Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Murray and Far West
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This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in the Murray region, including the Far West.[1][2]
Murray covers nine local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Albury.[3] The Far West only has two LGAs − Broken Hill and Central Darling − as well as the Unincorporated Far West Region.[4][5]
Albury
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Albury City Council is composed of composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. At the 2021 election, independents and local groups won 79.7% of the vote.[6]
Councillor Jessica Kellahan, who was elected in 2021 as part of the "Stuart Baker Team", announced in July 2024 that she had left Baker's group to run with the "Jessica Kellahan Team".[7]
Greens councillor Ashley Edwards will run for re-election in second position on her party's ticket, behind new candidate Geoff Hudson.[8][9]
Albury results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | 1. Kevin Mack 2. Raissa Butkowski 3. Phillip Bullivant 4. Leigh McGlynn 5. Dianne Thomas |
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Labor | 1. Darren Cameron 2. Carolyn Hassarati 3. David Baird 4. Geoffrey Allen 5. Christopher Ryan |
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Stuart Baker Team | 1. Stuart Baker 2. Stephen Mamouney 3. Danielle Cale 4. Lay Phommachanh 5. Louise Pemberton |
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Team Kylie | 1. Kylie King 2. Beth Docksey 3. Steve Bowen 4. Rhiannon Veness 5. Taneesha Smith |
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Greens | 1. Geoff Hudson 2. Ashley Edwards 3. Dawn Dawson 4. Joseph Lumanog 5. Kofi Isaacs |
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Alice Glachan's Team | 1. Alice Glachan 2. Jane Gould 3. Belinda Mead 4. Naziya Singh 5. Jackie Dunn |
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Jessica Kellahan Team | 1. Jessica Kellahan 2. Michael Alexander 3. Jodie Tiernan 4. Jack Stean 5. Amanda Giblin |
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Independent Liberal | Isaac Eyalama | ||||
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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 2021 election, For A Better Broken Hill (FABBH) won a majority with five councillors, along with Tom Kennedy elected mayor.
All three groups/parties from 2021 are recontesting in 2024.[12][13] Branco Licul, a former Labor councillor who unsuccessfully ran for re-election on the Labor ticket in 2021, is contesting as an ungrouped independent candidate.[14]
Broken Hill results
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Labor | 1. Darriea Turley 2. Ashley Byrne 3. Blake Edgecombe 4. Nathan Fell 5. Richard Shoebridge |
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Team Broken Hill | 1. Dave Gallagher 2. Ron Page 3. Dean Grose 4. Matthew McCarthy 5. Anita Hoysted |
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For A Better Broken Hill | 1. Tom Kennedy 2. Michael Boland 3. Jim Hickey 4. Bob Algate 5. Hayley Jewitt 6. Alan Chandler 7. Elaine Gillett 8. Thomas Kennedy 9. James Elston |
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Independent | Branko Licul | ||||
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Balranald
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Balranald Shire Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. No election was held in 2021 as the council was under administration.[15]
Balranald results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Alison Linnett | ||||
Independent | Brodie Rayner | ||||
Independent | Dwaine Scott | ||||
Independent | German Ugarte | ||||
Independent | Iain Lindsay Field | ||||
Independent | Leigh Byron | ||||
Independent | Luigi (Louie) Zaffina | ||||
Independent | Lynda Moss | ||||
Independent | Morgan Rasmus | ||||
Independent | Patricia Winch | ||||
Independent | Philip Pippin | ||||
Independent | Ronald Mengler | ||||
Independent | Tracy O'Halloran | ||||
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Berrigan
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Berrigan Shire Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. 13 candidates contested the 2021 election, with Matthew Hannan receiving the highest individual first preference vote (17.6%).[16]
The 2024 election was uncontested.[17][18] A by-election will be held to fill the remaining eighth seat, with only several candidates nominating for the election.[19][20]
Berrigan results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Matthew Hannan (elected) | unopposed | |||
Independent | Catherine Healy (elected) | unopposed | |||
Independent | Julia Cornwell McKean (elected) | unopposed | |||
Independent | Renee Brooker (elected) | unopposed | |||
Independent | Renee Paine (elected) | unopposed | |||
Independent | John Stringer (elected) | unopposed | |||
Independent | Katie Ngatokoa (elected) | unopposed | |||
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Edward River
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Edward River Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
Edward River results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Frank Schofield | ||||
Independent Liberal | Craig Druitt | ||||
Independent Liberal | Shirlee Burge | ||||
Independent | Ashley Hall | ||||
Independent | Airlie Circuitt | ||||
Independent | Jeff Shand | ||||
Independent | David Schoeffel | ||||
Independent | Shannon Sampson | ||||
Independent | Kellie Crossley | ||||
Independent | Ken Bates | ||||
Independent | Donna McFeeters | ||||
Independent | Leanne Mulham | ||||
Independent | Collin Sander | ||||
Independent | Greg Briscoe-Hough | ||||
Independent | Richard McDaid | ||||
Independent | Linda Fawns | ||||
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Federation
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Federation Council is composed of composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. At the 2021 election, independents won eight seats, while Sally Hughes led the "For Future Federation" ticket and was elected.
