Results for Mount Alexander Shire Council Elections 2012

WardVoting Count Method
Calder WardPreferential
Castlemaine WardProportional representation
Coliban WardPreferential
Loddon River WardUncontested
Tarrengower WardPreferential

Map of Mount Alexander Shire Council

Calder Ward (1 vacancy)

Elected: BARBER, Tim 
Enrolment:2055
Formal Votes:1649
Informal Votes:38 (2.25% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:1687 (82.09% of the total enrolment)


First preference votes

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
PAAS, Hans607 36.81%
BARBER, Tim1042 63.19%

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

Castlemaine Ward (3 vacancies)

Elected: COLE, Chris (1st elected)
Elected: BELL, Tony (2nd elected)
Elected: HOWARD, Jessica (3rd elected)
Enrolment:7013
Formal Votes:5452
Informal Votes:135 (2.42% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:5587 (79.67% of the total enrolment)
Quota:1364
  • Distribution Report (XLS 32kB , XML 67kB)


First preference votes

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
RASA, Margaret353 6.47%
COLE, Chris1227 22.51%
MACHIN, Bronwen840 15.41%
THOMAS, Grant467 8.57%
VICTOR-GORDON, Scott209 3.83%
BELL, Tony900 16.51%
CARTHEW, Stephen337 6.18%
HOWARD, Jessica680 12.47%
DUNN, Stuart333 6.11%
VICKERS, Alby106 1.94%

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

Coliban Ward (1 vacancy)

Elected: HENDERSON, Christine 
Enrolment:2166
Formal Votes:1554
Informal Votes:41 (2.57% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:1595 (73.64% of the total enrolment)
  • Distribution Report (XLS 7kB , XML 14kB)


First preference votes

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
YERMAN, Irene151 9.72%
BAYLISS, Bill171 11.00%
KENDALL, Stephen Barry198 12.74%
HADFIELD, Rod366 23.55%
BRODIE-HANNS, Jacqueline111 7.14%
HENDERSON, Christine557 35.84%

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

Results for single vacancy after distribution of preferences

CandidateVotes after distributionPercentage
BAYLISS, Bill308 19.82%
HADFIELD, Rod428 27.54%
HENDERSON, Christine818 52.64%

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

Loddon River Ward (1 vacancy)

Elected: REDDEN, Michael (Unopposed)

Tarrengower Ward (1 vacancy)

Elected: TELFORD, Sharon 
Enrolment:2056
Formal Votes:1607
Informal Votes:23 (1.41% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:1630 (79.28% of the total enrolment)


First preference votes

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
TELFORD, Sharon1015 63.16%
ROBERTS, Keith269 16.74%
ADAMS, Jennifer Helen113 7.03%
CROPLEY, Janet210 13.07%

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