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title: "Ed Smelt: political ads and spending | Election Computer"
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# Ed Smelt

Member for [Nightcliff](https://election.computer/seats/nt/nightcliff), [Labor](https://election.computer/party/labor) 

## About Ed Smelt

Ed Smelt is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for the seat of Nightcliff, which he won at the 2026 by-election. He previously worked as a civil engineer in Victoria and was elected to the City of Darwin Council in 2021.

Seat won

Nightcliff, at the 2026 by-election

Education

Civil engineering, University of Melbourne (2004 to 2007)

Previous role

Elected to the City of Darwin Council in 2021

Before parliament

Civil engineer in Victoria, including Infrastructure Victoria

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%5FSmelt), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

We follow Ed Smelt's Facebook page but haven't seen a paid ad from it yet.

[See this page in Meta's Ad Library](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active%5Fstatus=all&ad%5Ftype=political%5Fand%5Fissue%5Fads&country=AU&view%5Fall%5Fpage%5Fid=110586747925678) 

## Other Labor members of the NT Legislative Assembly

[Labor spending](https://election.computer/party/labor) 

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chansey_Paech.jpg?width=96)**Chansey Paech** Labor, Gwoja ](https://election.computer/mp/chansey-paech)
- [ **Dheran Young** Labor, Daly ](https://election.computer/mp/dheran-young)
- [ **Manuel Brown** Labor, Arafura ](https://election.computer/mp/manuel-brown)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SelenaUibo2025.png?width=96)**Selena Uibo** Labor, Arnhem ](https://election.computer/mp/selena-uibo)
- [ **Yiwarr McGrath** Labor, Mulka ](https://election.computer/mp/yiwarr-mcgrath)

Party and seat checked against Wikipedia's list of members of the NT Legislative Assembly on 11 November 2026\.

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