City of Newcastle
Mayoral Contest
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Summary of Candidate First Preference Votes
Total Number of Electors: Residential and non-residential electors enrolled in this Council area on 31 July 2017 was 117,784. Electors may continue to enrol up to and including Election Day.
Counting System: Optional Preferential (OP) as defined in Schedule 4 of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005.
There
is
1
Mayor
to be elected from
7
candidates.
Nuatali NELMES (LAB) was declared elected as Mayor on 16 September 2017.
Summary of First Preference Votes | ||||
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Candidate | Party/IND | FP Votes | % Formal Votes | |
HOLDING Rod | IND | 4,120 | 4.53% | |
ELLIOTT Kath | IND | 18,925 | 20.82% | |
BROWN Ron | IND | 3,354 | 3.69% | |
NELMES Nuatali | LAB | 38,698 | 42.57% | |
COMPTON David | LIB | 11,770 | 12.95% | |
O'BRIEN Steve | SA | 1,909 | 2.10% | |
DOYLE Therese | GRN | 12,123 | 13.34% | |
Total Formal Votes Counted | 90,899 | 100% | ||
Total Informal/Other Votes | 4,616 | 4.83% | ||
Total Votes | 95,515 |
Mayoral Election Count Status | |
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Status |
Achieved |
Ready | 09/09/2017 17:00 |
Commenced | 09/09/2017 18:55 |
Final for Saturday | 09/09/2017 23:59 |
Continuing | 10/09/2017 11:11 |
First Preference Count Complete | 14/09/2017 13:45 |
Distribution of Preferences Complete - Publish Results Pending | 15/09/2017 10:48 |
Final Results Available | 15/09/2017 10:49 |
Candidates Declared Elected | 16/09/2017 11:48 |