Steve Edgington

Steve Edgington is an Australian politician from the Northern Territory.

Steve Edgington MLA
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Barkly
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 August 2020
Preceded by	Gerry McCarthy
Personal details
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country Liberal Party
Occupation	Police 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.