Results of the 1997 Victorian local elections

This is a list of local government area results for the 1997 Victorian local elections.

Delatite

1997 Delatite Shire Council election

3–14 March 1997 2000  →
All 8 seats on Delatite Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.9%

The Delatite Shire Council was elected from eight single-member ridings using preferential voting. Votes were received between 3 and 14 March. ^[1] The sole candidate in Alpine riding was elected unopposed, and thus no election was held in that riding.

Alpine

1997 Victorian local elections: Alpine Riding ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Barb Jones	unopposed
Registered electors			1,561
	Independent win		(new riding)

Benalla Civic

1997 Victorian local elections: Benalla Civic Riding ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael Teague	830	42.33
	Independent	Ron Irwin	538	27.43
	Independent	Vincent Branigan	386	19.68
	Independent	Bill Dewing	207	10.56
Total formal votes			1,961	97.95
Informal votes			40	2.05
Turnout			2,002	76.70
Registered electors			2,610
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Michael Teague	1,217	62.06
	Independent	Ron Irwin	744	37.94
	Independent win		(new riding)

Benalla Gardens

1997 Victorian local elections: Benalla Gardens Riding ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eric Brewer	782	41.57
	Independent	Maureen Rosina Read	568	30.20
	Independent	Peter Hall	531	28.23
Total formal votes			1,881	97.77
Informal votes			43	2.23
Turnout			1,924	77.96
Registered electors			2,468
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Eric Brewer	1,082	57.52
	Independent	Maureen Rosina Read	799	42.48
	Independent win		(new riding)

Benalla Heritage

1997 Victorian local elections: Benalla Heritage Riding ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Brian Francis Caughey	911	48.66
	Independent	Geoff Oliver	561	29.97
	Independent	Graeme Bechaz	254	13.57
	Independent	Graham Ings	146	7.80
Total formal votes			1,872	98.89
Informal votes			21	1.11
Turnout			1,893	83.98
Registered electors			2,254
After distribution of preferences
	Independent	Brian Francis Caughey	993	53.04
	Independent	Geoff Oliver	583	31.14
	Independent	Graeme Bechaz	296	15.81
	Independent win		(new riding)

Lakeland

1997 Victorian local elections: Lakeland Riding ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Ingpen	1,255	59.79
	Independent	Jennie Baker	844	40.21
Total formal votes			2,099	97.76
Informal votes			48	2.24
Turnout			2,147	69.17
Registered electors			3,104
	Independent win		(new riding)

Mansfield Urban

1997 Victorian local elections: Mansfield Urban Riding ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Phil McCann	881	53.56
	Independent	David J. Ritchie	764	46.44
Total formal votes			1,645	97.57
Informal votes			41	2.43
Turnout			1,686	79.34
Registered electors			2,125
	Independent win		(new riding)

Mokoan

1997 Victorian local elections: Mokoan Riding ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ken Whan	571	52.00
	Independent	Peter Davis	333	30.33
	Independent	John C. Mitchell	194	17.67
Total formal votes			1,098	99.10
Informal votes			10	0.90
Turnout			1,108	81.11
Registered electors			1,366
	Independent win		(new riding)

Swanpool

1997 Victorian local elections: Swanpool Riding ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bill Hill [a]	914	59.54
	Independent	Bill Hill [a]	431	28.08
	Independent	Tom Yates	190	12.38
Total formal votes			1,535	98.27
Informal votes			27	1.73
Turnout			1,562	82.82
Registered electors			1,886
	Independent win		(new riding)

Notes

1. Two candidates named Bill Hill contested the Swanpool riding — the winning candidate, polling 914 votes, was a resident of Molyullah, while the second-placed candidate, polling 431 votes, was a resident of Warrenbayne. ^[9]

1. Victorian Electoral Commission 1997, pp. 15–16.
2. Victorian Electoral Commission 1997, p. 17.
3. Victorian Electoral Commission 1997, p. 18.
4. Victorian Electoral Commission 1997, p. 19.
5. Victorian Electoral Commission 1997, p. 20.
6. Victorian Electoral Commission 1997, p. 21.
7. Victorian Electoral Commission 1997, p. 22.
8. Victorian Electoral Commission 1997, p. 23.
9. Victorian Electoral Commission 1997, p. 24.

References

• Report on the council election conducted for Delatite Shire Council. Victorian Electoral Commission (Report). 18 July 1997.