Council Elections
Council Elections are held every four years. The next election is scheduled for 2020.
Warrnambool City Council’s last general election was held by postal vote in October 2016. Results are available on the Victorian Electoral Commission website www.vec.vic.gov.au
Election Representation Review
The last Election Representation Review for Warrnambool City was conducted in 2015. A copy of the final report is available on the Victorian Electoral Commission website www.vec.vic.gov.au.
Voting
Voting in Council elections is compulsory for anyone enrolled to vote, unless you are aged 70 or more. If you are unsure if you are enrolled to vote or your address has recently changed, it is important to check or update your details by going to the Victorian Electoral Commission website www.vec.vic.gov.au Alternatively, you may contact the Victorian Electoral Commission on 131 832.
Caretaker (Elections) Policy
The Council adopted its Caretaker (Elections) Policy on 7 March 2016. This provides information and guidance to Council employees, councillors and candidates to ensure that:
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the Council operates in a responsible and transparent way during the election period.
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an election is conducted in an environment that is open and fair to all candidates.
Election campaign donations
All candidates whether elected or not must submit an election campaign donation return within 40 days of the election. The return is a record of significant gifts received by election candidates for use in their Council election campaigns. The table below is a summary of the election campaign donations disclosed by candidates for the 2016 Council election.
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Candidates Name |
Gift(s) disclosed in Return |
Details of Gift(s) disclosed |
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1 |
Adrian Calderwood |
No gift disclosed |
- |
2 |
Adrian Jacobs |
No gift disclosed |
- |
3 |
Allan Wood |
No gift disclosed |
- |
4 |
Barbara H Witham |
No gift disclosed |
- |
5 |
Ben Pohlner |
No gift disclosed |
- |
6 |
Brian Kelson |
No gift disclosed |
- |
7 |
Christine Thompson |
No gift disclosed |
- |
8 |
Dave MacPhail |
No gift disclosed |
- |
9 |
David Owen |
No gift disclosed |
- |
10 |
Jacinta Catherine Anderson |
No gift disclosed |
- |
11 |
Jennifer Lowe |
No gift disclosed |
- |
12 |
John Harris |
No gift disclosed |
- |
13 |
Kylie Gaston |
No gift disclosed |
- |
14 |
Michael McCluskey |
No gift disclosed |
- |
15 |
Michael Neoh |
No gift disclosed |
- |
16 |
Peter Hulin |
No gift disclosed |
- |
17 |
Peter Sycopoulis |
No gift disclosed |
- |
18 |
Richard Zeigler |
No gift disclosed |
- |
19 |
Robert Anderson |
No gift disclosed |
- |
20 |
Robert Henry Askew |
No gift disclosed |
- |
21 |
Susan Cassidy |
Gift Disclosed |
$800.00 – received from D. Cassidy |
22 |
Thomas Campbell |
Gift Disclosed |
$1,632.73 – received from Aus. Greens Vic. $733.00 - received from Aus. Greens Vic. (Warrnambool Branch) |
23 |
Anthony G Herbert |
No gift disclosed |
- |
24 |
Tricia Blakeslee |
No gift disclosed |
- |
25 |
Troy Alan Tampion |
No gift disclosed |
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