2025 Darwin City Council election
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| Registered | 51,716[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 63.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Darwin City Council election was held on 23 August 2025 to elect a lord mayor and twelve councillors to the City of Darwin.[3][4] The election was part of the local government elections held throughout the Northern Territory.[5][6]
In a field of thirteen candidates, Peter Styles defeated incumbent mayor Kon Vatskalis.[7][8] Vatskalis did not concede to Styles, claiming electoral fraud.[9][10]
Greens
Independent Labor
- Vim Sharma (Richardson Ward)[13]
- Rebecca Want de Rowe (Richardson Ward)[14]
Candidates
Lord Mayor
Candidates are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot.
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kon Vatskalis | Lord Mayor of Darwin since 2017[15] | |
| Independent | Peter Styles | Former Deputy Chief Minister[16][17] | |
| Independent | Andrew John Arthur | Former Darwin councillor[18][19] | |
| Independent | Vicki Bonson | Founder of Fannie Bay Free Feeds | |
| Independent | Leah Potter | Comedian and candidate lord mayor in 2021 | |
| Independent | Sylvia Klonaris | Councillor for Waters Ward since 2021[20][21] | |
| Independent | Robin Lawrence | Candidate for Lord Mayor in 2021[22] | |
| Independent | Sam Weston | Councillor for Lyons Ward since 2023[23][24][25] | |
| Independent | Nicole Brown | 2022 City of Darwin Citizen of the Year[26] | |
| Independent | Julie Fraser | Union organiser[27] | |
| Independent | Amye Un | Councillor for Lyons Ward since 2021[28][29] | |
| Independent | Scarlet D'Arc | ||
| Independent | Edwin Joseph | Candidate for Richardson Ward in 2017 and 2021[30] | |
Results
Lord Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Peter Styles | 6,786 | 22.6 | ||
| Independent | Kon Vatskalis | 6,226 | 20.7 | ||
| Independent | Sylvia Klonaris | 3,209 | 10.7 | ||
| Independent | Julie Fraser | 3,181 | 10.6 | ||
| Independent | Sam Weston | 2,908 | 9.7 | ||
| Independent | Edwin Joseph | 2,140 | 7.1 | ||
| Independent | Nicole Brown | 1,440 | 4.8 | ||
| Independent | Amye Un | 1,012 | 3.4 | ||
| Independent | Andrew John Arthur | 1,061 | 3.5 | ||
| Independent | Leah Potter | 909 | 3.0 | ||
| Independent | Vicki Bonson | 516 | 1.7 | ||
| Independent | Scarlet D'Arc | 457 | 1.5 | ||
| Independent | Robin Lawrence | 196 | 0.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 30,041 | 91.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 2,659 | 8.1 | |||
| Turnout | 32,700 | 63.2 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Peter Styles | 15,999 | 53.3 | ||
| Independent | Julie Fraser | 14,043 | 46.7 | ||
| Peter Styles gain from Kon Vatskalis | |||||
Chan
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labor | Ed Smelt (elected 1) | 2,095 | 28.0 | ||
| Independent | Julie Fraser (elected 2) | 1,873 | 25.0 | ||
| Independent | Peter Pangquee (elected 3) | 1,022 | 13.6 | ||
| Greens | Ellyane Wall | 775 | 10.3 | ||
| Independent | Gary Strachan | 720 | 9.6 | ||
| Independent | Clarence CJ McCarthy-Grogan | 552 | 7.4 | ||
| Independent | Lenny | 335 | 4.5 | ||
| Independent | Manik Gowda | 118 | 1.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 7,490 | 95.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 374 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 7,864 | 62.0 | |||
Lyons
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sam Weston (elected 1) | 1,674 | 23.2 | ||
| Independent CLP | Mick Palmer (elected 2) | 1,362 | 18.8 | ||
| Independent | Brett Hagan | 866 | 12.0 | ||
| Independent | Nicole Brown (elected 3) | 793 | 11.0 | ||
| Independent | Amye Un | 659 | 9.1 | ||
| Independent | Nick O'Loughlin | 518 | 7.2 | ||
| Independent | Vicki Bonson | 400 | 5.5 | ||
| Independent | Scarlet D'Arc | 353 | 4.9 | ||
| Independent | Mark Barnes | 342 | 4.7 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Lee | 262 | 3.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 7,229 | 94.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 461 | 6.0 | |||
| Turnout | 7,690 | 60.3 | |||
Richardson
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labor | Jimmy Bouhoris (elected 1) | 3,195 | 38.2 | ||
| Independent | Shani Carson (elected 2) | 2,390 | 28.6 | ||
| Independent | Edwin Joseph (elected 3) | 1,769 | 21.2 | ||
| Independent | Andrew John Arthur | 766 | 9.2 | ||
| Independent | Yulita Villanueva | 238 | 2.8 | ||
| Independent | Peter Styles[a] | – | – | ||
| Total formal votes | 8,150 | 96.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 314 | 3.7 | |||
| Turnout | 8,464 | 66.1 | |||
Total formal and informal votes are based on results prior to the exclusion of Peter Styles.
Waters
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sylvia Klonaris (elected 1) | 2,170 | 28.0 | ||
| Independent | Patrik Ralph (elected 2) | 1,958 | 25.3 | ||
| Independent | Kim Farrar (elected 3) | 1,246 | 16.1 | ||
| Independent | Mirella Fejo | 960 | 12.4 | ||
| Independent | Tejinder Singh | 610 | 7.9 | ||
| Independent | Robin Lawrence | 354 | 4.6 | ||
| Independent | Manoli Papathomas | 303 | 3.9 | ||
| Independent | Otto Kainulainen | 139 | 1.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 7,740 | 94.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 436 | 5.3 | |||
| Turnout | 8,176 | 60.7 | |||