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Northern Territory
Head of State
Administrator
Leader of Government
Chief Minister
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Parliaments and Local Councils
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Legislative Assembly
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Municipal Councils
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Local Councils
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Terms of Members of Parliament/ Council
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3 years at least with an election to be held sometime in the 4 th year. Exceptions apply if a no-confidence motion is passed or the budget is denied.
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Municipal elections are held on the last Saturday in March each 4 years with the next elections in 2008.
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1 to 4 years. Provisions are listed in each Community Government
Scheme.
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Number of Members
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25 single-member electorates.
Note: The Territories of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling)
Islands are included on the Northern Territory only for Commonwealth
electoral purposes.
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Varies from 5 to 13 per Council.
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Varies from Council to Council. The number of Members is listed
in each Community Government Scheme.
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Electoral Legislation
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Northern Territory Self Government Act 1978.
The Electoral Act 2004 .
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Local Government Act.
Local Government (Electoral ) Regulations 1996.
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Local Government Act.
Respective Community Government Scheme.
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Voting Systems (definitions)
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Full Preferential.
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Exhaustive Preferential.
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Varies from Council to Council. Some examples are - First past
the post, Exhaustive Preferential and Consensus.
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Enrolment and Voting Eligibility
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Same as for Commonwealth.
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Voting is compulsory for electors who are enroled on the Legislative
Assembly roll for an address within a Municipal Council Area.
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Enrolment and voting provisions vary from Council to Council and
contained in the respective Community Government Scheme.
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Redistribution Provisions and Frequency
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Northern Territory Self Government Act 1978. Electoral Act 2004.
A distribution of boundaries must start as soon as practicable after 2 years and 6 months after the polling day for the last general election.
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Local Government Act.
Every 4 years.
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Local Government Act.
Every 4 years.
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Joint Rolls Arrangements between Commonwealth,
States and Territories
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Since 1989.
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Electoral Rolls are provided by the NT Electoral Commission.
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Electoral Rolls are provided by the NT Electoral Commission upon request.
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Funding, Donations and Disclosure Provisions
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Disclosure provisions apply but there is no funding.
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None.
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None.
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Interesting and Particular Features
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Candidates' photographs appear on the ballot paper. At election
time a large area of the Territory is serviced by mobile polling
teams. At general elections absent voting is undertaken at all polling
places.
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All Councils usually appoint the NT Electoral Commissioner to conduct their elections.
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Elections by universal postal vote.
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