 119 1,186 38 1,224 Yarrawonga EVC 469 144 481 113 1,207 38 1,245 ctlElectorat30% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ rennan 14% 26% 23% 19% 11% % Female 2,850 49.6% Absent 177 56 152 43 428 13 441 Northern25% T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% Male 2,896 50.4% Declaration Total 5,746 13 2 7 0 22 0 22 20% Postal 136 32 147 38 353 7 360 15% Total 1,730 477 1,760 413 4,380 146 4,526 39.5% 10.9% 40.2% 9.4% 96.8% 3.2% 78.8% 10% Enrolment 5,746

5% Distribution of preferences Marie-Clare Abraham Tony Peter BOOTHBY MBEMAP SIEVERS CHANDLER 0% Count Comments (CLP) (TA) (ALP) (Ind) Total Quota 1 First preferences 1,730 477 1,760 413 4,380 2,191 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ 2 CHANDLER (IND) 150 120 143 -413 0 Age range P 1,880 597 1,903 0 4,380 2,191 3 Abraham MBEMAP (TA) excluded 362 -597 235 0 0 Brennan Northern Territory Total 2,242 0 2,138 0 4,380 2,191 51.2% 48.8%

2020 Territory election result for Brennan Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Marie-Clare BOOTHBY (CLP) elected at count 3 Marie-Clare BOOTHBY - CLP Tony as the member for Brennan elected at count 3 as the member for Brennan SIEVERS (ALP), 48.8%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members M J Boothby CLP 2020 - Present T J Sievers ALP 2016 - 2020 P G Chandler CLP 2008 - 2016 J P Burke ALP 2005 - 2008 Marie-Clare D G Burke CLP 1994 - 2005 BOOTHBY M H Ortmann CLP 1990 - 1994 (CLP), 51.2%

Voting centre locations

Election day voting centres

Bakewell Rosebery

Page 142 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Brennan Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Marie-Clare Abraham Tony Peter BOOTHBY MBEMAP SIEVERS CHANDLER Voting centre/declaration type (CLP) (TA) (ALP) (I) Formal Informal Total Bakewell 227 64 258 53 602 26 628 Rosebery 57 21 51 9 138 5 143

Berrimah EVC 127 29 88 25 269 10 279 Casuarina EVC 13 7 21 3 44 3 47 Darwin EVC 53 10 58 10 131 6 137 Palmerston EVC 458 112 497 119 1,186 38 1,224 Yarrawonga EVC 469 144 481 113 1,207 38 1,245 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Absent 177 56 152 43 428 13 441

Declaration 13 2 7 0 22 0 22

Postal 136 32 147 38 353 7 360 Total 1,730 477 1,760 413 4,380 146 4,526 39.5% 10.9% 40.2% 9.4% 96.8% 3.2% 78.8% Enrolment 5,746

Distribution of preferences Marie-Clare Abraham Tony Peter BOOTHBY MBEMAP SIEVERS CHANDLER Count Comments (CLP) (TA) (ALP) (Ind) Total Quota 1 First preferences 1,730 477 1,760 413 4,380 2,191 Division ofBrennan 2 CHANDLER (IND) 150 120 143 -413 0 P 1,880 597 1,903 0 4,380 2,191 3 Abraham MBEMAP (TA) excluded 362 -597 235 0 0 Total 2,242 0 2,138 0 4,380 2,191 51.2% 48.8% Page Two candidate result Result

143 Marie-Clare BOOTHBY (CLP) elected at count 3 Tony as the member for Brennan SIEVERS (ALP), 48.8%

Previous members Affiliation Period

Marie-Clare BOOTHBY (CLP), 51.2% Casuarina Election results Division of Casuarina First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Danial Kendall Tony Lauren KELLY TRUDGEN SCHELLING MOSS Urban Voting centre/declaration type (TA) (GRN) (CLP) (ALP) Formal Informal Total Casuarina City 73 62 74 253 462 11 473 Tiwi 84 88 87 261 520 17 537 NT electors by gender Berrimah EVC 29 23 54 78 184 6 190 Casuarina EVC Gender No.403 % 246 542 1,225 2,416 68 2,484 ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Darwin EVC 25 33 68 135 261 4 265 a arina 12% 18% 21% 18% 14% 1 % Female 2,810 49.8% Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12%Absent 55 42 90 169 356 10 366 20% Male 2,837 50.2% Declaration Total 5,647 2 2 2 12 18 0 18 15% Postal 59 56 95 174 384 1 385 Total 730 552 1,012 2,307 4,601 117 4,718 10% 15.9% 12.0% 22.0% 50.1% 97.5% 2.5% 83.5% Enrolment 5,647

5% Distribution of preferences Danial Kendall Tony Lauren KELLY TRUDGEN SCHELLING MOSS 0% Count Comments (TA) (GRN) (CLP) (ALP) Total Quota 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+1 First preferences 730 552 1,012 2,307 4,601 2,301 2 Kendall TRUDGEN (GRN) excluded 181 -552 40 331 0 Age range Progressive 911 0 1,052 2,638 4,601 2,301 3 Danial KELLY (TA) excluded -911 0 516 395 0 Casuarina Northern Territory Total 0 0 1,568 3,033 4,601 2,301 34.1% 65.9%

2020 Territory election result for Casuarina Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Lauren MOSS (ALP) Lauren MOSS - ALP NT elected at count 3 Tony as the member for Casuarina elected at count 3 as the member for Casuarina SCHELLING (CLP), 34.1%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members

L J Moss ALP 2014 - Present K Vatskalis ALP 2001 - 2014 P F Adamson CLP 1994 - 2001 Lauren N M Dondas CLP 1974 - 1994 MOSS (ALP), 65.9%

Voting centre locations Election day Mobile team voting centres Darwin urban

Casuarina City Darwin Private Hospital Tiwi

Page 144 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Casuarina Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Danial Kendall Tony Lauren KELLY TRUDGEN SCHELLING MOSS Voting centre/declaration type (TA) (GRN) (CLP) (ALP) Formal Informal Total Casuarina City 73 62 74 253 462 11 473 Tiwi 84 88 87 261 520 17 537

Berrimah EVC 29 23 54 78 184 6 190 Casuarina EVC 403 246 542 1,225 2,416 68 2,484 Darwin EVC 25 33 68 135 261 4 265

Absent 55 42 90 169 356 10 366 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Declaration 2 2 2 12 18 0 18

Postal 59 56 95 174 384 1 385 Total 730 552 1,012 2,307 4,601 117 4,718 15.9% 12.0% 22.0% 50.1% 97.5% 2.5% 83.5% Enrolment 5,647

Distribution of preferences Danial Kendall Tony Lauren KELLY TRUDGEN SCHELLING MOSS Count Comments (TA) (GRN) (CLP) (ALP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 730 552 1,012 2,307 4,601 2,301 2 Kendall TRUDGEN (GRN) excluded 181 -552 40 331 0 Progressive 911 0 1,052 2,638 4,601 2,301 Division ofCasuarina 3 Danial KELLY (TA) excluded -911 0 516 395 0 Total 0 0 1,568 3,033 4,601 2,301 34.1% 65.9%

Two candidate result Result Lauren MOSS (ALP) Page elected at count 3 Tony as the member for Casuarina 145 SCHELLING (CLP), 34.1%

Previous members Affiliation Period

Lauren MOSS (ALP), 65.9% Daly Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Will Ian Regina Mick Anthony KEMP SLOAN MCCARTHY DENIGAN VENES Voting centre/declaration type (GRN) (CLP) (TA) (I) (ALP) Formal Informal Total Berry Springs 27 118 33 14 72 264 10 274 Wagait Beach 33 44 24 7 53 161 4 165

Mobile team Daly 1 65 303 292 23 560 1,243 151 1,394 Mobile team Daly 2 8 32 69 1 136 246 11 257

Division of Daly Berrimah EVC 6 44 11 0 44 105 14 119 Berry Springs EVC 43 254 63 19 93 472 19 491 Remote Casuarina EVC 6 20 8 4 32 70 5 75 Coolalinga EVC 32 233 49 21 75 410 11 421 Darwin EVC 11 27 14 4 36 92 0 92 Palmerston EVC NT electors by gender12 34 14 7 23 90 3 93 Yarrawonga EVC 7 49 22 9 25 112 2 114 Gender No. % ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Absent 36 102 49 14 64 265 13 278 al 8% 2 % 19% 2 % 18% 16% Female 2,753 49% Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12%Declaration 11 21 33 4 36 105 9 114 20% Male 2,869 51% Postal Total 5,622 27 105 27 8 72 239 5 244 Total 324 1,386 708 135 1,321 3,874 257 4,131 15% 8.4% 35.8% 18.3% 3.5% 34.1% 93.8% 6.2% 73.5% Enrolment 5,622 10% Distribution of preferences Will Ian Regina Mick Anthony 5% KEMP SLOAN MCCARTHY DENIGAN VENES Count Comments (GRN) (CLP) (TA) (I) (ALP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 324 1,386 708 135 1,321 3,874 1,938 0% 2 Mick DENIGAN (IND) excluded 24 39 45 -135 27 0 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Progressive 348 1,425 753 0 1,348 3,874 1,938 3 Will KEMP (GRN) excluded -348 100 103 0 145 0 Age range Progressive 0 1,525 856 0 1,493 3,874 1,938 4 Regina MCCARTHY (TA) excluded 0 459 -856 0 397 0 Daly Northern Territory Total 0 1,984 0 0 1,890 3,874 1,938 51.2% 48.8%

2020 Territory election result for Daly Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Ian SLOAN (CLP) elected at count 4 Ian SLOAN - CLP Anthony as the member for Daly elected at count 4 as the member for Daly VENES (ALP), 48.8%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members I C Sloan CLP 2020 - Present G J Higgins CLP 2012 - 2020 D R Knight ALP 2005 - 2012 T D Baldwin CLP 2001 - 2005 Ian SLOAN (CLP), 51.2%

Voting centre locations Election day Mobile team Mobile team voting centres Daly 1 Daly 2

Berry Springs Adelaide River Gilwi Wagait Beach Batchelor Menngen Belyuen Myatt Bulgul Nauiyu Dundee Beach Timber Creek Emu Point Woolianna Kybrook Farm Manthathpe Merrepen Palumpa Peppimenarti Pine Creek Sand Palms Roadhouse Wadeye Wadeye Woodycupaldiya Wudapuli

Page 146 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Daly Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Will Ian Regina Mick Anthony KEMP SLOAN MCCARTHY DENIGAN VENES Voting centre/declaration type (GRN) (CLP) (TA) (I) (ALP) Formal Informal Total Berry Springs 27 118 33 14 72 264 10 274 Wagait Beach 33 44 24 7 53 161 4 165

Mobile team Daly 1 65 303 292 23 560 1,243 151 1,394 Mobile team Daly 2 8 32 69 1 136 246 11 257

Berrimah EVC 6 44 11 0 44 105 14 119 Berry Springs EVC 43 254 63 19 93 472 19 491 Casuarina EVC 6 20 8 4 32 70 5 75 Coolalinga EVC 32 233 49 21 75 410 11 421 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Darwin EVC 11 27 14 4 36 92 0 92 Palmerston EVC 12 34 14 7 23 90 3 93 Yarrawonga EVC 7 49 22 9 25 112 2 114

Absent 36 102 49 14 64 265 13 278

Declaration 11 21 33 4 36 105 9 114

Postal 27 105 27 8 72 239 5 244 Total 324 1,386 708 135 1,321 3,874 257 4,131 8.4% 35.8% 18.3% 3.5% 34.1% 93.8% 6.2% 73.5% Enrolment 5,622

Distribution of preferences Will Ian Regina Mick Anthony KEMP SLOAN MCCARTHY DENIGAN VENES Count Comments (GRN) (CLP) (TA) (I) (ALP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 324 1,386 708 135 1,321 3,874 1,938 Division ofDaly 2 Mick DENIGAN (IND) excluded 24 39 45 -135 27 0 Progressive 348 1,425 753 0 1,348 3,874 1,938 3 Will KEMP (GRN) excluded -348 100 103 0 145 0 Progressive 0 1,525 856 0 1,493 3,874 1,938

Page 4 Regina MCCARTHY (TA) excluded 0 459 -856 0 397 0 Total 0 1,984 0 0 1,890 3,874 1,938

147 51.2% 48.8%

Two candidate result Result Ian SLOAN (CLP) elected at count 4 Anthony as the member for Daly VENES (ALP), 48.8%

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Ian SLOAN (CLP), 51.2% Drysdale Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Danielle Eva Fiona Lash Leanne Raj Samson Brendan EVELEIGH LAWLER LYNCH LISSON BUTLER RAJWIN KILLALEA Voting centre/declaration type (I) (ALP) (TA) (BFFCPW) (CLP) (I) (I) Formal Informal Total Woodroffe 23 172 69 25 82 17 9 397 29 426

Berrimah EVC 8 65 26 6 60 7 4 176 8 184 Casuarina EVC 3 15 10 3 9 0 2 42 5 47 Division of Drysdale Darwin EVC 7 35 11 6 24 7 4 94 6 100 Palmerston EVC 69 656 187 61 367 53 28 1,421 74 1,495 Urban Yarrawonga EVC 39 353 105 48 241 46 22 854 40 894

Absent 44 243 79 61 148 31 10 616 31 647 NT electors by gender Declaration 1 6 3 1 10 5 0 26 2 28 Gender No. % ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Postal 17 103 43 15 82 13 6 279 9 288 r ale 15% 22% 21% 18% 14% 11%Total Female 2,830211 48.6% 1,648 533 226 1,023 179 85 3,905 204 4,109 Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% Male 2,9985.4% 51.4% 42.2% 13.6% 5.8% 26.2% 4.6% 2.2% 95.0% 5.0% 70.5% 20% Enrolment 5,828 Total 5,828 Distribution of preferences 15% Danielle Eva Fiona Lash Leanne Raj Samson Brendan EVELEIGH LAWLER LYNCH LISSON BUTLER RAJWIN KILLALEA Count Comments (I) (ALP) (TA) (BFFCPW) (CLP) (I) (I) Total Quota 10% 1 First preferences 211 1,648 533 226 1,023 179 85 3,905 1,953 2 Brendan KILLALEA (IND) excluded 26 12 7 13 6 21 -85 0 Progressive 237 1,660 540 239 1,029 200 0 3,905 1,953 5% 3 Raj Samson RAJWIN (IND) excluded 46 42 28 41 43 -200 0 0 Progressive 283 1,702 568 280 1,072 0 0 3,905 1,953 0% 4 Lash LISSON (BFFCPW) excluded 83 64 85 -280 48 0 0 0 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Progressive 366 1,766 653 0 1,120 0 0 3,905 1,953 5 Danielle EVELEIGH (IND) excluded -366 150 137 0 79 0 0 0 Age range Progressive 0 1,916 790 0 1,199 0 0 3,905 1,953 6 Fiona LYNCH (TA) excluded 0 347 -790 0 443 0 0 0 Drysdale Northern Territory Total 0 2,263 0 0 1,642 0 0 3,905 1,953 58.0% 42.0%

2020 Territory election result for Drysdale Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Eva LAWLER (ALP) Eva LAWLER - ALP NT Leanne elected at count 6 BUTLER as the member for Drysdale elected at count 6 as the member for Drysdale (CLP), 42.0%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members E D Lawler ALP 2016 - Present L E Finocchiaro CLP 2012 - 2016 R O C Bohlin CLP 2008 - 2012 C W Natt ALP 2005 - 2008 Eva S Dunham CLP 1997 - 2005 LAWLER (ALP), 58.0%

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Page 148 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Drysdale Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Danielle Eva Fiona Lash Leanne Raj Samson Brendan EVELEIGH LAWLER LYNCH LISSON BUTLER RAJWIN KILLALEA Voting centre/declaration type (I) (ALP) (TA) (BFFCPW) (CLP) (I) (I) Formal Informal Total Woodroffe 23 172 69 25 82 17 9 397 29 426

Berrimah EVC 8 65 26 6 60 7 4 176 8 184 Casuarina EVC 3 15 10 3 9 0 2 42 5 47 Darwin EVC 7 35 11 6 24 7 4 94 6 100 Palmerston EVC 69 656 187 61 367 53 28 1,421 74 1,495 Yarrawonga EVC 39 353 105 48 241 46 22 854 40 894

Absent 44 243 79 61 148 31 10 616 31 647

Declaration 1 6 3 1 10 5 0 26 2 28

Postal 17 103 43 15 82 13 6 279 9 288 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Total 211 1,648 533 226 1,023 179 85 3,905 204 4,109 5.4% 42.2% 13.6% 5.8% 26.2% 4.6% 2.2% 95.0% 5.0% 70.5% Enrolment 5,828

