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Consultation has concluded
Electoral reform is a key commitment under the Government’s restoring trust and integrity agenda to improve the openness, accountability and transparency of Government.
A public consultation period of 10 weeks was held to gather feedback about the reforms from Territory voters and electoral reform experts and advocates.
Feedback was sought on six main areas of reform, including: the voting system, electronic voting, enrolment, election canvassing, electoral boundaries and appointment of statutory officers.
Electoral reform is a key commitment under the Government’s restoring trust and integrity agenda to improve the openness, accountability and transparency of Government.
A public consultation period of 10 weeks was held to gather feedback about the reforms from Territory voters and electoral reform experts and advocates.
Feedback was sought on six main areas of reform, including: the voting system, electronic voting, enrolment, election canvassing, electoral boundaries and appointment of statutory officers.
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What is the Legislative Assembly?
The parliament of the Northern Territory is called the Legislative Assembly. The leader of the NT Government is referred to as the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister is the leader of the party that wins the most seats.
There are 25 electoral seats (a seat, sometimes called a division, is a geographic area) in the Territory and each seat is allocated one member of the Legislative Assembly.
The 25 members of the Legislative Assembly are elected by voters of the Northern Territory every four years.
A Territorian can vote if they are 18 years old or over, and their name is on the electoral roll for the Northern Territory.