Early voting for the 2025 Local Government Elections commenced today and will continue over the next two weeks in the lead-up to election day on Saturday 23 August 2025.
Early voting centres are now open in Darwin, Casuarina, Palmerston, Coolalinga, Katherine and Alice Springs. All early voting centres will issue ballot papers for all councils.
Remote teams are travelling by four-wheel-drive vehicles and aircraft to deliver voting services to some of the Territory’s most remote communities.
13 remote mobile voting teams will visit 93 remote locations across the Northern Territory.
Voting services across several days will be available in larger remote communities such as Maningrida, Galiwin’ku and Wadeye. Urban mobile teams will provide voting services at hospitals and correctional centres during the early voting period.
NT Electoral Commissioner Kirsten Kelly said: “Following the declaration of nominations,
34 elections will be contested across the Territory with 132,701 Territorians required to vote in the 2025 Local Government Elections. Voters are encouraged to consider the voting services available, plan where to vote and vote’.
For a full list of urban and remote voting centre locations and times, visit: When and where to vote | NTEC.
If you are unable to attend a voting centre in person, postal vote applications are still open and voters wanting to vote by post should apply now to ensure they receive their postal vote in time.
The final day to vote in the 2025 Local Government Elections is Saturday 23 August 2025.