Distribution of preferences Danielle Eva Fiona Lash Leanne Raj Samson Brendan EVELEIGH LAWLER LYNCH LISSON BUTLER RAJWIN KILLALEA Count Comments (I) (ALP) (TA) (BFFCPW) (CLP) (I) (I) Total Quota 1 First preferences 211 1,648 533 226 1,023 179 85 3,905 1,953 2 Brendan KILLALEA (IND) excluded 26 12 7 13 6 21 -85 0 Progressive 237 1,660 540 239 1,029 200 0 3,905 1,953 3 Raj Samson RAJWIN (IND) excluded 46 42 28 41 43 -200 0 0 Progressive 283 1,702 568 280 1,072 0 0 3,905 1,953 4 Lash LISSON (BFFCPW) excluded 83 64 85 -280 48 0 0 0 Progressive 366 1,766 653 0 1,120 0 0 3,905 1,953 5 Danielle EVELEIGH (IND) excluded -366 150 137 0 79 0 0 0 Progressive 0 1,916 790 0 1,199 0 0 3,905 1,953 6 Fiona LYNCH (TA) excluded 0 347 -790 0 443 0 0 0 Total 0 2,263 0 0 1,642 0 0 3,905 1,953 Division ofDrysdale 58.0% 42.0%

Two candidate result Result Eva LAWLER (ALP) Leanne elected at count 6 BUTLER as the member for Drysdale (CLP), 42.0% Page

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Eva LAWLER (ALP), 58.0% Fannie Bay Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Mark Peter Tracey Rebecca Michael MACKENZIE ROBERTSON HAYES JENNINGS GUNNER Division of Fannie Bay Voting centre/declaration type (I) (GRN) (CLP) (TA) (ALP) Formal Informal Total Ludmilla 7 45 91 19 118 280 2 282 Urban Parap 6 127 273 44 445 895 23 918 Berrimah EVC 3 14 103 18 156 294 4 298 Casuarina EVC 6 45 103 29 247 430 13 443 Darwin EVC NT electors by gender13 134 672 78 661 1,558 28 1,586 Gender No. % Absent 15 49 133 30 250 477 9 486 ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ annie a 9% 21% 19% 18% 15% 18% Female 2,712 49.6% Declaration 0 5 8 2 19 34 1 35 Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% 20% Male 2,761 50.4% Postal 4 25 127 22 199 377 5 382 Total Total 5,473 54 444 1,510 242 2,095 4,345 85 4,430 15% 1.2% 10.2% 34.8% 5.6% 48.2% 98.1% 1.9% 80.9% Enrolment 5,473 10% Distribution of preferences Mark Peter Tracey Rebecca Michael 5% MACKENZIE ROBERTSON HAYES JENNINGS GUNNER Count Comments (I) (GRN) (CLP) (TA) (ALP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 54 444 1,510 242 2,095 4,345 2,173 ND 0% 2 Mark MACKENZIE (I ) excluded -54 26 5 12 11 0 Progressive 0 470 1,515 254 2,106 4,345 2,173 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ 3 Rebecca JENNINGS (TA) excluded 0 57 126 -254 71 0 Age range Progressive 0 527 1,641 0 2,177 4,345 2,173 4 Peter ROBERTSON (GRN) excluded 0 -527 115 0 412 0 Fannie Bay Northern Territory Total 0 0 1,756 0 2,589 4,345 2,173 40.4% 59.6%

2020 Territory election result for Fannie Bay Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Michael GUNNER (ALP) elected at count 4 Tracey Michael GUNNER - ALP NT as the member for Fannie Bay HAYES elected at count 4 as the member for Fannie Bay (CLP), 40.4%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members M P F Gunner ALP 2008 - Present C M Martin ALP 1995 - 2008 M B Perron CLP 1983 - 1995 P F O’Neil ALP 1977 - 1983 Michael GUNNER G E J Tambling CLP 1974 - 1977 (ALP), 59.6%

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Ludmilla Parap

Page 150 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Fannie Bay Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Mark Peter Tracey Rebecca Michael MACKENZIE ROBERTSON HAYES JENNINGS GUNNER Voting centre/declaration type (I) (GRN) (CLP) (TA) (ALP) Formal Informal Total Ludmilla 7 45 91 19 118 280 2 282 Parap 6 127 273 44 445 895 23 918

Berrimah EVC 3 14 103 18 156 294 4 298 Casuarina EVC 6 45 103 29 247 430 13 443 Darwin EVC 13 134 672 78 661 1,558 28 1,586

Absent 15 49 133 30 250 477 9 486

Declaration 0 5 8 2 19 34 1 35 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT

Postal 4 25 127 22 199 377 5 382 Total 54 444 1,510 242 2,095 4,345 85 4,430 1.2% 10.2% 34.8% 5.6% 48.2% 98.1% 1.9% 80.9% Enrolment 5,473

Distribution of preferences Mark Peter Tracey Rebecca Michael MACKENZIE ROBERTSON HAYES JENNINGS GUNNER Count Comments (I) (GRN) (CLP) (TA) (ALP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 54 444 1,510 242 2,095 4,345 2,173 2 Mark MACKENZIE (IND) excluded -54 26 5 12 11 0 Progressive 0 470 1,515 254 2,106 4,345 2,173 3 Rebecca JENNINGS (TA) excluded 0 57 126 -254 71 0

Progressive 0 527 1,641 0 2,177 4,345 2,173 Division ofFannieBay 4 Peter ROBERTSON (GRN) excluded 0 -527 115 0 412 0 Total 0 0 1,756 0 2,589 4,345 2,173 40.4% 59.6%

Two candidate result Result Michael GUNNER (ALP) elected at count 4 Tracey as the member for Fannie Bay Page HAYES (CLP), 40.4% 151 Previous members Affiliation Period

Michael GUNNER (ALP), 59.6% Fong Lim Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Division of Fong Lim Amye Mark Jeff Kylie UN MONAGHAN COLLINS BONANNI Voting centre/declaration type (I) (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Formal Informal Total Urban Berrimah 5 13 6 13 37 5 42 Ludmilla 18 76 29 51 174 6 180 Stuart Park 60 276 51 198 585 19 604

Berrimah EVC NT electors by gender43 166 55 219 483 19 502 Casuarina EVC Gender No.32 % 136 33 96 297 12 309 Darwin EVC 150 622 181 554 1,507 37 1,544 ctlElectorat30% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ on i 13% 25% 19% 18% 15% 1 % Female 2,581 46.5% Absent 94 334 100 264 792 29 821 Northern25% T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% Male 2,974 53.5% Declaration Total 5,555 4 16 6 9 35 1 36 20% Postal 28 117 36 84 265 2 267 15% Total 434 1,756 497 1,488 4,175 130 4,305 10.4% 42.1% 11.9% 35.6% 97.0% 3.0% 77.5% 10% Enrolment 5,555

5% Distribution of preferences Amye Mark Jeff Kylie UN MONAGHAN COLLINS BONANNI 0% Count Comments (I) (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 434 1,756 497 1,488 4,175 2,088 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ 2 Amye UN (IND) excluded -434 171 127 136 0 Age range Progressive 0 1,927 624 1,624 4,175 2,088 3 Jeff COLLINS (TA) excluded 0 270 -624 354 0 Fong Lim Northern Territory Total 0 2,197 0 1,978 4,175 2,088 52.6% 47.4%

2020 Territory election result for Fong Lim Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Mark MONAGHAN (ALP) elected at count 3 Kylie Mark MONAGHAN - ALP NT as the member for Fong Lim BONANNI elected at count 3 as the member for Fong Lim (CLP), 47.4%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members

M J Monaghan ALP 2020 - Present J D Collins ALP 2016 - 2020 D W Tollner CLP 2008 - 2016

Mark MONAGHAN (ALP), 52.6%

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Berrimah Ludmilla Stuart Park

Page 152 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Fong Lim Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Amye Mark Jeff Kylie UN MONAGHAN COLLINS BONANNI Voting centre/declaration type (I) (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Formal Informal Total Berrimah 5 13 6 13 37 5 42 Ludmilla 18 76 29 51 174 6 180 Stuart Park 60 276 51 198 585 19 604

Berrimah EVC 43 166 55 219 483 19 502 Casuarina EVC 32 136 33 96 297 12 309 Darwin EVC 150 622 181 554 1,507 37 1,544

Absent 94 334 100 264 792 29 821 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT

Declaration 4 16 6 9 35 1 36

Postal 28 117 36 84 265 2 267 Total 434 1,756 497 1,488 4,175 130 4,305 10.4% 42.1% 11.9% 35.6% 97.0% 3.0% 77.5% Enrolment 5,555

Distribution of preferences Amye Mark Jeff Kylie UN MONAGHAN COLLINS BONANNI Count Comments (I) (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 434 1,756 497 1,488 4,175 2,088

2 Amye UN (IND) excluded -434 171 127 136 0 Division ofFongLim Progressive 0 1,927 624 1,624 4,175 2,088 3 Jeff COLLINS (TA) excluded 0 270 -624 354 0 Total 0 2,197 0 1,978 4,175 2,088 52.6% 47.4%

Two candidate result Result Page Mark MONAGHAN (ALP) elected at count 3 153 Kylie as the member for Fong Lim BONANNI (CLP), 47.4%

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Mark MONAGHAN (ALP), 52.6% Goyder Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Rachael Ted Phil Trevor Kezia Mick Karen Pauline WRIGHT WARREN BATTYE JENKINS PURICK TAYLOR FLETCHER CASS Voting centre/declaration type (TA) (I) (CLP) (I) (I) (ALP) (GRN) (I) Formal Informal Total Bees Creek 40 4 64 4 90 25 14 11 252 12 264 Humpty Doo 65 34 134 7 131 72 13 44 500 29 529

Berrimah EVC 20 10 65 2 63 17 8 10 195 6 201 Berry Springs EVC 5 5 11 1 9 3 1 2 37 1 38 Casuarina EVC 7 3 7 0 8 8 3 4 40 0 40 Coolalinga EVC 299 121 646 18 807 300 64 132 2,387 90 2,477 Darwin EVC 10 2 27 1 30 12 7 3 92 3 95 Palmerston EVC 23 13 44 3 50 24 6 13 176 11 187 Division of Goyder Yarrawonga EVC 51 16 105 6 109 39 8 20 354 19 373

Rural Absent 53 18 83 11 82 46 14 22 329 16 345

Declaration 7 8 17 5 6 4 2 3 52 0 52

Postal NT electors by gender34 15 86 6 74 40 7 19 281 2 283 Total Gender No.614 % 249 1,289 64 1,459 590 147 283 4,695 189 4,884 ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ 13.1% 5.3% 27.5% 1.4% 31.1% 12.6% 3.1% 6.0% 96.1% 3.9% 87.5% o er % 13% 18% 24% 22% 1 % Female 2,695 48.3% Enrolment 5,583 Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% 20% Male 2,888 51.7% Distribution of preferences Rachael Ted Phil Trevor Kezia Mick Karen Pauline Total 5,583WRIGHT WARREN BATTYE JENKINS PURICK TAYLOR FLETCHER CASS 15% Count Comments (TA) (I) (CLP) (I) () (ALP) (GRN) (I) Total Quota 1 First preferences 614 249 1,289 64 1,459 590 147 283 4,695 2,348 2 Trevor JENKINS (IND) excluded 11 11 14 -64 7 9 7 5 0 10% Progressive 625 260 1,303 0 1,466 599 154 288 4,695 2,348 3 Karen FLETCHER (GRN) excluded 11 17 6 0 30 33 -154 57 0 Progressive 636 277 1,309 0 1,496 632 0 345 4,695 2,348 5% 4 Ted WARREN (IND) excluded 53 -277 36 0 76 45 0 67 0 Progressive 689 0 1,345 0 1,572 677 0 412 4,695 2,348 ND 0% 5 Pauline CASS (I ) excluded 114 0 30 0 188 80 0 -412 0 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Progressive 803 0 1,375 0 1,760 757 0 0 4,695 2,348 6 Mick TAYLOR (ALP) excluded 176 0 115 0 466 -757 0 0 0 Age range Progressive 979 0 1,490 0 2,226 0 0 0 4,695 2,348 7 Rachael WRIGHT (TA) excluded -979 0 540 0 439 0 0 0 0 Goyder Northern Territory Total 0 0 2,030 0 2,665 0 0 0 4,695 2,348 43.2% 56.8%

2020 Territory election result for Goyder Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Kezia PURICK (IND) elected at count 7 Phil Kezia PURICK - Independent as the member for Goyder BATTYE elected at count 7 as the member for Goyder (CLP), 43.2%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members K D T Purick IND 2014 - Present K D T Purick CLP 2008 - 2014 E J Warren ALP 2005 - 2008 P J Maley CLP 2001 - 2005 Kezia T R McCarthy CLP 1990 - 2001 PURICK (IND), 56.8%

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Bees Creek Humpty Doo

Page 154 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Goyder Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Rachael Ted Phil Trevor Kezia Mick Karen Pauline WRIGHT WARREN BATTYE JENKINS PURICK TAYLOR FLETCHER CASS Voting centre/declaration type (TA) (I) (CLP) (I) (I) (ALP) (GRN) (I) Formal Informal Total Bees Creek 40 4 64 4 90 25 14 11 252 12 264 Humpty Doo 65 34 134 7 131 72 13 44 500 29 529

Absent 53 18 83 11 82 46 14 22 329 16 345

Declaration 7 8 17 5 6 4 2 3 52 0 52 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT

Postal 34 15 86 6 74 40 7 19 281 2 283 Total 614 249 1,289 64 1,459 590 147 283 4,695 189 4,884 13.1% 5.3% 27.5% 1.4% 31.1% 12.6% 3.1% 6.0% 96.1% 3.9% 87.5% Enrolment 5,583

Distribution of preferences Rachael Ted Phil Trevor Kezia Mick Karen Pauline WRIGHT WARREN BATTYE JENKINS PURICK TAYLOR FLETCHER CASS Count Comments (TA) (I) (CLP) (I) () (ALP) (GRN) (I) Total Quota 1 First preferences 614 249 1,289 64 1,459 590 147 283 4,695 2,348 2 Trevor JENKINS (IND) excluded 11 11 14 -64 7 9 7 5 0 Progressive 625 260 1,303 0 1,466 599 154 288 4,695 2,348 3 Karen FLETCHER (GRN) excluded 11 17 6 0 30 33 -154 57 0 Progressive 636 277 1,309 0 1,496 632 0 345 4,695 2,348 4 Ted WARREN (IND) excluded 53 -277 36 0 76 45 0 67 0 Progressive 689 0 1,345 0 1,572 677 0 412 4,695 2,348 5 Pauline CASS (IND) excluded 114 0 30 0 188 80 0 -412 0 Progressive 803 0 1,375 0 1,760 757 0 0 4,695 2,348 6 Mick TAYLOR (ALP) excluded 176 0 115 0 466 -757 0 0 0 Progressive 979 0 1,490 0 2,226 0 0 0 4,695 2,348 Division ofGoyder 7 Rachael WRIGHT (TA) excluded -979 0 540 0 439 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 2,030 0 2,665 0 0 0 4,695 2,348 43.2% 56.8%

Two candidate result Result Kezia PURICK (IND) elected at count 7 Phil as the member for Goyder

Page BATTYE (CLP), 43.2%

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Kezia PURICK (IND), 56.8% Gwoja Division of Gwoja Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Chansey Phillip Kenny Remote PAECH ALICE LECHLEITNER Voting centre/declaration type (ALP) (CLP) (FP) Formal Informal Total Mobile team Daly 2 12 22 0 34 1 35 Mobile team Gwoja 1 NT- Darwin electors by gender172 95 16 283 15 298 Mobile team Gwoja 2 696 151 92 939 60 999 Mobile team Gwoja 3 Gender No.242 % 123 56 421 16 437 ctlElectorat30% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ o a 1 % 28% 23% 18% 11%Alice 9% Springs EVC Female 2,757197 51.9% 59 85 341 22 363 Katherine EVC 32 45 7 84 9 93 Northern25% T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% Male 2,556 48.1%

Absent 87 91 44 222 11 233 20% Total 5,313 Declaration 111 50 25 186 11 197 15% Postal 63 66 19 148 3 151 10% Total 1,612 702 344 2,658 148 2,806 60.6% 26.4% 12.9% 94.7% 5.3% 52.8% 5% Enrolment 5,313

Distribution of preferences 0% Chansey Phillip Kenny 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ PAECH ALICE LECHLEITNER Count Comments Total Quota Age range (ALP) (CLP) (FP) 1 First preferences 1,612 702 344 2,658 1,330 2 Kenny LECHLEITNER (FP) excluded 117 227 -344 0 Gwoja Northern Territory Total 1,729 929 0 2,658 1,330 65.0% 35.0%

