ALISON Anderson has announced she will not recontest the August 27 election, marking the end of a volatile 11-year-career in Territory politics.

media_camera Alison Anderson has announced she will not recontest the August 27 NT election. Picture: Amos Aikman

Ms Anderson told the NT News she was quietly retiring and didn’t want to make a big deal of her decision to leave politics.

“I came into NT politics with the hope of improving things for my people,” she said in a message.

“I’ve been frustrated by governments on both sides. I feel things are no better now than they were 15 years ago.”

However, Ms Anderson said she would be supporting Labor candidates Chansey Paech in her electorate of Namatjira and Scott McConnell in Stuart who is running against current CLP Minister Bess Price.

Ms Anderson had denied persistent rumours of her political retirement that started circulating late last year.

Prior to becoming an independent, Ms Anderson had been a member of the Country Liberals, Labor and the Palmer United Party.