2020 Victorian Local Government Election Results and Analysis

10 November 2020

spence-consulting.com 2020 Victorian Local Government Election Results and Analysis Analysis by Gavin Mahoney, 10 November 2020

At the close of nominations for the 2020 Local Government elections there were 2,187 candidates, an increase of 52 candidates from the 2016 elections.

76 of ’s 79 Councils went to election in October 2020, South Gippsland Shire and the Cities of Casey and Whittlesea remained governed by Administrators having been dismissed.

183 incumbent councillors chose not to re-contest.

17 Mayors chose not to recontest whilst another 7 were defeated.

431 incumbent councillors contested with 314 being re-elected.

We observed that registered political parties increased their presence endorsing a number of candidates:

» Greens Party - 88 candidates » ALP - 47 candidates » Liberal Democrats - 10 candidates » - 16 candidates » - 19 candidates » The - 7 candidates » Sustainable Party - 6 candidates

There were a number of former and past councillors trying to make comebacks, and thank you to everyone in Local Government land who assisted us in identifying these people our listing can be found at : https://www.spence-consulting.com/blog/2020/9/29/2020-victorian-council-elections-ex- councillors-seeking-re-election

With the Victorian Electoral Commission now having listed all results, Spence Consulting Group has developed an accurate listing of all newly elected councillors.

Index: » Re-elected councillors are listed first » # denotes unsuccessful councillor » Italicised are newly elected councillors

