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Results for Ballarat City Council Elections 2004

Ward

Voting Count Method

Alfredton WardPreferential
Buninyong WardPreferential
Caledonian WardPreferential
Canadian WardPreferential
Central WardPreferential
Learmonth WardPreferential
Nerrina WardPreferential
Sebastopol WardPreferential
Wendouree WardPreferential

For single-councillor wards, votes are counted using the preferential system.

Alfredton Ward (1 vacancy)


Elected:HAYES, Geoff 

Enrolment:7657
Formal Votes:5942
Informal Votes:123 (2.03% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:6065 (79.21% of the total enrolment)

Votes for this ward were counted using preferential voting.

First preference votes

Candidate

First preference votes

HAYES, Geoff2528
FEENEY, Scott617
QUINN, Jim786
BUSH, Roger245
WINTER, Jan944
BOATMAN, Andrew822


Results for single vacancy after distribution of preferences

Candidate

Votes after distribution

HAYES, Geoff3532
WINTER, Jan2410
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Buninyong Ward (1 vacancy)


Elected:INNES, Peter 

Enrolment:7260
Formal Votes:5804
Informal Votes:94 (1.59% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:5898 (81.24% of the total enrolment)

Votes for this ward were counted using preferential voting.

First preference votes

Candidate

First preference votes

CARPENTER, Chris1338
SIVAMALAI, Sundram972
INNES, Peter3024
VINCENT, C. J.470
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Caledonian Ward (1 vacancy)


Elected:JONES, Stephen 

Enrolment:7643
Formal Votes:5570
Informal Votes:141 (2.47% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:5711 (74.72% of the total enrolment)

Votes for this ward were counted using preferential voting.

First preference votes

Candidate

First preference votes

JONES, Stephen3829
PETROV, Steven1456
PLATT, Troy Anthony285
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Canadian Ward (1 vacancy)


Elected:ANDERSON, Gary 

Enrolment:7729
Formal Votes:5593
Informal Votes:113 (1.98% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:5706 (73.83% of the total enrolment)

Votes for this ward were counted using preferential voting.

First preference votes

Candidate

First preference votes

ANDERSON, Gary2436
SHEIL, Val1793
BELL, Glenn1364


Results for single vacancy after distribution of preferences

Candidate

Votes after distribution

ANDERSON, Gary3375
SHEIL, Val2218
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Central Ward (1 vacancy)


Elected:RUYG, Herman 

Enrolment:7493
Formal Votes:5501
Informal Votes:85 (1.52% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:5586 (74.55% of the total enrolment)

Votes for this ward were counted using preferential voting.

First preference votes

Candidate

First preference votes

ROBERTS, Malcolm545
McINTOSH, Samantha1777
SHEEDY, Liz1192
RUYG, Herman1639
KINLOCH, Helen348


Results for single vacancy after distribution of preferences

Candidate

Votes after distribution

McINTOSH, Samantha2615
RUYG, Herman2886
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Learmonth Ward (1 vacancy)


Elected:RIGG, Wayne 

Enrolment:7339
Formal Votes:5870
Informal Votes:98 (1.64% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:5968 (81.32% of the total enrolment)

Votes for this ward were counted using preferential voting.

First preference votes

Candidate

First preference votes

RIGG, Wayne2393
PHILIPS, John2130
WOODS, Belle319
DORNEY, John559
TEMPANY, Kim469


Results for single vacancy after distribution of preferences

Candidate

Votes after distribution

RIGG, Wayne3005
PHILIPS, John2865
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Nerrina Ward (1 vacancy)


Elected:JOLLY, Ian William 

Enrolment:8027
Formal Votes:6472
Informal Votes:107 (1.63% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:6579 (81.96% of the total enrolment)

Votes for this ward were counted using preferential voting.

First preference votes

Candidate

First preference votes

BOYLE, Ian1326
JOLLY, Ian William2309
DEVEREUX, Daryl J.759
MARETT, Christina2078


Results for single vacancy after distribution of preferences

Candidate

Votes after distribution

JOLLY, Ian William3450
MARETT, Christina3022
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Sebastopol Ward (1 vacancy)


Elected:HUDSON, Des 

Enrolment:7728
Formal Votes:5989
Informal Votes:73 (1.20% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:6062 (78.44% of the total enrolment)

Votes for this ward were counted using preferential voting.

First preference votes

Candidate

First preference votes

NELSON, Shae1100
ORCHARD, Chris1320
HANCOCK, Gordon860
HUDSON, Des2709


Results for single vacancy after distribution of preferences

Candidate

Votes after distribution

NELSON, Shae1206
ORCHARD, Chris1476
HUDSON, Des3307
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Wendouree Ward (1 vacancy)


Elected:VENDY, David 

Enrolment:7723
Formal Votes:5999
Informal Votes:170 (2.76% of the total votes)
Voter Turnout:6169 (79.88% of the total enrolment)

Votes for this ward were counted using preferential voting.

First preference votes

Candidate

First preference votes

HARRIS, Fiona2367
VENDY, David3632
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