Councillor Contest Counting Schedule

Results Explanation

Overview

Councillor elections were counted using NSWEC vote counting software either at the Returning Officer’s office or at the Local Government Counting Centre at Riverwood Business Park, Unit 11, 100 Belmore Road, Riverwood.

The schedule below shows the dates and time Councillor Contests reached various stages of the count.

Table Explanations

The following describes the contents of the status columns:

• Batching Completed: The date and time of day the last batch was completed and ready for data entry.
• Data Entry Completed: The date and time of day the last second round batch was data entered.
• Count Completed: The date and time of day the distribution of preferences were completed and published to the Virtual Tally Room showing the candidates provisionally elected.

Count Centre Operating Times

The preparation of ballot papers for data entry (batching) commenced on Election Sunday and was completed on 17 September.

Sydney (Riverwood)

Batching operated at Riverwood on a 24 hour basis commencing from 11.00am Sunday 9 September.

Data Entry operated at Riverwood from 7.00am to 10.30pm on a daily basis with the exception of Sunday 9 September when data entry operated from 4.00pm to 10.30pm.

Country

Hours of operation for elections counted in the Returning Officer’s Offices outside Sydney varied according to the location.

THIS SCHEDULE CAN BE SORTED BY ANY CHOSEN COLUMN BY CLICKING ON THE COLUMN HEADER.