Territory Alliance’s huge war chest fails to pay off

THE real reason anger is raging within the Territory Alliance Party over its disastrous NT election results has become clearer

• Finger of blame pointed at Mills, Lambley as splits revealed
• ‘This is the end of Territory Alliance’: Lambley

THE real reason anger is raging within the Territory Alliance Party over its disastrous NT election results has become clearer.

Territory Alliance had the second biggest political war chest in the Territory election, and it has nothing to show for it in the Territory parliament.

The total value of donations received by Territory Alliance has come in at a whopping $736,773.

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Labor received $851,963, made up of 1515 donors.

Updated political returns on Friday have revealed an even bigger shock.

Former Territory Alliance Party leader Terry Mills actually contributed an eye-watering $366,179.24 — far in excess of the staggering $206,559 contained in NT Electoral Commission (NTEC) donation information released 10 days ago.

The CLP’s total value of donations received was $636,076, made up of 235 donors.

Territory Alliance had 318 donors with the biggest donations coming from its unsuccessful candidates.

Former Territory Alliance Party leader Terry Mills contributed an eye-watering $366,179.24 to the party’s campaign. Picture GLENN CAMPBELL

Danial Kelly, who ran in the seat of Casuarina for the Territory Alliance, contributed $20,490.95. Mr Kelly, who is the party secretary, has been openly critical of Mr Mills, his senior campaign advisers and now ex-party member Robyn Lambley.

Other Territory Alliance Party candidates who dug deep for their campaign were Steven Klose with $25,095.99; Caleb Cardno $15,907.51; Dale McIver $17,532.43; and Amelia Nuku $18,024.92. The unsuccessful Member for Fong Lim Jeff Collins put in $2723.25

Mr Kelly earlier this week pointed the finger of blame for the party’s election disaster at Mr Mills and Ms Lambley and key advisers.

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Mr Kelly claimed the senior political figures had at times acted against the wishes of other party members.

He claimed Ms Lambley was “very much a lone wolf” who did not toe the party line, and said as time went on he and the party’s founder Mr Mills drifted apart in their views.

He said many in the party had not wanted Delia Lawrie involved in the election campaign, and attributed it, in part, to where “things fell apart.”