Results

Ed SMELT (Australian Labor Party NT Branch) elected at count 3.

Distribution of preferences

Count	Comments	Ed SMELT	Suki DORRAS-WALKER	Anjan PAUDEL	Phil SCOTT	Total	Quota
1	First preferences	1,095	1,298	765	668
	Progressive	1,095	1,298	765	668	3,826	1,914
2	Phil SCOTT excluded	198	313	157	-668
	Progressive	1,293	1,611	922	0	3,826	1,914
3	Anjan PAUDEL excluded	680	242	-922	0
	Progressive	1,973	1,853	0	0	3,826	1,914

Electorate summary

Candidate	Party	Primary	TCP	%TCP
Ed SMELT	ALP	1,095	1,973	51.6%
Suki DORRAS-WALKER	GRN	1,298	1,853	48.4%
Anjan PAUDEL	CLP	765
Phil SCOTT	Ind	668

Vote Type	Primary	Percentage
Formal	3,826	97.8%
Informal	87	2.2%
Total counted	3,913	65.9%

Enrolment: 5,940
Primary count updated: 20 Mar 2026 12:29 pm
Two candidate preferred count updated: 20 Mar 2026 12:29 pm

First preferences by voting centre

Voting centre	Ed SMELT	Suki DORRAS-WALKER	Anjan PAUDEL	Phil SCOTT	Formal	Informal	Total
Nightcliff	248	334	167	143	892	15	907
Urban Voting Darwin	10	9	4	9	32	0	32
Nightcliff EVC	749	812	547	448	2,556	68	2,624
Postal	88	143	47	68	346	4	350
Totals	1,095	1,298	765	668	3,826	87	3,913
Percentage	28.6%	33.9%	20.0%	17.5%	97.8%	2.2%	65.9%
Enrolment							5,940

Two candidate preferred by voting centre

Voting centre	Ed SMELT	Suki DORRAS-WALKER	Total formal votes
Nightcliff	441	451	892
Urban Voting Darwin	20	12	32
Nightcliff EVC	1,364	1,192	2,556
Postal	148	198	346
Totals	1,973	1,853	3,826

Parties

Abbreviation	Name
ALP	Australian Labor Party NT Branch
CLP	Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory
GRN	NT Greens
Ind	Independent

Last updated: 20 March 2026

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