2012 New South Wales mayoral elections
![]() | This article was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 19 May 2024 with a consensus to merge the content into the article 2012 New South Wales local elections. If you find that such action has not been taken promptly, please consider assisting in the merger instead of re-nominating the article for deletion. To discuss the merger, please use the destination article's talk page. (May 2024) |
![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The 2012 New South Wales mayoral elections were held on 8 September 2012 to elect mayors or lord mayors to 36 of the 152 local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales. The elections were held as part of the statewide local elections.[1]
These were the last mayoral elections for Botany Bay, Canterbury, Greater Taree, Manly, Queanbeyan, Snowy River and Warringah − all of which were LGAs abolished in the 2016 local government proclamations.[2][3]
Candidates
[edit]Retiring mayors
[edit]- Greg Piper (Independent Lake Alliance) − Lake Macquarie, announced March 2012[4]
- Genia McCaffery (Independent) − North Sydney, announced 12 June 2012[5]
- John Tate (Independent) − Newcastle, announced 8 August 2012[6]
Results
[edit]Bellingen
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mark Troy | 4,769 | 65.5 | +29.0 | |
Independent | Wayne Wadsworth | 2,517 | 34.5 | +34.5 | |
Total formal votes | 7,286 | 95.0 | |||
Informal votes | 5.0 | ||||
Turnout | 82.5 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | +29.0 |
Botany Bay
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ben Keneally | 13,088 | 63.6 | −36.4 | |
Independent | John Ryan | 3,259 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
Independent | Sherry Butt | 1,768 | 8.6 | +8.6 | |
Greens | Alan Hough | 1,699 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Independent | Charlie Trist | 749 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Total formal votes | 20,563 | 94.9 | |||
Informal votes | 5.1 | ||||
Labor hold | Swing | −36.4 |
Eurobodalla
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Graham Scobie | 2,266 | 10.6 | +2.5 | |
Independent | Fergus Thomson | 2,209 | 10.3 | −10.7 | |
Independent | Lindsay Brown | 2,017 | 9.4 | −2.8 | |
Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Noel (Tubby) Harrison | 1,638 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Eurobodalla First | Rob Pollock | 1,636 | 7.6 | −10.6 | |
Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Liz Innes | 1,481 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
Greens | Gabi Harding | 1,372 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Independent | Phil Constable | 1,364 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Ron Gifford | 1,033 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Independent | Chris Vardon | 885 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Michele Cameron | 805 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Neil Burnside | 707 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Independent | Alan Morton | 671 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Milton Leslight | 621 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Peter Schwarz | 603 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Independent | Allan Brown | 512 | 2.4 | −7.4 | |
Independent | Orit Karny Winters | 497 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Gary Smith | 442 | 2.1 | −2.9 | |
Eurobodalla Ratepayers | April Creed | 338 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Independent | Chris Kowal | 211 | 1.0 | −5.6 | |
Independent | Glenda Bishop | 156 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 21,464 | 94.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,325 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 22,789 | 82.4 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Lindsay Brown | 3,845 | 50.7 | +50.7 | |
Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Liz Innes | 3,737 | 49.3 | +49.3 | |
Independent gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
Fairfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Carbone | 44,641 | 45.4 | −15.0 | |
Independent | Nhan Tran | 15,833 | 16.1 | +16.1 | |
Independent Liberal | Zaya Toma | 8,773 | 8.9 | −24.6 | |
Greens | Bill Cashman | 8,371 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
Independent | Sam Yousif | 7,918 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Christian Democrats | Juliat Nasr | 7,237 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Unity | Ken Yeung | 5,647 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Total formal votes | 98,450 | 90.8 | |||
Informal votes | 9.2 | ||||
Turnout | 85.4 | ||||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Frank Carbone | 49,041 | 71.3 | +10.9 | |
Independent | Nhan Tran | 19,727 | 28.7 | +28.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Lake Macquarie
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jodie Harrison | 37,202 | 32.8 | +6.6 | |
Independent Lake Alliance | Wendy Harrison | 28,944 | 25.6 | −35.6 | |
Liberal | Ken Paxinos | 25,367 | 22.4 | +22.4 | |
Independent | Jim Sullivan | 9,831 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Greens | Phillipa Parsons | 8,503 | 7.5 | −5.1 | |
Independent | Arjay Martin | 3,424 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 113,276 | 93.8 | |||
Informal votes | 6.2 | ||||
Turnout | 84.2 | ||||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jodie Harrison | 43,956 | 52.2 | ||
Independent Lake Alliance | Wendy Harrison | 40,296 | 47.8 | ||
Labor gain from Independent Lake Alliance | Swing |
Nambucca
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Rhonda Hoban | 7,546 | 69.8 | ||
Independent | John Ainsworth | 3,266 | 30.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,812 | 96.0 | |||
Informal votes | 4.0 | ||||
Turnout | 80.5 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Newcastle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jeff McCloy | 36,663 | 43.1 | +43.1 | |
Labor | Nuatali Nelmes | 24,128 | 28.4 | +10.5 | |
Greens | John Sutton | 10,021 | 11.8 | −2.2 | |
Independent | Aaron Buman | 6,226 | 7.3 | −10.9 | |