2020 Territory election result for Gwoja Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Chansey PAECH (ALP) elected at count 2 Phillip Chansey PAECH - ALP NT as the member for Gwoja ALICE elected at count 2 as the member for Gwoja (CLP), 35.0%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members C Paech ALP 2020 - Present S L McConnell ALP 2016 - Present B N Price CLP 2012 - 2016 K R Hampton ALP 2006 - 2012 Chansey P H Toyne ALP 1996 - 2006 PAECH B R Ede ALP 1983 - 1996 (ALP), 65.0% R W S Vale CLP 1974 - 1983

Voting centre locations Election day Mobile team Mobile team Mobile team Mobile team voting centres Daly 2 Gwoja 1 - Darwin Gwoja 2 Gwoja 3 D Bulla Kalkarindji Imanpa Hermannsburg Lajamanu Kaltukatjara Laramba Lingara Kings Canyon Wallace Rockhole Pigeon Hole Kintore Willowra Yarralin Mbunghara Mt Liebig Mutitjulu Nyirripi Papunya Yuelamu Yuendumu Yulara

Page 156 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Gwoja Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Chansey Phillip Kenny PAECH ALICE LECHLEITNER Voting centre/declaration type (ALP) (CLP) (FP) Formal Informal Total Mobile team Daly 2 12 22 0 34 1 35 Mobile team Gwoja 1 - Darwin 172 95 16 283 15 298 Mobile team Gwoja 2 696 151 92 939 60 999 Mobile team Gwoja 3 242 123 56 421 16 437

Alice Springs EVC 197 59 85 341 22 363 Katherine EVC 32 45 7 84 9 93 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT

Absent 87 91 44 222 11 233

Declaration 111 50 25 186 11 197

Postal 63 66 19 148 3 151 Total 1,612 702 344 2,658 148 2,806 60.6% 26.4% 12.9% 94.7% 5.3% 52.8% Enrolment 5,313

Distribution of preferences Chansey Phillip Kenny PAECH ALICE LECHLEITNER Count Comments (ALP) (CLP) (FP) Total Quota Division ofGwoja 1 First preferences 1,612 702 344 2,658 1,330 2 Kenny LECHLEITNER (FP) excluded 117 227 -344 0 Total 1,729 929 0 2,658 1,330 65.0% 35.0% Page Two candidate result Result 157 Chansey PAECH (ALP) elected at count 2 Phillip as the member for Gwoja ALICE (CLP), 35.0%

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Chansey PAECH (ALP), 65.0% Johnston Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Aiya Joel Gary Josh Steven GOODRICH BOWDEN HASLETT THOMAS KLOSE CARTTLING (ALP) (CLP) (I) (TA) Voting centre/declaration type (GRN) Formal Informal Total Division of Johnston Millner 122 233 87 13 65 520 26 546 Moil 99 254 152 26 108 639 16 655 Urban Berrimah EVC 29 112 72 10 71 294 14 308 Casuarina EVC 256 766 314 47 213 1,596 60 1,656 Darwin EVC 78 186 72 5 50 391 10 401 NT electors by gender Absent Gender No.112 % 235 82 32 72 533 18 551 ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ ohn ton 1 % 18% 2 % 18% 15% 18%Declaration Female 2,7604 49.7% 6 6 0 4 20 0 20 Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% 20% Postal Male 2,79636 50.3% 148 58 6 43 291 6 297 Total Total 5,556 736 1,940 843 139 626 4,284 150 4,434 17.2% 45.3% 19.7% 3.2% 14.6% 96.6% 3.4% 79.8% 15% Enrolment 5,556

10% Distribution of preferences Aiya Joel Gary Josh Steven GOODRICH BOWDEN HASLETT THOMAS KLOSE CARTTLING (ALP) (CLP) (I) (TA) 5% Count Comments (GRN) Total Quota 1 First preferences 736 1,940 843 139 626 4,284 2,143 2 Josh THOMAS (IND) 41 28 24 -139 46 0 0% P 777 1,968 867 0 672 4,284 2,143 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+3 Steven KLOSE (TA) excluded 258 140 274 0 -672 0 Age range Progressive 1,035 2,108 1,141 0 0 4,284 2,143 4 Aiya GOODRICH CARTTLING (GRN) -1,035 743 292 0 0 0 Johnston Northern Territory Total 0 2,851 1,433 0 0 4,284 2,143 66.5% 33.5%

Result 2020 Territory election result for Johnston Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Joel BOWDEN (ALP) elected at count 4 Joel BOWDEN - ALP NT Gary as the member for Johnston HASLETT elected at count 4 as the member for Johnston (CLP), 33.5%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members

J F Bowden ALP 2020 - Present K E Vowles ALP 2012 - 2020 C B Burns ALP 2001 - 2012

Joel BOWDEN (ALP), 66.5%

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Millner Moil

Page 158 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Johnston Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Aiya Joel Gary Josh Steven GOODRICH BOWDEN HASLETT THOMAS KLOSE CARTTLING (ALP) (CLP) (I) (TA) Voting centre/declaration type (GRN) Formal Informal Total Millner 122 233 87 13 65 520 26 546 Moil 99 254 152 26 108 639 16 655

Berrimah EVC 29 112 72 10 71 294 14 308 Casuarina EVC 256 766 314 47 213 1,596 60 1,656 Darwin EVC 78 186 72 5 50 391 10 401

Absent 112 235 82 32 72 533 18 551

2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Declaration 4 6 6 0 4 20 0 20

Postal 36 148 58 6 43 291 6 297 Total 736 1,940 843 139 626 4,284 150 4,434 17.2% 45.3% 19.7% 3.2% 14.6% 96.6% 3.4% 79.8% Enrolment 5,556

Distribution of preferences Aiya Joel Gary Josh Steven GOODRICH BOWDEN HASLETT THOMAS KLOSE CARTTLING (ALP) (CLP) (I) (TA) Count Comments (GRN) Total Quota 1 First preferences 736 1,940 843 139 626 4,284 2,143 2 Josh THOMAS (IND) 41 28 24 -139 46 0 P 777 1,968 867 0 672 4,284 2,143 3 Steven KLOSE (TA) excluded 258 140 274 0 -672 0 Division ofJohnston Progressive 1,035 2,108 1,141 0 0 4,284 2,143 4 Aiya GOODRICHCARTTLING (GRN) -1,035 743 292 0 0 0 Total 0 2,851 1,433 0 0 4,284 2,143 66.5% 33.5%

Result Two candidate result Joel BOWDEN (ALP) Page elected at count 4 Gary as the member for Johnston

159 HASLETT (CLP), 33.5%

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Joel BOWDEN (ALP), 66.5% Division of Karama Karama Election results Urban First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Caleb Brian Ngaree CARDNO O'GALLAGHER AH KIT Voting centre/declaration type (TA) (CLP) (ALP) Formal Informal Total Karama NT electors by gender254 320 572 1,146 31 1,177 Gender No. % Berrimah EVC 235 339 497 1,071 40 1,111 ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Kara a 12% 18% 19% 18% 1 %Casuarina 14% EVC Female 2,768159 50.5% 212 467 838 21 859 Darwin EVC 40 69 126 235 8 243 Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% 20% Male 2,714 49.5% Absent Total 5,482 122 142 332 596 23 619

15% Declaration 6 6 9 21 0 21

10% Postal 58 78 126 262 1 263 Total 874 1,166 2,129 4,169 124 4,293 21.0% 28.0% 51.1% 97.1% 2.9% 78.3% 5% Enrolment 5,482

Distribution of preferences 0% Caleb Brian Ngaree 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ CARDNO O'GALLAGHER AH KIT Count Comments (TA) (CLP) (ALP) Total Quota Age range 1 First preferences 874 1,166 2,129 4,169 2,085 2 Caleb CARDNO (TA) excluded -874 512 362 0 Karama Northern Territory Total 0 1,678 2,491 4,169 2,085 40.2% 59.8%

2020 Territory election result for Karama Two candidateTwo result candidate result Result Ngaree AH KIT (ALP) Ngaree Jane AH KIT - ALP NT Brian elected at count 2 O'GALLAGHER as the member for Karama elected at count 2 as the member for Karama (CLP), 40.2%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members N J Ah Kit ALP 2016 - Present D P Lawrie IND 2015 - 2016 D P Lawrie ALP 2001 - 2015 M J Palmer CLP 1987 - 2001 Ngaree AH KIT (ALP), 59.8%

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Karama

Page 160 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Karama Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Caleb Brian Ngaree CARDNO O'GALLAGHER AH KIT Voting centre/declaration type (TA) (CLP) (ALP) Formal Informal Total Karama 254 320 572 1,146 31 1,177

Berrimah EVC 235 339 497 1,071 40 1,111 Casuarina EVC 159 212 467 838 21 859 Darwin EVC 40 69 126 235 8 243

Absent 122 142 332 596 23 619 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT

Declaration 6 6 9 21 0 21

Postal 58 78 126 262 1 263 Total 874 1,166 2,129 4,169 124 4,293 21.0% 28.0% 51.1% 97.1% 2.9% 78.3% Enrolment 5,482

Distribution of preferences Caleb Brian Ngaree CARDNO O'GALLAGHER AH KIT Count Comments (TA) (CLP) (ALP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 874 1,166 2,129 4,169 2,085

2 Caleb CARDNO (TA) excluded -874 512 362 0 Division ofKarama Total 0 1,678 2,491 4,169 2,085 40.2% 59.8%

Two candidate result Result

Page Ngaree AH KIT (ALP) Brian elected at count 2 161 O'GALLAGHER as the member for Karama (CLP), 40.2%

Previous members Affiliation Period

Ngaree AH KIT (ALP), 59.8% Katherine Election results Division of Katherine First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Clinton Kate Melanie Jo BOOTH GANLEY USHER HERSEY Urban Voting centre/declaration type (I) (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Formal Informal Total Katherine 6 51 74 61 192 8 200 Katherine East 14 56 53 56 179 9 188 NT electors by gender Mobile team Barkly 1 2 38 24 40 104 2 106 Gender No. % ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Katherine EVC 132 974 872 953 2,931 111 3,042 Katherine 12% 22% 19% 19% 16% 12% Female 2,835 49.3% Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15%Absent 12% 36 88 58 73 255 18 273 20% Male 2,914 50.7% Declaration Total 5,749 7 20 9 8 44 2 46

15% Postal 12 54 42 73 181 1 182 Total 209 1,281 1,132 1,264 3,886 151 4,037 10% 5.4% 33.0% 29.1% 32.5% 96.3% 3.7% 70.2% Enrolment 5,749

5% Distribution of preferences Clinton Kate Melanie Jo BOOTH GANLEY USHER HERSEY 0% Count Comments (I) (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Total Quota 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+1 First preferences 209 1,281 1,132 1,264 3,886 1,944 2 Clinton BOOTH (IND) excluded -209 88 67 54 0 Age range Progressive 0 1,369 1,199 1,318 3,886 1,944 3 Melanie USHER (TA) excluded 0 476 -1,199 723 0 Katherine Northern Territory Total 0 1,845 0 2,041 3,886 1,944 47.5% 52.5%

2020 Territory election result for Katherine Two candidateTwo result candidate result Result Jo HERSEY (CLP) elected at count 3 Kate Jo HERSEY - CLP as the member for Katherine GANLEY elected at count 3 as the member for Katherine (ALP), 47.5%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members J Hersey CLP 2020 - Present S Nelson ALP 2016 - 2020 W R Westra Van Holthe CLP 2008 - 2016 C F Miller CLP 2003 - 2008 M A Reed CLP 1987 - 2003 Jo HERSEY (CLP), 52.5%

Voting centre locations Election day Mobile team voting centres Barkly 1

Katherine Binjari Katherine East Katherine Hospital Rockhole

Page 162 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Katherine Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Clinton Kate Melanie Jo BOOTH GANLEY USHER HERSEY Voting centre/declaration type (I) (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Formal Informal Total Katherine 6 51 74 61 192 8 200 Katherine East 14 56 53 56 179 9 188

Mobile team Barkly 1 2 38 24 40 104 2 106

Katherine EVC 132 974 872 953 2,931 111 3,042

Absent 36 88 58 73 255 18 273 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Declaration 7 20 9 8 44 2 46

Postal 12 54 42 73 181 1 182 Total 209 1,281 1,132 1,264 3,886 151 4,037 5.4% 33.0% 29.1% 32.5% 96.3% 3.7% 70.2% Enrolment 5,749

Distribution of preferences Clinton Kate Melanie Jo BOOTH GANLEY USHER HERSEY Count Comments (I) (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 209 1,281 1,132 1,264 3,886 1,944 2 Clinton BOOTH (IND) excluded -209 88 67 54 0

Progressive 0 1,369 1,199 1,318 3,886 1,944 Division ofKatherine 3 Melanie USHER (TA) excluded 0 476 -1,199 723 0 Total 0 1,845 0 2,041 3,886 1,944 47.5% 52.5%

Two candidate result Result Jo HERSEY (CLP) Page elected at count 3 Kate as the member for Katherine 163 GANLEY (ALP), 47.5%

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Jo HERSEY (CLP), 52.5% Division of Mulka

Remote Mulka NT electors by gender Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Gender No.Yingiya Mark % Lynne ctlElectorat18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ GUYULA WALKER 30% Voting centre/declaration type (I) (ALP) Formal Informal Total l a 12% 23% 25% 2 % 13%Mobile % team Mulka 1 Female 3,114 50.8%424 956 1,380 21 1,401 Northern25% T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15%Mobile 12% team Mulka 2 Male 3,004 49.2%426 137 563 5 568

Nhulunbuy EVC 928 502 1,430 44 1,474 20% Total 6,124

Absent 234 110 344 11 355 15% Declaration 204 87 291 13 304 10% Postal 36 51 87 2 89 5% Total 2,252 1,843 4,095 96 4,191 55.0% 45.0% 97.7% 2.3% 68.4% 0% Enrolment 6,124 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Distribution of preferences Age range Yingiya Mark Lynne GUYULA WALKER Count Comments (I) (ALP) Total Quota Mulka Northern Territory 1 Total 2,252 1,843 4,095 2,048 55.0% 45.0%

2020 Territory election result for Mulka Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Yingiya Mark GUYULA (Independent) elected at count 1 Yingiya Mark GUYULA - Independent Lynne as the member for Mulka elected at count 1 as the member for Goyder WALKER (ALP), 45.0%

Previous members Previous members Affiliation Period Y M Guyula IND 2016 - Present L M Walker ALP 2008 - 2016 S J Stirling ALP 1990 - 2008 D M Leo ALP 1980 - 1990 Yingiya Mark M Ballantyne CLP 1974 - 1980 GUYULA (IND), 55.0%

Voting centre locations Election day Mobile team Mobile team voting centres Mulka 1 Mulka 2 Baniyala Banthula Birany Birany Buthan Datjala Work Camp Galiwin'ku Dhalinybuy Galiwin'ku Dhuruputjpi Gawa Gan Gan Garrthalala Gove Hospital Gunyangara Gurrumuru Gutjangan Mapuru Milingimbi Ngangalala Nhulunbuy Ramingining Rorruwuy Rurrangala Wallaby Beach Wandawuy Yathalamarra Yirrkala

Page 164 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Mulka Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Yingiya Mark Lynne GUYULA WALKER Voting centre/declaration type (I) (ALP) Formal Informal Total Mobile team Mulka 1 424 956 1,380 21 1,401 Mobile team Mulka 2 426 137 563 5 568

Nhulunbuy EVC 928 502 1,430 44 1,474

Absent 234 110 344 11 355 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Declaration 204 87 291 13 304

Postal 36 51 87 2 89 Total 2,252 1,843 4,095 96 4,191 55.0% 45.0% 97.7% 2.3% 68.4% Enrolment 6,124

Distribution of preferences Yingiya Mark Lynne GUYULA WALKER Count Comments (I) (ALP) Total Quota 1 Total 2,252 1,843 4,095 2,048 55.0% 45.0% Division ofMulka

Two candidate result Result Yingiya Mark GUYULA (Independent) elected at count 1 Lynne as the member for Mulka Page WALKER

165 (ALP), 45.0%

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Yingiya Mark GUYULA (IND), 55.0% Namatjira Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Tony Nikki Sheralee Bill Catherine Matt WILLIS MCCOY TAYLOR YAN SATOUR PATERSON Voting centre/declaration type (I) (GRN) (ALP) (CLP) (FP) (TA) Formal Informal Total Alice Springs 10 29 50 44 18 31 182 9 191 Kilgariff 4 16 38 74 10 33 175 5 180 Division of Namatjira Larapinta 13 29 93 93 26 120 374 15 389

Mobile team Namatjira 1 13 8 212 20 67 55 375 31 406 Remote Alice Springs EVC 55 143 429 605 125 432 1,789 84 1,873

