| Solway Ward | |
|---|---|
| Council | Boroondara |
| Created | 1996 |
| Councillor | Garry Thompson[1] |
| Namesake | Named for locality and local post office south-east of Camberwell[2] |
| Electors | 11,198 (2020)[3] |
| Area | 6.03[4] km2 |
Solway 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 Ashburton and part of Glen Iris.
Councillors
| 1996—2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Garry Thompson | Liberal[6] | 2016—present | |
| Kevin Chow | Labor[7] | 2008—2016 | |
| Mary Halikias-Byrnes[8] | Labor | 2004—2008 | |
| Keith Walter | Independent | 1996—2004 | |
Electoral results
Main article: Electoral results for Solway Ward
| Boroondara council election, 2016: Solway[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| Liberal | Garry Thompson[6] | 4,471 | 45.76 | +19.61 | |
| Independent | Brendan Eager | 3,029 | 31.00 | +31.00 | |
| Liberal | Michael Doyle[6] | 2,271 | 23.24 | +23.24 | |
| Total formal votes | 9,771 | 97.83 | +0.23 | ||
| Informal votes | 217 | 2.17 | -0.23 | ||
| Turnout | 9,988 | 79.60 | +2.73 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Garry Thompson | 5,685 | 58.18 | +8.50 | |
| Independent | Brendan Eager | 4,086 | 41.82 | +41.82 | |
References
- ↑ Tim Smith MP, Member for Kew. https://web.archive.org/web/20171013034215/https://www.facebook.com/TimSmithKew/posts/1836402893260281, accessed: 21 February 2017
- ↑ City of Boroondara. History of Ward Names. https://web.archive.org/web/20170312070925/https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/our-city/history/ward-names, accessed: 13 October 2017
- ↑ 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. Final Report - 2015 Boroondara City Council Subdivision Review. October 2015. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/files/RepReviews/BoroondaraFinalReport2015.pdf, accessed: 13 October 2017
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council profile. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/boroondaraprofile.html, accessed: 13 October 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 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
- ↑ Boroondara Weekly Review. Friendly Fire for Solway Ward. 24 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164332/http://www.theweeklyreviewstonnington.com.au/story/354449/friendly-fire-for-solway-ward/?cs=12, accessed: 13 October 2017
- ↑ Higgins ALP. A Labor Party for the 21st Century. http://web.archive.org/web/20161113091557/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/54116580/21st-century, accessed: 13 November 2016 (Archived from the original)
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council 2016 Election. http://web.archive.org/web/20160823002210/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/BoroondaraElection/, accessed: 13 October 2017 (Archived from the original)