Steve Edgington

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

Steven Mark Edgington is an Australian politician from the Northern Territory.

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]

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Years Term Electoral division Party
2020–present 14th Barkly Country Liberal

Edgington became mayor of Barkly Regional Council, a position he held at the time of the election. He ran for parliament while concurrently holding the position of mayor, leading some to suggest a conflict of interest.[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]

  1. ^ a b "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.