2008 City of Melbourne election

Elections to the City of Melbourne were held via postal ballot in October 2008 to elect 7 councillors to the council, as well as the direct election of the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Incumbent Lord Mayor John So did not seek re-election, and was succeeded by former Victorian Opposition Leader and Liberal Party leader Robert Doyle.

2008 City of Melbourne election

25 October 2008 (2008-10-25)

Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne
All 7 seats on the City of Melbourne
Registered97,846
Turnout60,803 2.96%
 
Candidate Robert Doyle Catherine Ng
Deputy candidate Susan Riley Terry Makings
Voting ticket Independent Independent
First round 15,135 6,315
First round (%) 26.11% 10.90%
2CP 31,348 26,614
2CP (%) 54.08% 45.92%

Lord Mayor of Melbourne before election

John So
Independent

Elected Lord Mayor

Robert Doyle
Independent

Results

Mayoral election

2008 City of Melbourne mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Doyle
Susan Riley
15,135 26.11 +26.11
Greens Adam Bandt
Kathleen Maltzahn
8,729 15.06 +6.58
Independent Peter McMullin
Tim Wilson
7,267 12.54 +12.54
Independent Catherine Ng
Terry Makings
6,315 10.90 +10.90
Independent Gary Singer
Joanne Painter
6,056 10.45 +10.45
Independent Will Fowles
David Wilson
5,004 8.63 +8.63
Independent Gary Morgan
Michele Anderson
4,526 7.81 −0.01
Independent Nick Columb
Sue Calwell
2,712 4.68 +4.68
Independent Joseph Toscano
Margaret Ely
815 1.41 +1.41
Independent Shelley Roberts
Abdiaziz Farah
719 1.24 +1.24
Independent Robert King Crawford
Michael Kennedy
684 1.18 +1.18
Total formal votes 57,962 95.33 +3.53
Informal votes 2,841 4.67 −3.53
Turnout 60,803 62.14 −2.96
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Robert Doyle
Susan Riley
31,348 54.08 +54.08
Independent Catherine Ng
Terry Makings
26,614 45.92 +45.92
Independent hold SwingN/A

Councillor election

# Councillor Party
1 Carl Jetter   Independent
2 Cathy Oke   Greens
3 Kevin Louey   Independent
4 Peter Clarke   Independent
5 Ken Ong   Independent
6 Brian Shanahan   Independent
7 Jennifer Kanis   Independent
2008 City of Melbourne councillor election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 7,415
Independent 1. Carl Jetter (elected 1)
2. Jane Shelton
3. Celia Coate
4. Rebecca Cherry
11,874 20.02 +20.02
Greens 1. Cathy Oke (elected 2)
2. Rohan Leppert
3. Alister Air
4. Donna Lancaster
10,939 18.44 +8.47
Independent 1. Kevin Louey (elected 3)
2. Jane Shelton
3. Celia Coate
4. Rebecca Cherry
7,531 15.82 +15.82
Independent 1. Ken Ong (elected 5)
2. Jerome Borazio
3. Trent Smyth
4. Marion Bishop
6,875 11.59 +11.59
Independent 1. Brian Shanahan (elected 6)
2. Connie Paglianiti
3. Nesilhan Dastan
4. Con Christopoulos
5. John Dawson
6,270 10.57 +10.57
Independent 1. Jennifer Kanis (elected 7)
2. Lisa Muscatello
6,081 10.25 +10.25
Independent 1. Peter Clarke (elected 4)
2. Jackie Watts
3. Margaret Wood
5,605 9.45 +3.11
Independent 1. Fiona Snedden
2. Keith Rankin
3. Vernon Chalker
4. Wellington Lee
3,223 5.43 +5.43
Independent 1. Brian Michael Ford
2. Sophie E. McEwen
917 1.55 +1.55
Total formal votes 59,315 97.36 +1.59
Informal votes 1,608 2.64 −1.59
Turnout 60,923 62.26 −3.25

References

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