Alpine Shire Gwenda Allgood Daniel Moloney # Wayne Phillips Sarah Nicholas # Bernadine Des Hudson # Craig Langdon Ron Janas Atkinson Ben Taylor Fiona Mitsinikos Tony Keeble William Waterston # Grant Tillett Elizabeth Nealy John Forsyth Bob Sanders # Jim Rinaldi Peter Dimarelos # Darryl Pearce Henry Burridge Peter Eddy Alida McKern # Kitty Knappstein Rob Armstrong Tracey Hargreaves Kelli Prime Bass Coast Shire Charlie Vincent Ballarat City Banyule City Brett Tessari Katarina Chalwell Samantha Alison Champion Les Larke McIntosh Mark Di Pasquale Michael Whelan Ararat Rural City Mark Harris Peter Castaldo Clare Le Serve Jo Armstrong Belinda Coates Rick Garotti Bruce Kent Peter Beales Amy Johnson Tom Melican # Julian Brown # Geoff Ellis Susan Biggar Casey City East Gippsland Rochelle Halstead Administrators Shire Leticia Laing Brimbank City Noelene Duff John White Ron Bauer Victoria Borg Miguel Belmor Mark Reeves David Rooks Sam David Cameron # Dick Ellis Virginia Tachos Boardman Mendy Urie Baw Baw Shire Bruce Lancashire Sonia Buckley Joe Gauci # Duyen Anh Pham Next election Trevor Stow Danny Goss # Janev Aziz scheduled October Jane Greacen Tricia Jones # Kim Thien 2024. Arthur Allen Peter Kostos Truong Kirsten Van Darren Wallace # Margaret Giudice Central Goldfields Diggele Michael Leaney # Georgina Shire Tom Crook # Keith Cook Papafotiou *Gerard Murphy Jazmin Tauru Sarah Branton *Geoff Lovett Frankston City Ben Lucas Thuy Dang *Chris Meadows- Kris Bolam Annemarie Jasmin Nguyen Taylor # Colin Hampton McCabe Trung Luu Anna De Villiers # Michael O’Reilly Jae Papalia Grace La Vella # Glenn Aitken Bayside City Ranka Rasic Wayne Sproull # Steve Toms Clarke Martin Maria Kerr Liesbeth Long Nathan Conroy Laurence Evans David Asker Sonia Castelli Buloke Shire *Part of previously Suzette Tayler Alex del Porto Carolyn Stewart dismissed Council Steven Hughes # Rob Grinter Daryl Warren Sue Baker # James Long Graeme Milne Colac-Otway Brad Hill # Michael David Pollard Shire Claire Harvey Heffernan Bronwyn Simpson Kate Hanson Liam Hughes Jo Samuel King David Vis Stephen Hart Fiona Stitfold Alan Getley Joe McCracken Gannawarra Shire Hanna El Chris Potter Charlie Gillingham Mouallem Campaspe Shire Graham Costin # Steve Tasker Adrian Weston Jamie Bell # Jenny Fawcett Benalla Rural City Daniel Mackrell Margaret White Garner Smith Danny Claridge John Zobec Ross Stanton Peter Davis Leanne Pentreath Corangamite Kelvin Burt Don Firth # Kirsten Munro Shire Travis Collier Bernie Hearn # Vicki Neele Jo Beard Jane Ogden # Willie Van Tony Marwood Ruth Gstrein Keith Link Wersch Robert Amos Geraldine Justin King Christine Weller Conheady Glen Eira City Gail O’Brien Colleen Gates Kate Makin Margaret Esakoff Punarji Hewa Paul Jarman Nicholas Cole Tony Gunaratne Jamie Vogels Atanasopoulos Cardinia Shire Laurie Hickey Jim Magee Boroondara City Jeff Springfield Anne-Marie Cade Cynthia Watson Brett Owen Darebin City Neil Pilling Jim Parke Collin Ross Susan Rennie Sam Parasol Felicity Sinfield Carol Ryan Trent McCarthy Simone Zmood Lisa Hollingworth Graeme Moore Lina Messina David Zyngier Jane Addis Ray Brown Julie Williams Li Zhang Garry Thompson # Michael Schilling Suzanne Newton # Steve Hurd Jack Kowarzik Gaetano Greco Glenelg Shire Victor Franco Tammy Radford Tim Laurence Gilbert Wilson Wes Gault Stephanie Davies Emily Dimitriadis Anita Rank Di Gillies Tom Hannan Chrissy Hawker Nick Stavrou Karen Stephens # Geoff White Ron Nelson Penny Flynn Jude Dwight Scott Martin Eddy Kontelj Di Bell Sorina Grasso Michael Carr Sara Mansfield Robyn Gulline Meagan Baker Jayden Smith Peter Murrihy Ian Ross Susan Laukens # Pat Murnane Claudia Haenel Latrobe City Golden Plains Belinda Moloney David Bowe Dan Clancey Shire Dale Harriman Owen Sharkey Greater Hume City Darren Howe Les Rowe Shepparton City Carly Moore Kellie O’Callaghan Helena Kirby Seema Abdullah Joseph Haweil Graeme # Joanne Gilbert Kim O’Keefe Jodi Jackson Middlemiss # Nathan Hansford Fern Summer