2024 Fairfield City Council election
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14 September 2024
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The 2024 Fairfield City Council election was held on 14 September 2024 to elect a mayor and twelve councillors to the Fairfield City Council.[1] The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales.[2]
Frank Carbone was re-elected to a fourth term as mayor with 81.4% of the vote.[3] The Carbone-Le Alliance retained its majority, while the Labor Party was reduced to two seats.[4]
Fairfield, located in the west of Sydney, has often been considered a safe area for the Labor Party.[5] In 2016, incumbent mayor Frank Carbone lost Labor preselection but was narrowly re-elected as an independent.[6]
In 2021, Carbone was re-elected mayor in a landslide with 73.5% of the vote.[7] At the same election, Carbone's eponymous ticket won six councillor positions, while another eponymous ticket led by Dai Le (also registered as the Australian Women's Party) won three seats.[1]
Le was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2022 federal election after winning the Division of Fowler, becoming the first non-Labor MP to represent the seat.[8] She continued serving as a Fairfield councillor.[9]
Electoral system
Like in all other New South Wales local government areas (LGAs), Fairfield City Council elections use optional preferential voting.[10] Under this system, voters are only required to vote for one candidate or group, although they can choose to preference other candidates.[11] Fairfield was one of 37 LGAs to have a direct mayoral election in 2024.[1]
All elections for councillor positions are elected using proportional representation.[12] Fairfield has an Australian Senate-style ballot paper with above-the-line and below-the-line voting.[13] The council is divided into two wards, each electing six councillors.[1]
Fairfield was one of two LGAs (the other being Liverpool) to use the Australian Election Company to conduct its election in 2024.[14] This was possible because of legislation implemented by the O'Farrell Liberal–National government in 2011, which allowed councils to choose private election providers instead of the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC).[15] Following the 2024 local elections, the Minns Labor government introduced legislation which would see the NSWEC conduct all local elections.[16]
Retiring councillors
Labor
- George Barcha (Parks)
- Carmen Lazar (Fairfield/Cabravale)[17]
Candidates
Mayoral candidates
Candidates are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot.
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
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| Labor | Basim Shamaon | Candidate for Fairfield/Cabravale Ward in 2021 | |
| Frank Carbone | Frank Carbone | Fairfield mayor since 2012 | |
Ward candidates
Fairfield/Cabravale
| Independent (Group A) |
Frank Carbone (Group B) |
Independent (Group C) |
Dai Le (Group D) |
Labor (Group E) |
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Parks
| Frank Carbone (Group A) |
Dai Le (Group B) |
Labor (Group C) |
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