Media releases

Voting is compulsory in all government elections in the Northern Territory. The penalty for not voting in Territory elections is $25.

The Northern Territory Electoral Commission has this week commenced sending 21,000 apparent failure to vote infringement notices to Territorians who did not vote at the 2024 Territory Election.

The electoral expenditure return for the period from 1 January 2024 to 23 September 2024 was due on 23 October 2024.

The first week of early and mobile voting is nearly complete with 658 votes cast, including 29 declaration votes, as well as 165 postal votes issued to electors across the Barkly Regional Council area.

The 2024 Groote Archipelago Regional Council election day, scheduled for Saturday 26 October 2024, has been changed to Saturday 15 March 2025.

The NT Electoral Commission has today declared candidates for the Barkly Regional Council general election.

The post-election gift return covering the period 20 August to 23 September 2024 was due on 3 October 2024. This was the final gift return due for the 2024 Territory Election.

To view the published returns, go to the NTEC website. The figures are cumulative including previously reported election gifts.

The NT Electoral Commission has today declared candidates for the Groote Archipelago Regional Council Election.

The 2023/2024 Annual Returns have been published on the NTEC website.

Separate to election returns, registered political parties and associated entities must submit annual returns disclosing the amounts received and spent over the financial year as well as any outstanding debts. Returns disclosing gifts received in the financial year of 2023/2024 were published on 9 August 2024.

The Barkly Regional Council general election has been announced.