GREATER GEELONG CITY COUNCIL


1998 Council Elections

BELLARINE WARD

  Seats: 1
  Candidates: 3
  Former Wards: Beangala, Cheetham, Coryule
  Suburbs/Towns: Bellarine, Clifton Springs, Curlewis, Drysdale, Fenwick, Indented Heads, Leopold, Mannerim, Marcus Hill, Moolap, Murradoc, Ocean Grove, Point Lonsdale, Portarlington, St. Leonards, Wallington, Whittington

Enrolment Formal Votes
(% Total Vote)
Informal Votes
(% Total Vote)
Total Votes Voter Turnout
(%)
1998 Election 39,463 28,539
(97.32)
787
(2.68)
29,326 74.31
1995 Election * 34,985 23,569
(93.35)
1,679
(6.65)
25,248 72.17
Change (1995 - 1998) + 4,478
(+ 12.80%)
+ 4,970
(+ 3.97)
- 892
(- 3.97)
+ 4,078 + 2.14
    *  New Ward (Constituted 11 December 1997).  Sums of constituent former Wards
    1998 figures preliminary

  Primary Vote
  Candidate Primary Vote % Formal Vote Rank
Robert Andrew Binnie 10,212 35.78 2
Keith Norman Michael McGregor 10,953 38.38 1
Therese Pape 7,374 25.84 3
       
  * Sitting councillor
    Elected candidate

  Preference Distribution
  Candidate Vote % Total Vote
Rob Binnie 15,534 54.43
Keith McGregor 13,005 45.57
     

  Results
     
Rob Binnie elected on preference distribution
Election Order (by primary vote): 1

 
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