CITY OF MELBOURNE

1998 Council By-election

DISTRICT COUNCILLOR

  Seats: 1 of 5
  Candidates: 13

Enrolment Formal Votes
(% Total Vote)
Informal Votes
(% Total Vote)
Total Votes Voter Turnout
(%)
1998 Election 44,591 22,205
(94.94)
1,183
(5.06)
23,388 52.45
1996 Election 42,183 26,003
(95.37)
1,262
(4.63)
27,265 64.64
Change (1996 - 1998) + 2,408
(+ 5.71%)
- 3,798
(- 0.43)
- 79
(+ 0.43)
- 3,877 - 12.19

  Primary Vote
  Candidate Primary Vote % Formal Vote Rank
Allan J. Watson 2,316 10.43 4
(David) Eric Risstrom 2,246 10.11 5
Clement Newton Brown 1,730 7.79 7
Joanna Pace 1,340 6.03 8
Peter Costigan 2,533 11.41 3
Jack Lynch 501 2.26 10
James Logan-Bell 359 1.62 13
David Marriner 4,405 19.84 1
Margot Sharman 842 3.79 9
Kevin Francis Chamberlin 3,635 16.37 2
Marcos G. Davidson 493 2.22 11
Robert John Baker 405 1.82 12
Richard G. Wong 1,400 6.30 6
       
    Elected candidate

   Preference Distribution
  Candidate Vote % Total Vote
Kevin Chamberlin 11,816 53.21
David Marriner 10,389 46.79
 

  Results
     
Kevin Chamberlin elected after preference distribution
Election Order (by primary vote): 2
 

 
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