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Golden Square Ward | |
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Councillor | Karen Corr |
Party | Independent |
Namesake | Golden Square |
Electors | 10,111 (2024) [1] |
Golden Square Ward is a single-member ward in the City of Greater Bendigo, covering the suburbs of Golden Square, Golden Gully and Quarry Hill as well as the southern portions of Bendigo and Ironbark. [2] As of the 2024 election the ward is currently held by Karen Corr. [3]
The ward was created in 2024 after an electoral boundary review. [4] [5]
Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
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Karen Corr | Independent | 2024 – present [1] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Karen Corr | 3,085 | 39.46 | ||
Independent | Matthew Dwyer | 1,778 | 22.74 | ||
Independent | Vaughan Williams | 1,650 | 21.11 | ||
Independent | Maryann Martinek | 1,305 | 16.69 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,818 | 96.99 | |||
Informal votes | 243 | 3.01 | |||
Turnout | 8,061 | 79.73 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Karen Corr | 4,771 | 61.03 | ||
Independent | Vaughan Williams | 3,047 | 38.97 | ||
Independent win | (new ward) |