Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Murray and Far West
This is a list of results for the 2021 New South Wales local elections in the Murray region, including the Far West.[1][2][3][4]
Albury
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Albury City Council is composed of composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. At the 2016 election, independents and local groups won 76.61% of the vote.[5]
The Albury Citizens and Ratepayers Movement, which had 1.20% of the vote in 2016 and previously had an elected councillor, disbanded in 2019.
Greens councillor Amanda Cohn did not seek re-election but remained on the party's ticket for the election.[6]
Albury results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Team Kylie | 1. Kylie King (elected) 2. Steve Bowen (elected) 3. Rhiannon Veness 4. Aimee Chan 5. Taneesha Smith |
6,426 | 22.6 | +22.6 | |
Stuart Baker Team | 1. Stuart Baker (elected) 2. Jessica Kellahan (elected) 3. Stephen Mamouney 4. Danielle Cale 5. Louise Pemberton |
4,863 | 17.1 | +17.1 | |
Alice Glachan Ticket | 1. Alice Glachan (Ind. Lib) (elected) 2. Lindsay Pearson 3. Graham Docksey 4. Naziya Singh 5. Jackie Dunn |
3,959 | 14.0 | −4.2 | |
Greens | 1. Ashley Edwards (elected) 2. Kofi Isaacs 3. Jill Pattinson 4. Susie Monte 5. Amanda Cohn |
3,074 | 10.8 | −1.4 | |
Labor | 1. Darren Cameron (elected) 2. Marcus Rowland 3. Amelia Cameron 4. Geoffrey Allen 5. Christopher Ryan |
2,714 | 9.5 | −0.5 | |
Independent | 1. Daryl Betteridge (elected) 2. Barbara Hull 3. Jodie Tiernan 4. Brian Grenfell 5. Mathew Tratz |
2,661 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Hamilton Team | 1. Ross Hamilton 2. Dianne Thomas 3. Emily Grellman 4. Lucie Wallis 5. Claire Hamilton |
1,324 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Albury First | 1. Henk Van de Ven 2. Garry Pearce 3. Paul Armstrong 4. Bill Van Noordennen 5. Christopher Martin |
1,294 | 4.6 | −8.3 | |
Thurley | 1. David Thurley (elected) 2. Mark Doyle 3. Esther Heather 4. John Moore 5. Michael Machin |
1,244 | 4.4 | −4.3 | |
Independent | 1. Andrew Barber 2. Sarah Watkins 3. Trevor Barber 4. C. Star 5. Diane Harnett |
768 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Independent | Peter Hood | 51 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 28,374 | 94.2 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,745 | 5.8 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 30,119 | 80.0 |
Berrigan
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Matthew Hannan (elected) | 833 | 17.6 | ||
Independent | Carly Marriott (elected) | 654 | 13.9 | ||
Independent | Sarah McNaught (elected) | 610 | 12.9 | ||
Independent | Edward (Ted) Hatty (elected) | 488 | 10.3 | ||
Independent | John Taylor (elected) | 347 | 7.4 | ||
Independent | Roger Reynoldson (elected) | 313 | 6.6 | ||
Independent | Julia Cornwell McKean (elected) | 302 | 6.4 | ||
Independent | Renee Paine (elected) | 271 | 5.7 | ||
Independent | Marcus Fry | 195 | 4.1 | ||
Independent | Mandy Bonat | 185 | 3.9 | ||
Independent | Clare Allan | 182 | 3.9 | ||
Independent | Daryll Morris | 172 | 3.6 | ||
Independent | Ross Bodey | 168 | 3.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,720 | 95.0 | |||
Informal votes | 249 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,969 | 80.5 |
Broken Hill
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Broken Hill City Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor. At the 2016 election, Labor won a plurality with four councillors, along with Darriea Turley elected mayor.[10]
Incumbent independent councillor Tom Kennedy formed the "For A Better Broken Hill" (FABBH) group for the election, while another independent councillor − Ron Page − joined Dave Gallagher's "Team Broken Hill" group.
