2024 Camden Council election
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14 September 2024
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| Registered | 87,311[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 85.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Camden Council election was held on 14 September 2024 to elect nine councillors to Camden Council.[2] The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales.[3]
The Labor Party and independents won three seats each, while the Libertarian Party gained two.[4] The Liberal Party lost three of the four seats it held prior to the election, owing to a missed candidate nomination deadline which prevented some of its councillors from recontesting.[5]
North Ward councillor Cindy Cagney resigned from the Labor Party in August 2024.[6][7]
Electoral system
Like in all other New South Wales local government areas (LGAs), Camden Council elections use optional preferential voting.[8] Under this system, voters are only required to vote for one candidate or group, although they can choose to preference other candidates.[9]
All elections for councillor positions are elected using proportional representation.[10] Camden has an Australian Senate-style ballot paper with above-the-line and below-the-line voting.[11] The council is divided into three wards, each electing three councillors.[2]
The election was conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC).[12][13]
