2016 Melbourne City Council election
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Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne All 9 seats on the City of Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 133,801 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 73,795  4.79% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the City of Melbourne were held via postal ballot in 2016 to elect 9 councillors to the council, as well as the direct election of the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Independent Robert Doyle was re-elected as Lord Mayor for a third term.
Following the resignation of councillor-elect Brooke Wandin, a full recount of councillor ballots was ordered by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal on 14 March 2017.[1]
Results
Mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robert Doyle Arron Wood |
31,743 | 44.62 | +3.86 | |
| Greens | Olivia Ball Roxane Ingleton |
15,131 | 21.27 | +6.48 | |
| Independent | Phil Cleary Junxi Su |
7,745 | 10.89 | +10.89 | |
| Independent | Ken Ong Sue Morphet |
7,391 | 10.39 | +10.39 | |
| Independent | Gary Morgan Michael O'Brien |
4,830 | 6.79 | −4.53 | |
| Independent | Ron Hunt Doone Clifton |
2,548 | 3.58 | +3.58 | |
| Independent | Anthony van der Craats Yunli Han |
1,749 | 2.46 | +2.46 | |
| Total formal votes | 71,137 | 96.40 | +0.75 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,658 | 3.60 | −0.75 | ||
| Turnout | 73,795 | 55.15 | −4.79 | ||
| After distribution of preferences | |||||
| Independent | Robert Doyle Arron Wood |
36,974 | 51.98 | −0.44 | |
| Greens | Olivia Ball Roxane Ingleton |
18,481 | 25.98 | +0.91 | |
| Independent | Phil Cleary Junxi Su |
15,682 | 22.04 | +22.04 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
The VEC distributed preliminary preferences until an electoral ticket exceeded 50 per cent of the vote, in this case Independent candidates Robert Doyle and Arron Wood.[2]
Councillor election
| # | Councillor | Party | |
| 1 | Kevin Louey | Independent | |
| 2 | Rohan Leppert | Greens | |
| 3 | Nicholas Reece | Independent | |
| 4 | Cathy Oke | Greens | |
| 5 | Tessa Sullivan | Independent | |
| 6 | Philip Le Liu | Independent | |
| 7 | Jackie Watts | Independent | |
| 8 | Nicolas Frances Gilley | Independent | |
| 9 | Susan Riley | Independent | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 7,240 | ||||
| Independent | 1. Kevin Louey (elected 1) 2. Nicholas Reece (elected 3) 3. Tessa Sullivan (elected 5) 4. Susan Riley (elected 9) 5. Beverley Pinder-Mortimer 6. Sue Stanley 7. Hope Wei |
27,116 | 37.45 | −0.03 | |
| Greens | 1. Rohan Leppert (elected 2) 2. Cathy Oke (elected 4) 3. Apsara Sabaratnam 4. Jenny Pitts 5. Ben Curnow |
14,593 | 20.16 | +4.54 | |
| Independent | 1. Philip Le Liu (elected 6) 2. Tony Penna 3. Barbara Yerondais 4. Alice Poon |
6,578 | 9.09 | +9.09 | |
| Independent | 1. Michael Caiafa 2. Suzanne Vale 3. Sebastian Saggio |
5,667 | 7.83 | +7.83 | |
| Independent | 1. Stephen Mayne 2. Johanna Maxwell |
3,666 | 5.06 | −0.95 | |
| Independent | 1. Jackie Watts (elected 7) 2. Michael Kennedy 3. Farida Fleming |
3,557 | 4.91 | −4.69 | |
| Independent | 1. Robin Matthews 2. Wesa Chau 3. Roger Smith |
1,905 | 2.63 | +2.63 | |
| Animal Justice | 1. Bruce Poon 2. Fiona Creedy |
1,770 | 2.44 | +2.44 | |
| Independent | 1. Richard Foster 2. Bridie Walsh |
1,718 | 2.37 | +2.37 | |
| Independent | 2. Nicolas Frances Gilley (elected 8) |
1,534 | 2.12 | +2.12 | |
| Independent | 1. Marcus Fielding 2. Sallyann Wilson |
1,519 | 2.10 | +2.10 | |
| Independent | 1. Jim Ward 2. Sergey Sizenko |
960 | 1.33 | +1.33 | |
| Independent | 1. Adam Munro Ford 2. Luke Downing |
816 | 1.13 | +1.13 | |
| Independent | 1. Joseph Sarraf 2. Miroslav Zverina |
808 | 1.12 | +1.12 | |
| Ungrouped | Luke James Neil Pringle Jing Li |
191 | 0.26 | −0.13 | |
| Total formal votes | 72,398 | 98.04 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,451 | 1.96 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 73,849 | 55.19 | −4.82 | ||
Aftermath
On 8 November, councillor-elect Brooke Wandin stood down from her position amid an investigation by the Local Government Investigations and Compliance Inspectorate into her eligibility.[3] Wandin and former councillor Richard Foster were later charged with electoral fraud, with prosecutors alleging Wandin did not live at the Kensington address she had nominated when registering for election.[4] Both parties plead guilty to charges of electoral fraud; Foster received a 12-month good behaviour bond, while Wandin was placed onto a diversion program.[5]
As a result of Wandin standing down from the council, on 5 December 2016 the Municipal Electoral Tribunal ordered a countback of votes cast. The Victorian Electoral Commission appealed this decision to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, seeking a full recount. On 14 March 2017, the Tribunal ruled in the Commission's favour.[1] A full recount elected Nicolas Frances Gilley and Susan Riley as the eighth and ninth councilors respectively, displacing Michael Caiafa who would have been retained in a vote countback.[1] Gilley and Riley were sworn into council on 21 March 2017.
References
- ^ a b c Scanlan, Shane (22 March 2017). "Caiafa booted off council. Riley back". CBD News. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Melbourne City Council election results 2016". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Indigenous Melbourne City Councillor Brooke Wandin stands down amid questions about eligibility". ABC News. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Melbourne Council candidates Brooke Wandin, Richard Foster charged with electoral fraud". ABC News. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Younger, Emma (19 April 2018). "Former Melbourne councillor avoids conviction over illegal nomination". ABC News. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
