| Maranoa Ward | |
|---|---|
| Council | Boroondara |
| Created | 1996 |
| Councillor | Cynthia Watson[1] |
| Namesake | Maranoa Gardens, named for Maranoa River in Queensland, indigenous word for 'alive'[2][3] |
| Electors | 11,439 (2020)[4] |
| Area | 5.98 km2 |
Maranoa Ward is a Victorian Electoral Commission electoral division in the City of Boroondara.[5] The ward was proclaimed at the time of Boroondara's return to democratic government in 1996 and covers parts of Balwyn, Balwyn North and Mont Albert.
Councillors
| 1996—2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Cynthia Watson | Liberal[1] | 2016—present | |
| Philip Mallis | Independent | 2012—2016 | |
| Nicholas Tragas | Liberal[6] | 2004—2012 | |
| Chris Pattas | Independent | 1996—2004 | |
Electoral results
Main article: Electoral results for Maranoa Ward
| Boroondara council election, 2016: Maranoa[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| Liberal | Cynthia Watson[1] | 5,092 | 58.54 | +58.54 | |
| Liberal | Charles Pruden[8] | 1,579 | 18.15 | +18.15 | |
| Independent | Xavier Larkin | 2,027 | 23.30 | +23.30 | |
| Total formal votes | 8,698 | 97.58 | +0.77 | ||
| Informal votes | 216 | 2.42 | -0.77 | ||
| Turnout | 8,914 | 78.04 | +3.94 | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tim Smith MP, Member for Kew. http://web.archive.org/save/https://www.facebook.com/TimSmithKew/posts/1836402893260281, accessed: 21 February 2017
- ↑ City of Boroondara. 'History of Ward Names'. https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/our-city/history/ward-names, accessed: 21 February 2017
- ↑ McWilliams, Gwen. Balwyn Walks. 1992
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council election results 2020. November 2020. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/2020-council-election-results/boroondara-city-council, accessed: 5 February 2021
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council profile. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/boroondaraprofile.html, accessed: 21 February 2017
- ↑ Willingham, Richard. Former peacekeeper in preselection battle. Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/former-peacekeeper-in-preselection-battle-20120504-1y3cx.html, accessed: 21 February 2017
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council 2016 Election. http://web.archive.org/web/20160823002210/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/BoroondaraElection/, accessed: 21 February 2017 (Archived from the original)
- ↑ Tim Wilson. 27 May 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20161112035443/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153645230785980&set=t.100001312341366&type=3&theater, accessed: 21 February 2017 (Archived from the original)