Results of the 2016 Victorian local elections

This is a list of local government area results for the 2016 Victorian local elections.[1]

## Ballarat

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2016 Victorian local elections: Ballarat[2] Party  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | Change

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| Independent | 27,257  | 46.39  | 2  |  1
| Independent Liberal | 16,043  | 27.31  | 4  |  1
| Labor | 7,925  | 13.49  | 2  |
| Greens | 7,527  | 12.81  | 1  |
Formal votes  | 58,752 | 100.0 |  |

### Central

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2016 Victorian local elections: Central Ward[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Mark Harris | 6,077 | 30.14 | +15.88
| Greens | Belinda Coates | 4,301 | 21.33 | +2.17
| Independent Liberal | Samantha McIntosh | 4,092 | 20.30 | −5.8
| Independent | William Bennett  | 2,086  | 10.35  |
| Labor | Ron Egeberg  | 1,711  | 8.49  |
| Independent | Gary Fitzgerald  | 960  | 4.76  | +1.63
| Independent | Glen Crompton  | 934  | 4.63  | −3.38
Turnout | 20,806  | 74.22  |
| Independent gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | +15.88 |
| Independent Liberal hold | Swing | −5.8 |
| Greens hold | Swing | +2.17 |

### North

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2016 Victorian local elections: North Ward[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent Liberal | Amy Johnson | 5,520 | 27.52 | +7.22
| Independent Liberal | Grant Tillet | 2,929 | 14.60 |
| Independent | Vicki Coltman  | 2,214  | 11.04  | −14.75
| Independent | John Philips  | 2,156  | 10.75  | −10.27
| Labor | Daniel Moloney | 2,089 | 10.42 | −4.65
| Greens | Angus McAlpine  | 2,005  | 10.00  |
| Independent | Rob Edward Smith  | 1,593  | 7.94  |
| Independent | Pauline Fay  | 902  | 4.50  |
| Independent | Jeni Eastwood  | 649  | 3.24  |
Turnout | 20,869  | 77.7  |
| Independent Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | +14.60 |
| Independent Liberal hold | Swing | +7.22 |
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.65 |

### South

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2016 Victorian local elections: South Ward[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Des Hudson | 4,125 | 22.26 | −4.36
| Independent Liberal | Ben Taylor | 3,502 | 18.90 | −0.23
| Independent | Jim Rinaldi | 2,785 | 15.03 | −0.46
| Independent | Peter Innes  | 1,768  | 9.54  | −6.72
| Greens | Tony Goodfellow  | 1,221  | 6.59  |
| Independent | Dave Armstrong  | 1,149  | 6.20  |
| Independent | Dianne Colbert  | 1,006  | 5.43  |
| Independent | Merle Hathaway  | 889  | 4.80  |
| Independent | Nick Shady  | 845  | 4.56  |
| Independent | Tim Powell  | 653  | 3.52  |
| Independent | Brian Pola  | 396  | 2.14  |
| Independent | Koby Lance Bunney  | 195  | 1.05  |
Turnout | 19,421  | 75.58  |
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.36 |
| Independent Liberal hold | Swing | −0.23 |
| Independent hold | Swing | −0.46 |

## Moreland

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2016 Victorian local elections: Moreland[3] Party  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | Change

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| Independent | 25,164  | 36.49  | 4  |  2
| Greens | 20,582  | 29.84  | 4  |  3
| Labor | 19,728  | 28.60  | 2  |  1
| Socialist Alliance | 3,249  | 4.71  | 1  |
Formal votes  | 39,365 | 100.0 |  |

