Stephen John "Steve" Balch (born 22 September 1953) is a former Australian politician. He was the

Country Liberal Party The Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory (CLP) is a centre-right political party in Australia's Northern Territory. In local politics it operates in a two-party system with the Australian Labor Party (ALP). It also contests federal ...

member for Jingili in the

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory is the unicameral legislature of the Northern Territory of Australia. The Legislative Assembly has 25 members, each elected in single-member electorates for four-year terms. The voting method fo ...

from 1997 to 2001, when he was defeated in an attempt to transfer to Jingili's successor seat, Johnston. In 2014, Balch moved to Barossa Valley in South Australia and in 2021 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Liberal preselection for the state seat of Schubert. Despite his previous experience as a Northern Territory parliamentarian, Balch received only five votes out of 116 votes that were cast.

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1953 births Living people Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Country Liberal Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub