Thursday, 26 June 2008

Not for publication

 

Kororoit District by-election results

 

A State by-election for the electorate of Kororoit will take place this Saturday, 28 June 2008.

 

On election night, progressive figures for the Lower House (Legislative Assembly) electorate of Kororoit will be available via a link on the VEC’s homepage, www.vec.vic.gov.au.

 

A progressive tally is expected to be available from approximately 7.30pm and will be updated regularly throughout the evening. The results will include a breakdown of first preference votes by candidate, as well as a two-candidate-preferred count.

 

All ordinary votes, as well as postal and early votes that have been received and processed, are expected to be counted by 9.30pm Saturday.

 

In the week following the by-election, postal votes are received from Victoria, interstate and overseas, and results will continue to be updated on the VEC’s website from Monday, 30 June.

 

 

 

The VEC has nominated a voting centre with easy access to the CBD and ample parking for media to attend on election day. Media are invited to film and photograph voting at the following location in Kororoit District between 8.00am and 6.00pm: 

 

Deer Park Secondary College

88 Billingham Road

Deer Park VIC 3023

Melways reference: 25 C5

 

Media must observe the following conditions when filming or taking photographs:

 

• Filming must take place for a few minutes only;
• Ballot papers should be filmed in such a way that they cannot be read;
• No interviews with the voting centre manager or election staff;
• Filming may be supervised by an election official;
• Filming must not interfere in any way with voting; and
• Filming is to cease if the voting centre manager is of the opinion that any of the above conditions are not being met.

 

VEC media contact on election day:

Sue Lang

Manager, Communications, Education and Research

Victorian Electoral Commission

ph. (03) 9299 0730

m. 0438 028 994
Visit www.vec.vic.gov.au/statereleases.html for by-election media releases.

 

 

 

The first preferences of ordinary votes are counted first. Then a ‘two-candidate-preferred count’ is conducted, in which preferences are distributed to the two candidates for each electorate who are considered most likely to be in the lead.

 

The purpose of the two candidate preferred count is to get an early picture of the likely result.

 

Ordinary votes (those completed on election day) are counted at the voting centres on election night. Postal and early votes are checked and counted at the election office.

 

To be elected to the Lower House, a candidate must receive an absolute majority (more than half) of the formal votes. Distributions of preferences take place when no candidate receives an absolute majority of first preference votes.

 

For Kororoit, the result may be clear on election night. However, if the vote is close, final results will not be available until after the receipt of postal and absent votes and the distribution of preferences.

 

A formal declaration is expected by mid to late next week.

 

 

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