Latrobe City Council, Morwell River Ward by-election results

Last updated: Thursday, 13 August 2026 02:12 PM
Council Voting count method
Morwell River Ward Preferential

Morwell River Ward (1 vacancy)

Results for this election have been finalised. The following candidate is declared elected.

Elected candidates

Elected: MOFFATT, Rob

Count summary

Enrolment: 6498
Formal votes: 4359
Informal votes: 135 (3.00% of the total votes)
Voter turnout: 4494 (69.16% of the total enrolment)

Distribution report (Excel, 32kB)

First preference votes

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate First preference votes Percentage
MOFFATT, Rob 1565 35.90%
SUTTON, Dean 974 22.34%
ELLINGHAM, John 752 17.25%
LAMBDEN, Guss 635 14.57%
LOUGHEED, Graham 433 9.93%

Results after distribution of preferences

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate Votes after distribution Percentage
MOFFATT, Rob 2527 57.97%
SUTTON, Dean 1832 42.03%