Absent NT electors by gender27 32 108 87 66 82 402 25 427 Gender No. % Declaration 1 5 11 9 3 12 41 5 46 ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Na at ira 1 % 2 % 21% 21% 1 % 13% Female 3,003 52.4% Postal 8 17 36 134 29 44 268 6 274 Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% 20% Total Male 2,725131 47.6% 279 977 1,066 344 809 3,606 180 3,786 Total 5,728 3.6% 7.7% 27.1% 29.6% 9.5% 22.4% 95.2% 4.8% 66.1% Enrolment 5,728 15% Distribution of preferences Tony Nikki Sheralee Bill Catherine Matt 10% WILLIS MCCOY TAYLOR YAN SATOUR PATERSON Count Comments (I) (GRN) (ALP) (CLP) (FP) (TA) Total Quota 1 First preferences 131 279 977 1,066 344 809 3,606 1,804 5% 2 Tony WILLIS (IND) -131 55 14 17 10 35 0 P 0 334 991 1,083 354 844 3,606 1,804 3 Nikki MCCOY (GRN) excluded 0 -334 197 24 70 43 0 0% Progressive 0 0 1,188 1,107 424 887 3,606 1,804 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ 4 Catherine SATOUR (FP) excluded 0 0 192 57 -424 175 0 Age range Progressive 0 0 1,380 1,164 0 1,062 3,606 1,804 5 Matt PATERSON (TA) excluded 0 0 412 650 0 -1,062 0 Namatjira Northern Territory Total 0 0 1,792 1,814 0 0 3,606 1,804 49.7% 50.3%

2020 Territory election result for Namatjira Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Bill YAN (CLP) elected at count 5 Bill YAN - CLP Bill as the member for Namatjira elected at count 5 as the member for Namatjira YAN (CLP), 50.3%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members W C Yan CLP 2020 - Present C J Paech ALP 2016 - 2020 A N Anderson IND 2014 - 2016

A N Anderson CLP 2012 - 2014 Sheralee TAYLOR (ALP), 49.7%

Voting centre locations Election day Mobile Team Mobile team voting centres Alice Springs 1 Namatjira 1

Alice Springs Alice Springs Prison Amoonguna Larapinta Engawala Finke Irrerlirre Mt Eaglebeak Orrtipa-Thurra Santa Teresa Titjikala

Page 166 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Namatjira Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Tony Nikki Sheralee Bill Catherine Matt WILLIS MCCOY TAYLOR YAN SATOUR PATERSON Voting centre/declaration type (I) (GRN) (ALP) (CLP) (FP) (TA) Formal Informal Total Alice Springs 10 29 50 44 18 31 182 9 191 Kilgariff 4 16 38 74 10 33 175 5 180 Larapinta 13 29 93 93 26 120 374 15 389

Mobile team Namatjira 1 13 8 212 20 67 55 375 31 406

Alice Springs EVC 55 143 429 605 125 432 1,789 84 1,873

Absent 27 32 108 87 66 82 402 25 427

Declaration 1 5 11 9 3 12 41 5 46 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Postal 8 17 36 134 29 44 268 6 274 Total 131 279 977 1,066 344 809 3,606 180 3,786 3.6% 7.7% 27.1% 29.6% 9.5% 22.4% 95.2% 4.8% 66.1% Enrolment 5,728

Distribution of preferences Tony Nikki Sheralee Bill Catherine Matt WILLIS MCCOY TAYLOR YAN SATOUR PATERSON Count Comments (I) (GRN) (ALP) (CLP) (FP) (TA) Total Quota 1 First preferences 131 279 977 1,066 344 809 3,606 1,804 2 Tony WILLIS (IND) -131 55 14 17 10 35 0 P 0 334 991 1,083 354 844 3,606 1,804 3 Nikki MCCOY (GRN) excluded 0 -334 197 24 70 43 0 Progressive 0 0 1,188 1,107 424 887 3,606 1,804 4 Catherine SATOUR (FP) excluded 0 0 192 57 -424 175 0

Progressive 0 0 1,380 1,164 0 1,062 3,606 1,804 Division ofNamatjira 5 Matt PATERSON (TA) excluded 0 0 412 650 0 -1,062 0 Total 0 0 1,792 1,814 0 0 3,606 1,804 49.7% 50.3%

Two candidate result Result Bill YAN (CLP) elected at count 5 Bill as the member for Namatjira

Page YAN (CLP), 50.3% 167 Previous members Affiliation Period

Sheralee TAYLOR (ALP), 49.7% Nelson Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Beverley Gerard Steve Andy RATAHI MALEY ASHER HARLEY Voting centre/declaration type (I) (CLP) (ALP) (TA) Formal Informal Total Berrimah 7 18 4 3 32 2 34 Division of Nelson Coolalinga 50 79 25 14 168 11 179 Howard Springs 149 214 34 31 428 13 441 Rural Berrimah EVC 83 231 42 31 387 7 394 Casuarina EVC 12 19 10 7 48 2 50 Coolalinga EVC 616 1,013 176 189 1,994 58 2,052 Darwin EVC NT electors by gender34 64 11 7 116 1 117 Palmerston EVC Gender No.79 % 108 32 22 241 9 250 Yarrawonga EVC 130 234 56 56 476 16 492 ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Nel on 12% 15% 1 % 23% 18% 15% Female 2,513 45.6% Absent 75 150 60 30 315 19 334 Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% 20% Male 2,992 54.4% Declaration Total 5,505 12 23 6 8 49 2 51

15% Postal 104 149 32 22 307 6 313 Total 1,351 2,302 488 420 4,561 146 4,707 10% 29.6% 50.5% 10.7% 9.2% 96.9% 3.1% 85.5% Enrolment 5,505

5% Distribution of preferences Beverley Gerard Steve Andy RATAHI MALEY ASHER HARLEY 0% Count Comments (I) (CLP) (ALP) (TA) Total Quota 1 First preferences 1,351 2,302 488 420 4,561 2,281 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ 2 Andy HARLEY (TA) excluded 169 195 56 -420 0 Age range Progressive 1,520 2,497 544 0 4,561 2,281 3 Steve ASHER (ALP) excluded 384 160 -544 0 0 Nelson Northern Territory Total 1,904 2,657 0 0 4,561 2,281 41.7% 58.3%

2020 Territory election result for Nelson Two candidateTwo result candidate result Result Gerard MALEY (CLP) elected at count 3 Gerard MALEY - CLP Beverley as the member for Nelson elected at count 3 as the member for Nelson RATAHI (IND), 41.7%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members G P Maley CLP 2020 - Present G V Wood IND 2001 - 2020 C D Lugg CLP 1997 - 2001 C N Padgham-Purich IND 1990 - 1997 Gerard MALEY (CLP), 58.3%

Voting centre locations Election day Mobile team voting centres Darwin urban

Berrimah Palmerston Hospital Coolalinga Howard Springs

Page 168 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Nelson Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Beverley Gerard Steve Andy RATAHI MALEY ASHER HARLEY Voting centre/declaration type (I) (CLP) (ALP) (TA) Formal Informal Total Berrimah 7 18 4 3 32 2 34 Coolalinga 50 79 25 14 168 11 179 Howard Springs 149 214 34 31 428 13 441

Berrimah EVC 83 231 42 31 387 7 394 Casuarina EVC 12 19 10 7 48 2 50 Coolalinga EVC 616 1,013 176 189 1,994 58 2,052 Darwin EVC 34 64 11 7 116 1 117 Palmerston EVC 79 108 32 22 241 9 250 2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Yarrawonga EVC 130 234 56 56 476 16 492

Absent 75 150 60 30 315 19 334

Declaration 12 23 6 8 49 2 51

Postal 104 149 32 22 307 6 313 Total 1,351 2,302 488 420 4,561 146 4,707 29.6% 50.5% 10.7% 9.2% 96.9% 3.1% 85.5% Enrolment 5,505

Distribution of preferences Beverley Gerard Steve Andy RATAHI MALEY ASHER HARLEY

Count Comments (I) (CLP) (ALP) (TA) Total Quota Division ofNelson 1 First preferences 1,351 2,302 488 420 4,561 2,281 2 Andy HARLEY (TA) excluded 169 195 56 -420 0 Progressive 1,520 2,497 544 0 4,561 2,281 3 Steve ASHER (ALP) excluded 384 160 -544 0 0 Total 1,904 2,657 0 0 4,561 2,281 Page 41.7% 58.3% 169 Two candidate result Result Gerard MALEY (CLP) elected at count 3 Beverley as the member for Nelson RATAHI (IND), 41.7%

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Gerard MALEY (CLP), 58.3% Nightcliff Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Melita Natasha Steve Billee Shelley MCKINNON FYLES DOHERTY MCGINLEY LANDMARK Voting centre/declaration type (TA) (ALP) (CLP) (GRN) (AJP) Formal Informal Total Urban Nightcliff 62 646 207 263 24 1,202 26 1,228

Berrimah EVC 27 123 83 33 5 271 5 276 Casuarina EVC NT electors by gender111 798 238 261 17 1,425 31 1,456 Darwin EVC 44 324 142 110 8 628 7 635 Gender No. % ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Absent 60 275 100 91 13 539 14 553 Ni htcli 9% 23% 2 % 1 % 16% 15% Female 2,852 50.7% Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15%Declaration 12% Male 2,7693 49.3% 16 4 10 1 34 0 34 20% Postal Total 5,621 29 171 62 54 10 326 7 333 Total 336 2,353 836 822 78 4,425 90 4,515 15% 7.6% 53.2% 18.9% 18.6% 1.8% 98.0% 2.0% 80.3% Enrolment 5,621 10% Distribution of preferences Melita Natasha Steve Billee Shelley 5% MCKINNON FYLES DOHERTY MCGINLEY LANDMARK Count Comments (TA) (ALP) (CLP) (GRN) (AJP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 336 2,353 836 822 78 4,425 2,213 0% 2 Shelley LANDMARK (AJP) excluded 16 10 15 37 -78 0 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Progressive 352 2,363 851 859 0 4,425 2,213 3 Melita MCKINNON (TA) excluded -352 96 139 117 0 0 Age range Progressive 0 2,459 990 976 0 4,425 2,213 4 Billee MCGINLEY (GRN) excluded 0 827 149 -976 0 0 Nightcliff Northern Territory Total 0 3,286 1,139 0 0 4,425 2,213 74.3% 25.7%

Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Natasha FYLES (ALP) Natasha FYLES - ALP NT elected at count 4 Steve as the member for Nightcliff N DOHERTY (CLP), 25.7% Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members N K Fyles ALP 2012 - Present J L Aagaard ALP 2001 - 2012 S P Hatton CLP 1983 - 2001 A D Lawrie IND 1974 - 1983 Natasha FYLES (ALP), 74.3%

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Page 170 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Nightcliff Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Melita Natasha Steve Billee Shelley MCKINNON FYLES DOHERTY MCGINLEY LANDMARK Voting centre/declaration type (TA) (ALP) (CLP) (GRN) (AJP) Formal Informal Total Nightcliff 62 646 207 263 24 1,202 26 1,228

Berrimah EVC 27 123 83 33 5 271 5 276 Casuarina EVC 111 798 238 261 17 1,425 31 1,456 Darwin EVC 44 324 142 110 8 628 7 635

Absent 60 275 100 91 13 539 14 553

Declaration 3 16 4 10 1 34 0 34

2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Postal 29 171 62 54 10 326 7 333 Total 336 2,353 836 822 78 4,425 90 4,515 7.6% 53.2% 18.9% 18.6% 1.8% 98.0% 2.0% 80.3% Enrolment 5,621

Distribution of preferences Melita Natasha Steve Billee Shelley MCKINNON FYLES DOHERTY MCGINLEY LANDMARK Count Comments (TA) (ALP) (CLP) (GRN) (AJP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 336 2,353 836 822 78 4,425 2,213 2 Shelley LANDMARK (AJP) excluded 16 10 15 37 -78 0 Progressive 352 2,363 851 859 0 4,425 2,213 3 Melita MCKINNON (TA) excluded -352 96 139 117 0 0 Progressive 0 2,459 990 976 0 4,425 2,213 4 Billee MCGINLEY (GRN) excluded 0 827 149 -976 0 0

Total 0 3,286 1,139 0 0 4,425 2,213 74.3% 25.7%

Two candidate result Result Natasha FYLES (ALP) elected at count 4 Steve as the member for Nightcliff DOHERTY Page (CLP), 25.7%

171 Previous members Affiliation Period

Natasha FYLES (ALP), 74.3% Port Darwin Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Division of Port Darwin Toby Timothy Gary Paul Leah GEORGE PARISH STRACHAN KIRBY POTTER Voting centre/declaration type (CLP) (GRN) (TA) (ALP) (I) Formal Informal Total Urban Darwin City 299 76 90 323 42 830 21 851

Berrimah EVC 74 11 32 58 10 185 8 193 Casuarina EVC NT electors by gender45 8 17 50 10 130 4 134 Darwin EVC 881 148 307 904 105 2,345 54 2,399 Gender No. % ctlElectorat30% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Absent 141 35 41 128 23 368 17 385 ort ar in 11% 26% 19% 1 % 15% 12% Female 2,484 43.6% Northern25% T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12%Declaration Male 3,21535 56.4% 9 14 19 5 82 1 83

Postal 150 28 39 129 15 361 7 368 20% Total 5,699 Total 1,625 315 540 1,611 210 4,301 112 4,413 37.8% 7.3% 12.6% 37.5% 4.9% 97.5% 2.5% 77.4% 15% Enrolment 5,699

10% Distribution of preferences Toby Timothy Gary Paul Leah 5% GEORGE PARISH STRACHAN KIRBY POTTER Count Comments (CLP) (GRN) (TA) (ALP) (I) Total Quota 1 First preferences 1,625 315 540 1,611 210 4,301 2,151 0% 2 Leah POTTER (IND) 47 67 43 53 -210 0 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ P 1,672 382 583 1,664 0 4,301 2,151 3 Timothy PARISH (GRN) excluded 51 -382 101 230 0 0 Age range Progressive 1,723 0 684 1,894 0 4,301 2,151 4 Gary STRACHAN (TA) excluded 345 0 -684 339 0 0 Port Darwin Northern Territory Total 2,068 0 0 2,233 0 4,301 2,151 48.1% 51.9%

2020 Territory election result for Port Darwin Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Paul KIRBY (ALP) Paul KIRBY - ALP NT elected at count 4 Toby as the member for Port Darwin elected at count 4 as the member for Port Darwin GEORGE (CLP), 48.1%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members P A Kirby ALP 2016 - Present J W Elferink CLP 2008 - 2016 K D Sacilotto ALP 2005 - 2008 S J Carter CLP 2000 - 2005 Paul S L Stone CLP 1990 - 2000 KIRBY T Harris CLP 1977 - 1990 (ALP), 51.9% R J Withnall IND 1974 - 1977

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Darwin City

Page 172 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Port Darwin Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Toby Timothy Gary Paul Leah GEORGE PARISH STRACHAN KIRBY POTTER Voting centre/declaration type (CLP) (GRN) (TA) (ALP) (I) Formal Informal Total Darwin City 299 76 90 323 42 830 21 851

Berrimah EVC 74 11 32 58 10 185 8 193 Casuarina EVC 45 8 17 50 10 130 4 134 Darwin EVC 881 148 307 904 105 2,345 54 2,399

Absent 141 35 41 128 23 368 17 385

Declaration 35 9 14 19 5 82 1 83

2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Postal 150 28 39 129 15 361 7 368 Total 1,625 315 540 1,611 210 4,301 112 4,413 37.8% 7.3% 12.6% 37.5% 4.9% 97.5% 2.5% 77.4% Enrolment 5,699

Distribution of preferences Toby Timothy Gary Paul Leah GEORGE PARISH STRACHAN KIRBY POTTER Count Comments (CLP) (GRN) (TA) (ALP) (I) Total Quota 1 First preferences 1,625 315 540 1,611 210 4,301 2,151 2 Leah POTTER (IND) 47 67 43 53 -210 0 P 1,672 382 583 1,664 0 4,301 2,151 3 Timothy PARISH (GRN) excluded 51 -382 101 230 0 0 Progressive 1,723 0 684 1,894 0 4,301 2,151 Division ofPortDarwin 4 Gary STRACHAN (TA) excluded 345 0 -684 339 0 0 Total 2,068 0 0 2,233 0 4,301 2,151 48.1% 51.9%

Two candidate result Result Paul KIRBY (ALP) elected at count 4 Toby as the member for Port Darwin GEORGE Page (CLP), 48.1%

