Vacancy on Frankston City Council

Wednesday 20 December 2023

For immediate release

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A countback to fill an extraordinary vacancy on Frankston City Council for North-West Ward will be held online at 10 am on Monday 15 January 2024. The vacancy is due to the resignation of Councillor Steven Hughes.

The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) will hold a countback of all formal votes from the 2020 Frankston City Council, North-West Ward election to fill the vacancy. Votes will be redistributed to candidates who were unsuccessful in 2020 but are still eligible to be elected.

The countback is based on the proportional representation method of counting, which means candidates must achieve a proportion of votes known as a quota.

‘The candidate who gets the quota will be elected. If no candidate reaches the quota, the candidate with the highest number of countback votes will be elected,’ Election Manager Kathy Georgiou said.

A link to join the countback will be available from 9:30 am on Monday 15 January 2024 at vec.vic.gov.au

Candidates and other interested parties can watch the countback.

The result will be published online at vec.vic.gov.au