Hepburn Shire Council election results 2016

WardVoting Count Method
Birch WardProportional representation
Cameron WardPreferential
Coliban WardPreferential
Creswick WardUncontested
Holcombe WardPreferential

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Birch Ward (2 vacancies)

Results for this election have now been finalised. The following candidates are declared elected.

Elected candidates

Elected: REDWOOD, Kate (1st elected)
Elected: ROBSON, Fiona Kay (2nd elected)

Count summary

Enrolment:4521
Formal Votes:3117
Informal Votes:67 (2.10% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:3184 (70.43% of the total enrolment)
Quota:1040
  • Distribution Report (Excel, 25kB)

First preference votes

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

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
KELLY, Donna319
10.23%
THOMPSON, Greg550
17.65%
ROBSON, Fiona Kay697
22.36%
REDWOOD, Kate919
29.48%
HOUGHTON, Paul632
20.28%

Cameron Ward (1 vacancy)

Results for this election have now been finalised. The following candidate is declared elected.

Elected candidates

Elected: NEWITT, Neil Raymond 

Count summary

Enrolment:2080
Formal Votes:1597
Informal Votes:30 (1.84% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:1627 (78.22% of the total enrolment)
  • Distribution Report (Excel, 23kB)

First preference votes

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

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
NEWITT, Neil Raymond776
48.59%
RUSSELL, Dorothy350
21.92%
HIPWELL, Aaron471
29.49%

Results for single vacancy after distribution of preferences

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

CandidateVotes after distributionPercentage
NEWITT, Neil Raymond936
58.61%
HIPWELL, Aaron661
41.39%

Coliban Ward (1 vacancy)

Results for this election have now been finalised. The following candidate is declared elected.

Elected candidates

Elected: KLEIN, Sebastian John 

Count summary

Enrolment:2154
Formal Votes:1603
Informal Votes:31 (1.90% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:1634 (75.86% of the total enrolment)
  • Distribution Report (Excel, 24kB)

First preference votes

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

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
KLEIN, Sebastian John637
39.74%
McLAREN, John355
22.15%
EVANS, Cate137
8.55%
McCALLUM, David Ian260
16.22%
BURNS, Liz214
13.35%

Results for single vacancy after distribution of preferences

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

CandidateVotes after distributionPercentage
KLEIN, Sebastian John986
61.51%
McLAREN, John617
38.49%

Creswick Ward (2 vacancies)

Elected candidates

At the close of nominations the number of candidates that had nominated for this election was the same as the number of vacancies. Therefore this election was uncontested and the following candidates are declared elected unopposed.
Elected: MAY, Greg (Unopposed)
Elected: HENDERSON, Don (Unopposed)

Holcombe Ward (1 vacancy)

Results for this election have now been finalised. The following candidate is declared elected.

Elected candidates

Elected: COTTRELL, John 

Count summary

Enrolment:2156
Formal Votes:1467
Informal Votes:37 (2.46% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:1504 (69.76% of the total enrolment)
  • Distribution Report (Excel, 23kB)

First preference votes

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

Candidate First preference votesPercentage
McCLENAGHAN, William Marks551
37.56%
SIMPSON, Juliet A. I.370
25.22%
COTTRELL, John546
37.22%

Results for single vacancy after distribution of preferences

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

CandidateVotes after distributionPercentage
McCLENAGHAN, William Marks708
48.26%
COTTRELL, John759
51.74%