173 Previous members Affiliation Period

Paul KIRBY (ALP), 51.9% Division of Sanderson Sanderson Urban Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Derek Amelia Kate MAYGER NUKU WORDEN Voting centre/declarationNT electors type by gender(CLP) (TA) (ALP) Formal Informal Total Sanderson 145 180 522 847 21 868 Gender No. % ctlElectorat18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ 25% Berrimah EVC Female 2,673181 49.1% 103 299 583 11 594 an er on 1 % 16% 2 % 19% 1 % 18%Casuarina EVC 353 272 1,039 1,664 43 1,707 Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12%Darwin EVC 87 49 178 314 11 325 20% Male 2,776 50.9% Absent Total 5,449 135 142 390 667 18 685 15% Declaration 6 7 9 22 0 22

10% Postal 61 42 195 298 3 301 Total 968 795 2,632 4,395 107 4,502 22.0% 18.1% 59.9% 97.6% 2.4% 82.6% 5% Enrolment 5,449

0% Distribution of preferences Derek Amelia Kate 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ MAYGER NUKU WORDEN Count Comments Total Quota Age range (CLP) (TA) (ALP) 1 First preferences 968 795 2,632 4,395 2,198 2 Amelia NUKU (TA) excluded 383 -795 412 0 Sanderson Northern Territory Total 1,351 0 3,044 4,395 2,198 30.7% 69.3%

2020 Territory election result for Sanderson Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Kate WORDEN (ALP) Kate WORDEN - ALP NT elected at count 2 Derek as the member for Sanderson elected at count 2 as the member for Sanderson MAYGER (CLP), 30.7%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members

K J Worden ALP 2016 - Present P D Styles CLP 2008 - 2016 L F Kiely ALP 2001 - 2008 D W Manzie CLP 1983 - 2001 Kate J D’Rozario ALP 1977 - 1983 WORDEN E J Andrew CLP 1974 - 1977 (ALP), 69.3%

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Sanderson

Page 174 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Sanderson Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Derek Amelia Kate MAYGER NUKU WORDEN Voting centre/declaration type (CLP) (TA) (ALP) Formal Informal Total Sanderson 145 180 522 847 21 868

Berrimah EVC 181 103 299 583 11 594 Casuarina EVC 353 272 1,039 1,664 43 1,707 Darwin EVC 87 49 178 314 11 325

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Declaration 6 7 9 22 0 22

Postal 61 42 195 298 3 301 Total 968 795 2,632 4,395 107 4,502 22.0% 18.1% 59.9% 97.6% 2.4% 82.6% Enrolment 5,449

Distribution of preferences Derek Amelia Kate MAYGER NUKU WORDEN Count Comments (CLP) (TA) (ALP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 968 795 2,632 4,395 2,198 Division ofSanderson 2 Amelia NUKU (TA) excluded 383 -795 412 0 Total 1,351 0 3,044 4,395 2,198 30.7% 69.3%

Two candidate result Result

Page Kate WORDEN (ALP) elected at count 2

175 Derek as the member for Sanderson MAYGER (CLP), 30.7%

Previous members Affiliation Period

Kate WORDEN (ALP), 69.3% Spillett Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Division of Spillett Tristan Vanessa Lia SLOAN MOUNSEY FINOCCHIARO Voting centre/declaration type (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Formal Informal Total Urban Berrimah 10 3 15 28 0 28 Durack 137 58 257 452 16 468 Zuccoli 145 41 221 407 11 418 NT electors by gender Berrimah EVC 113 28 242 383 5 388 Casuarina EVC Gender No.30 % 6 34 70 4 74 ctlElectorat35% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ Darwin EVC 63 8 101 172 5 177 illett 15% 3 % 24% 16% 1 %Palmerston 5% EVC Female 2,922303 49.8% 75 582 960 30 990 Yarrawonga EVC 491 132 901 1,524 40 1,564 Northern30% T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% Male 2,941 50.2% 25% Absent Total 5,863 153 49 336 538 12 550

20% Declaration 29 7 37 73 2 75

15% Postal 120 27 195 342 1 343 Total 1,594 434 2,921 4,949 126 5,075 10% 32.2% 8.8% 59.0% 97.5% 2.5% 86.6% Enrolment 5,863 5%

Distribution of preferences 0% Tristan Vanessa Lia 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ SLOAN MOUNSEY FINOCCHIARO Count Comments Total Quota Age range (ALP) (TA) (CLP) 1 First preferences 1,594 434 2,921 4,949 2,475 2 Vanessa MOUNSEY (TA) excluded 136 -434 298 0 Spillett Northern Territory Total 1,730 0 3,219 4,949 2,475 35.0% 65.0%

2020 Territory election result for Spillett Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Lia FINOCCHIARO (CLP) elected at count 2 Tristan Lia FINOCCHIARO - CLP as the member for Spillett SLOAN elected at count 2 as the member for Spillett (ALP), 35.0%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members

L E Finocchiaro CLP 2016 - Present

Lia FINOCCHIARO (CLP), 65.0%

Voting centre locations

Election day voting centres

Berrimah Durack Zuccoli

Page 176 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Spillett Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Tristan Vanessa Lia SLOAN MOUNSEY FINOCCHIARO Voting centre/declaration type (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Formal Informal Total Berrimah 10 3 15 28 0 28 Durack 137 58 257 452 16 468 Zuccoli 145 41 221 407 11 418

Berrimah EVC 113 28 242 383 5 388 Casuarina EVC 30 6 34 70 4 74 Darwin EVC 63 8 101 172 5 177

2020 TERRITORY ELECTIONREPORT Palmerston EVC 303 75 582 960 30 990 Yarrawonga EVC 491 132 901 1,524 40 1,564

Absent 153 49 336 538 12 550

Declaration 29 7 37 73 2 75

Postal 120 27 195 342 1 343 Total 1,594 434 2,921 4,949 126 5,075 32.2% 8.8% 59.0% 97.5% 2.5% 86.6% Enrolment 5,863

Distribution of preferences

Tristan Vanessa Lia Division ofSpillitt SLOAN MOUNSEY FINOCCHIARO Count Comments (ALP) (TA) (CLP) Total Quota 1 First preferences 1,594 434 2,921 4,949 2,475 2 Vanessa MOUNSEY (TA) excluded 136 -434 298 0 Total 1,730 0 3,219 4,949 2,475 Page 35.0% 65.0% 177 Two candidate result Result Lia FINOCCHIARO (CLP) elected at count 2 Tristan as the member for Spillett SLOAN (ALP), 35.0%

Previous members Affiliation Period

Lia FINOCCHIARO (CLP), 65.0% Division of Wanguri Wanguri Urban Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Nicole Jed Michael MANISON HANSEN BEST Voting centre/declaration type (ALP) (CLP) (TA) Formal Informal Total Leanyer NT electors by gender599 245 120 964 34 998 Gender No. % Berrimah EVC 273 173 78 524 12 536 ctlElectorat25% 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ an ri 12% 21% 21% 19% 15% 13%Casuarina EVC Female 3,0221,358 49.5% 420 246 2,024 61 2,085 Darwin EVC 190 89 40 319 9 328 Northern T 11% 22% 21% 19% 15% 12% 20% Male 3,089 50.5% Absent Total 6,111 473 187 90 750 19 769

15% Declaration 8 6 2 16 1 17

Postal 228 115 36 379 5 384 10% Total 3,129 1,235 612 4,976 141 5,117 62.9% 24.8% 12.3% 97.2% 2.8% 83.7% 5% Enrolment 6,111

Distribution of preferences 0% Nicole Jed Michael 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+ MANISON HANSEN BEST Count Comments (ALP) (CLP) (TA) Total Quota Age range 1 First preferences 3,129 1,235 612 4,976 2,489 2 Michael BEST (TA) excluded 220 392 -612 0 Wanguri Northern Territory Total 3,349 1,627 0 4,976 2,489 67.3% 32.7%

2020 Territory election result for Wanguri Two candidate Tworesult candidate result Result Nicole MANISON (ALP) elected at count 2 Nicole MANISON - ALP NT Jed as the member for Wanguri elected at count 2 as the member for Wanguri HANSEN (CLP), 32.7%

Previous members Affiliation Period Previous members N S Manison ALP 2013 - Present P R Henderson ALP 1999 - 2013 J D Bailey ALP 1989 - 1999 D F Dale CLP 1983 - 1989 Nicole MANISON (ALP), 67.3%

Voting centre locations

Election day voting centres Mobile team Darwin urban

Leanyer Royal Darwin Hospital

Page 178 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Wanguri Election results First preference votes for each candidate Ballot papers counted Nicole Jed Michael MANISON HANSEN BEST Voting centre/declaration type (ALP) (CLP) (TA) Formal Informal Total Leanyer 599 245 120 964 34 998

Berrimah EVC 273 173 78 524 12 536 Casuarina EVC 1,358 420 246 2,024 61 2,085 Darwin EVC 190 89 40 319 9 328

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Declaration 8 6 2 16 1 17

Postal 228 115 36 379 5 384 Total 3,129 1,235 612 4,976 141 5,117 62.9% 24.8% 12.3% 97.2% 2.8% 83.7% Enrolment 6,111

Distribution of preferences Nicole Jed Michael MANISON HANSEN BEST Count Comments (ALP) (CLP) (TA) Total Quota 1 First preferences 3,129 1,235 612 4,976 2,489 2 Michael BEST (TA) excluded 220 392 -612 0 Division ofWanguri Total 3,349 1,627 0 4,976 2,489 67.3% 32.7%

Two candidate result Result

Page Nicole MANISON (ALP) elected at count 2

179 Jed as the member for Wanguri HANSEN (CLP), 32.7%

Previous members Affiliation Period

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Glossary

The description of terms in this glossary may differ from the formal meaning given in the Electoral Act 2004.

Term Description An organisation controlled by, or operating for, the benefit of one or more registered political parties. This includes organisations that are independent of, but Associated primarily for the benefit of a party. It includes companies holding assets for a entity political party, investment or trust funds, and fundraising organisations, groups and clubs.

A person standing for election to the NT Legislative Assembly. A candidate, in an election, is a person: a) declared to be a candidate for the election under s 37 of the Electoral Act 2004; or b) who has been selected, or has won party endorsement, by a registered party to be Candidate a candidate in the election; or c) who has publicly announced that they will be a candidate for the election; or d) who has contested the last general election or an election since the last general election.

The level at which the threshold is set for a requirement to make a public disclosure about financial transactions relating to election campaigns and political activity. For example, more detailed disclosure is required once the total amount of gifts received Disclosure from any person is $200 or more (to a candidate) or $1,500 or more to a party, threshold associated entity or this party campaigner. Note: The disclosure thresholds under NT legislation is lower than that under Commonwealth provisions.

Any gift, whether of money or ‘gifts-in-kind’ for example a disposition of property or provision of a service for which no payment, or an inadequate payment, is received. The term includes cash and non-cash/gift-in-kind transactions but does not include commercial transactions or volunteer labour. Donation A discount given on an electoral advertisement which was not made on commercial grounds would be considered a donation. Donations of $200 or more to a candidate or $1,500 or more to a political party must be disclosed to the NT Electoral Commission on the appropriate return.

A person or organisation other than a registered political party and its associated entities, a candidate, broadcaster or publisher, who is under an obligation to lodge Donor a disclosure return. Only for donations of$1,500 or more to political parties, and lobby groups advertising during an election campaign.

Election period The period from the issue of the writ to the return of the writ inclusive.

An advertisement which is intended or likely to affect voting in an election. It includes campaign advertisements run during the election period for political parties and candidates plus advertisements run by persons or organisations stating Electoral their position on an election issue and/or advocating that electors vote in a certain advertisement manner. Electoral advertisements must be disclosed in a return lodged with the NTEC. Advertising by government agencies that contains electoral matter must also be disclosed.

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Term Description The following categories of campaign expenditure incurred on goods or services:  broadcasting electoral advertisements  publishing electoral advertisements  displaying electoral advertisements  production of campaign material Electoral  direct mailing expenditure  opinion polling and election research  electoral expenditure also includes receiving an item or service specified in the form of a gift. Where electoral expenditure totals $200 or more, it must be disclosed in a return following each election or by-election.

Matter that is in printed or electronic form that is intended or likely to affect voting at an election. It includes, but is not limited to, matter that contains an express or implicit reference or comment on the election, the performance of the Government Electoral matter or the opposition, the performance of an MLA or former MLA, the performance of a political party in the election or an issue submitted to, or otherwise before, the electors in relation to the election.

Elected members of the Legislative Assembly are paid a pre-determined amount to Electorate cover the expected expenses incurred in servicing their electoral division. Spending allowance of the allowance is at the discretion of the member.

A Gift is made by a person to someone else without consideration of its monetary value, and includes the provision of a service, but does not include: e) A disposition of property by will f) An annual subscription paid to a registered party for a person’s membership of the party Gift g) Volunteer labour that is: 1. Conducted outside a person’s normal working hours or while the person is on leave; and 2. Not remunerated A private gift to a candidate for the candidate’s personal use which the candidate has not used, and will not use, solely or substantially for a purpose to an election.

Non-cash donations for example receipt of assets or services, discounts other than in the normal course of business and non-commercial or excessive payment for goods or services (including membership) are cash donations for disclosure purposes. Examples of gifts-in-kind may include free legal advice by a law firm and the donation of items or services as raffle prizes, but not volunteer labour of party members. Gifts-in-kind Gifts-in-kind must be disclosed at the appropriate value - normally this is the commercial or sale value of the item or service. Internal party transactions Transactions between party units within a NT political party.  Internal party transactions are NOT disclosed, and Transactions with a party unit from the Federal or another State or Territory branch of the same party MUST be disclosed.

A loan is an advance of money, provision of credit or other financial accommodation, a payment with the expectation of repayment or a transaction, which has the effect of a loan of money. A loan of $1,500 or more must be disclosed (each credit card transaction is a single loan) as a receipt, and details of the source, terms, and conditions disclosed where the loan is not from a financial Loan institution.

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Term Description Expenditure incurred in promoting or opposing a candidate or a registered party. Political expenditure

A model which determines the monetary amount and procedures to reimburse political parties and candidates for their electoral expenditure in contesting an Public funding election, sourced from public (government) funds. Such models are intended to model reduce the potential for both real and perceived undue influence from political donors.

The person registered with the NT Electoral Commission who has the authority to Registered nominate candidates. The nominated registered officer does not change until the officer NT Electoral Commission is formally notified of a replacement.

A political party registered with the NT Electoral Commission. (Registration with a state or territory electoral commission does not confer federal registration.) Political parties not registered with the NT Electoral Commission are treated as donors or Registered third-party campaigners for disclosure purposes. political party An organisation (whether incorporated or unincorporated) an object or activity of which is the promotion of the election to the Legislative Assembly of a candidate or candidates endorsed by it.

A form in which a person with a disclosure obligation sets out the information Return form required to be disclosed. Forms and handbooks are available from the NT Electoral Commission or can be downloaded from the NTEC website.

A term used to describe a person or organisation, other than a registered political Third-parties / party, candidate, associated entity, who is under an obligation to lodge a third-party disclosure return as they have incurred or expect to incur more than $1,000 of campaigner political expenditure during the capped expenditure period.

Volunteer labour does not need to be disclosed as a donation. The donation of unpaid time by a person is considered volunteer labour where it is provided by an Volunteer labour officeholder of the party or a party member, or any other person where that service is not one for which that person normally receives payment.

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Executive Summary

The Northern Territory Electoral Commission (NTEC) is an independent government agency responsible for the impartial conduct of Northern Territory Legislative Assembly and local government elections.

The Electoral Act 2004 (the Act) sets out the functions and operations of the NTEC, and prescribes electoral procedures and reporting arrangements. Legislative amendments passed in 2019 to Part 10 of the Act commenced on 1 January 2020. These included significant changes to the scheme regulating political donations, election campaign expenditure and the lodgement of financial disclosure returns.

These legislative changes were in effect for the 2020 Territory Election held on 22 August, as well as the division of Johnston by-election held on 29 February 2020. The NTEC developed a financial disclosure handbook and fact sheets to assist relevant stakeholders to understand their responsibilities under these changes. The fact sheets were largely based on those developed by the Electoral Commission South Australia who introduced similar reforms for their 2018 state election. The legislative changes apply to candidates, registered political parties, associated entities, donors and third-party campaigners.

Key changes include the introduction of a $40,000 electoral expenditure cap for candidates with a maximum pooled cap of $1 million for registered parties contesting all 25 seats. This pooled cap for parties includes their associated entities. There is no cap for third-party campaigners. Another change is the requirement for processing political donations and electoral expenditure through a dedicated Territory campaign account to easily determine and audit donations received and electoral expenditure incurred.

Changes to strengthen reporting obligations were also introduced to provide greater transparency of political donations and electoral expenditure in election years while also increasing public accessibility to donation information before and during voting periods. Updates to the NTEC’s election management system and website were implemented to allow for the additional publication of donation and expenditure returns.

Following the 2020 Territory Election, the application of the significant amendments to the disclosure scheme were reviewed and the report makes several recommendations relating to financial disclosure reporting timeframes, caps for third-party campaigners, consolidating returns and restricting electorate allowance expenditure during election periods.

