Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
Mayoral Contest
Distribution of Preferences
| Count 1 | |||||
| Candidates | Candidate Votes | Votes Distributed | Progressive Totals | ||
| BESSELING Peter (Independent) | 28,086 | ELECTED | |||
| GRIFFITHS Sharon | 6,374 | ||||
| PINSON Peta (Independent) | 14,274 | ||||
| Total Formal Votes | 48,734 | ||||
| Exhausted Votes | |||||
| Total Informal Votes | 1,563 | ||||
| Total Votes | 50,297 | ||||
| Absolute Majority | 24,368 | ||||
