Warringah Council Report 2008 Local Government Elections
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Warringah Council Report 2008 Local Government Elections REPORT ON THE 2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WARRINGAH COUNCIL General Manager Warringah Council Civic Centre 725 Pittwater Road Dee Why NSW 2099 Dear General Manager I am pleased to present to you a report on the conduct and administration of the 2008 Local Government Elections held for Warringah Council. Yours sincerely Colin Barry Electoral Commissioner 31 August 2009 REPORT ON THE 2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WARRINGAH COUNCIL 2 Contents LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................... 4 LIST OF GRAPHS.................................................................................................................... 5 THE 2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS ....................................................................... 8 2008 WARRINGAH COUNCIL ELECTIONS.......................................................................... 15 ELECTION PREPARATION.................................................................................................... 19 CONDUCT OF THE ELECTIONS ........................................................................................... 38 ELECTION CONCLUSION.................................................................................................... 67 FUTURE DIRECTION ............................................................................................................. 80 APPENDICES....................................................................................................................... 85 REPORT ON THE 2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WARRINGAH COUNCIL 3 List of Tables Table 1: 2008 Local Government Elections Due, Contested and Uncontested ............. 9 Table 2: 2008 Local Government Elections, Results of Referenda Questions, Frequencies. ................................................................................................................................ 16 Table 3: 2008 Local Government Elections Braille Ballot paper, Elector Satisfaction – NSW (%)......................................................................................................................................... 23 Table 4: 2008 Local Government Elections Returning Officer Office Satisfaction – NSW (%) .................................................................................................................................................. 29 Table 5: 2008 Local Government Elections Returning Officer Training Satisfaction – NSW (%)......................................................................................................................................... 32 Table 6: 2008 Local Government Elections Polling Place Manager Satisfaction with Training – NSW (%)....................................................................................................................... 33 Table 7: 2008 Local Government Elections Election Official Satisfaction with Training – NSW (%)......................................................................................................................................... 33 Table 8: 2008 Local Government Elections Candidate Information Satisfaction – NSW (%) .................................................................................................................................................. 34 Table 9: 2008 Local Government Elections NSWEC advertising expenditure, $M – NSW ........................................................................................................................................................ 35 Table 10: 2008 Local Government Elections Election Arrangements – NSW.................. 40 Table 11: 2008 Local Government Elections Statewide Candidates by Registered Political Party ............................................................................................................................... 42 Table 12: By-elections by council, vacancies, candidates and enrolled electors, Saturday, 29 November 2008................................................................................................... 44 Table 13: 2008 Local Government Elections Categories of Election Staff – NSW and Warringah Council ..................................................................................................................... 48 Table 14: 2008 Local Government Elections Pre-poll Voting Centre Details.................. 49 Table 15: 2008 Local Government Elections Satisfaction with Pre-poll Voting Centres – NSW (%)......................................................................................................................................... 50 Table 16: 2008 Local Government Elections Satisfaction with the Pre-poll Voting Process – NSW (%)....................................................................................................................... 50 Table 17: 2008 Local Government Elections Satisfaction with Postal Voting Process – NSW Overall (%) .......................................................................................................................... 51 Table 18: 2008 Local Government Elections Electors’ Satisfaction with Polling Place Voting – NSW (%)......................................................................................................................... 55 Table 19: 2008 Local Government Elections Satisfaction with Polling Places – NSW Overall (%).................................................................................................................................... 56 Table 20: 2008 Local Government Elections Voter Participation ..................................... 60 Table 21: 2008 Local Government Elections Results information satisfaction – NSW (%) ........................................................................................................................................................ 62 Table 22: 2008 Local Government Elections Non-voter Statistics Comparisons............ 64 Table 23: 2008 Local Government Elections Non-voters by Region and Gender ........ 64 Table 24: 2008 Local Government Elections Media Information Satisfaction – NSW (%) ........................................................................................................................................................ 67 Table 25: 2008 Local Government Elections Survey Participation ................................... 68 Table 26: 2008 Local Government Elections Returning Officer Satisfaction – NSW (%)71 Table 27: 2008 Local Government Elections Major Expenditure Items for NSW and Warringah Council. .................................................................................................................... 75 Table 28: NSWEC Corporate Plan Measures and 2008 Local Government Elections Outcomes..................................................................................................................................... 78 REPORT ON THE 2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WARRINGAH COUNCIL 4 List of Graphs Graph 1: 2008 Local Government Elections Elector Inquiry Centre Call Volumes ....... 20 Graph 2: 2008 Local Government Elections Elector Inquiry Centre, Nature of Calls... 21 Graph 3: 2008 Local Government Elections TIS National calls received by language. July – December 2008 ............................................................................................................... 26 Graph 4: 2008 Local Government Elections Age Range of Candidates ....................... 41 Graph 5: 2008 Local Government Elections Metropolitan and Rural Candidates Breakdown by Gender.............................................................................................................. 42 Graph 6: 2008 Local Government Elections Non-Voters by Age and Gender – NSW 65 Graph 7: 2008 Local Government Elections Statewide Enrolment, Voter Total and Non-Voter Total by Age ............................................................................................................ 65 Graph 8: 2008 Local Government Elections Statewide Valid Reasons for Failing to Vote............................................................................................................................................... 66 Graph 9: 2008 Local Government Elections Election costs – Number of Electors by Location........................................................................................................................................ 76 REPORT ON THE 2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WARRINGAH COUNCIL 5 Warringah Council 2008 Election Summary Enrolment Total Electors 94,454 Female Electors 52.3% Male Electors 47.7% Polling Booths Pre-poll Voting Centres 1 Polling Places 40 Election Officials 308 Voter Participation Formal Votes 69,032 Informal Votes 8,399 Total Votes 77,431 Voter Participation 82.0% Rate of Informality 10.8% Voting Methods Electors used Ordinary 61,616 Postal 2,969 Pre-poll 3,990 Declared Institution 362 Section 41 Silent 54 Councillor Election Total Candidates 65 Female Candidates 25 Male Candidates 40 Successful Candidates Warringah A Ward RAY, Michelle FALINSKI, Jason DE LUCA, Vincent REPORT ON THE 2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WARRINGAH COUNCIL 6 Warringah B Ward GILTINAN, Bob KIRSCH, Christina WILKINS, Helen Warringah C Ward LAUGESEN, Virginia SUTTON, Julie HARRIS, Conny Mayoral Election Total Candidates 12 Female Candidates 2 Male Candidates 10 Successful Candidate REGAN, Michael REPORT ON THE 2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WARRINGAH COUNCIL 7 The 2008 Local Government