Steve Edgington

Steve Edgington is an Australian politician from the Northern Territory.

Steve Edgington

MLA
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Barkly
Assumed office
22 August 2020
Preceded byGerry McCarthy
Personal details
NationalityAustralian
Political partyCountry Liberal Party
OccupationPolice officer

Edgington moved to Darwin in 1988 to join the police force. In his time in the Territory he has lived and worked in a number of locations including senior police roles in Tennant Creek.[1][2]

Edgington became mayor of Barkly Regional Council, a position he held at the time of the election. He took the controversial and legal grey position that he could run for parliament while concurrently holding the position of mayor.[3]

Edgington was a candidate in the 2020 Northern Territory general election for the seat of Barkly for the Country Liberal Party. While he was behind for most of the count after the election, he made up ground due to the postal votes, and won the seat by a margin of 5 votes.[4][1]

References
  1. "Barkly - Northern Territory 2020 Election Electorate, Candidates, Results | NT Votes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. "Our Committee". RDANT. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. "'I feel insulted, I feel disrespected': Alice Springs Mayor slams claims of a 'conflict of interest'". www.abc.net.au. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. Staff, Independent. "Edgington makes late comeback in Barkly with postal votes, looks set to take seat for CLP | NT Independent". Retrieved 7 September 2020.
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Gerry McCarthy		 Member for Barkly
2020–present		 Incumbent


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