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The 2016 Boroondara council election was held in October 2016.[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.
- 26 August: Enrolment closes
- 15 September: Nominations open
- 20 September: Nominations close (12pm)
- 23 September: Candidate indication of preferences due (12pm)
- 4 - 6 October: Ballot packs mailed
- 21 October: Voting closes (6pm)[1]
Wards and results
| Ward | Pre-2016 | Swing | Electoral results | Post-2016 | ||||||
| Party | Councillor | Margin[2] | Margin | Councillor | Party | |||||
| Bellevue | Independent | Jim Parke | 8.86 | N/A† | Results | N/A | Jim Parke | Independent | ||
| Cotham | Independent | Judith Voce | 19.56 | -27.74 | Results | 16.39 | Felicity Sinfield | Liberal[3] | ||
| Gardiner | Independent | Coral Ross | 24.88 | +0.66 | Results | 31.66 | Coral Ross | Independent | ||
| Glenferrie | Independent | Steve Hurd | 18.28 | -5.86 | Results | 6.56 | Steve Hurd | Independent | ||
| Junction | Independent | Jack Wegman | 22.92 | -1.67 | Results | 19.58 | Jack Wegman | Independent | ||
| Lynden | Independent | Heinz Kreutz | 16.88 | N/A‡ | Results | 7.04 | Lisa Hollingsworth | Independent | ||
| Maling | Independent | Jane Addis | 24.42 | +8.6 | Results | 41.62 | Jane Addis | Independent | ||
| Maranoa | Independent | Philip Mallis | 10.24 | N/A‡ | Results | 35.24 | Cynthia Watson | Liberal[4] | ||
| Solway | Labor | Kevin Chow | 0.64 | N/A‡ | Results | 8.50 | Garry Thompson | Liberal[3] | ||
| Studley | Liberal[3] | Phillip Healey | 40.94 | -14.72 | Results | 11.50 | Phillip Healey | Liberal[3] | ||
† - election not held ‡ - incumbent councillor did not nominate for re-election
Campaign
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council 2016 Election. http://web.archive.org/web/20160823002210/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/BoroondaraElection/, accessed: 23 August 2016 (Archived from the original)
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council election results 2016. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/Council2016/BoroondaraResult.html, accessed: 13 November 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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
- ↑ Tim Smith MP, Member for Kew. http://web.archive.org/save/https://www.facebook.com/TimSmithKew/posts/1836402893260281, accessed: 6 November 2016