The findings and recommendations of the independent compliance review of financial disclosure undertaken by the accounting firm BDO (NT) are noted in this report, as well as the NTEC’s response to these findings (see Section 3). BDO (NT) reported a satisfactory level of compliance with provisions of the Act relating to returns and electoral expenditure. The BDO report is available in full on the NTEC website.

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Summary of Recommendations

As a summary, the following recommendations are made in relation to political donations and electoral expenditure with further details provided in this report (see Section 4).

Recommendation 1 – No indexation of expenditure caps

The commission recommends the expenditure cap for the 2024 Territory Election remain at $40,000 a seat and the indexation (application to monetary units) of the capping be removed. The cap should be reviewed after each election.

Recommendation 2 – Expenditure cap for third-party campaigners

The commission recommends an expenditure cap of $60,000 be introduced for third-party campaigners. The cap should be reviewed after each election.

Recommendation 3 – Combining annual returns

The commission recommends one annual return for political parties and associated entities, rather than two (an annual return and a gifts return) for the financial year that is due 30 days after the end of the financial year.

Recommendation 4 – Returns in non-election years

The commission recommends the requirement for all candidates to submit an annual return is removed and replaced by the requirement that only Members of the Legislative Assembly are required to submit an annual return in non-election years.

Recommendation 5 – Election year returns

The commission recommends removing the requirements for candidates, political parties, associated entities and third-party campaigners to submit the following election year gift returns: 6-month return, quarterly 1 return and quarterly 2 return as the data in these returns will be included in the annual return.

Recommendation 6 – Details of loans to be provided to NTEC

The commission recommends that the details of all loans to registered parties or candidates that are required to be recorded, are also provided to the commission, including the terms of the loan made by lenders, as referred to in Section 190(2) of the Electoral Act 2004.

Recommendation 7 – Remove requirement for donor returns

The commission recommends that donors should not be required to submit annual returns for donations above the disclosure threshold of $1,500 to candidates, registered political parties, associated entities, and third-party campaigners, as this information is verified during the compliance review through other source documentation.

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Recommendation 8 – Travel allowance and accommodation exclusions from cap for intra- Territory travel only

The commission recommends that travel allowance and accommodation expenditure exclusions from the cap be limited to costs incurred for travel within the Territory only, therefore any expenditure on interstate and overseas travel and accommodation should be included in the cap and reported.

Recommendation 9 – Correction and simplification of disclosure provisions

The commission recommends minor corrections to technical inconsistencies in Part 10 of the Electoral Act 2004.

Recommendation 10 – Electorate allowance restrictions

The commission recommends that the Remuneration Tribunal’s Determination No. 2 of 2020, on entitlements of sitting Members of the Legislative Assembly, is amended to restrict expenditure from electorate allowances to costs directly attributable to the administrative operations of the office for a set period within the reportable period for electoral expenditure. This is consistent with section 11 of Determination No. 2 of 2020 which specifies that electorate offices cannot be used for electioneering purposes and the convention that electorate allowances not be used for electioneering purposes.

Recommendation 11 – Public funding for election campaign expenses

The commission recommends a public funding system to cover a portion of election campaign expenses for eligible candidates and political parties. This should coincide with the introduction of appropriate limits on the value of donations.

Recommendation 12 – Resourcing the NT Electoral Commission

The commission recommends the allocation of an additional ongoing full-time equivalent officer to administer the financial disclosure responsibilities of the agency. Duties include: education, development of resources, management and compliance of returns, management of the website/portal, and management of compliance audits.

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Section 1: Background

1.1 There is a strong trend in Australian electoral jurisdictions to achieve electoral fairness and transparency through a combination of caps and other regulations on electoral expenditure by political parties and candidates, the regulation of the extent of political donations, and timely transparency of what donations are made.

1.2 Each jurisdiction in Australia has, or is in the process of assessing and implementing, political and financial disclosure principles considered most effective for its jurisdiction.

1.3 In the 2012 NT General Election Report, the NTEC recommended changes to disclosure thresholds and the submission date for election disclosure returns.

1.4 The McGuiness Report (February 2015) on political donation legislation and the process surrounding political donations in the Northern Territory was tabled in parliament on 28 April 2015. The report made a number of recommendations that aligned with provisions for political donations and electoral expenditure in other jurisdictions.

1.5 In December 2016, an inquiry by Commissioner John Mansfield into the options for reforming political funding and donations in the NT commenced. The broad terms of reference included caps on campaign expenditure, public funding models, caps on political donations and disclosure requirements. The report was published in June 2018 and made a number of recommendations. Many of these aligned with recommendations in NTEC’s 2016 Territory Election Report and these reports became the basis of the most significant reforms to financial disclosure in the NT since they were introduced in 2004.

1.6 These reforms, found in Part 10 of the Act, commenced on 1 January 2020. Section 175S states the purpose of Part 10 as the following: . to establish a transparent electoral expenditure and disclosure regime; . to reduce undue influence in the electoral process; and . to promote the accountability of and compliance by registered parties, elected members, candidates, associated entities, third-party campaigners and donors.

1.7 The following table summarises the history of financial disclosure legislation in the Northern Territory.

Table 1: NT legislative history of financial disclosure1

Legislation History

Northern Territory Contained no financial disclosure requirements Electoral Act 1995

Electoral Act 2004  Replaced the Northern Territory Electoral Act 1995  Established the NT Electoral Commission  Outlines financial disclosure provisions relating to donations, electoral expenditure and reporting that are incumbent on candidates, registered political parties, associated entities, publishers and broadcasters

1 Dr Yee-Fui Ng, Regulating money in Democracy: Australia’s political finance laws across the federation (Electoral Regulation Research Network, 2021), 29-30

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Legislation History

Electoral  Introduced definition of ‘third-party campaigners’ and defines ‘gifts’ to a third- Legislation Further party campaigner, as well as updating the definition of ‘electoral expenditure’ to Amendment Act include contemporary examples such as social media advertising 2019  Required third-party campaigners and associated entities to publicly register with the NTEC prior to third-party campaigners incurring more than $1,000 of political expenditure, and in the case of associated entities, prior to receiving a gift or incurring electoral expenditure  Introduced caps on electoral expenditure  Introduced sharing of electoral expenditure cap between associated entities and their affiliated political party  Introduced a dedicated campaign account  Strengthened disclosure requirements, applicable from 2020  Introduced new donation reporting requirements, including new reporting thresholds and more frequent reporting in election years  Provided a shorter timeframe for provision of annual reports  Provided an infringement notice scheme that will allow the NTEC to issue infringement notices for offences related to record keeping and returns  Introduced a range of new offences for breaching new obligations under the new scheme for political donations and electoral expenditure

1.8 One major reform recommended in the Mansfield Inquiry (and supported by the NTEC) was the adoption of a public funding model to political parties and candidates, to reimburse a portion of their campaign expenses. This was not adopted. The purpose of this reform was to make candidates and political parties less reliant on donors to fund election campaigns. Public funding models are in place federally and in all other states and territories with the exception of Tasmania (options for a public funding model have been considered by a parliamentary committee) and the Northern Territory.

1.9 The recommendations detailed in this report are in response to a review of the application of Part 10 following the 2020 Territory Election. The recommendations aim to bring adjustments that provide clarity, equity and enhance transparency, as well as introduce amendments to streamline processes and deliver efficiencies in the administration and compliance of Part 10 of the Act, without compromising the legislative intent.

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Section 2: Components of the NT’s financial disclosure scheme

Electoral expenditure cap

2.1 An expenditure cap of $40,000 on electoral expenditure per individual candidate was introduced in Section 203B of the Act. For endorsed candidates, their cap is included in the pooled cap of their political party. As such, the expenditure and donation returns for endorsed candidates are included in party returns.

2.2 There is a maximum pooled cap of $1 million for parties contesting all 25 seats (which includes their associated entities). Consistent with the pooled party cap, a party is required to provide expenditure reports for the party, their endorsed candidates, and associated entities. Any electoral expenditure by an associated entity is to be aggregated with the electoral expenditure by the registered party with which the entity is associated.

Reporting requirements and obligations

2.3 Candidates, registered parties, associated entities and third-party campaigners who receive gifts of $1,500 or more must disclose the gifts to the NTEC. In an election year, quarterly and additional returns are required during the election period. Donors who donate $1,500 or more must also disclose these in separate returns.

2.4 The increased donation disclosure requirements in an election year are outlined in sections 191 and 192 of the Act. They increase the availability of donation data that can be accessed by the public before and during the voting period.

2.5 Candidates in the 2020 Territory Election were defined to include any person who was a candidate in the previous election, or was endorsed, declared, or announced for the election. Given these were new reforms it was determined that candidates at the 2016 Territory Election, who did not nominate for the 2020 election, would not be required to submit returns. Only candidates contesting the 2020 election were required to lodge returns (see recommendation in Section 4).

2.6 Sections 191 and 192 of the Act also state requirements for third-party campaigners to provide returns disclosing gifts during an election. Under Section 3A of the Act, third-party campaigner donation disclosures are limited to those gifts that are specified by the donor to be used for political expenditure, or reasonably believed by the campaigner to be intended by the donor to be used for political expenditure.

2.7 Appendix A provides an overview of the current financial disclosure reporting requirements.

Territory campaign account

2.8 Section 213A of the Act requires the reporting agent of a party or candidate to keep a separate account (deemed a ‘Territory Campaign Account’) for Territory electoral purposes. All donations and electoral expenditure in relation to Northern Territory Legislative Assembly elections must be processed through this account.

2.9 Registered parties and independent candidates are also required to keep a separate Territory campaign account for Territory electoral purposes. Again, all donations and electoral expenditure in relation to Northern Territory Legislative Assembly elections must be processed through this account. Registered parties must keep one account to cover the party and all of its endorsed candidates.

Donors 2.10 Under sections 193 and 194 of the Act, a person, who has donated more than $1,500 of gifts to a candidate or a registered political party in a financial year, must disclose this to the NTEC within 60 days after the end of that financial year.

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Volunteer labour

2.11 The definition of ‘gift’ in section 3A of the Act clarifies that a gift does not include volunteer labour that is conducted outside a person’s normal working hours or while on leave.

2.12 The work by people who are paid by their employer and not taking recreational leave will be considered as an in-kind gift and the value of donations of labour of this kind must be disclosed and counts toward the electoral expenditure cap.

Third-party campaigners

2.13 The 2019 amendments included a new provision requiring third-party campaigners to register and lodge returns. Section 3 of the Act defines a third-party campaigner as a person or entity that incurs or expects to incur more than $1,000 of political expenditure during the capped expenditure period (1 January to 30 days after election day). Third-party campaigners do not include candidates, registered parties or associated entities.

2.14 Political expenditure, as referred to in the definition of a third-party campaigner, is defined as ‘expenditure incurred in promoting or opposing a candidate or a registered party’. The definition of political expenditure is narrower than electoral expenditure and does not capture communications or advertisements on election issues (i.e. issues which are intended to raise awareness, education or encourage public debate).

2.15 Third-party campaigners need to register for each election. This is because third-party campaigners are not ongoing participants in the electoral system in the same way as parties and associated entities. Under Section 175B of the Act, registration must be received at least 5 days before the election.

2.16 Unlike parties, candidates, and associated entities there is no cap on expenditure for third-party campaigners. This was discussed at a Social Policy Scrutiny Committee hearing in 2019 and it was recommended that, following the 2020 Territory Election, the spending by third-party campaigners would be reviewed and an appropriate cap set for future elections.

Broadcasters and publishers

2.17 From 1 January 2020, broadcasters and publishers are no longer required to lodge an election return after each Legislative Assembly general election or by-election.

Offences and penalties

2.18 Section 215 of the Act details the penalties for offences against disclosure provisions and failure to comply with legal requirements. The commission may pursue these provisions through the courts where other reasonable avenues to resolve matters are exhausted.

2.19 Appendix B details the offences and penalties associated with the disclosure provisions.

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Section 3: Financial disclosure for the 2020 Territory Election

Process for submitting financial disclosure returns

3.1 Returns were completed using formatted spreadsheets available on the NTEC website and submitted via email. The spreadsheets were then uploaded to the website through the election management system.

3.2 If a candidate, political party, associated entity or third-party campaigner did not submit a return, they were contacted by the NTEC via letter, email or phone call and reminded of their disclosure obligations. Given the 2020 Territory Election was the first general election following the significant legislative changes to financial disclosure and electoral expenditure, the focus was on education, rather than penalties, when addressing non-compliance.

3.3 Feedback from candidates and parties was that the financial disclosure reporting requirements and processes were ‘archaic’, ‘complicated’ and ‘overly cumbersome’ and the requirements and processes were particularly difficult for smaller parties and independent candidates who had limited resources.

3.4 The overlap of disclosure returns caused by the division of Johnston by-election in late February 2020 further complicated matters. Candidates and parties that ran in both the 2020 Territory Election and Johnston by-election were required to duplicate disclosure information in their returns.

3.5 Rather than spreadsheets, disclosure participants have expressed their preference to submit the required information through a secure online portal, something similar to the Australian Electoral Commission’s online portal for submitting disclosure returns.

3.6 To implement an online portal system in the NT would require significant investment in both the election management system and website. It would make sense to develop a portal to submit disclosure returns when the election management system is moved to a modern platform.

3.7 Section 4 of this report makes recommendations aimed at simplifying financial disclosure requirements while maintaining the intentions of the original reforms to improve transparency around political donations and electoral expenditure.

Summary of financial disclosure returns received

Candidates . For the 2020 Territory Election, there were 111 candidates, 86 party endorsed candidates and 25 independent candidates . Twenty two of the 25 independent candidates were compliant in submitting their financial disclosure returns regarding donations and gifts received . Seven independent candidates reported that they received monetary gifts, which ranged from $70 - $25,600 (total received per candidate, sometimes from multiple donors) . Twenty three endorsed candidates also reported that they received monetary gifts, which ranged from $132 – $37,432 (total received per candidate, sometimes from multiple donors) . Twenty two of the 25 independent candidates were compliant in submitting expenditure returns . The total expenditure reported by the 22 independent candidates was $82,797, which ranged from $65 - $15,573 per candidate

Political parties . There were 7 political parties participating in the 2020 Territory Election . There was one registered political that did not field any candidates (Shooters and Fishers Party) who submitted a nil return for the 6 month return . One political party, the Citizens Electoral Council (Northern Territory Division), deregistered during the reporting period (May 2020). They submitted a nil return for the 6 month return, and were not obligated to submit further disclosure returns for the election . There was one new political party, the Animal Justice Party, who registered in March 2020. Due to their registration date, they were not required to submit the 6 month return, but complied with all other returns 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Page 193

. The 7 participating political parties reported receiving a total of $2.37 million from 2,195 donors for this election . The 7 participating political parties reported spending a total $2.13 million during the disclosure period, with 2 parties spending less than $2,000 per candidate (only fielded one candidate each), 2 parties spending an average of $2,500 - $4,500 per candidate, and 3 parties spending an average of $27,500 - $32,000) per candidate

Associated entities . There were two associated entities; one linked to the Australian Labor Party – NT Branch and one linked to the Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory . Both associated entities were compliant with submitting their disclosure returns, with one associated entity missing the first quarterly return (this was submitted late) . All disclosure returns submitted by associated entities were nil , and their expenditure was disclosed within their political party’s expenditure return

Third-party campaigners . Across the reportable period, there were 14 third-party campaigners; 12 registered organisations, one registered individual and one unregistered individual . Third-party campaigners must register for an election; however, one individual failed to register but submitted their expenditure return when prompted . Four registered third-party campaigners (one individual, 3 organisations) reported receiving monetary gifts, which ranged from $1 - $52,448 (total received by third-party campaigner, sometimes from multiple donors) . Nine of the organisations registered as third-party campaigners reported spending a total of $129,121, which ranged from $205 to $55,354 per organisation . The 2 individual third-party campaigners reported spending a total of $8,400

3.8 Table 2 below shows the number of financial disclosure returns received for the 2020 Territory Election. More detailed information about these returns can be found on the NTEC website.

