Posted 30/11/08  Updated 29/3/10

 

2008 COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS

Macedon Ranges Shire Council Elections 2008

 

6 sitting councillors were ousted (all in East and West wards) and six new councillors elected.  In South ward, all three sitting councillors were returned.

 

 

Links:

Main Council election page

MRRS Ltd

MRRA Star Ratings 

 

 

Results  Final Results from the VEC website www.vec.vic.gov.au

 

# Revised by VEC

* Sitting Councillor

 

 

East Ward NB No candidate won on primary votes

Enrolment:10,176

Formal Votes:7,766

Informal Votes: 252 (3.14% of the total votes) #

Voter Turnout:8,018 (78.79% of the total enrolment) #

Quota:1,942

 

Candidate in ballot paper order

Primary

Preference Distribution

Joan Donovan elected (2)

1072 

Patrick Testa

191

Sandra McGregor *

233

Hugh Tighe

488

Hilary Roberts

654

Eric Nothard  (MRRS Ltd)

470

Graham Hackett  (MRRS Ltd)

451

Geoff Neil *

963

Joe Morabito elected (1)

1291

Henry Bleeck *

838

Henry McLaughlin elected (3)

1115

 

South Ward  NB No candidate won on primary votes

Enrolment:10,394 #

Formal Votes:7,827

Informal Votes: 320 (3.93% of the total votes) #

Voter Turnout:8,147 (78.38% of the total enrolment) #

Quota:1,957

 

Candidate in ballot paper order

Primary

Preference Distribution

Helen Relph elected (3) *

930 

Brian Whitefield

401

Russell Mowatt

943

Ewald Jeske (MRRS Ltd)

277

Rob Guthrie elected (2) *

1105

Angela Cassar

886

Fritz Boegel (MRRS Ltd)

462

Deborah Elliott (MRRS Ltd)

200

John Letchford elected (1) *

1156

Anne Moore

502

Michael Wiedermann (MRRS Ltd)

94

Christine Thompson

231

Christine Roussiyan

314

Gerry Shepherd (MRRS Ltd)

326

 

West Ward NB No candidate won on primary votes

Enrolment:10,665

Formal Votes:8,222

Informal Votes:308 (3.61% of the total votes)

Voter Turnout:8,530 (79.98% of the total enrolment)

Quota: 2,056

 

Candidate in ballot paper order

Primary

Preference Distribution 

Tom Gyorffy *

953 # 

Neil Manning elected (2)

813 #

Len Peeler (MRRS Ltd)

447

Roger Jukes elected (1)

1810

Liz Livingstone

574

Henryka Benson elected (3)

673

Russell Yardley

559

Brian Wilson (MRRS Ltd)

214

Alan Todd

572 #

Noel Harvey *

1187 #

Joan Drago (MRRS Ltd)

420

#  Note: after a recount of votes, T. Gyorffy's total was reduced by 1 vote, N. Manning's was increased by 1 vote;  A. Todd's total was reduced by 2 votes, N. Harvey's was increased by 2 votes.