This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Hume region.
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Hume has a population of around 320,000 and covers twelve local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Greater Shepparton.[1]
No election will be held for Moira Shire Council after the council was dismissed in March 2023 and a panel of administrators was appointed.[2] The next election for Moira is scheduled to be held in October 2028.[3][4]
Alpine
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Alpine Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[5]
Alpine results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Sarah Nicholas (elected) | 1,430 | 18.11 | +10.89 | |
Independent | John Andersen (elected) | 1,255 | 15.89 | ||
Independent | David Byrne (elected) | 794 | 10.06 | ||
Independent | Noah Tanzen (elected) | 789 | 9.99 | ||
Independent | Gareth Graham (elected) | 742 | 9.40 | ||
Independent | Peter Smith (elected) | 732 | 9.27 | ||
Independent | Kevin Grentell | 595 | 7.54 | ||
Independent | Jean-Pierre Ronco (elected) | 482 | 6.10 | +3.79 | |
Independent | Kitty Knappstein | 437 | 5.53 | +2.34 | |
Independent | Ray Dyer | 325 | 4.12 | ||
Independent | Bruce McDonald | 163 | 2.06 | ||
Independent | Sebastian Collyer | 152 | 1.93 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,896 | 94.31 | −0.73 | ||
Informal votes | 476 | 5.69 | +0.73 | ||
Turnout | 8,372 | 81.78 | −1.98 |
Benalla
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Benalla Rural City Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[7]
Benalla results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Puna Hewa Gunaratne | ||||
Independent | Bernie Hearn | ||||
Independent | Philip Leo Murphy | ||||
Independent | Mark Jones | ||||
Independent | Peter Davis | ||||
Independent | Nathan Tolliday | ||||
Independent | Jillian Merkel | ||||
Independent | Annette Borradale | ||||
Independent | Vincent Michael Branigan | ||||
Independent | Justin R King | ||||
Independent | Suzie Pearce | ||||
Independent | Philip Hauptmann | ||||
Independent | Gail O'Brien | ||||
Independent | David George Blore | ||||
Independent | Kevin Smith | ||||
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Greater Shepparton
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Greater Shepparton City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of a single multi-member ward electing nine councillors, but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[9]
Greater Shepparton results
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Balaclava
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Shane Sali | ||||
Independent | Rudo Makombe | ||||
Independent Freedom | Diane Teasdale | ||||
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Goulburn River
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Sherri Smith-Hoyer | ||||
Independent | Severin Duhring | ||||
Independent | Simon Wyatt | ||||
Independent | Emmersyn Rea | ||||
Independent Liberal | Rowan Farren | ||||
Independent | Paul Wickham | ||||
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Kialla
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Anthony Brophy | ||||
Independent | Kamal Dhillon | ||||
Independent | Brendan Gosstray | ||||
Independent | Terri Cowley | ||||
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Lower Goulburn
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Santhiya Subramaniam | ||||
Independent | Dinny Adem | ||||
Independent | Garry James Alexander | ||||
Independent Libertarian | Kieron Eddy | ||||
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McEwen
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ben Ladson | ||||
Independent Federation | Steven Threlfall | ||||
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Midland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Rod Schubert | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,213 | ||||
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Pine Lodge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jac McCarty | ||||
Independent | Phillip Chua | ||||
Independent | Ian Martin | ||||
Independent | Geoff Akers | ||||
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Poplar
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Sam Spinks | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,102 | ||||
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Yanha Gurtji
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Tom Saxton | ||||
Independent | Leigh Johnson | ||||
Independent | Fern Summer | ||||
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Indigo
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Indigo Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[11]
In February 2022, Greens councillor and former mayor Jenny O'Connor resigned from council, and was replaced by Emmerick Teissl via a countback.[12] In July 2023, independent councillor Larry Goldsworthy resigned and was replaced by Sue Gold.[13]
Indigo results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | John Harvey | ||||
Independent | Bernard Gaffney | ||||
Independent | Scott Landells | ||||
Independent | Roberta Horne | ||||
Independent | Greg Bourke | ||||
Independent | Emmerick Teissl | ||||
Independent | Diane Shepheard | ||||
Greens | Graham Parton | ||||
Independent | Jane Dowsley | ||||
Independent | Lisa Turner | ||||
Independent | Sophie Price | ||||
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Mansfield
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Mansfield Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing five councillors.[16]
Mansfield results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mandy Treasure | ||||
Independent | James Tehan | ||||
Independent | Nick Cooper | ||||
Independent | Kammy Cordner Hunt | ||||
Independent | Bonnie Clark | ||||
Independent | Steve Rabie | ||||
Independent | Michael Whytcross | ||||
Independent | Rohan Webb | ||||
Independent | Tim Berenyi | ||||
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Mitchell
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Mitchell Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards that elect three councillors each.[18]
Mitchell results
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Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Brett Owen | ||||
Independent | Timothy Hanson | ||||
Independent | Nathan Clark | ||||
Independent | Mike Haysom | ||||
Independent | Andries Brand | ||||
Independent | Bob Humm | ||||
Independent | Douglas John Dyson | ||||
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North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Eric Houghton | ||||
Independent | Ned Jeffery | ||||
Independent | Bill Chisholm | ||||
Independent | Stuart Gregory Ferguson | ||||
Independent | Andrea Pace | ||||
Independent | John Dougall | ||||
