NORTHERN TERRITORY NIGHTCLIFF BY-ELECTION OF 7 MARCH 2026 ====================================================================== Source: Northern Territory Election Commission NIGHTCLIFF ====================================================================== Following the resignation of Kat McNamara (Greens) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 5,940 Votes cast: 3,913 65.9 Informal votes: 87 02.2 Fornmal votes: 3,826 97.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ed Smelt Labor Party 1,095 28.6 -04.2 Suki Dorras-Walker + Greens 1,298 33.9 +11.9 Anjan Paudel Country Liberal 765 20.0 -03.7 Phil Scott 668 17.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,826 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Scott's 668 votes distributed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Smelt 198 29.6 1,293 33.8 Dorras-Walker + 313 46.9 1,611 42.1 Paudel 157 23.5 922 24.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 668 3,826 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Paudel's 922 votes distributed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SMELT 680 73.8 1,973 51.6 Dorras-Walker + 242 26.2 1,853 48.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 922 3,826 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Smelt: Elected 2026 by ----------------------------------------------------------------------