Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Gippsland

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2020 Victorian local elections
(Gippsland)
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  2016 24 October 2020 2024  

This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Gippsland region. [1]

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Gippsland has a population of around 310,000 and covers six local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Latrobe. [2]

Bass Coast

2020 Victorian local elections: Bass Coast [3] [4]
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Independent 16,08247.686
  Independent National 6,37218.891
  Independent Liberal 4,64513.771
  Independent Labor 4,28412.701
  Greens 1,6394.860
  Liberal 7082.100
 Formal votes33,73096.91
 Informal votes1,0773.09
 Total34,807100.09
 Registered voters / turnout42,62781.65

Bunurong

2020 Victorian local elections: Bunurong Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent National Brett Tessari6,37249.91
Independent Labor Leticia Laing2,21217.33
Greens Michael Nugent1,63912.84
Independent Les Larke1,32710.39
Independent Liberal Julian Brown1,2179.53
Turnout 13,11583.48
Independent National win Swing
Independent Labor win Swing
Independent win Swing

Island

2020 Victorian local elections: Island Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michael Whelan2,54425.17
Independent Ron Bauer2,23922.16
Independent David Rooks2,13521.13
Independent Jeni Jobe9859.75
Independent Trish Cereni7407.32
Liberal Ash Belsar7087.01
Independent Mikhaela Barlow4384.33
Independent Darrell Silva3173.14
Turnout 10,53880.65
Independent win Swing
Independent win Swing
Independent win Swing

Western Port

2020 Victorian local elections: Western Port Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liberal Bruce Kent3,42831.57
Independent Rochelle Halstead2,87226.45
Independent Clare Le Serve2,48522.89
Independent Labor Geoff Ellis2,07219.08
Turnout 11,15480.53
Independent Liberal win Swing
Independent win Swing
Independent win Swing

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References

  1. "2020 council election results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023.
  2. "Victoria's Gippsland Region". Regional Development Victoria. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Bass Coast Shire Council election results 2020". Victorian Electoral Commission.
  4. "Election 2020". Bass Coast Post.