Table 2: 2020 Territory Election returns received Return Return Post- Electoral 6 month Quarterly Quarterly prior to prior to Entity type election expenditure return return 1 return 2 early election return return voting day Electoral return 30/01/2020 10/04/2020 10/07/2020 04/08/2020 19/08/2020 01/10/2020 21/10/2020 due date 01/07/2019 01/01/2020 01/04/2020 01/07/2020 31/07/2020 17/08/2020 01/01/2020 Electoral return to to to to to to to disclosure period 31/12/2019 31/03/2020 30/06/2020 30/07/2020 16/08/2020 25/09/2020 25/09/2020 No. of independent 4 4 7 7 25 25 25 candidates Submitted returns 4 4 6 6 22 22 22 No. of registered 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 parties Submitted returns 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 No. of associated 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 entities In party Submitted returns 2 1 2 2 2 2 return No. of registered third-party - 4 5 8 13 13 13 campaigners Submitted returns - 4 5 8 13 13 13 No. of unregistered - - - - - 1 1 third-party campaigners Submitted returns - - - - - 1 1

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Compliance audit

3.9 BDO (NT) were engaged to undertake a review of the political donations received and electoral expenditure by all entities in the 2020 Territory Election, to evaluate the level of compliance with Part 10 of the Act.

3.10 The cost of the compliance review conducted by BDO (NT) was $48,000 (GST excluded).

3.11 The overall conclusion of BDO (NT) was that there was a satisfactory level of compliance with the provisions of the Act in relation to returns and electoral expenditure, by the selected candidates, registered political parties, associated entities and third-party campaigners.

3.12 The compliance review selected a sample from the available candidates, registered political parties, associated entities, donors to political parties, donors to candidates and third-party campaigners, to verify the accuracy and completeness of the returns received.

3.13 The main issues and recommendations identified in the compliance review are provided below, with the full BDO (NT) compliance audit report available on the NTEC website.

Excerpt from compliance audit report - Executive summary (including NTEC response)

The compliance review conducted by BDO (NT) identified issues and recommendations in relation to the following key aspects:

1. There was a high level of compliance amongst the registered political parties in setting up a separate bank account designated for the 2020 Territory Election. One party established their account during the election period, when it should have been created prior. 2. Only one political party had a volunteer register to help keep track of volunteer activity during the election period. 3. Some political parties do not have processes in place of refunding self-funded candidates at the conclusion of an election event. 4. One political party was not able to provide the sampled documentation and information requested for testing electoral expenditure. In addition, the same party was not able to facilitate access to the selected candidates as requested as part of the compliance review process. The requested information was provided the day after the BDO report was released. 5. One associated entity which was not able to provide the requested documentation to enable the execution and completion of the compliance review process. The requested information was provided the day after the BDO report was released. 6. One independent candidate did not provide adequate documentation for a loan advanced during the election period. The details of the loan were not provided as the agent of the candidate preferred to maintain the anonymity of the lender. 7. There is no spending cap on third-party campaigners during an election period while there is a set limit on how much each candidate can spend and have to report to the stakeholders. The key recommendations for the overall findings above include:

1. The NTEC should continue to engage the political parties and associated entities with a view to working with them to address the matters arising from the compliance review. Some of the key matters for engagement include standardisation of protocols for operating the Territory campaign accounts, clarity in the definition of eligible expenditure for electoral expenditure purposes, and the use or non-use of electorate office resources. NTEC response: The commission will continue to support political parties, independent candidates and associated entities through information and support resources including regular reviews and updates to the financial disclosure handbook and other financial disclosure information available on the NTEC website.

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The commission supports the standardisation of protocols for operating a Territory campaign account, however this should not apply to third-party campaigners and associated entities. The view of the commission is that clarity on what constitutes eligible electoral expenditure is required and this clarity should be detailed in the regulations. Clarification may also be needed in the Remuneration Tribunal determinations for assembly members regarding the use of electorate offices and electorate allowances during an election period (see Recommendation 10).

2. The NTEC should pursue the political parties and candidates in relation to the perceived deliberate non- compliance instances noted.

NTEC response: The 2020 Territory Election was the first time the reformed financial disclosure scheme established under Part 10 was in practice. Parties and candidates identified for significant non-compliance were contacted directly by the commission. Minor non-compliance issues have been addressed, where appropriate, through education. The proposed recommendations to financial disclosure are designed to simplify and clarify the legislation, making it easier to administer and comply.

3. There is a need to revisit the absence of a spending cap in the third-party campaigners’ category so that electoral activity transparency is achieved in the political party and candidates.

NTEC response: The commission continues to support third-party campaigners also being subject to an expenditure cap and makes this recommendation in Section 4 of this report, where an expenditure cap of $60,000 is recommended for third-party campaigners (see Recommendation 2)

Excerpts from compliance audit report - Recommendations for compliance by registered political parties

Table 3: Recommendations for compliance by registered political parties – excerpts from BDO (NT) compliance audit report with NTEC response

BDO recommendations NTEC response

Party needs to develop a process for refunding This is a matter for parties to establish their own self-funded candidates promptly at the conclusion internal processes to ensure the timely of an election event so as to minimise the period reimbursement of expenditure by candidates of financial exposure on these candidates

A volunteer register should be maintained so as to There is no requirement under the Act for parties be able demonstrate the availability of the or candidates to develop and/or disclose any volunteer i.e. whether they are on leave) and the register of volunteers. time which the volunteer has performed such Parties may wish to develop a register to capture duties details of volunteers as a way to clarify what is volunteer labor and what is a gift in-kind for their own internal compliance purposes. In accordance with privacy principles, any such use of a register should be voluntary with details not publicly available.

Only election related transactions should flow While the NTEC supports the intent, this is not through the Territory campaign bank account at all really practical. Often donations to political parties times are to cover both election and administrative costs. Parties were advised to deposit the full amount into the campaign account and then transfer the relevant amount to the administrative account.

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BDO recommendations NTEC response

A formal paying method linked to the Territory Such a process is likely to be administratively campaign account (e.g. debit card) be established cumbersome for minor parties and independent for use for all expenses that are incurred for candidates with minimal electoral expenditure. electoral purposes This is an internal administrative issue for candidates and parties

Policies should be made to define the purpose of Electoral expenditure is defined in the Act as the expenses and examples be given to help expenditure incurred during the capped illustrate the policy. expenditure period on defined items including Further, the purposes of the expenses can be publishing, broadcasting, advertising, print, limited and verified to ensure that the use is not producing or distributing electoral matter, opinion meant for electoral purposes. polls (s176A)

Recommend that the sitting Members of the See Recommendation 10 which recommends Legislative Assembly be educated on the guidelines amendments to the Remuneration Tribunal’s relating to the use or prohibition of electorate Determination No. 2 of 2020 on entitlements to office resources during the election period so as to members to restrict electorate allowance ensure uniformity in practice. expenditure in the lead up to the election. During the election, if judgement is required, a consistent application of the Legislative Assembly (Members’ code of conduct and ethical standards) Act 2008

Excerpt from compliance audit report - Recommendations for compliance by independent political candidates

Table 4: Recommendations for compliance by independent candidates – excerpts from BDO (NT) compliance audit report

Recommendations specific to identified NTEC response independent political candidate

The NTEC may wish to engage with independent The commission does not wish to impose political candidates to educate them on the onerous requirements for the use of the Territory provisions of the Act where their electoral related campaign account. Such administrative issues are expenditure was not processed through the separate a matter for each independent candidate. A bank account designated for NT elections (the number of independent candidates paid electoral majority of the candidate’s purchases were paid expenditure using their credit card and from a personal credit card). reimbursed the expenditure from their campaign account. They were able to verify this expenditure by providing copies of their credit card statements.

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Section 4: Recommendations and rationale

4.1. The NTEC makes a number of recommendations in this report and further commentary on these recommendations is provided in this section.

Recommendation 1 – No indexation of expenditure caps

The commission recommends the expenditure cap for the 2024 Territory Election remain at $40,000 per seat and the indexation (application to monetary units) of the capping be removed. The cap should be reviewed after each election.

4.2. No party or candidate reached or breached the expenditure cap in the 2020 Territory Election. The NTEC recommends this cap remain at $40,000 for the 2024 Territory Election (unindexed) to simplify the process. It is preferable to know what the expenditure figure is well before the election rather than waiting for relevant consumer price index (CPI) figures prior to the election. This will provide certainty to candidates and parties regarding the cap for the election. The cap should be reviewed after the 2024 election with any recommended change justified on candidate and party expenditure in that election and CPI over the period.

Recommendation 2 – Expenditure cap for third-party campaigners

The commission recommends an expenditure cap of $60,000 be introduced for third-party campaigners. The cap should be reviewed after each election.

4.3. The highest third-party campaigner expenditure for the 2020 Territory Election was $55,000. The commission believes to support a transparent electoral expenditure and disclosure regime, third-party campaigners should be subject to an expenditure cap. It is proposed that if a cap is introduced for third-party campaigners it should be set at $60,000. This creates a more level playing field and doesn’t allow third-party campaigners to unfairly influence the result.

4.4. If this recommendation is supported, consideration will need to be given to aligned third-party campaigners and how the cap for their collective spending could be managed i.e. if aligned third-party campaigners are treated separately they may be able to circumvent the cap. It is recommended that Section 203C of the Act is amended to add third-party campaigners so they are included in the offence provisions in Section 203D.

4.5. Caps on electoral expenditure apply in the ACT, NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and the NT. Only NSW and Queensland have expenditure caps on third-party campaigners at state elections. The caps apply to the whole jurisdiction, not for each seat. In NSW the cap for an independent candidate is $184,200 and the cap for a registered third-party campaigner is $500K ($250K for an unregistered third-party campaigner) for the election. In Queensland, independent candidates have an expenditure cap of $87K, third-party campaigners also have a cap of $87K for any single seat and a $1M aggregate cap for the election.

4.6. In determining an appropriate cap, returns from the previous election provide the best guide and, given no third-party expended more than $60K at this election, that is the recommended cap.

Recommendation 4 – Returns in non-election years

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4.7. Combining the annual gifts and expenditure returns for political parties (which includes their associated entities) still requires the same information about donations and expenditure to be reported, but reduces the administrative burden of multiple reports.

Recommendation 3 – Combining annual returns

4.8. The classification of ‘candidate’ should only apply to an upcoming election and is not intended to be an ongoing categorisation. There is no tangible benefit in requesting unsuccessful candidates to provide returns for a subsequent election that they are not contesting. It is suggested that Section 176(d) be removed; it states ‘who contested the last general election or an election since the last general election.’

4.9. Additionally, Section 207 would need to be changed to require all elected members rather than candidates to submit annual returns, noting that members with party affiliation will have their return covered in their party’s annual return and do not have to submit a separate return.

Recommendation 5 –Election year returns

4.10. Sections 191 (a), 191 (b) and 191 (c) requires candidates, political parties, associated entities and third-party campaigners to disclose detailed information about the gifts they have received over three periods leading up to the election: 1 July – 31 December in the year prior to the election (6 month return); 1 January – 31 March of the election year (quarterly 1 return); and 1 April to 30 June (quarterly return 2) of the election year. The same information about gifts received is required in the annual return due 30 days after the end of the financial year, meaning this information will remain available to the public prior to the commencement of voting.

4.11. Reducing the number of returns to be submitted reduces the administrative burden on candidates, parties and the commission. The time, complexity and required duplication was the feedback from parties and candidates about the difficulty in complying with the new disclosure provisions.

Table 5 below shows the current disclosure schedule with 8 returns and Table 6 shows the recommended schedule of 5 returns in an election year.

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Table 5: Current reporting requirements for general elections

Return number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

6 month Quarterl Quarterl Annual Return Return Post- Electoral return y return y return return prior to prior to election expendit Return type 1 2 early election return ure voting day return

1 Jul to 1 Jan to 1 Apr to Financial 1 Jul to Day 18 days 1 Jan to 31 Dec 31 Mar 30 Jun in year day writ after after 30 days in year in election issued writ writ to after Disclosure prior to election year issued to 30 days election period election year 17 days after day after election writ day

30 Jan 10 Apr 10 July 30 July 5 days 20 days 40 days 60 days after after after after Due date writ writ election election day day

Table 6: Proposed reporting requirements for general elections

Return number 1 2 3 4 5

Annual return* Return prior to Return prior to Post-election Electoral Return type early voting election day return expenditure return

Financial year 1 Jul to day writ Day after writ 18 days after 1 Jan to 30 days Disclosure issued issued to 17 writ to 30 days after election period days after writ after election day day

30 July 5 days after writ 20 days after 40 days after 60 days after Due date writ election day election day

*also required in non-election years Note: By-elections have different reporting requirements

Recommendation 6 – Details of loans to be provided to NTEC

4.12. The commission sought legal advice during the election to confirm that Section 190(2) excludes loans provided by individuals. The commission believes this was an oversight and should be corrected. Details of loans are not made public. The role of the commission is to check the loan registers of the receiver to confirm the legitimacy and terms of the loan.

Recommendation 7 – Remove requirement for donor returns

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4.13. Donors are currently required to submit annual returns for donations above the disclosure threshold of $1,500 to registered political parties, associated entities, candidates and third-party campaigners.

4.14. The commission is of the view that this information is not required as the verification of the amount and details of donations is verified through other sources during the compliance review i.e. bank statements, accounting records. Removing this requirement would reduce an unnecessary administrative burden on donors, and resources required of the commission. With the introduction of compliance reviews, donor returns are now superfluous.

Recommendation 8 – Travel allowance and accommodation exclusions from cap for intra- Territory travel only

4.15. The rationale for excluding travel and accommodation from the cap was to ensure that candidates and parties contesting remote seats were not disadvantaged and there was a level playing field. The intention was for only intra-Territory travel and accommodation to be excluded.

4.16. The commission has received legal advice that the current wording of Section 176(4) also excludes interstate travel and accommodation from the expenditure cap which was not the intention and this should be clarified in the legislation. Interstate travel and accommodation costs should be included within the cap.

Recommendation 9 – Correction and simplification of disclosure provisions

The commission recommends minor corrections to technical inconsistencies in Part 10 of the Electoral Act 2004.

4.17. These corrections include: a) Removing Section 200 (2) and (3). These subsections are a hangover from before the introduction of third-party campaigners and are no longer required. b) Removing ‘associated entity’ from Section 201. This section indicates an associated entity must provide a nil return of electoral expenditure, even though the associated entity is not required to provide a return (their details are in the party return). c) Removing Section 204A. This section specifically states that non-party candidates are not to include donations previously reported, appearing to mean other returns are meant to include donations previously reported. d) That the wording ‘candidate’ be changed to ‘party’ in Section 205A (2). Section 205A refers to returns by parties, however subsection (2) incorrectly refers to candidates.

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Section 5: Further considerations

Electorate allowance restrictions

5.1 Separate from the commission, it is the role of the Northern Territory Remuneration Tribunal to develop guidelines and determinations regarding the use of electorate allowances by Members of the Legislative Assembly. According to the tribunal’s Determination No. 2 of 2020 of the entitlements of assembly members, electorate offices cannot be used for electioneering purposes. However, there is no restriction on the use of electorate allowances on electioneering in general, including during the election period. However, there is convention that electorate allowances are not used for electioneering purposes.

5.2 With the introduction of expenditure caps, complaints were received during the 2020 Territory Election regarding members’ use of electorate allowances to communicate or liaise with their constituents. The allegations were that members were conducting campaigning activities by hosting events in the lead up to the election that were funded by their electorate allowance, which is excluded in calculating election expenses. These events included movie nights, pizza nights and sausage sizzles in the months and weeks leading up to the election. The perception was that that funding of such events from electorate allowances gave sitting members an unfair advantage.

5.3 It is extremely difficult to differentiate between electioneering and members hosting constituent events in the lead up to the election as they are often similar activities. The general public don’t differentiate between the two and there is legitimacy to the argument that sitting members have an unfair advantage by using their electorate allowances to fund a component of their election campaign.

5.4 The purpose of the cap is to level the playing field between candidates contesting seats. There is no public record regarding the expenditure of electorate allowances as they are not audited. It is therefore not possible to quantify how much was expended by members when hosting events in the lead up to the election.

5.5 Members must be allowed to communicate with their constituents as this is a significant part of their role. This requires resources and the amount is determined by the remuneration tribunal. There is a legitimate argument to limit electorate allowances used for activities that are considered campaigning in an election period. To enable this, the Determination No. 2 of 2020 should be amended to place restrictions on what electorate allowances can be used for in the lead up to an election.

5.6 The ‘set period within the reportable period’ for electorate expenditure is at the discretion of the remuneration tribunal but suggested date starts include, 3 months prior to the election, 1 July (start of financial year), or at the issue of writ. In determining the commencement date, it must be taken into account that electorate allowance expenditure by incumbent members should not undermine the purposes of the expenditure cap (i.e. to ensure a level playing field between all candidates.)

Recommendation 10 – Electorate allowance restrictions

Public funding for elections 5.7 The NTEC continues to support the recommendation from the 2018 Mansfield Inquiry into Political Donations, that registered political parties and unendorsed candidates receive public funding to reimburse a portion of their electoral expenditure, provided they abide by the expenditure cap and meet a pre-determined threshold of first preference votes.

