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This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Western Melbourne region. [1]
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Western Melbourne covers the local government areas (LGAs) of Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melton, Moonee Valley and Wyndham.
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This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Western Melbourne region. [1]
Western Melbourne covers the local government areas (LGAs) of Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melton, Moonee Valley and Wyndham.
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 15,152 | 32.86 | 1 | ||||
| Labor | 13,746 | 29.82 | 3 | ||||
| Greens | 6,299 | 13.66 | 2 | ||||
| Victorian Socialists | 4,169 | 9.04 | 1 |  1 | |||
| Independent Liberal | 3,591 | 7.79 | 0 | ||||
| Sustainable Australia | 1,626 | 3.53 | 0 |  | |||
| Democratic Labour | 973 | 2.11 | 0 | | |||
| Progressives | 547 | 1.19 | 0 | | |||
| Formal votes | 46,103 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Sarah Carter | 3,525 | 26.53 | ||
| Victorian Socialists | Liz Walsh | 1,409 | 10.61 | +10.61 | |
| Independent | Matt McCaul | 1,272 | 9.57 | ||
| Independent | Anthony Tran | 1,073 | 8.08 | ||
| Greens | Toa Thredgold | 1,031 | 7.76 | ||
| Democratic Labour | Thuy-Kim Le | 973 | 7.32 | ||
| Independent | Chay Granger | 906 | 6.82 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Tran | 741 | 5.58 | ||
| Labor | Susan Yengi | 641 | 4.82 | ||
| Independent | Yvonne Gu | 599 | 4.51 | ||
| Independent | Huy Nguyen | 555 | 4.18 | ||
| Independent | Duncan Foster | 436 | 3.28 | ||
| Independent | Machi La | 124 | 0.93 | ||
| Total formal votes | 13,385 | ||||
| Informal votes | 884 | ||||
| Turnout | 14,169 | 74.74 | |||
| After distribution of preferences | |||||
| Independent | Anthony Tran | 4,985 | 37.52 | ||
| Labor | Sarah Carter | 4,429 | 33.34 | ||
| Victorian Socialists | Liz Walsh | 3,871 | 29.14 | +29.14 | |
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Clarke | 2,677 | 14.37 | ||
| Greens | Simon Crawford | 2,651 | 14.23 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Angela Burmeister | 1,895 | 10.17 | ||
| Labor | Martin Zakharov | 1,887 | 10.13 | ||
| Victorian Socialists | Jorge Jorquera | 1,632 | 8.76 | +8.76 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Verity Webb | 1,626 | 8.73 | ||
| Labor | Sara Coward | 874 | 4.69 | ||
| Independent | Jeremie Nguyen | 867 | 4.65 | ||
| Independent | Matt Waller | 824 | 4.42 | ||
| Independent | Jo Canny | 808 | 4.34 | ||
| Independent | Grace Girardi | 728 | 3.91 | ||
| Independent | Miles Parnall-Gilbert | 603 | 3.24 | ||
| Progressives | Peter Wingate | 547 | 2.94 | ||
| Independent | Paul Nam Le | 440 | 2.36 | ||
| Independent | Toan Nguyen | 402 | 2.16 | ||
| Independent | Rufo Paredes | 174 | 0.93 | ||
| Total formal votes | 18,635 | ||||
| Informal votes | 1,351 | ||||
| Turnout | 19,986 | 78.31 | |||
| After distribution of preferences | |||||
| Victorian Socialists | Jorge Jorquera | 4,756 | 25.52 | +25.52 | |
| Labor | Michael Clarke | 4,659 | 25.00 | ||
| Greens | Simon Crawford | 4,659 | 25.00 | ||
| Victorian Socialists gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
| Greens hold | Swing | ||||
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