Independent | Jacqueline Haines | 4,186 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Independent | Bryan Havenhand | 2,298 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Independent | Col Peebles | 1,497 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 85,019 | 94.7 | |||
Informal votes | 5.3 | ||||
Turnout | 82.5 | ||||
Three-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Jeff McCloy | 38,321 | 51.0 | +51.0 | |
Labor | Nuatali Nelmes | 26,009 | 34.6 | ||
Greens | John Sutton | 10,883 | 14.5 | ||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
North Sydney
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jilly Gibson | 11,893 | 40.5 | ||
Independent | Zoë Baker | 9,731 | 33.1 | ||
Independent | Suzanne Clarke-Nash | 7,745 | 26.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 29,369 | 93.5 | |||
Informal votes | 2,040 | 6.5 | |||
Turnout | 31,409 | 74.1 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Jilly Gibson | 14,559 | 56.8 | ||
Independent | Zoë Baker | 11,062 | 43.2 | ||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
Queanbeyan
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Overall Team | Tim Overall | 10,380 | 54.2 | +9.5 | |
Labor | Brian Brown | 3,009 | 15.7 | +15.7 | |
Independent | Jamie Cregan | 2,709 | 14.1 | +14.1 | |
Independent | Sue Whelan | 1,546 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Independent | Ann Rocca | 1,515 | 7.9 | −8.1 | |
Total formal votes | 19,159 | 95.1 | |||
Informal votes | 4.9 | ||||
Turnout | 76.3 | ||||
Tim Overall Team hold | Swing | +9.5 |
Snowy River
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Cahill | 1,470 | 42.3 | +42.3 | |
Independent | Peter Beer | 1,069 | 30.7 | +30.7 | |
Independent | John Shumack | 939 | 27.0 | +27.0 | |
Total formal votes | 3,478 | 95.8 | N/A | ||
Informal votes | 4.2 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 77.7 | N/A | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | John Cahill | 1,606 | 56.5 | +56.5 | |
Independent | Peter Beer | 1,236 | 43.5 | +43.5 | |
Independent win | Swing | N/A |
- This was the first time the position of mayor of Snowy River was directly-elected
Sydney
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Clover | Clover Moore | 34,903 | 51.1 | −5.4 | |
Liberal | Edward Mandla | 11,031 | 16.1 | +2.1 | |
Labor | Linda Scott | 7,124 | 10.4 | −4.6 | |
Living Sydney Team | Angela Vithoulkas | 6,722 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Greens | Irene Doutney | 4,462 | 6.5 | −6.9 | |
Sex Party | Zahra Stardust | 2,241 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Independent | Dixie Coulton | 1,303 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Housing Action Team | Denis Doherty | 557 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 68,343 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 2.6 | ||||
Turnout | 69.2 | ||||
Team Clover hold | Swing | −5.4 |
Warringah
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Your Warringah | Michael Regan | 41,161 | 56.3 | +36.7 | |
Independent Liberal | Pat Daley | 12,935 | 17.7 | +17.7 | |
Independent | Vincent De Luca | 9,756 | 13.4 | +6.4 | |
Greens | Conny Harris | 9,222 | 12.6 | −1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 32,800 | 94.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,959 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 34,759 | ||||
Your Warringah hold | Swing | +36.7 |
Willoughby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Pat Reilly | 17,470 | 53.3 | ||
Independent Liberal | Stuart Coppock | 15,330 | 46.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 32,800 | 94.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,959 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 34,759 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "2012 NSW Local Council Elections". ABC News. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Introduction". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "New councils for NSW". Family & Community Services (Press release). Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Moore, Matthew (14 March 2012). "Moore blasts O'Farrell for push to get her out of bearpit". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024.
Mr Piper, who has already decided not to contest the September local government elections
- ^ "Genia McCaffery has announced her retirement from politics after 17 years as mayor of North Sydney". Facebook. North Sydney Council. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Newcastle lord mayor John Tate to retire". Newcastle Herald. 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Bellingen Shire Council". ABC News. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "The Council of the City of Botany Bay". ABC News. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Eurobodalla Shire Council". ABC News. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Eurobodalla Shire Council - Mayoral Election". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 16 September 2012.
- ^ "Lindsay Brown mayor of Eurobodalla Shire". Narooma News. 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Fairfield City Council". ABC News. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Raue, Ben (25 August 2016). "City of Fairfield election, 2016". The Tally Room.
- ^ "Lake Macquarie City Council". ABC News. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "City of Lake Macquarie election, 2016". The Tally Room. 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Nambucca Shire Council". ABC News. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Newcastle City Council". ABC News. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013.
- ^ "North Sydney Council". ABC News. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Queanbeyan City Council". ABC News. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Snowy River Shire Council". ABC News. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "2012 NSW Local Council Elections - Council of the City of Sydney". ABC News. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Warringah Council". ABC News. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Former Warringah mayor Michael Regan starts Your Northern Beaches party ahead of council elections". The Daily Telegraph. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Willoughby City Council - Mayoral Election". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 13 September 2012.