Vacancy on Macedon Ranges Shire Council

Friday 13 August 2025

For immediate release

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A countback to fill an extraordinary vacancy on Macedon Ranges Shire Council for South Ward will be held online at 10 am on Monday 1 September 2025. The vacancy is due to the passing of Councillor Christine Walker.

The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) will hold a countback of all formal votes from the 2024 Macedon Ranges Shire Council, South Ward election to fill the vacancy. Votes will be redistributed to candidates who were unsuccessful in 2024 but are still eligible to be elected.

The countback is based on the proportional representation method of counting, which means candidates must achieve a proportion of votes known as a quota.

'The candidate who gets the quota will be elected. If no candidate reaches the quota, the candidate with the highest number of countback votes will be elected,' Election Manager Sally Leung said.

Candidates and other interested parties can watch the countback online. A link to join the countback will be available from 9.30 am on Monday 1 September 2025 at vec.vic.gov.au

The result will be announced through a media release and published on the VEC website.