Jack Medcraft Bradley Law Brett Cunningham # Dinny Adem Naim Kurt Sharon Gibson Ian Getsom # Shelley Sutton Karen Sherry # Darrell White Gavin Gamble Robert Priestly # Drew Jessop # Alan McFarlane Clayton Whitfield Shane Sali # Ann Potter Tracie Lund Gregory James Jim Overend Melissa Ferguson Greater Bendigo Geoff Dobson Jarrod Bell City Anthony Brophy Trevor Dance Loddon Shire Rod Fyffe Sam Spinks Chris Hollow Neil Beattie Margaret O’Rourke Sam Misho Gavan Holt Jennifer Alden Hepburn Shire # Colleen Condliffe Andrea Metcalf Don Henderson Indigo Shire Dan Straub # George Flack # Licia Kokocinski Jenny O’Connor Wendy Murphy # Suzie Hawke # Fiona Robson Sophie Price Linda Jungwirth # Malcolm # John Cottrell Bernard Gaffney Pethybridge Brian Hood Larry Goldsworthy Macedon Ranges Gregory Penna Jen Bray Diane Shepheard Shire Matthew Evans Lesley Hewitt Peter Croucher Janet Pearce Vaughan Williams Tessa Halliday Roberta Horne Jennifer Anderson David Fagg Tim Drylie Bill West Julie Sloan Juliet Simpson Kingston City # Henry Bleeck Georgina Oxley # Natasha Gayfer Greater Hindmarsh Shire Tamsin Bearsley Mark Ridgeway Dandenong City Rob Gersch David Eden Rob Guthrie Jim Memeti Ron Ismay Steve Staikos Dominic Bonanno Angela Long Debra Nelson George Hua Anne Moore Sean O’Reilly # Ron Lowe # Rosemary West Annette Death Loi Truong Melanie Albrecht # Geoff Gledhill Geoff Neil Tim Dark Brett Ireland # Tamara Barth Sophie Tan (1x vacancy) Cameron Howe Manningham City # Zaynoun Melham By election to Tracey Davies Andrew Conlon # Maria Sampey occur Tim Cochrane Anna Chen Rhonda Garad Chris Hill Geoff Gough Bob Milkovic Hobsons Bay City Hadi Saab Michelle Kleinert Lana Formoso Peter Hemphill Jenna Davey- # Paul McLeish Eden Foster Tony Briffa Burns # Dot Haynes Richard Lim Jonathon Marsden # Mike Matt Tyler Knox City Zafiropoulos Greater Geelong Diana Grima Nicole Seymour Tomas Lightbody City Daria Kellander Marcia Timmers- Deirdre Diamante Stephanie Asher Pamela Sutton- Leitch Laura Mayne Jim Mason Legaud Lisa Cooper Carli Lange Trent Sullivan Darren Pearce Stephen Mayne Kylie Grzybek Horsham Rural # Peter Lockwood Anthony Aitken City # John Mortimore Mansfield Shire Bruce Harwood Les Power Yvonne Allred Paul Sladdin # Harry Ashleigh Moonee Valley Paul Mercurio Westendorp Vandenberg City Kerri McCafferty James Tehan Julie Shannon Samantha Byrne Debra Mar Mark Holcombe John Sipek Rohan Webb Mildura Rural City Cam Nation Mount Alexander Steve Rabie Glenn Milne Narelle Sharpe Shire Jason Modica # Andrea Surace Christine Maribyrnong City Helen Healy # Jim Cusack Henderson Sarah Carter Mark Eckel # Rebecca Gauci Anthony Cordy Cuc Lam # Gavin Sedgmen Maurici Stephen Gardner Simon Crawford Ian Arney # Richard # Max Lesser # Megan Bridger- Liam Wood Lawrence Matthew Driscoll Darling Stefano De Pieri Tyson Pierce Rosie Annear # Martin Zakharov Cyndi Power Jacob Bettio Bill Maltby Anthony Tran Jodi Reynolds Rose Iser Garry McClure Bernadette Ava Adams Thomas Mitchell Shire Katrina Hodgson Moyne Shire Michael Clarke Rob Eldridge Daniel Meade Jorge Jorquera Bob Cornish Moorabool Shire Jim Doukas Annie Goble David Edwards Ian Smith Maroondah City Bill Chisholm Tonia Dudzik Jordan Lockett Mike Symon Rhonda Sanderson Tom Sullivan # Colin Ryan Nora Lamont Fiona Stevens Paul Tatchell Damian Gleeson Tony Dib # David Lowe # Jarrod Bingham Karen Foster Paul McDonald # Bob Humm # John Keogh James Purcell Kylie Spears Christine Banks Rodney Ward Tasa Damante Louise Bannister Moira Berry Murrindindi Shire Marijke Graham Nathan Clark Ally Munari Sandice McAulay Rob Steane Eric Lording Suzannne Moira Shire Moreland City Ilona Gerencser Stojanovic Libro Mustica Lambros Tapinos Sue Carpenter Peter Lawless Mark Riley Karine Haslam City Kevin Bourke Sue Bolton John Walsh Sally Capp Peter Mansfield Annalivia Carli Damien Gallagher Nick Reece Marie Martin Hannan Phillip Le Liu # John Beitzel Helen Davidson Nillumbik Shire Rohan Leppert # Wendy Buck Oscar