Last Updated: 18/09/2008 Time: 14:32:07 Status: Declared Election
Current as at: 25/09/2008 Time: 18:15:24

BELLINGEN SHIRE COUNCIL

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Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate (Status: Declared Election)

Residential and Non-residential Electors enrolled on 4 August 2008: 9,016

Voting System: Optional Preferential (OP)

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Voter Turnout: 85.24%

Candidate	Party	Election Night		Check Count		Check Count & Dec
Candidate	Party	%	FP Votes	%	FP Votes	%	FP Votes
BRAITHWAITE	IND	34	2,151	34	2,151	34	2,530
CRANNY	IND	30	1,867	30	1,866	29	2,149
TROY	IND	36	2,296	36	2,297	36	2,689
Total Formal Votes Counted			6,314		6,314		7,368
Informal Votes			298		298		317
Total Ordinary Votes			6,612		6,612		7,685

MARK TROY was declared elected mayor on 18 September 2008

Summary Page - Optional Preferential Count - Mayoral

This screen provides all the First Preference (FP) counts for each stage of the election. The screen is progressively updated as results are received.

Election Night	Comprises count in Polling Place of Ordinary Votes taken on election night. Finalised when status "Final for Election Night" is shown.
Check Count	Comprises count of Ordinary Votes in Returning Officer's office on Sunday. Finalised when status "Check Count Complete" is shown.
Check Count & Dec	Sum of Check Count Votes and Declaration Votes (Postal, Declared Institution, Prepoll, Silent and Section Votes). Declaration Votes are counted from election night until final count commenced. Used as the starting point for the final count. Finalised when status "Declaration Vote Count Complete" is shown.