2016 City of Melbourne election

Elections to the City of Melbourne were held via postal ballot in 2016 to elect 9 councillors to the council, as well as the direct election of the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Independent Robert Doyle was re-elected as Lord Mayor for a third term.

Main article: 2016 Victorian local elections
2016 City of Melbourne election
22 October 2016 (2016-10-22)
Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne
All 9 seats on the City of Melbourne
Registered133,801
Turnout73,795 Decrease 4.79%
 
Candidate Robert Doyle Olivia Ball Phil Cleary
Deputy candidate Arron Wood Roxane Ingleton Junxi Su
Voting ticket Independent Greens Independent
First round 31,743 15,131 7,745
First round (%) 44.62% 21.72% 10.89%
Final round 36,974 18,481 15,682
Final round (%) 51.98% 25.98% 22.04%
Lord Mayor of Melbourne before election

Robert Doyle
Independent

 Elected Lord Mayor

Robert Doyle
Independent

Following the resignation of councillor-elect Brooke Wandin, a full recount of councillor ballots was ordered by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal on 14 March 2017.[1]

Results

Mayoral election
2016 City of Melbourne mayoral election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Doyle
Arron Wood		 31,743 44.62 +3.86
Greens Olivia Ball
Roxane Ingleton		 15,131 21.27 +6.48
Independent Phil Cleary
Junxi Su		 7,745 10.89 +10.89
Independent Ken Ong
Sue Morphet		 7,391 10.39 +10.39
Independent Gary Morgan
Michael O'Brien		 4,830 6.79 −4.53
Independent Ron Hunt
Doone Clifton		 2,548 3.58 +3.58
Independent 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
Independent Robert Doyle
Arron Wood		 36,974 51.98 −0.44
Greens Olivia Ball
Roxane Ingleton		 18,481 25.98 +0.91
Independent Phil Cleary
Junxi Su		 15,682 22.04 +22.04
Independent hold SwingN/A

The VEC distributed preliminary preferences until an electoral ticket exceeded 50 per cent of the vote, in this case Independent candidates Robert Doyle and Arron Wood.[2]

Councillor election
# Councillor Party
1 Kevin Louey   Independent
2 Rohan Leppert   Greens
3 Nicholas Reece   Independent
4 Cathy Oke   Greens
5 Tessa Sullivan   Independent
6 Philip Le Liu   Independent
7 Jackie Watts   Independent
8 Nicolas Frances Gilley   Independent
9 Susan Riley   Independent
2016 City of Melbourne councillor election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 7,240
Independent 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
Independent 1. Philip Le Liu (elected 6)
2. Tony Penna
3. Barbara Yerondais
4. Alice Poon		 6,578 9.09 +9.09
Independent 1. Michael Caiafa
2. Suzanne Vale
3. Sebastian Saggio		 5,667 7.83 +7.83
Independent 1. Stephen Mayne
2. Johanna Maxwell		 3,666 5.06 −0.95
Independent 1. Jackie Watts (elected 7)
2. Michael Kennedy
3. Farida Fleming		 3,557 4.91 −4.69
Independent 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
Independent 1. Richard Foster
2. Bridie Walsh		 1,718 2.37 +2.37
Independent 1. Brooke Wandin
2. Nicolas Frances Gilley (elected 8)		 1,534 2.12 +2.12
Independent 1. Marcus Fielding
2. Sallyann Wilson		 1,519 2.10 +2.10
Independent 1. Jim Ward
2. Sergey Sizenko		 960 1.33 +1.33
Independent 1. Adam Munro Ford
2. Luke Downing		 816 1.13 +1.13
Independent 1. Joseph Sarraf
2. Miroslav Zverina		 808 1.12 +1.12
Ungrouped Luke James
Neil Pringle
Jing Li		 191 0.26 −0.13
Total formal votes 72,398 98.04 +0.2
Informal votes 1,451 1.96 −0.2
Turnout 73,849 55.19 −4.82

Aftermath

On 8 November, councillor-elect Brooke Wandin stood down from her position amid an investigation by the Local Government Investigations and Compliance Inspectorate into her eligibility.[3] Wandin and former councillor Richard Foster were later charged with electoral fraud, with prosecutors alleging Wandin did not live at the Kensington address she had nominated when registering for election.[4] Both parties plead guilty to charges of electoral fraud; Foster received a 12-month good behaviour bond, while Wandin was placed onto a diversion program.[5]

As a result of Wandin standing down from the council, on 5 December 2016 the Municipal Electoral Tribunal ordered a countback of votes cast. The Victorian Electoral Commission appealed this decision to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, seeking a full recount. On 14 March 2017, the Tribunal ruled in the Commission's favour.[1] A full recount elected Nicolas Frances Gilley and Susan Riley as the eighth and ninth councilors respectively, displacing Michael Caiafa who would have been retained in a vote countback.[1] Gilley and Riley were sworn into council on 21 March 2017.

References
  1. Scanlan, Shane (22 March 2017). "Caiafa booted off council. Riley back". CBD News. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. "Melbourne City Council election results 2016". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020.
  3. "Indigenous Melbourne City Councillor Brooke Wandin stands down amid questions about eligibility". ABC News. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. "Melbourne Council candidates Brooke Wandin, Richard Foster charged with electoral fraud". ABC News. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. Younger, Emma (19 April 2018). "Former Melbourne councillor avoids conviction over illegal nomination". ABC News. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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