### North-East

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2016 Victorian local elections: North-East Ward[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Greens | Natalie Abboud | 5,640 | 22.62 |
| Socialist Alliance | Sue Bolton | 3,249 | 13.03 |
| Labor | Annaliva Carli Hannan | 2,805 |  11.25 |
| Independent | Ali Irfanli | 2,154 | 8.64 |
| Labor | Anthony Helou  | 1,406  | 5.64  |
| Labor | Danny Michell  | 1,373  | 5.51  |
| Independent | Helen Pavlidis  | 1,120  | 4.49  |
| Labor | Katerina Angelopoulos  | 975  | 3.91  |
| Labor | Afshan Mian  | 956  | 3.83  |
| Independent | Francesco Timpano  | 840  | 3.37  |
| Independent | George Georgiou  | 822  | 3.30  |
| Independent | Paul Failla  | 713  | 2.86  |
| Labor | David Nunns  | 603  | 2.42  |
| Independent | Imogen Jubb  | 550  | 2.21  |
| Independent | Kevin Hong  | 494  | 1.98  |
| Independent | Antonio Bonifazio  | 370  | 1.48  |
| Greens | Adam Pulford  | 300  | 1.20  |
| Greens | Alex McGilvray  | 300  | 1.20  |
| Independent | Darcey Kelleher  | 206  | 0.83  |
| Independent | Gordon Gartside  | 58  | 0.23  |
Turnout | 29,466  | 65.09  |

### North-West

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2016 Victorian local elections: North-West Ward[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Oscar Yildiz | 7,331 | 28.44 |
| Greens | Dale Martin | 4,044 | 15.69 |
| Independent | John Kavanagh | 3,554 | 13.79 |
| Independent | Helen Davidson | 2,798 | 10.86 |
| Labor | Alice Judith Pryor  | 1,617  | 6.27  |
| Labor | Mark O'Brien  | 1,117  | 4.33  |
| Labor | Milad El-Halabi | 975  | 3.78  |
| Independent | Shaun Minehan  | 876  | 3.40  |
| Labor | Parsu Sharma Luital  | 874  | 3.39  |
| Independent | Raju Shakya  | 772  | 3.30  |
| Independent | Tonty Astuto  | 706  | 2.74  |
| Independent | Mohamad Elmustapha  | 496  | 1.92  |
| Greens | Sian Nelson  | 386  | 1.50  |
| Independent | Alesio Mulipola  | 227  | 0.88  |
Turnout | 29,338  | 64.90  |

### South

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2016 Victorian local elections: South Ward[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Greens | Samantha Ratnam | 9,259 | 50.71 |
| Labor | Lambros Tapinos | 2,599 | 14.23 |
| Labor | Meghan Hopper  | 2,175  | 11.91  |
| Labor | Chris Hansen  | 987  | 5.41  |
| Labor | Joe Caputo  | 808  | 4.42  |
| Labor | Ray Pastoor  | 458  | 2.51  |
| Independent | Melissa Yuan  | 442  | 2.42  |
| Greens | Mark Riley | 378 | 2.07 |
| Independent | Kelly Maree Smith  | 328  | 1.80  |
| Greens | Jess Dorney  | 275  | 1.51  |
| Independent | Dave O'Brien  | 199  | 1.09  |
| Independent | Vijay Bhusal  | 108  | 0.59  |
Turnout | 19,948  | 55.47  |

## Melbourne

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Main article: 2016 Melbourne City Council election

### Leadership Team

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2016 Victorian local elections: Melbourne (Leadership Team)[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Team Doyle | Robert Doyle
Arron Wood | 31,743  | 44.62  | +3.86
| Greens | Olivia Ball
Roxane Ingleton  | 15,131  | 21.27  | +6.48
| Phil Cleary Means Business | Phil Cleary
Junxi Su  | 7,745  | 10.89  | +10.89
| Together Melbourne | Ken Ong
Sue Morphet  | 7,391  | 10.39  | +10.39
| Team Morgan - A City That Works | Gary Morgan
Michael O'Brien  | 4,830  | 6.79  | −4.53
| Strengthening Melbourne | Ron Hunt
Doone Clifton  | 2,548  | 3.58  | +3.58
| The Light On The Hill Team | Anthony van der Craats
Yunli Han  | 1,749  | 2.46  | +2.46
Total formal votes  | 71,137  | 96.40  | +0.75
Informal votes  | 2,658  | 3.60  | −0.75
Turnout | 73,795  | 55.15  | −4.79
After distribution of preferences
| Team Doyle | Robert Doyle
Arron Wood | 36,974  | 51.98  | −0.44
| Greens | Olivia Ball
Roxane Ingleton  | 18,481  | 25.98  | +0.91
| Phil Cleary Means Business | Phil Cleary
Junxi Su  | 15,682  | 22.04  | +22.04
| Team Doyle hold | Swing | N/A |

