CITY OF DAREBIN

1998 Council Elections

	Election Date:		12 September 1998
	Conducted by:		Australian Electoral Commission
	Method:		Postal
	Returning Officer:		Grahame Dobson

	Total Enrolment	Contested Enrolment	Formal Votes (% Total Vote)	Informal Votes (% Total Vote)	Total Votes	Voter Turnout (%)
	95,829	95,829	67,931 (96.97)	2,123 (3.03)	70,054	73.10
	89,771	79,175	50,610 (94.94)	2,697 (5.06)	53,307	67.33
	+ 6,058 (+ 6.75%)	+ 16,654 (+ 21.03%)	+ 16,299 (+ 2.03)	- 680 (- 2.03)	+ 15,619	+ 12.89

Election Summary
	Councillor Elected		Election by: (Rank)
		Diana Asmar		Preferences (1 of 7)
		Royce Keirle, Sr.		Primary Vote (1 of 6)
		Vince Fontana		Preferences (1 of 13)
		Marlene Kairouz		Preferences (3 of 7)
		Steven Tsitas		Preferences (1 of 6)
		Tim Laurence		Preferences (1 of 8)
		Chris Kelly		Primary vote (1 of 10)
		Rae Perry		Preferences (1 of 9)
		Peter Stephenson		Preferences (1 of 6)

	TOTAL				Elected Unopposed
	Candidates		Elected
	7		1		0
	6		1		0
	13		1		0
	7		1		0
	6		1		0
	8		1		0
	10		1		0
	9		1		0
	6		1		0
TOTAL	72		9		0
% Total			13%		0%
	Women				Former Councillors
	Candidates		Elected		Candidates		Elected
	3		1		3		0
	1		0		1		1
	4		0		2		0
	3		1		2		0
	2		0		1		1
	2		0		2		1
	3		1		3		1
	2		1		1		0
	1		0		1		0
TOTAL	21		4		16		4
% Total	29%		44%		22%		44%

	Update: 14 Sept. 1998 © 1998 WebNet