2002 Victorian local elections

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2002 Victorian local elections
← 2001
16 March 2002
2003 →
Registered560,000+
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Leader None N/A N/A
Party Independents Labor Liberal
Last election 131[a] 22[a] 3[a]
Seats before 129 23 3
Seats won 124 19 5
Seat change Decrease 5 Decrease 4 Increase 2
Popular vote 443,889 56,771 20,804
Percentage 81.76% 10.20% 3.74%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
SOC
SA
Leader No leader No leader No leader
Party Greens Socialist Socialist Alliance
Last election 0[a] 0 Did not exist
Seats before 1 0 0
Seats won 6 0 0
Seat change Increase 5 Steady Steady
Popular vote 17,951 988 714
Percentage 3.22% 0.18% 0.13%
Swing Increase 0.18 Increase 0.13

The 2002 Victorian local elections were held on 16 March 2002 to elect the councils of 17 of the 78 local government areas in Victoria, Australia.[1]

Until 2008, local elections in Victoria were conducted periodically, meaning 53 councils were not up for election in 2002.[2] The City of Melbourne was initially scheduled to hold its election in 2002, but it was instead brought forward to 22 July 2001 following a change to its electoral structure.[3]

All elections were conducted by the Victorian Electoral Commission with the exception of the City of Moreland, which conducted its own election.[4]

27 candidates were elected unopposed across the state, 24 of which were independents.[1]

Council votes

Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independents 455,160 81.76 124 Decrease 7
  Labor 56,771 10.20 19 Decrease 4
  Liberal 20,804 3.74 5 Increase 2
  Greens 17,951 3.22 6 Increase 6
  Independent Labor 4,328 0.77 1 Increase 1
  Socialist 988 0.18 +0.18 0 Steady
  Socialist Alliance 714 0.13 +0.13 0 Steady
 Total 556,725 100.0 155
 Informal votes
 Turnout

Council control

Party Councils
Number Change
  Independent 14 Decrease 1
  No overall control 1 Increase 1
  Labor 2 Steady

Aftermath

Notes

References

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