2016 Tweed Shire Council election

The 2016 Tweed Shire Council election was held on 29 October 2016 to elect seven councillors to the Tweed Shire, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]

2016 Tweed Shire Council election

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  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Leader N/A Katie Milne James Owen
Party Independents Greens Liberal
Seats won 3 1 1
Popular vote 24,802 7,279 5,525
Percentage 52.22% 15.30% 11.63%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
NHR
DHG
Leader Reece Byrnes Ron Cooper Dot Holdom
Party Country Labor No High-Rise Dot Holdom Group
Seats won 1 1 0
Popular vote 4,970 2,028 1,524
Percentage 10.46% 4.27% 3.21%

The election was scheduled to be held a month earlier on 10 September 2016 as part of the statewide local elections, however it was postponed following the death of No High-Rise candidate Ken "Stents" Nicholson, aged 88. Nicholson died on 19 August 2016, after suffering a heart attack and fall.[3]

76 candidates in 15 groups (as well as four ungrouped candidates) contested the election.[4]

Timeline

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  • 19 August: Ken Nicholson dies in hospital
  • 20 August: Election scheduled for 10 September postponed
  • 31 August: New election date of 29 October announced
  • 19 September: Candidate nominations open
  • 28 September: Candidate nominations close
  • 29 October: Election held

Results

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Elected councillor Party
  Katie Milne Greens
  Warren Polglase Independent
(Group A)
  Pryce Allsop Independent
(Group H)
  James Owen Liberal
  Reece Byrnes Country Labor
  Chris Cherry Independent
(Group B)
  Ron Cooper No High-Rise
2016 Tweed Shire Council election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (Group A) 7,336 15.45
Greens 7,279 15.33
Liberal 5,525 11.63
Independent (Group H) 5,053 10.64
Country Labor 4,970 10.46
Independent (Group B) 2,821 5.94
No High-Rise 2,028 4.27
Independent (Group I) 1,956 4.21
Independent (Group K) 1,690 3.56
Independent (Group C) 1,551 3.27
Dot Holdom Group 1,524 3.21
Carolyn Byrne Group 1,369 2.88
Independent (Group E) 1,364 2.87
Independent (Group O) 1,159 2.44
Independent (Group J) 1,158 2.44
Independent Dion Andrews 466 0.98
Independent Suzy Hudson 106 0.22
Independent Mathuranath Das 73 0.15
Independent James McKenzie 69 0.15
Total formal votes 47,497 93.17
Informal votes 3,482 6.83
Turnout 50,979

References

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  1. ^ Anthony, Bob. "New Tweed election date opens door for more potential candidates". Gold Coast Bulletin.
  2. ^ "Millions vote in New South Wales local government elections but merged councils wait". ABC News.
  3. ^ "Tweed council poll in limbo after death of candidate". The Echo.
  4. ^ "76 candidates to contest Tweed Shire Election on 29 October". Tweed Shire Council.
  5. ^ "Tweed Shire Council - First Preferences Group and Candidate by Aggregated Vote Type Report". New South Wales Electoral Commission.