Tony Sievers

Anthony John Sievers is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2016 to 2020, representing the electorate of Brennan.

Early life and career Sievers moved to the Northern Territory in 1988. He worked as a motor mechanic before joining the Northern Territory Government, where he worked as a prison officer in Alice Springs. Before entering politics, Tony worked in drug and alcohol programs at the Department of Health.

He holds post graduate qualifications in management and alcohol and other drugs. He is currently completing a Bachelor of Psychology.

However, the CLP's support in Palmerston had collapsed ahead of the election; one poll had the CLP on only 37 percent support in an area that had been a CLP stronghold for the better part of four decades. On election night, Chandler lost almost 20 percent of his primary vote from 2012, and Sievers defeated him on a swing of over 14 percent.