2008 Melbourne City Council election

2008 Melbourne City Council election

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Registered	97,846
Leadership Team
Turnout	60,803 2.96%
CMG Candidate Robert Doyle Adam Bandt Catherine Ng Party Activate Melbourne Greens C Melbourne Grow Running mate Susan Riley Kathleen Maltzahn Terry Makings First preference  vote 15,135 8,729 6,315 Percentage 26.11% 15.06% 10.90% 2CP 54.08% 45.92% 2CP swing 54.08 45.92
Lord Mayor before election John So Melbourne Living Elected Lord Mayor Robert Doyle Activate Melbourne

The 2008 Melbourne City Council election was held on 29 November 2008 to elect nine councillors and a leadership team (consisting of a lord mayor and deputy lord mayor) to the City of Melbourne. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Victoria, Australia.

Results

Leadership Team

2008 Victorian local elections: Melbourne (Leadership Team) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Activate Melbourne	Robert Doyle Susan Riley	15,135	26.11	+26.11
	Greens	Adam Bandt Kathleen Maltzahn	8,729	15.06	+6.58
	Melbourne's Future	Peter McMullin Tim Wilson	7,267	12.54	+12.54
	C Melbourne Grow	Catherine Ng Terry Makings	6,315	10.90	+10.90
	Independent	Gary Singer Joanne Painter	6,056	10.45	+10.45
	Independent	Will Fowles David Wilson	5,004	8.63	+8.63
	Independent	Gary Morgan Michele Anderson	4,526	7.81	−0.01
	Independent	Nick Columb Sue Calwell	2,712	4.68	+4.68
	Independent	Joseph Toscano Margaret Ely	815	1.41	+1.41
	Independent	Shelley Roberts Abdiaziz Farah	719	1.24	+1.24
	Independent	Robert King Crawford Michael Kennedy	684	1.18	+1.18
Total formal votes			57,962	95.33	+3.53
Informal votes			2,841	4.67	−3.53
Turnout			60,803	62.14	−2.96
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Activate Melbourne	Robert Doyle Susan Riley	31,348	54.08	+54.08
	C Melbourne Grow	Catherine Ng Terry Makings	26,614	45.92	+45.92
	Activate Melbourne gain from Melbourne Living		Swing	N/A

Councillors

#	Councillor	Party
1	Carl Jetter		Independent
2	Cathy Oke		Greens
3	Kevin Louey		Independent
4	Peter Clarke		Independent
5	Ken Ong		Independent
6	Brian Shanahan		Independent
7	Jennifer Kanis		Independent

2008 Victorian local elections: Melbourne (councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			7,415
	Activate Melbourne	1. Carl Jetter (elected 1) 2. Jane Shelton 3. Celia Coate 4. Rebecca Cherry	11,874	20.02	+20.02
	Greens	1. Cathy Oke (elected 2) 2. Rohan Leppert 3. Alister Air 4. Donna Lancaster	10,939	18.44	+8.47
	Melbourne's Future	1. Kevin Louey (elected 3) 2. Jane Shelton 3. Celia Coate 4. Rebecca Cherry	7,531	15.82	+15.82
	Independent	1. Ken Ong (elected 5) 2. Jerome Borazio 3. Trent Smyth 4. Marion Bishop	6,875	11.59	+11.59
	C Melbourne Grow	1. Brian Shanahan (elected 6) 2. Connie Paglianiti 3. Nesilhan Dastan 4. Con Christopoulos 5. John Dawson	6,270	10.57	+10.57
	Independent	1. Jennifer Kanis (elected 7) 2. Lisa Muscatello	6,081	10.25	+10.25
	Independent	1. Peter Clarke (elected 4) 2. Jackie Watts 3. Margaret Wood	5,605	9.45	+3.11
	Independent	1. Fiona Snedden 2. Keith Rankin 3. Vernon Chalker 4. Wellington Lee	3,223	5.43	+5.43
	Independent	1. Brian Michael Ford 2. Sophie E. McEwen	917	1.55	+1.55
Total formal votes			59,315	97.36	+1.59
Informal votes			1,608	2.64	−1.59
Turnout			60,923	62.26	−3.25

References

1. "Melbourne City Council election results 2008". Victorian Electoral Commission. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
2. "Results for Melbourne City Council Elections 2008". Victorian Electoral Commission. 29 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.