2000 Victorian local elections

2000 Victorian local elections

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Turnout	78.5%

The 2000 Victorian local elections were held on 18 March 2000 to elect the councils of 41 of the 78 local government areas in Victoria, Australia. ^{[1] [2]}

Until 2008, local elections in Victoria were conducted periodically, meaning 37 councils were not up for election in 2000. ^[3]

Candidates

Delatite

Nominations closed on 15 February 2000. ^[4] A number of candidates were selected by the Mansfield District Ratepayers and Residents Association, these are noted with "MDRRA" in brackets. ^[5] The sole candidates in Benalla Heritage and Mokoan were elected unopposed. ^[6]

Alpine

Incumbent Barb Jones. ^[4]

• Marian Dowling ^{[7] [8]}
• Jessica Graves ^{[7] [8]} (MDRRA)
• Barb Jones ^{[7] [8]}

Benalla Civic

Incumbent Michael Teague (retiring). ^[4]

• Vincent Branigan ^{[7] [8]}
• Peter Brown ^{[7] [8]}
• John Brownstein ^{[7] [8]}
• Gayle Newnham ^{[7] [8]}

Benalla Gardens

Incumbent Eric Brewer. ^[4]

• Eric Brewer ^{[7] [8]}
• Kathleen Rees ^{[7] [8]}

Benalla Heritage

Incumbent Brian Caughey. ^[4]

• Geoff Oliver ^{[7] [8]}

Lakeland

Incumbent Tom Ingpen. ^[4]

• Tom Ingpen ^{[7] [8]}
• Steven Junghenn ^{[7] [8]} (MDRRA)

Mansfield Central

Incumbent Ray Robinson. ^[4]

• Ray Robinson ^{[7] [8]}
• Will Twycross ^{[7] [8]} (MDRRA)

Mokoan

Incumbent Ken Whan. ^{[4] [6]}

• Ken Whan ^{[7] [8]}

Swanpool

Incumbent Bill Hill. ^[4]

• Don Cummins ^{[7] [8]} (MDRRA)
• Bill Hill ^{[7] [8]}

Results

Main article: Results of the 2000 Victorian local elections

References

1. "Local council election results timeline". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03.
2. "Nominations sought for council elections". The Riverine Herald. 28 January 2000. p. 3. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
3. "VOTING METHOD FOR THE 2008 COUNCIL ELECTIONS" (PDF). City of Melbourne. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-02.
4. "Election candidates". Benalla Ensign . 16 February 2000. pp. 8–9.
5. Rudzki, Louise (9 February 2000). "Make Mansfield Matter: candidates". Mansfield Courier. p. 3.
6. "Ex-mayor elected unopposed". Benalla Ensign . 23 February 2000. pp. 1, 4.
7. "Nominations". Benalla Ensign . 23 February 2000. p. 5.
8. "Delatite candidates". Mansfield Courier. 16 February 2000. p. 9.