2024 Hawkesbury City Council election

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Registered50,010[1]
Turnout84.3%
2024 Hawkesbury City Council election
← 2021
14 September 2024
2028 →
All 12 seats on Hawkesbury City Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Registered50,010[1]
Turnout84.3%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sarah McMahon Mary Lyons-Buckett Shane Djuric
Party Liberal People Not Parties Shooters
Last election 4 seats 1 seat 1 seat
Seats before 4 1 1
Seats won 4 2 1
Seat change Steady Increase 1 Steady
Primary vote 10,997 4,879 4,529
Percentage 27.3% 12.1% 11.2%
Swing Decrease 7.1 Increase 2.4 Increase 4.1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Amanda Kotlash Danielle Wheeler Eddie Dogramaci
Party Labor Greens Small Business
Last election 2 seats 1 seat 1 seat
Seats before 2 1 1
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady Steady
Primary vote 4,337 3,930 3,474
Percentage 10.7% 9.7% 8.6%
Swing Decrease 1.4 Increase 2.6 Increase 4.0

The 2024 Hawkesbury City Council election was held on 14 September 2024 to elect twelve councillors to the City of Hawkesbury.[2] The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales.[3]

The Liberal Party retained the four seats it held prior to the election despite a 7.1% decrease in its vote.[4] People Not Parties doubled its seats to two, while two independents from separate groups were also elected.[5] The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, the Labor Party, the Greens and the Small Business Party all won one seat each.[5]

In September 2023, councillor Nathan Zamprogno left the Liberal Party, making claims of bullying and corruption against the party.[6] He was elected in 2016 on the Liberal ticket but recontested his seat without party endorsement in 2021 and was elected with 9.5% of the vote.[7][8] Zamprogno's support increased in 2024, when he was re-elected with 11.9% of the vote.[4][5]

Electoral system

Like in all other New South Wales local government areas (LGAs), Hawkesbury City Council elections use optional preferential voting.[9] Under this system, voters are only required to vote for one candidate or group, although they can choose to preference other candidates.[10]

All elections for councillor positions are elected using proportional representation.[11] Hawkesbury has an Australian Senate-style ballot paper with above-the-line and below-the-line voting.[12] The council is composed of a single ward.[2]

The election was conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC).[13][14]

Retiring councillors

Labor

  • Barry Calvert[2]

Liberal

  • Patrick Conolly – announced 29 March 2024[15]

Candidates

Former Labor MP Chris Haviland, who served as the member for Macarthur in the House of Representatives from 1993 until 1996, sought preselection to replace Barry Calvert as Labor's lead candidate but was unsuccessful and received the fifth position on the party's ticket.[16]

This was the only council contested by The Small Business Party in 2024.[17][18]

Campaign

Results

References

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