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Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox election The 2017 Greater Geelong local election was held on 27 October 2017 to elect 11 councillors to the City of Greater Geelong in Victoria.[1]

More than 50 candidates contested across the four wards, including 19 in Brownbill.[2][3][4][5]

The election was conducted by post by the Victorian Electoral Commission.[1]

Background

The previous Greater Geelong City Council was elected in 2012, while Mayor Darryn Lyons was elected at a 2013 by-election.

The council was sacked by the Andrews Government in May 2016 after allegations of bullying, with administrators installed to manage city and council affairs as well as to remove cultural problems that led to the sacking.[6]

While all other local government areas in Victoria went to the polls in November 2016 as per usual, Geelong did not. Instead, a Citizen's Jury was established to help determine a way forward, including deciding on the structure a future council should take.

Eventually, legislation was introduced and passed the Victorian Parliament to bring forward elections to October 2017 instead of 2020, as was originally planned.[7]

Electoral system

For the first time in Geelong, councillors were elected to four multi-member wards:

  • Bellarine (3 councillors)
  • Brownbill (3 councillors)
  • Kardinia (3 councillors)
  • Windermere (2 councillors)

Before this, the council comprised 12 wards that each had a single councillor, as well as a directly-elected mayor. They were as follows:

  • Austin
  • Beangala
  • Brownbill
  • Buckley
  • Cheetham
  • Corio
  • Coryule
  • Cowie
  • Deakin
  • Kardinia
  • Kildare
  • Windermere

Proportional representation was introduced at the 2017 election, with instant-runoff voting used previously.

Results

Party Votes % Seats Change
Шаблон:Australian party style |   Independent 5 Шаблон:Increase 1
Шаблон:Australian party style |   Independent Liberal 4 Шаблон:Decrease 1
Шаблон:Australian party style |   Independent Labor 1 Шаблон:Decrease 1
Шаблон:Australian party style |   Greens 1 Шаблон:Steady
Шаблон:Australian party style |   Animal Justice 0 Шаблон:Steady
Шаблон:Australian party style |   Socialist Alliance 0 Шаблон:Steady
Шаблон:Australian party style |   Independent Nationals 0 Шаблон:Steady
 Formal votes

Шаблон:Election box end

Bellarine (3 councillors)

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9 candidate declared[8]
Party Candidate Background
Шаблон:Australian party style Animal Justice Party Naomi Adams
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Stephanie Asher Consultant
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Anne Brackley
Шаблон:Australian party style Labor Jim Mason
Шаблон:Australian party style Greens Stephen McGain
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Art Sims
Шаблон:Australian party style Liberal Trent Sullivan President of the Geelong Young Liberals, real estate agent
Шаблон:Australian party style Liberal John Van Beveren Lawyer and small business owner
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Stewart Webb

Brownbill (3 councillors)

19 candidates declared, in alphabetical order[9]
Party Candidate Background
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Mik Aidt Journalist and community radio host
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent George Ballas Community advocate, former Chairman of Pako Festa
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Nicole Brown
Шаблон:Australian party style Socialist Alliance Sue Bull Activist and unionist
Шаблон:Australian party style Labor Melissa Cadwell Manager at Melbourne Health[10]
Шаблон:Australian party style Labor Ellen Csar Advocate and teaching aid
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Freya Fidge HR Professional, family history of Councilors and Mayors[10]
Шаблон:Australian party style Animal Justice Party Jennifer Gamble Nurse
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Terry Gillard Community Involvement[10]
Шаблон:Australian party style Socialist Alliance Sarah Hathway Student and activist
Шаблон:Australian party style Animal Justice Party Jacqui Jacka Nurse
Шаблон:Australian party style Liberal Michael King Businessman
Шаблон:Australian party style Liberal Eddy Kontelj Former Councillor
Шаблон:Australian party style Greens Sarah Mansfield General Practitioner
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Peter Mitchell Business Solutions[10]
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Peter Murrihy Former Councillor
Шаблон:Australian party style Nationals Charles Neal Tourism boat operator
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Alec Sandner Former City of Greater Bendigo mayor
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Stephen Simmonds

Kardinia (3 councillors)

9 candidates declared, in alphabetical order.[11]
Party Candidate Background
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Bruce Harwood Former Councillor
Шаблон:Australian party style Labor Brent Lyons-Lee
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Darren Hauenstein IT professional
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Doug Mann Teacher
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Pat Murnane
Шаблон:Australian party style Liberal Ron Nelson Former Councillor, former archivist.
Шаблон:Australian party style Greens Lois Newman Student, president of the Deakin Greens on Campus in Geelong.
Шаблон:Australian party style Animal Justice Party Elliot Taylor
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Mary Walker Theatre director, former teacher

Windermere (2 councillors)

10 candidates declared, in alphabetical order.[12]
Party Candidate Background
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Anthony Aitken
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Tony Ansett Former Councillor
Шаблон:Australian party style Labor Robert Blaszczyk
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Ken Dickens Owner of Corio Waste Management.
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Jordan Grossman Engineer at Ford Motor Company
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Kylie Grzybek Chief of Staff to transport Accident Commission CEO
Шаблон:Australian party style Labor Moshtagh Heidari
Шаблон:Australian party style Independent Marina Kozul Architect.
Шаблон:Australian party style Greens Greg Lacey
Шаблон:Australian party style Labor David Withington Public relations consultant

Election timeline

26 September 2017: Candidate nominations close

3 October: Windermere candidates forum at 94.7 The Pulse

10 October: Brownbill candidates forum at 94.7 The Pulse

10–12 October: Ballot packs are mailed out in the days around 10–12 October 2017.

27 October: Postal voting closes

28 October: Election Day

References

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Шаблон:Victorian elections