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The 2012 Boroondara council election was held in October 2012.[1]
Key dates
As per the Local Government Act 1989, general council elections are held on the fourth Saturday of October every four years. Postal elections, such as those held in Boroondara, actually commence three weeks prior to polling day when ballot mailouts begin.
- 31 August: Enrolment closes
- 20 September: Nominations open
- 25 September: Nominations close (12pm)
- 26 September: Candidate statements due (12pm)
- 28 September: Candidate indication of preferences due (12pm)
- 9 - 11 October: Ballot packs mailed
- 26 October: Voting closes (6pm)[1]
- 27 October: Election Day
Wards and results
| Ward | Pre-2012 | Swing | Electoral results | Post-2012 | ||||||
| Party | Councillor | Margin[2] | Margin[3] | Councillor | Party | |||||
| Bellevue | Independent | Brad Miles | 0.96 | +4.54 | Results | 8.96 | Jim Parke | Independent | ||
| Cotham | Liberal | David Bloom‡ | N/A | Results | 19.52 | Judith Voce | Independent | |||
| Gardiner | Independent | Coral Ross | -20.07 | Results | 23.98 | Coral Ross | Independent | |||
| Glenferrie | Independent | Phil Meggs‡ | N/A | Results | 18.28 | Steve Hurd | Independent | |||
| Junction | Independent | Jack Wegman | -0.48 | Results | 22.92 | Jack Wegman | Independent | |||
| Lynden | Independent | Heinz Kreutz | -11.79 | Results | 16.58 | Heinz Kreutz | Independent | |||
| Maling | Independent | Dick Menting‡ | N/A | Results | 24.42 | Jane Addis | Independent | |||
| Maranoa | Liberal | Nicholas Tragas‡ | N/A | Results | 10.24 | Philip Mallis | Independent | |||
| Solway | Labor | Kevin Chow | Results | 0.64 | Kevin Chow | Labor | ||||
| Studley | Liberal[4] | Phillip Healey | Results | 40.94 | Phillip Healey | Liberal | ||||
† - election not held ‡ - incumbent councillor did not nominate for re-election
Campaign
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Victorian Electoral Commission. Report on Conduct of the 2012 Local Government Elections. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923001909/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/-/media/5df1ac1be7544e9baa0e779f82664af0.ashx?la=en, accessed: 23 September 2020. Melbourne: 26 April 2013. (Archived from the original)
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council election results 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413024639/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/boroondararesult2008.html (Archived from the original), accessed: 23 September 2020
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council election results 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130413084239/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/BoroondaraResult2012.html (Archived from the original), accessed: 23 September 2020
- ↑ Boroondara Residents Action Group. Results for Survey of Candidates for Council 2016. 11 October 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20161106011830/http://www.marvellousmelbourne.org.au/moodle/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=239, accessed: 6 November 2016