The 2020 Boroondara council election was held on 24 October 2020. As per previous elections, it was conducted by mail-out ballots. Following changes made by the Victorian Government to the electoral boundaries, a new ward was created at this election.[1] It was the first election since Boroondara's establishment in 1996 with an odd number of wards.
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.[2]
- 28 August 2020 - Electoral roll closes at 4pm
- 17 September 2020 - Nominations open
- 22 September 2020 - Nominations close at 12pm
- 23 September 2020 - Lodgement of candidate statements, photos and questionnaires close at 12pm
- 6 October 2020 - Ballot pack mailout begins
- 8 October 2020 - Ballot pack mailout ends
- 23 October 2020 - Voting closes at 6pm
- 6 November 2020 - Provisional results released on VEC website
- 13 November 2020 - Results declared
Due to the impact of lockdown restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were calls to postpone elections until 2021.[3] No changes have been made to the election schedule as a result.
Candidates
| Ward | Candidate name | Party (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| Bellevue | Astrid Judge | Greens[4] |
| Alex Sawyer | ||
| Austin King | ||
| Greg Ball | ||
| Jim Parke | ||
| Sienna Watson | Animal Justice Party[5] | |
| Cotham | Bill Young | |
| Felicity Sinfield | Liberal[6] | |
| Keiron Long | Liberal (not endorsed)[7] | |
| Gardiner | Catherine Diggins | Liberal[6] |
| Greg Selkirk | ||
| Simon James Denton | ||
| Terence Guthridge | ||
| Victor Franco | ||
| Glenferrie | Florence Edwards | |
| Henry Kerr | Liberal[8][9][6] | |
| Lindon Brian Parbery | ||
| Luke Balasingam | ||
| Steve Hurd | ||
| Wes Gault | Greens[10] | |
| Junction | Di Gillies | |
| Greg Deakin | ||
| Ralph Krien | Liberal[6] | |
| Rowan Story | ||
| Lynden | Carl Le | |
| Charlotte Wang | ||
| Lisa Hollingsworth | Liberal[6] | |
| Maling | Anthony Robert Deicmanis | |
| James Danches | Liberal[11][6] | |
| Jane Addis | ||
| Kristy Joy McIlvenna | ||
| Peter Barclay | ||
| Peter Campbell | ||
| Richard Wilson | ||
| Robert Dennis | ||
| Maranoa | Bonnie Brown | Liberal (not endorsed)[12] |
| Chris Pattas | ||
| Cynthia Watson | Liberal[6] | |
| Dennis Whelan | ||
| Helen Grace Tsoutsouvas | ||
| Mark Newlan | ||
| Yolanda Torrisi | ||
| Riversdale | Emily Kusay | Liberal (not endorsed)[13] |
| Paul Dipnall | Liberal[6] | |
| Nicholas Bieber | Greens (not endorsed)[14] | |
| Robert Bailleu | ||
| Sali Miftari | Liberal[15][6] | |
| Susan Biggar | ||
| Solway | Alan Jane | |
| Garry Thompson | Liberal[6] | |
| Sam Fitchett | ||
| Studley | Amelia Clark | |
| Ander Peterson | Liberal[6] | |
| Annabel Yates | ||
| Kym Sullivan | ||
| Michele Agustin-Guarino | ||
| Nick Stavrou | Liberal[6] | |
| Qiqi Chen | Greens |
Incumbent councillor indicated in italics
Wards and results
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References
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission. Becoming a candidate. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/CandidatesAndParties/BecomingCouncilCandidate.html, accessed: 5 July 2019
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/voting/2020-local-council-election/elections/boroondara-city-council, accessed: 9 August 2020
- ↑ Municipal Association of Victoria. MAV renews call for State Government to defer local government elections. 10 July 2020. https://www.mav.asn.au/news/mav-renews-call-for-state-government-to-defer-local-government-elections, accessed: 11 August 2020
- ↑ Australian Greens. Astrid Judge. https://greens.org.au/vic/person/astrid-judge, date accessed: 9 August 2020
- ↑ Animal Justice Party. Sienna Watson Boroondara 2020. https://www.ajpvic.org.au/siennawatsonboroondara2020, date accessed: 9 August 2020
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 Burwood Liberals. Boroondara City Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923100522/https://www.burwoodliberals.org/boroondara-city-council, accessed: 23 September 2020
- ↑ Liberal Party Victoria. Welcome to Victorian Liberals. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923100848/https://abalinx.com/blog/welcome-to-victorian-liberals/, accessed: 23 September 2020
- ↑ Farrago Magazine. #VicVotes Wrap Up. 4 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923101639/http://farragomagazine.com/2019/03/04/vicvotes-wrap-up/, accessed: 23 September 2020
- ↑ Melbourne University Liberal Club. Home|MULC. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923101803/https://www.mulc.org/, accessed: 23 September 2020
- ↑ Australian Greens. Wes Gault. https://greens.org.au/vic/person/wes-gault, date accessed: 11 August 2020
- ↑ Facebook. James Danches for Maling Ward Boroondara. https://web.archive.org/web/20200829105222/https://www.facebook.com/james4boroondara/, accessed: 29 August 2020 (archived from the original)
- ↑ Jones, Warwick. Voters hit back as Treasurer defends right to deceive. 31 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923102749/https://wajones.press/portfolio/treasurer-of-australia-defends-his-right-to-deceive-his-constituents, accessed: 23 September 2020
- ↑ Facebook. Emily Kusay - Your Candidate for Riversdale Ward. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923095527/https://www.facebook.com/emily.candidateforriversdale/posts/108859144265547?comment_id=125117292639732&reply_comment_id=126026022548859, accessed: 23 September 2020 (Archived from the original
- ↑ Boroondara Greens. Boroondara State Campaign Launch 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20200414085120/https://victoria.greens.org.au/nicholasbieber/boroondara_state_campaign_launch_2018, accessed: 23 September 2020
- ↑ Miftari, Sali. Change the face of the Liberal Party? Change the (mostly male) faces. The Age: Melbourne. 31 December 2018. https://www.smh.com.au/national/change-the-face-of-the-liberal-party-change-the-mostly-male-faces-20181228-p50oml.html, accessed: 23 September 2020