Results for Knox City Council Elections 2012

WardVoting Count Method
Baird WardPreferential
Chandler WardPreferential
Collier WardUncontested
Dinsdale WardUncontested
Dobson WardPreferential
Friberg WardPreferential
Scott WardPreferential
Taylor WardPreferential
Tirhatuan WardPreferential

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Baird Ward (1 vacancy)

Elected: LOCKWOOD, Peter 
Enrolment:12432
Formal Votes:7560
Informal Votes:741 (8.93% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:8301 (66.77% of the total enrolment)
  • Distribution Report (XLS 7kB , XML 13kB)


Recount results for first preference votes

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
COTTIER, Dean1204 15.93%
JAMES, Garrie1910 25.26%
HOEFER, Bernhard867 11.47%
SEARLE, Anthony1353 17.90%
LOCKWOOD, Peter2226 29.44%

Please note:- all first preference percentages have been rounded to two decimal points.

Recount Results for single vacancy after distribution of preferences

CandidateVotes after distributionPercentage
JAMES, Garrie3766 49.81%
LOCKWOOD, Peter3794 50.19%

Please note:- all first preference percentages have been rounded to two decimal points.

Chandler Ward (1 vacancy)

Elected: MORTIMORE, John 
Enrolment:11836
Formal Votes:7508
Informal Votes:653 (8.00% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:8161 (68.95% of the total enrolment)


First preference votes

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
MORTIMORE, John3941 52.49%
HARBERT, Mark Anthony3567 47.51%

Please note:- all first preference percentages have been rounded to two decimal points.

Collier Ward (1 vacancy)

Elected: COSSARI, Joe (Unopposed)

Dinsdale Ward (1 vacancy)

Elected: GILL, Adam (Unopposed)

Dobson Ward (1 vacancy)

Elected: ORPEN, Karin 
Enrolment:13393
Formal Votes:9042
Informal Votes:725 (7.42% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:9767 (72.93% of the total enrolment)
  • Distribution Report (XLS 6kB , XML 11kB)


Recheck results for first preference votes

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
VERSTRAETE, Gabrielle2596 28.71%
ORPEN, Karin4482 49.57%
MUTCH, David1964 21.72%

Please note:- all first preference percentages have been rounded to two decimal points.

Results for single vacancy after distribution of preferences

CandidateVotes after distributionPercentage
VERSTRAETE, Gabrielle3774 41.74%
ORPEN, Karin5268 58.26%

Please note:- all first preference percentages have been rounded to two decimal points.

Friberg Ward (1 vacancy)

Elected: HOLLAND, Tony 
Enrolment:13419
Formal Votes:9520
Informal Votes:913 (8.75% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:10433 (77.75% of the total enrolment)
  • Distribution Report (XLS 7kB , XML 15kB)


Recheck results for first preference votes

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
HOLLAND, Tony3894 40.90%
DARRAGH, Blair409 4.30%
COOPER, Lisa1696 17.82%
WALTER, Andrew2703 28.39%
RICHARDSON, Tony343 3.60%
ROGERS, Deborah475 4.99%

Please note:- all first preference percentages have been rounded to two decimal points.

Results for single vacancy after distribution of preferences

CandidateVotes after distributionPercentage
HOLLAND, Tony5458 57.33%
WALTER, Andrew4062 42.67%

Please note:- all first preference percentages have been rounded to two decimal points.

Scott Ward (1 vacancy)

Elected: COOPER, David 
Enrolment:13087
Formal Votes:9357
Informal Votes:606 (6.08% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:9963 (76.13% of the total enrolment)


First preference votes

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
LAWLESS, Dwayne1825 19.50%
COLE, Peter2765 29.55%
COOPER, David4767 50.95%

Please note:- all first preference percentages have been rounded to two decimal points.

Taylor Ward (1 vacancy)

Elected: PEARCE, Darren 
Enrolment:13632
Formal Votes:10154
Informal Votes:712 (6.55% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:10866 (79.71% of the total enrolment)


First preference votes

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
OSBORNE, Anthony3609 35.54%
PEARCE, Darren6545 64.46%

Please note:- all first preference percentages have been rounded to two decimal points.

Tirhatuan Ward (1 vacancy)

Elected: SEYMOUR, Nicole 
Enrolment:12957
Formal Votes:8973
Informal Votes:735 (7.57% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:9708 (74.92% of the total enrolment)


First preference votes

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
SEYMOUR, Nicole5294 59.00%
KEILY, Phillip1890 21.06%
FROST, Glenda1789 19.94%

Please note:- all first preference percentages have been rounded to two decimal points.