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South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Claudia James | ||||
Independent | Bob Cornish | ||||
Independent | Riley Evans | ||||
Independent | David Andrew Lowe | ||||
Independent | Indervir Singh | ||||
Independent | Jasdeep Kochar | ||||
Independent | Bikram Singh | ||||
Independent | Ginni Kocher | ||||
Victorian Socialists | Akashdeep Singh | ||||
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Murrindindi
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Murrindindi results
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Cathedral
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Sandice McAulay | ||||
Independent | Judy Duncan | ||||
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Cheviot
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Sue Carpenter | ||||
Independent | Paul Galea | ||||
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Eildon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ian Maskiell | ||||
Independent | John Storen | ||||
Independent | Anita Carr | ||||
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King Parrot
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Eric Lording | ||||
Independent | Kim Travers | ||||
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Kinglake
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Libertarian | Stuart Hollingsworth | ||||
Independent | Jodi Adams | ||||
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Koriella
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Paul Hildebrand | ||||
Libertarian | Tim Molesworth | ||||
Independent | Jane Moss | ||||
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Red Gate
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jo Timbury | ||||
Independent | Damien Gallagher | ||||
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Strathbogie
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Strathbogie results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Scott Jeffery | ||||
Independent | Vicki Halsall | ||||
Independent | Fiona Stevens | ||||
Independent | Stephen Peter Mahon | ||||
Independent | Jimmy Davidson | ||||
Independent | Claire Ewart-Kennedy | ||||
Independent | Brad Smith | ||||
Independent | Jim Billings | ||||
Independent | Frank York | ||||
Independent | Amanda McClaren | ||||
Independent | Christopher Raeburn | ||||
Independent | Clark Holloway | ||||
Independent | Robin Hull Weatherald | ||||
Independent | Laura Binks | ||||
Independent | Gregory Carlson | ||||
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Towong
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Towong results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | David John Wortmann (elected 1) | 899 | 23.03 | –7.51 | |
Independent | Andrew Whitehead (elected 2) | 661 | 16.93 | –0.51 | |
Independent | Denise Anderson (elected 3) | 617 | 15.80 | +7.21 | |
Independent | Peter Tolsher (elected 5) | 550 | 14.09 | +14.09 | |
Independent | Jon Pitman (elected 4) | 426 | 10.91 | +10.91 | |
Independent | Aaron Scales | 396 | 10.14 | +0.45 | |
Independent | Matthew Spurgeon | 355 | 9.09 | +9.09 | |
Total formal votes | 3,904 | 97.26 | +0.67 | ||
Informal votes | 110 | 2.74 | –0.67 | ||
Turnout | 4,014 | 81.40 | +1.23 |
Wangaratta
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Wangaratta Rural City Council is composed of seven single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of four wards (three single-member wards and one four-member ward), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[27]
Wangaratta results
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Appin
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mark Currie | ||||
Independent | Tania Maxwell | ||||
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Bullawah
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Independent | Dave Fuller | ||||
Independent | Brian Fox | ||||
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King River
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Harry Bussell | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,264 | ||||
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Ovens
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Independent | Rebecca Shenfield | ||||
Independent | Harvey Benton | ||||
Independent | Jennifer Garrett | ||||
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Warby
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Independent | Irene Grant | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,104 | ||||
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Wareena
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Independent | Ashlee Fitzpatrick | ||||
Independent | Peter Siperki | ||||
Independent | Mel Paul | ||||
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Yarrunga
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Independent | Allison Winters | ||||
Independent | Anne Dunstan | ||||
Independent | Joanne Pane | ||||
Libertarian | Julian Fidge | ||||
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Wodonga
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Wodonga City Council is composed of seven single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors, but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[29]
Wodonga results
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Baranduda Range
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Independent | Lu Pelizzari | ||||
Independent | Josh Knight | ||||
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Barnawartha North
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Independent | Michelle Cowan | ||||
Independent | Matt Burke | ||||
Independent | Rachael Voogt | ||||
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Huon Creek
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Independent | Cassie Aldridge | ||||
Libertarian | Tim Quilty | ||||
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Lake Hume
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Graeme Simpfendorfer | ||||
Independent | Ron Mildren | ||||
Independent | Hannah Seymour | ||||
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Marimba Park
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Lorence Ferro | ||||
Libertarian | Olga Quilty | ||||
Independent | Danny Richard Lowe | ||||
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Racecourse
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Independent | Libby Hall | ||||
Independent | Ash Gill | ||||
Independent | Brett Baird | ||||
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Sumsion Gardens
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Liberal | Danny Chamberlain | ||||
Independent | Michael Gobel | ||||
Libertarian | Clare Parslow | ||||
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