Yildiz Karen Egan Kevin Louey # Ed Cox James Conlon Peter Perkins # Aaron Wood Wayne Limbrick Adam Pulford # Grant Brooker # Jackie Watts Peter Elliott Helen Pavlidis – # John Dumaresq # Beverley Pinder Andrew Goldman Mihalakos Geoff Paine Roshena Campbell Julie Brooks Angelica Frances Eyre Olivia Ball Panopoulos Ben Ramcharan Jason Chang Monash City Milad El-Halabi Natalie Duffy David Griffiths Stuart James Richard Stockman Jamal Hakim Josh Fergeus Mornington Elizabeth Doidge Theo Zographos Peninsula Shire Northern Geoff Lake Hugh Fraser Grampians Shire Melton City Brian Little David Gill Murray Emerson Lara Carli Rebecca Paterson Antonella Celi Karen Hyslop Steve Abboushi Paul Klisaris # Kate Roper Rob Haswell Goran Kesic Shane McCluskey # Simon Brooks Tony Driscoll Kathy Majdlik # Lynette Saloumi Steve Holland Kevin Erwin Sophie Ramsey # Mt Pang Soi Despi O’Connor Lauren Dempsey Bob Turner Nicky Luo Anthony Marsh (1x vacancy) By # Ken Hardy Anjalee De Silva Lisa Dixon election to occur Moira Deeming Tina Samardzija Sarah Race Port Phillip City # Judy Hindle Jack Herry Bruce Bilson Marcus Pearl # Sally Davis Andrew Bond Nicki Batagol Warrnambool City Next election Katherine Copsey Mike Scott # Kylie Gaston scheduled October Tim Baxter Kate Hely # Sue Cassidy 2024. Louise Crawford Alexander Lew # Michael Neoh # Dick Gross Polly Morgan # David Owen Wodonga Rural Heather Cunsolo # Peter Sycopoulis City Peter Martin Strathbogie Shire Vicki Jellie Kat Bennett Christina Sirakoff Chris Raeburn Otha Thon Akoch Libby Hall Rhonda Clark Melanie Likos Angie Paspaliaris Ron Mildren Reg Dickinson Debbie Arnott John Watson Pyrenees Shire Kristy Hourigan Ben Blain Kev Poulton Tanya Kehoe Sally Hayes-Burke Max Taylor Olga Quilty Ron Eason Paul Murray Richard Ziegeler Graeme Damian Ferrari Laura Binks Simpfendorfer Robert Vance Wellington Shire David Clark Surf Coast Shire Gayle Maher Wyndham City Rose Hodge Garry Stephens Josh Gilligan Borough of Heather Wellington Ian Bye Heather Marcus Queenscliffe # David Bell Scott Rossetti Peter Maynard Ross Ebbels # Martin Duke Malcolm Hole Mia Shaw Susan Salter # Tony Revell Carolyn Crossley # Walter # Robert Minty Kate Gazzard # Darren McCubbin Villagonzalo Michael Grout Liz Pattison # Carmel Ripper # John Gibbons Fleur Hewitt Paul Barker Marcus McKenzie # Aaron An Donnie Grigau Gary Allen Jill Wood Jennie Barrera Adrian Schonfelder John Tatterson Marcel Mahfoud South Gippsland Libby Stapleton Robert Szatkowski Shire Mike Bodsworth West Wimmera Susan McIntyre Administrators Shire Sahana Ramesh Julie Eisenbise Swan Hill Rural Bruce Meyer Jasmine Hill Christian Zahra City Jodie Pretlove Adele Hegedich Rick Brown Bill Moar Trever Chris Jeffery Domaschenz Yarra City Next election Ann Young Tom Houlihan Brigid O’Brien scheduled October Jade Benham # Richard Hicks Stephen Jolly 2021. Les McPhee Tim Meyer Amanda Stone Nicole McKay Sophie Wade Southern Stuart King Whitehorse City Anab Mohamud Grampians Shire Andrew Davenport Gabrielle de Vietri Mary-Anne Brown Towong Shire Denise Massoud Edward Crossland Albert Calvano David Wortmann Andrew Munroe Claudia Nguyen Greg McAdam Andrew Whitehead Blair Barker Herschel Landes Katrina Rainsford Aaron Scales Tina Liu # Chris Sharples Peter Dikschei Raylene Carr Yarra Ranges David Robertson Denise Anderson Prue Cutts Shire Bruach Colliton Ben Stennett Richard Higgins Helen Henry Wangaratta Rural # Sharon Ellis Len Cox City Amanda McNeill Fiona McAllister Stonnington City Dean Rees Trudy Skilbeck Tim Heenan Melina Sehr Ashlee Fitzpatrick Mark Lane Jim Child Marcia Griffin Dave Fuller # Tony Stevenson Matthew Koce Harvey Benton Whittlesea City David Eastham Jami Klisaris Harry Bussell Administrators Catherine Burnett – # Steve # Ken Clarke Lydia Wilson Wake Stefanopoulos Irene Grant Pieta Duncan Sophie Todoron Johanna Skelton

Yarriambiack Shire Graeme Massey Kylie Zanker Tom Hamilton Corinne Heintze # Shane Roberts Karly Kirk Andrew McLean Chris Lehmann