2012 Sydney City Council election

2012 Sydney City Council election
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Clover Moore in May 2012.jpg
Candidate Clover Moore Edward Mandla Linda Scott
Party Team Clover Liberal Labor
Popular vote 34,903 11,031 7,124
Percentage 51.1% 16.1% 10.4%
Swing Decrease 5.4 Increase 2.1 Decrease 4.6
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
SEX
Candidate Angela Vithoulkas Irene Doutney Zahra Stardust
Party Living Sydney Greens Sex Party
Popular vote 6,722 4,462 2,241
Percentage 9.8% 6.52% 3.3%
Swing Increase 9.8 Decrease 6.9 Increase 3.3
Lord Mayor before election

Clover Moore
Team Clover

Subsequent Lord Mayor

Clover Moore
Team Clover

The 2012 Sydney City Council election was held on 8 September 2012 to elect nine councillors and a lord mayor to the City of Sydney. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales, Australia.[1]

Results

Lord Mayor

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Sydney[2]
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

Councillors

2012 New South Wales local elections: Sydney[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Team Clover 1. Clover Moore
2. Robert Kok (elected 1)
3. Robyn Kemmis (elected 4)
4. John Mont (elected 5)
5. Jenny Green (elected 6)
6. Nell Schofield
7. Claudia McIntosh
8. Alex Greenwich
9. John Hutchinson 		30,352 46.0 −3.9
Liberal 1. Edward Mandla (elected 2)
2. Christine Forster (elected 9)
3. Sean O'Connor
4. Joe Alvaro
5. Lisa Fenwick
6. Tony Eriksen
7. Rebecca Lau 		12,067 18.3 +3.3
Labor 1. Linda Scott (elected 3)
2. Damian Spruce
3. Jo Holder
4. Robyn Fortescue
5. Hilary Mortlock
6. Collin Lyon
7. Jade Tyrrell
8. Graham Brecht
9. Peter McNally
10. Gregory Lovekin 		8,093 12.3 −4.4
Greens 1. Irene Doutney (elected 7)
2. De Brierley Newton
3. Mark Smith
4. Caroline Alcorso
5. Christopher Brentin
6. Dejay Toborek
7. Roman Deauna
8. Armen Aghazarian
9. Isabel McIntosh 		6,197 9.4 −8.8
Living Sydney Team 1. Angela Vithoulkas (elected 8)
2. Margaret Harvie
3. Stephan Gyory
4. Angelo Tsirbas
5. Linda Wang
6. Jill Yates
7. Andrew Duckmanton
8. Fabian Marsden 		5,524 8.4 +8.4
Sex Party 1. Andrew Patterson
2. Zahra Stardust
3. Geoffrey Thomas
4. Robyn Trigg
5. Graeme Dunne 		2,149 3.3 +3.3
Independent 1. Dixie Coulton
2. Robbie Hall
3. Maddalen Panuccio
4. Rebecca Goldsworthy
5. Virginia Buckworth
6. Andrew Male 		819 1.2 +1.2
Housing Action Team 1. Denis Doherty
2. Ray Jackson
3. Jay Fletcher
4. Raul Bassi
5. Andrew Chuter 		764 1.2 +1.2
Independent Stuart Baanstra 16 0.0
Total formal votes 65,981 93.8
Informal votes 6.2
Turnout 69.4
Party total seats Seats ±
Clover Moore Independent Team 4 Decrease 1
Liberal 2 Increase 1
Labor 1 Steady
Greens 1 Decrease 1
Living Sydney Team 1 Increase 1

References

  1. ^ "Council of the City of Sydney - Mayoral Election". New South Wales Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ "2012 NSW Local Council Elections - Council of the City of Sydney". ABC News.
  3. ^ "Council of the City of Sydney". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19.
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