Last Updated: 18/09/2008 Time: 15:18:13 Status: Declared Election
Current as at: 25/09/2008 Time: 18:15:24

LAKE MACQUARIE CITY 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: 137,631

Voting System: Optional Preferential (OP)

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Voter Turnout: 85.16%

Candidate	Party	Election Night		Check Count		Check Count & Dec
Candidate	Party	%	FP Votes	%	FP Votes	%	FP Votes
BUCKLEY	ALP	27	25,887	27	26,025	26	29,279
PRITCHARD	GNS	13	12,702	13	12,723	13	14,019
PIPER	IND	60	58,836	60	58,749	61	68,270
Total Formal Votes Counted			97,425		97,497		111,568
Informal Votes			5,460		5,437		5,642
Total Ordinary Votes			102,885		102,934		117,210

GREG PIPER 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.