The Greens, who had 4.97% of the vote in 2016, did not recontest. However, Ghislaine 'Gigi' Barbe, who ran fourth on the Greens ticket in 2016, ran as an independent.[10]
FABBH won a majority in a landslide victory, electing all six of its candidates, including Kennedy being elected mayor.[11]
Broken Hill results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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For A Better Broken Hill | 1. Tom Kennedy 2. Michael Boland (elected) 3. Bob Algate (elected) 4. Jim Hickey (elected) 5. Hayley Jewitt (elected) 6. Alan Chandler (elected) |
5,237 | 50.4 | +50.4 | |
Team Broken Hill | 1. Dave Gallagher (elected) 2. Ron Page (elected) 3. Dinny Reardon 4. Patrick Reincke 5. Matthew McCarthy |
2,549 | 24.5 | −1.8 | |
Labor | 1. Darriea Turley (elected) 2. Marion Browne (elected) 3. Branko Licul 4. Ashley Byrne 5. Blake Egdecombe 6. Nathan Fell |
2,263 | 21.8 | −16.9 | |
Independent | Gigi Barbe | 346 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Total formal votes | 10,395 | 93.4 | |||
Informal votes | 732 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 11,127 | 83.4 |
Edward River
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Pat Fogarty (elected) | 997 | 21.9 | ||
Independent | Paul Fellows (elected) | 783 | 17.2 | ||
Independent National | Peta Betts (elected) | 705 | 15.5 | ||
Independent Liberal | Shirlee Burge (elected) | 463 | 10.2 | ||
Independent | Linda Fawns (elected) | 398 | 8.7 | ||
Independent | Harold Clapham (elected) | 358 | 7.9 | ||
Independent | Peter Connell (elected) | 276 | 6.1 | ||
Independent | Tarria Moore (elected) | 211 | 4.6 | ||
Independent | Marc Petersen (elected) | 183 | 4.0 | ||
Independent | Shannon Sampson | 138 | 3.0 | ||
Independent | Narelle Whitham | 47 | 1.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,559 | 94.9 | |||
Informal votes | 245 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,804 | 75.8 |
Federation
[edit]Elected councillor | Party | |
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Patrick Bourke | Independent (Group A) | |
David Fahey | Independent (Group A) | |
Andrew Kennedy | Independent (Group C) | |
Aaron Nicholls | Independent (Group E) | |
Shaun Whitechurch | Independent (Group D) | |
Sally Hughes | Independent (Group B) | |
David Longley | Independent | |
Rowena Black | Independent | |
Gail Law | Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent (Group A) | 1,616 | 21.8 | |||
Independent (Group C) | 1,117 | 15.1 | |||
Independent (Group E) | 932 | 12.6 | |||
Independent | David Longley | 873 | 11.8 | ||
Independent (Group D) | 785 | 10.6 | |||
Independent (Group B) | 699 | 9.4 | |||
Independent | Rowena Black | 497 | 6.7 | ||
Independent | Gail Law | 280 | 3.8 | ||
Independent | David Harrison | 251 | 3.4 | ||
Independent | Janette Outram | 249 | 3.4 | ||
Independent | Mick Robson | 103 | 1.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,402 | 94.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,780 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,877 | 79.6 |
Greater Hume
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Independent | 4,037 | 100.0 | 9 | ![]() | |||
Formal votes | 4,037 | 95.60 | |||||
Informal votes | 186 | 4.40 | |||||
Total | 4,223 | 100.00 | 9 |
East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Lea Parker (elected) | unopposed | |||
Independent | Tony Quinn (elected) | unopposed | |||
Independent | Heather Wilton (elected) | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,554 |
North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Doug Meyer (elected) | 707 | 34.5 | ||
Independent | Annette Schilg (elected) | 601 | 29.3 | ||
Independent | Ian Forrest (elected) | 389 | 19.0 | ||
Independent | Karen Schoff | 351 | 17.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,048 | 96.1 | |||
Informal votes | 84 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,132 | 78.4 |
West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jenny O'Neill (elected) | 633 | 31.8 | ||
Independent | Ashley Linder (elected) | 542 | 27.2 | ||
Independent | Matt Hicks (elected) | 375 | 18.9 | ||
Independent | Jonathon Howard | 198 | 10.0 | ||
Independent | Bradley Hore | 135 | 6.8 | ||
Independent | Barbara Chenoweth | 106 | 5.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,989 | 95.1 | |||
Informal votes | 102 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,091 | 84.9 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Including local groups (not to be confused with locally-registered political parties).
- ^ Excluding the mayor, who is directly-elected.
References
[edit]- ^ "Registers of groups of candidates". New South Wales Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Local Government Register of Groups of Candidates" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Local Government Register of Candidates - in Name order" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2023.
- ^ "2021 NSW Local Government Elections". ABC News. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Albury City Council - First Preferences Group and Candidate by Aggregated Vote Type Report". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Ebsary, Ellen (24 April 2021). "Outgoing Deputy Mayor Amanda Cohn reflects on time at council, achievements and abuse". The Border Mail. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "City of Albury". ABC News. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Stripping it back: Councillor keeps it simple when considering club". The Border Mail.
- ^ "Berrigan". ABC News.
- ^ a b "The Council of the City of Broken Hill - First Preferences Group and Candidate by Aggregated Vote Type Report". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Alan Chandler joins Broken Hill council in shock election win". ABC News. 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "City of Broken Hill". ABC News. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Edward River". ABC News.
- ^ "Peta Betts to consider dual roles if elected". Riverine Herald.
- ^ "Federation". ABC News.
- ^ a b c d "Greater Hume Shire". ABC News.