### Councillors

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2016 Victorian local elections: Melbourne (Councillors)[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 7,240  |  |
| Team Doyle | 1\. Kevin Louey (elected 1)
2\. Nicholas Reece (elected 3)
3\. Tessa Sullivan (elected 5)
4\. Susan Riley (elected 9)
5\. Beverley Pinder-Mortimer
6\. Sue Stanley
7\. Hope Wei  | 27,116  | 37.45  | −0.03
| Greens | 1\. Rohan Leppert (elected 2)
2\. Cathy Oke (elected 4)
3\. Apsara Sabaratnam
4\. Jenny Pitts
5\. Ben Curnow  | 14,593  | 20.16  | +4.54
| Together Melbourne | 1\. Philip Le Liu (elected 6)
2\. Tony Penna
3\. Barbara Yerondais
4\. Alice Poon  | 6,578  | 9.09  | +9.09
| Phil Cleary Means Business | 1\. Michael Caiafa
2\. Suzanne Vale
3\. Sebastian Saggio  | 5,667  | 7.83  | +7.83
| Stephen Mayne T.I.A.E. | 1\. Stephen Mayne
2\. Johanna Maxwell  | 3,666  | 5.06  | −0.95
| Team Morgan - A City That Works | 1\. Jackie Watts (elected 7)
2\. Michael Kennedy
3\. Farida Fleming  | 3,557  | 4.91  | −4.69
| Strengthening Melbourne | 1\. Robin Matthews
2\. Wesa Chau
3\. Roger Smith  | 1,905  | 2.63  | +2.63
| Animal Justice | 1\. Bruce Poon
2\. Fiona Creedy  | 1,770  | 2.44  | +2.44
| Listening To Locals | 1\. Richard Foster
2\. Bridie Walsh  | 1,718  | 2.37  | +2.37
| An Indigenous Voice On Council | ~~1\. Brooke Wandin~~
2\. Nicolas Frances Gilley (elected 8) | 1,534  | 2.12  | +2.12
| Serving Melbourne With Integrity | 1\. Marcus Fielding
2\. Sallyann Wilson  | 1,519  | 2.10  | +2.10
| The Light On The Hill Team | 1\. Jim Ward
2\. Sergey Sizenko  | 960  | 1.33  | +1.33
| The Heritage Agenda | 1\. Adam Munro Ford
2\. Luke Downing  | 816  | 1.13  | +1.13
| Melburnian Voice | 1\. Joseph Sarraf
2\. Miroslav Zverina  | 808  | 1.12  | +1.12
| Science | Luke James  | 82  | 0.11  |
| Independent | Neil Pringle  | 57  | 0.11  |
| Independent | Jing Li  | 62  | 0.07  |
Total formal votes  | 72,398  | 98.04  | +0.2
Informal votes  | 1,451  | 1.96  | −0.2
Turnout | 73,849  | 55.19  | −4.82

## References

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1. ^ "2016 council election results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024.
2. ^ a b c d "Ballarat City Council election results 2016". Victorian Electoral Commission.
3. ^ a b c d "Moreland City Council election results 2016". Victorian Electoral Commission.
4. ^ a b "Melbourne City Council election results 2016". Victorian Electoral Commission.