Electoral results for Cotham Ward

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This is a list of electoral results for Cotham Ward in Boroondara local elections.

Councillors for Cotham

1996—2020
Member Party Term
  Felicity Sinfield Liberal[1] 2016—present
  Judith Voce Independent 2012—2016
  David Bloom Liberal 2008—2012
  Phil Meggs Independent 2007—2008
  Lachlan Williams Liberal[2] 2004—2007
  Geoff Hayes Liberal[3] 1996—2004

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Boroondara council election, 2016: Cotham[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Felicity Sinfield 4,199 44.72 +44.72
Independent Judith Voce 2,515 26.79 +1.47
Independent Philip David John Gahn 1,024 10.91 +10.91
Liberal Keiron Long[5] 967 10.30 +10.30
Liberal Elliot Watson 684 7.29 +7.29
Total formal votes 9,389 97.01 +0.52
Informal votes 289 2.99 -0.52
Turnout 9,678 78.55 +4.78
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Felicity Sinfield 4,912 52.32 +52.32
Independent Judith Voce 3,008 32.04 -27.74
Independent Philip David John Gahan 1,469 15.65 +15.65


Boroondara council election, 2012: Cotham[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Geoff Hayes 2,272 26.07 +26.07
Independent Judith Voce 2,207 25.32 +25.32
Independent Theo Bila 1,602 18.38 -4.51
Independent Tony Michael 1,334 15.31 +15.31
Independent Charles Norbury 1,300 14.92 +14.92
Total formal votes 8,715 96.49 -0.65
Informal votes 317 3.51 +0.65
Turnout 9,032 73.77 −3.20
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Judith Voce 5,210 59.78 +59.78
Liberal Geoff Hayes 3,505 40.22 +40.22


References

  1. 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
  2. Josh Freydenberg MP. http://web.archive.org/web/20161106025342/http://www.joshfrydenberg.com.au/guest/Default.aspx?pageNo=112, accessed: 6 November 2016 (Archived from the original)
  3. Victorian Electoral Commission. State Election 2006 : Ballarat East District. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/state2006resultBallaratEastDistrict.html, accessed: 6 August 2016
  4. Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council election results 2016. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/Council2016/BoroondaraResult.html, accessed: 6 November 2016
  5. Tim Smith MP Member for Kew. Maiden Address to Parliament. 23 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20161106031937/http://www.timsmithmp.com/News/Parliament/NewsId/67/ModuleId/465/title/Maiden%20Address%20to%20Parliament, accessed: 6 November 2016 (Archived from the original)
  6. Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council election results 2012. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/BoroondaraResult2012.html, accessed: 28 August 2016
  7. Boroondara Review. Meet the candidates. pp.12-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20160828114340/https://issuu.com/theweeklyreview.com.au/docs/boroondarareviewlocal171012, accessed: 28 August 2016 (Archived from the original)