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5.8 The arguments put forward in the NTEC’s submission to the Mansfield Inquiry in support of a public funding are still relevant. The submission recommended public funding of $8 for each first preference vote received, but the maximum received should not exceed total election expenditure i.e. candidates and parties could not financially benefit by the public funding received exceeding the amount spent. The $8 figure recommended was based on the funding level used in the ACT as there was no actual data in the NT at the time on what parties and candidates spent on contesting elections.

5.9 Public funding for parties and candidates exist federally in all States and Territories excluding Tasmania and the Northern Territory.

5.10 With the introduction of expenditure caps for the 2020 Territory Election, parties and candidates are now required to provide expenditure returns. While this expenditure excludes travel and accommodation (as this would be significant for remote divisions) and other exclusions, it does provide a guide as to what candidates and parties are spending on campaigns.

5.11 Table 7 shows the total electoral expenditure and first preference votes received by the 3 major parties, the 2 highest spending independent candidates and the 2 elected independent candidates for the 2020 Territory Election. It also shows the amount of public funding they would have received at $8 per first preference vote, and the difference between this public funding (reimbursement) and their total expenditure.

Table 7: Electoral expenditure and potential reimbursement with public funding of $8 per primary vote

Amount of public Difference Total electoral First preference funding proposed Party/candidate between funding expenditure votes received (at $8 per first and expenditure preference vote)

Australian Labor $740,834 40,291 $322,328 $418,506 Party – NT Branch

Country Liberal Party of the $670,608 32,021 $256,168 $414,440 Northern Territory

Territory Alliance $668,633 13,184 $105,472 $563,161

Beverley Ratahi $15,573 1,351 $10,808 $4,765 (IND)

Scott McConnell $11,762 199 $1,592 $10,170 (IND)

Yingiya Mark $9,628 2,252 $18,016* - Guyula MLA (IND)

Kezia Purick MLA $2,637 2,055 $16,440* - (IND)

* Candidate would only be reimbursed for their expenditure amount (see paragraph 5.7)

5.12 As mentioned, these figures exclude travel and accommodation and it is estimated that a party contesting all remote seats incurred additional costs of between $200,000 and $250,000.

5.13 Contesting elections is expensive and parties and candidates are reliant on donations to fund campaigns. This creates a perception that some major donors may receive a benefit for donating to parties or candidates. To address this perception there needs to be an alternative source of funding, such as public funding, and introduce limits on the amount that can be donated by individuals or entities. The High Court ruling in McCloy v New South Wales (2015) states that restrictions on political donations are not contrary to the implied freedom of communication of governmental and political matters in the Constitution.

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5.14 The commission supports a public funding scheme so that candidates and parties are not solely reliant on donations to fund their campaigns. It would seem reasonable that the level of public funding covers a significant proportion of campaign expenses and introduce a limit on the value of donations by an individual or entity. The amount of public funding should be based on the number of first preference votes received, with a minimum number of first preference required before becoming entitled to any public funding.

5.15 The expenditure returns from the 2020 Territory Election show that to cover a significant proportion of the campaign costs incurred by the elected members, funding would need to be in excess of $10 per first preference vote. If a public funding model is adopted, a limit on the value of donations by an individual or entity should be introduced. The value of this limit should be an amount that does not create the perception that the donor is still likely to receive special benefit.

5.16 Public funding will only be paid where a party or candidate has submitted their electoral expenditure returns within the required timeframe.

Recommendation 11 – Public funding for election campaign expenses

Resourcing the NT Electoral Commission

5.17 When the new financial disclosure requirements were introduced on 1 January 2020, the NTEC was not allocated any additional ongoing resources to administer the significant increase in responsibilities.

5.18 The costs of the election compliance audit report by BDO (NT) was funded through the election appropriation. As there was no additional ongoing funding to administer the scheme there was a re- allocation of an existing full time officer to manage financial disclosure functions for 18 months.

5.19 When similarly significant changes were introduced in the ACT (whose legislation the NT’s disclosure requirements and expenditure caps are based on), Elections ACT were allocated 2 additional ongoing full time officers to administer financial disclosure provisions.

5.20 The recently passed Local Government Amendment Bill 2021 extends financial disclosure requirements to local government elections in the Northern Territory, which commence on 1 July 2022.

5.21 There is a significant education component to inform election stakeholders of their existing disclosure obligations, now at both the Legislative Assembly and local government level. In addition, this report recommends further changes to the current, but still new, financial disclosure requirements, as well as a review into public funding models for Legislative Assembly elections.

5.22 Feedback from a number of parties and candidates was that the spreadsheet system used to submit the required returns is antiquated and unreasonably complex. However, this is the only system the NTEC’s election management system can accommodate to process the returns and publish on the website in a timely manner.

5.23 Parties have asked that a portal system, similar to that used to submit federal election returns to the AEC, be developed. This would require resources to upgrade the election management system (moving it to a new modern platform) and the website

Recommendation 12 – Resourcing the NT Electoral Commission

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Appendices Appendix A: Returns schedule ELECTION YEAR – EXPENDITURE Candidate (other than a candidate endorsed by a registered party), political party (includes party, each endorsed candidate, any associated entity) and third-party campaigner

Disclosure Return Period Due Published * Act Detail threshold

1 Jan – 30 days 30 days after end of period (60 As soon as Electoral expenditure incurred during the Expenditure return s 200 after election day days after election day) practicable capped expenditure period (s176A (1))

A person (other than a registered party, an associated entity or a candidate) incurring electoral expenditure

2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT Disclosure Return Period Due Published * Act Detail threshold

1 Jan – 30 days 30 days after end of period (60 As soon as s Electoral expenditure incurred during the Expenditure return $200 after election day days after election day) practicable 200 capped expenditure period (s176A (1))

ELECTION YEAR – GIFTS Associated entity, candidate, political party and third-party campaigner

Return Period # Due Published * Act Detail Disclosure threshold

1 Jul – 31 Dec in year For the period to which the return For (c), (d) and (e): Six month return 30 Jan As soon as practicable s 191(a) prior to election applies (s192D): Details for total gifts $200 or Quarterly return 1 1 Jan – 31 Mar 10 Apr As soon as practicable s 191(b) (a) total amount of all gifts received more (candidate), $1500 or (b) number of persons who made more (party, associated entity, Quarterly return 2 1 Apr – 30 Jun 10 Jul As soon as practicable s 191(c) gifts third-party campaigner) in gift Return prior to early 1 July to day writ 5 days after writ 3 days s 191(d) (c) total amount of gifts received aggregation period (s192D). voting issued issued from each person Gift aggregation period is Return prior to Day after writ issued – 3 days (20 days (d) cumulative total amount of gifts 1 July in year before election 2 days s 191(e) election day 17 days after writ after writ issued) received from each person (or, other than for parties, if during the gift aggregation first return – commences 31 10 days 18 days after writ – 30 period days after previous election Post-election return (40 days after As soon as practicable s 191(f) days after election day (e) name and address of the person day (if no return in previous election day) or entity that made the gift. financial year) (s192E).

Page # Other than parties: first return must cover period beginning 31 days after previous general election, if previous financial year return not provided (s192A) * Published on NTEC website (s 224) 20 5

Page ANNUAL RETURN 206 Associated entities and political parties

Return Period Due Published * Act Detail Disclosure threshold (a) Total amount received (b) Total amount paid (c) Outstanding amount of debts incurred (d) For amounts of $1,500 or more from s 205 (parties) an entity: name, address and total As soon as Annual return Financial year 60 days s 208 (associated received practicable entities) (e) If owing $1,500 or more to an entity: name, address and total owed (f) For associated entities: if an entity provided capital: name, address and total received 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT ANNUAL RETURN – GIFTS Associated entities, candidates and political parties

Return Period Due Published * Act Detail Disclosure threshold Annual return - gifts Financial year s 205A For (c) and (d): $1,500 (parties) If no return for previous financial year: from 31 days For (c) and (d): $200 after previous election to end (a) total amount of all gifts received If not a party candidate Annual return - gifts of financial year. (b) number of persons who made gifts s 207 must not disclose any gift (candidates) If no election: financial year. As soon as (c) total amount of gifts received from 30 days that has already been If election: from 31 days after practicable each person reported (s 204A) election day to end of financial (d) name and address of the person or year. entity that made the gift. Financial year (if no return in Annual return - gifts previous financial year, begin s 209 For (c) and (d): $1,500 (associated entities) 31 days after previous general election) * Published on NTEC website (s 224)

ANNUAL RETURN – DONATIONS TO CANDIDATES Person other than an associated entity, candidate or political party

Disclosure Return Period Due Published * Act Detail threshold Annual return Financial year 60 days As soon as practicable s 193 Total amount of gifts made $1,500

ANNUAL RETURN – DONATIONS TO POLITICAL PARTIES A person (other than an associated entity, candidate or political party) incurring electoral expenditure Disclosure Return Period Due Published * Act Detail threshold (a) Amount of each gift s 194(1) $1,500 2020 TERRITORY ELECTION REPORT (b) Date it was made A person receives (a) Amount of each gift gifts totalling $1,000 As soon as received Annual return Financial year 60 days or more and uses all practicable (b) Date it was received s 194(3) or part of the gifts to (c) Name and address of make gifts totalling the person or entity that $1,500 or more, to a made the gift. registered party * Published on NTEC website (s 224)

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208 Candidate (other than a candidate endorsed by a political party), political party (includes party, each endorsed candidate, any associated entity) and third-party campaigner

Return Period Due Published * Act Detail Disclosure threshold

Electoral expenditure 30 days Expenditure Issue of writ – 30 days after election day (s As soon as incurred during the (60 days after election s 200 return 203A) practicable capped expenditure day) period (176A(1))

BY-ELECTION – EXPENDITURE Candidate (other than a candidate endorsed by a political party), political party (includes party, each endorsed candidate, any associated entity) and third-party campaigner

Return Period Due Published * Act Detail Disclosure threshold

Electoral expenditure

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BY-ELECTION – GIFTS Candidate (other than a candidate endorsed by a political party), political party (includes party, each endorsed candidate, any associated entity) and third-party campaigner

Return Period # Due Published Act Detail Disclosure threshold

Return prior to 1 July preceding election to For the period to which the return applies 5 days after writ issued 3 days s 192(a) For (c)(d)(e): early voting day writ issued (s 192D): (a) total amount of all gifts received Details for total gifts $200 or

Return prior to Day after writ issued – 17 3 days (20 days after (b) number of persons who made gifts more (candidate) $1,500 or 2 days s 192(b) election day days after writ writ issued) (c) total amount of gifts received from each more (party, associated entity, person third-party campaigner) in gift (d) cumulative total amount of gifts received aggregation period (s 192D). 10 days from each person during the gift 18 days after writ – 30 days As soon as Gift aggregation period is Post-election return (40 days after election 192(c) aggregation period after election day practicable determined by the day) (e) name and address of the person or Commission (s 192E(3)). entity that made the gift. # Other than parties: first return must cover period beginning 31 days after previous general election, if previous financial year return not provided (s 192A) * Published on NTEC website (s 224)

Appendix B: Penalties applied to offences

Act Offence Applies to Penalty Associated entity: 10 penalty units ($1,550) Third-party campaigner: 10 penalty units Associated entity Failure to change ($1,550) s 175P details in register Includes option for NTEC to issue an infringement Third-party notice up to: campaigner Individual: 0.5 penalty unit ($77.50) Body corporate: 0.5 penalty unit ($77.50) Associated entity Individual: 200 penalty units ($31,000) or 12 s 175R Failure to register Third-party months imprisonment or both

campaigner Body corporate: 1,000 penalty units ($155,000) Party does not s 196 advise donors Registered party 500 penalty units ($77,500) about obligations to make returns Candidate does s 196A not advise donors Candidate 100 penalty units ($1,550) about obligations to make returns Candidate: 300 penalty units ($46,500) or 18 months imprisonment or both Candidate s 203C Breach of Registered party: 1500 penalty units Registered party expenditure cap ($232,500) Associated entity Associated entity: 1500 penalty units ($232,500) s 203D Circumvent All persons and Up to 10 years imprisonment expenditure cap organisations Failure to use Individual: 200 penalty units ($31,000) or 12 campaign account Registered party s 213E months imprisonment or both in accordance Associated entity Body corporate: 1000 penalty units ($155,000) with Act Individual: 200 penalty units ($31,000) or 12 Candidate Fail to submit months imprisonment or both Registered party s 215(1) return in specified Body corporate: 1000 penalty units ($155,000) Associated entity time Includes option for NTEC to issue infringement Third-party notice up to: campaigner Individual: 10 penalty units ($1,550) Donor Body corporate: 50 penalty units ($,7500) Individual: 200 penalty units ($31,000) or 12 Candidate months imprisonment Registered party s 215(2) Body corporate: 1000 penalty units ($155,000) Incomplete return Associated entity Includes option for NTEC to issue infringement Third-party notice up to: campaigner Individual: 10 penalty units ($1,550) Donor Body corporate: 50 penalty units ($7,500) Individual: 200 penalty units ($31,000) or 12 Candidate months imprisonment Registered party Fail to keep Body corporate: 1000 penalty units ($155,000) s 215(2A) Associated entity records Includes option for NTEC to issue infringement Third-party notice up to: campaigner Individual: 10 penalty units ($1,550) Donor Body corporate: 50 penalty units ($7,500)

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Act Offence Applies to Penalty Candidate Registered party Individual: 200 penalty units ($31,000) or 12 Return is false or s 215(3) Associated entity months imprisonment misleading Third-party Body corporate: 1000 penalty units ($155,000)

campaigner Donor Provide another Candidate person, who is Registered party Individual: 200 penalty units ($31,000) or 12 required to give a Associated entity months imprisonment s 215(4) return, with false Third-party Body Corporate: 1000 penalty units ($155,000) or misleading campaigner information Donor

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This page has been intentionally left blank. Barkly Braitling Formal 3,441 95.7% Formal 4,395 97.0% Nightcliff Informal156 4.3% Informal 137 3.0% Total counted 3,597 63.2% Enrolment 5,690 Total counted 4,532 77.7% Formal 4,425 98.0% Enrolment 5,830 Informal 90 2.0% Total counted 4,515 Daly 80.3% Formal 3,874 93.8% Enrolment 5,621 Drysdale Informal 257 6.2% Formal 3,905 95.0% Total counted 4,131 73.5% Informal 204 5.0% Total counted 4,109 70.5% Enrolment 5,622 Enrolment 5,828

Spillet Blain Formal 4,949 97.5% Formal 4,177 96.8% Araluen Informal 126 2.5% Informal 138 3.2% Formal 4,364 96.5% Total counted 4,315 Total counted 5,075 86.6% 75.8% Informal 157 3.5% Enrolment 5,863 Enrolment 5,695 Total counted 4,521 78.7% Enrolment 5,742 Gwoja Formal 2,658 94.7% Informal 148 5.3% Goyder Total counted 2,806 52.8% Enrolment 5,313 Formal 4,695 96.1% Johnston Informal 189 3.9% Total counted 4,884 87.5% Formal 4,284 96.6% Enrolment 5,583 Karama Informal 150 3.4% Formal 4,169 97.1% Total counted 4,434 79.8% Informal 124 2.9% Total counted 4,293 78.3% Enrolment 5,556 Mulka Formal 4,095 97.7% Informal96 2.3% Enrolment 5,482 Total counted 4,191 68.4% Fong Lim Fannie Bay Formal 4,175 97.0% Enrolment 6,124 Formal 4,345 98.1% Informal 130 3.0% Total counted 4,305 77.5% Enrolment 5,555 1.9% Wanguri Informal 85 Formal 4,976 97.2% Total counted 4,430 80.9% Informal 141 2.8% Enrolment 5,473 Total counted 5,117 83.7% Enrolment 6,111 Katherine Arnhem Formal 2,924 92.6% Formal 3,886 96.3% Informal 232 7.4% Informal 151 3.7% Total counted 4,037 70.2% Total counted 3,156 58.1% Enrolment 5,749 Arafura Enrolment 5,431 Formal 2,591 94.8% Port Darwin Informal 142 5.2% Formal 4,301 97.5% Total counted 2,733 52.7% Informal 112 2.5% Enrolment 5,183 Total counted 4,413 77.4% Sanderson Enrolment 5,699 Formal 4,395 97.6% Informal 107 2.4% Nelson Total counted 4,502 82.6% Namatjira Formal 4,561 96.9% Enrolment 5,449 Formal 3,606 95.2% Informal 180 4.8% Informal 146 3.1% Total counted 3,786 66.1% Total counted 4,707 Brennan Enrolment 5,728 85.5% Formal 4,380 96.8% Enrolment 5,505 Informal 146 3.2% Total counted 4,526 78.8% Casuarina Enrolment 5,746 Formal 4,601 97.5% Informal 117 2.5% Total counted 4,718 83.5% Enrolment 5,647