2024 Canterbury Bankstown Council election
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14 September 2024
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| Registered | 236,472[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 82.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Canterbury Bankstown Council election was held on 14 September 2024 to elect 15 councillors to the City of Canterbury Bankstown.[2] The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales.[3]
The Labor Party narrowly retained its majority, winning eight seats.[4] The Liberal Party won three seats but lost 12.8% of its council-wide vote, owing to a missed candidate nomination deadline which prevented some of its councillors from recontesting.[5]
Canterbury Ward councillor Jessie Nguyen was expelled from the Liberal Party in December 2022.[6]
Electoral system
Like in all other New South Wales local government areas (LGAs), Canterbury Bankstown Council elections use optional preferential voting.[7] Under this system, voters are only required to vote for one candidate or group, although they can choose to preference other candidates.[8]
All elections for councillor positions are elected using proportional representation.[9] Canterbury Bankstown has an Australian Senate-style ballot paper with above-the-line and below-the-line voting.[10] The council is divided into five wards, each electing three councillors.[2]
The election was conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC).[11][12]