2016 Victorian local elections

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2016 Victorian local elections
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  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
SOC
Party Independents Greens The Socialists
Last election 18 seats Did not exist
Seats before 16 1
Seats won 29 1
Seat change Increase 13 Steady
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
SA
RUAP
LDP
Party Socialist Alliance Rise Up Liberal Democrats
Last election 1 seat 1 seat 0 seats
Seats before 1 1 0
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady Increase 1
  Seventh party
 
CA
Leader Russell Bate
Party Country Alliance
Last election 1 seat
Seats before 1
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

The 2016 Victorian local elections were held on 22 October 2016 to elect the councils of the 79 local government areas in Victoria, Australia.[1][2]

The elections saw the largest-ever amount of Greens councillors elected, with the party increasing their local government representatives from 17 to 29.[3] The Labor Party and Liberal Party did not endorse any candidates.[4]

A number of councillors joined or left parties before the 2016 elections.

CouncilWardCouncillorFormer partyNew partyDate
Campaspe Kyabram Robert Danieli   Independent   Katter's Australian November/December 2012
Darebin Cazaly Vince Fontana   Labor   Independent 6 December 2012[5][6]
Darebin Cazaly Vince Fontana   Independent   Mutual 30 January 2014[7]
Darebin Cazaly Julie Williams   Independent   Mutual 30 January 2014[7]
Glen Eira Rosstown Neil Pilling   Greens   Independent 20 May 2014[8]
Darebin La Trobe Gaetano Greco   Labor   Independent Post-May 2014[9]
Darebin Cazaly Vince Fontana   Mutual   Independent 2014
Darebin Cazaly Julie Williams   Mutual   Independent 2014
Moreland North-West John Kavanagh   Democratic Labour   Independent 2014
Moonee Valley Myrnong Cam Nation   Independent Liberal   No East West Link 15 September 2014[10][11]
Moyne Unsubdivided James Purcell   Independent   Vote 1 Local Jobs October 2014[12]
Greater Bendigo Lockwood Elise Chapman   Independent   Country Alliance 15 October 2014[13]
Greater Geelong Austin John Irvine   Independent   Country Alliance 16 October 2014[14][15]
Port Phillip Albert Park Amanda Stevens   Labor   Independent Labor 26 February 2015[16]
Moyne Unsubdivided Jim Doukas   Independent   Country Alliance Mid-2015[17][18][19]
Moonee Valley Myrnong Cam Nation   No East West Link   Independent 2015
Greater Bendigo Lockwood Elise Chapman   Country Alliance   Independent 2015
Greater Geelong Austin John Irvine   Country Alliance   Independent 2015
Greater Bendigo Lockwood Elise Chapman   Independent   One Nation 8 January 2016[20]
Yarra Langridge Stephen Jolly   Socialist   The Socialists 22 February 2016[21]
Moonee Valley Rose Hill John Sipek   Labor   Independent Mid-2016[22]
Darebin Cazaly Julie Williams   Independent   Labor Pre-October 2016[23]

Results

Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independents
  Labor
  Liberal
  Burwood Liberals
  Greens 29 Increase 11
  Independent National
  Team Doyle 27,116 3
  Together Melbourne 6,578 1
  Phil Cleary Means Business 5,667 1
  Stephen Mayne T.I.A.E. 3,666 0
  Team Morgan - A City That Works 3,557 1
  Strengthening Melbourne 1,905 0
  Listening To Locals 1,718 0
  An Indigenous Voice On Council 1,534 1 Increase 1
  Serving Melbourne With Integrity 1,519 0
  The Light On The Hill Team 960 0
  The Heritage Agenda 816 0
  Melburnian Voice 808 0
  Science 82 0 Steady
  Liberal Democrats 1 Increase 1
  The Socialists 1 Increase 1
  Rise Up Australia 1 Steady
  Socialist Alliance 1 Steady
  Animal Justice 0 Steady
  Independent Labor

Aftermath

On 8 November, Melbourne councillor-elect Brooke Wandin (An Indigenous Voice On Council) stood down from her position amid an investigation by the Local Government Investigations and Compliance Inspectorate into her eligibility.[24] Wandin and former councillor Richard Foster were later charged with electoral fraud, with prosecutors alleging Wandin did not live at the Kensington address she had nominated when registering for election.[25] Both parties plead guilty to charges of electoral fraud; Foster received a 12-month good behaviour bond, while Wandin was placed onto a diversion program. Nic Frances Gilley was declared elected in Wandin's place.[26]

Additionally in Melbourne, Phil Cleary Means Business councillor Michael Caiafa lost his seat in March 2017 after it was determined he was not duly elected. Team Doyle's Susan Riley was declared elected in his place.[27]

In April 2017, hundreds of people reported receiving infringement notices for allegedly having not voted, despite claiming that they had.[28]

By-elections and countbacks

Notes

References

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