NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE COUNCIL

1997 Council Elections

BOLANGUM WARD

	Election Date:		15 March 1997
	Conducted by:		Australian Electoral Commission
	Method:		Postal
	Returning Officer:		Graeme Long

Seats:		3
Candidates:		8
Suburbs / Towns:		Avon Plains, Banyena, Banyena South, Beazleys Bridge, Burrum, Campbells Bridge, Carapooee, Cope Cope, Emu, Glenorchy, Gooroc, Gray Bridge, Gre Gre, Gre Gre North, Joel, Kanya, Landsborough West, Marnoo, Marnoo East, Moyreisk, Navarre, Paradise, Raluana, Rupanyup South, Riachella, Rich Avon, Rostron, St. Arnaud, St. Arnaud East, Slatey Creek, Stuart Mill, Swanwater, Tottington, Traynors Lagoon, Tulkara, Winjallok

	Enrolment	Formal Votes (% Total Vote)	Informal Votes (% Total Vote)	Total Votes	Voter Turnout (%)
	4,374	3,577 (98.51)	54 (1.48)	3,631	83.01

Candidates
	Candidates	Primary Vote		% Formal Vote		Rank
	Walter Goldsbury	215		6.01		7
	Cherie Dianna Neilson	144		4.03		8
	James Robert Anderson	1,232		34.44		1
	Stephen Ellis Greenall	346		9.67		4
	(George) Bryan Small	325		9.09		5
	Karen Suzanne Douglas	447		12.50		3
	(William) Douglas Phillips	289		8.08		6
	Christopher John Bibby	579		16.19		2

Preference Distribution
	Seat	Candidate	Vote		% Total Vote
	1	Jim Anderson	1,836		51.33
		Chris Bibby	899		25.13
		Karen Suzanne Douglas	842		23.54
	2	Bryan Small	1,881		52.59
		Karen Suzanne Douglas	842		47.41
	3	Karen Suzanne Douglas	1,939		54.21
		Chris Bibby	1,638		45.79

Results
	Jim Anderson, Karen Douglas and Bryan Small elected after preference distribution
	Election Order (by primary vote):	1, 5, 3

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