Hughes is running in the 2024 election as an ungrouped independent.[24] One group, "Howlong First", is composed entirely of residents of the town of Howlong.[25]
Federation results
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Independent (Group A) | 1. Derek Schoen 2. Michael Robson 3. Melanie Trevethan 4. Matthew Mahon 5. Theresea Hughes |
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Independent (Group B) | 1. Patrick Bourke 2. David Fahey 3. Leeanne Dalitz 4. John Doyle 5. Mareeta Corcoran |
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Independent (Group C) | 1. Shaun Whitechurch 2. Norman Wales 3. Daniel Webb 4. Brooke Ollington 5. Katrina Whitechurch |
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Independent (Group D) | 1. Andrew Kennedy 2. Chanade Seiler 3. Nathan Parker 4. Robert Purtle 5. Nicole Urquhart |
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Independent (Group E) | 1. David Harrison 2. Ray McLarty 3. Julianne Whyte 4. Dean Druce 5. John Crothers |
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Independent (Group F) | 1. Richard Nixon 2. Robert Pearce 3. Rowley Bennett 4. Rosie Dye 5. Susan Curran |
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Howlong First | 1. Cheryl Cook 2. Susan Wearne 3. Michael Gardiner 4. Damien Glass 5. David Longley |
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Independent | Rowena Black | ||||
Independent | Sally Hughes | ||||
Ind. Socialist Alliance | Todd Beaton | ||||
Independent | Frederick Longmire | ||||
Independent | David Bott | ||||
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Greater Hume
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Greater Hume Shire Council is composed of three wards electing three councillors each, totalling nine councillors.
Greater Hume results
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Total | 9 |
East
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Independent | Lea Parker (elected) | unopposed | |||
Independent | Tony Quinn (elected) | unopposed | |||
Independent | Kerry Morton (elected) | unopposed | |||
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North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Brian Liston | ||||
Independent | Ian Forrest | ||||
Independent | Benjamin Hooper | ||||
Independent | Annette Schilg | ||||
Independent | Rodney Knight | ||||
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West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Talia Mitchell | ||||
Independent Liberal | Andrew Garratt | ||||
Independent | Ashley Lindner | ||||
Independent | Matt Hicks | ||||
Independent | Jenny O'Neill | ||||
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Murray River
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Murray River Council is composed of three wards electing three councillors each, totalling nine councillors.
Murray River results
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Total | 9 |
Greater Murray
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Norman Berger | ||||
Independent Liberal | Lorraine Allan | ||||
Independent | Kylie Berryman | ||||
Independent | Geoffrey Wise | ||||
Independent | Tom Weyrich | ||||
Independent | Kronrod Nicholas | ||||
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Greater Wakool
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Independent | Gary Pappin (elected) | unopposed | |||
Independent | Neil Gorey (elected) | unopposed | |||
Independent | Dennis Gleeson (elected) | unopposed | |||
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Moama
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Independent Liberal | John Harvie | ||||
Independent | Graeme Blow | ||||
Independent | Christopher Bilkey | ||||
Independent | Francis Crawley | ||||
Independent | Gen Campbell | ||||
Independent | Michael John Ludeman | ||||
Independent | Bianca Hurn | ||||
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Wentworth
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Wentworth results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent National | Peter Crisp | ||||
Independent | Greg Evans | ||||
Independent | Jody Starick | ||||
Independent | Susan Nichols | ||||
Independent | Jo Rodda | ||||
Independent | Ivan Behsmann | ||||
Independent National | Daniel Linklater | ||||
Independent | Tim Elstone | ||||
Independent National | Bill Wheeldon | ||||
Independent | Brian Beaumont | ||||
Independent | Michael Weeding | ||||
Independent National | Jon Armstrong | ||||
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Including local groups (not to be confused with locally-registered political parties).
- ^ Excluding the mayor, who is directly-elected.
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