Knox City Council results

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) ordered a recount of the Dobson Ward results on Monday 9 December 2024. This is according to section 312(3) of the Local Government Act 2020 (Vic).

The results on this page are the recount results, and have replaced the original results we declared in November 2024.

Last updated: Friday, 13 December 2024 02:54 PM
Ward Voting count method
Baird Ward Preferential
Chandler Ward Preferential
Collier Ward Preferential
Dinsdale Ward Preferential
Dobson Ward Preferential
Friberg Ward Preferential
Scott Ward Preferential
Taylor Ward Preferential
Tirhatuan Ward Preferential

Baird Ward (1 vacancy)

Results for this election have been finalised. The following candidate is declared elected.

Elected candidates

Elected: LOCKWOOD, Peter

Count summary

Enrolment: 12441
Formal votes: 10067
Informal votes: 299 (2.88% of the total votes)
Voter turnout: 10366 (83.32% of the total enrolment)

Distribution report (Excel, 32kB)

First preference votes

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate First preference votes Percentage
ALLRED, Yvonne 2946 29.26%
GILCHRIST, Samantha 784 7.79%
LOCKWOOD, Peter 3612 35.88%
SAULTRY, Gary 1524 15.14%
CHURCH, Andrew 1201 11.93%

Results after distribution of preferences

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate Votes after distribution Percentage
ALLRED, Yvonne 4845 48.13%
LOCKWOOD, Peter 5222 51.87%

Chandler Ward (1 vacancy)

Results for this election have been finalised. The following candidate is declared elected.

Elected candidates

Elected: KENNETT, Paige

Count summary

Enrolment: 11656
Formal votes: 9429
Informal votes: 298 (3.06% of the total votes)
Voter turnout: 9727 (83.45% of the total enrolment)

Distribution report (Excel, 32kB)

First preference votes

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate First preference votes Percentage
KENNETT, Paige 3286 34.85%
BRUCE, Ryan 1179 12.50%
HARRIS, Matt 2462 26.11%
KIDNEY, Jeff 2502 26.54%

Results after distribution of preferences

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate Votes after distribution Percentage
KENNETT, Paige 4957 52.57%
HARRIS, Matt 4472 47.43%

Collier Ward (1 vacancy)

Results for this election have been finalised. The following candidate is declared elected.

Elected candidates

Elected: DUNCAN, Chris

Count summary

Enrolment: 11789
Formal votes: 9946
Informal votes: 237 (2.33% of the total votes)
Voter turnout: 10183 (86.38% of the total enrolment)

Distribution report (Excel, 30kB)

First preference votes

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate First preference votes Percentage
ELDERHORST, Jesse 975 9.80%
GRIFFITHS, Aidan 1111 11.17%
SUN, Emily 3304 33.22%
DUNCAN, Chris 4556 45.81%

Results after distribution of preferences

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate Votes after distribution Percentage
SUN, Emily 4272 42.95%
DUNCAN, Chris 5674 57.05%

Dinsdale Ward (1 vacancy)

Results for this election have been finalised. The following candidate is declared elected.

Elected candidates

Elected: WILLIAMS, Robert

Count summary

Enrolment: 11831
Formal votes: 9558
Informal votes: 217 (2.22% of the total votes)
Voter turnout: 9775 (82.62% of the total enrolment)

Distribution report (Excel, 30kB)

First preference votes

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate First preference votes Percentage
LEECH, Gary 2012 21.05%
DEVARAPALLI, Sitha 930 9.73%
GRASSO, Sorina 2839 29.70%
WILLIAMS, Robert 3777 39.52%

Results after distribution of preferences

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate Votes after distribution Percentage
GRASSO, Sorina 4412 46.16%
WILLIAMS, Robert 5146 53.84%

Dobson Ward (1 vacancy)

Results for this election have been finalised. The following candidate is declared elected.

Elected candidates

Elected: BAKER, Meagan

Count summary

Enrolment: 13494
Formal votes: 11224
Informal votes: 313 (2.71% of the total votes)
Voter turnout: 11537 (85.50% of the total enrolment)

Distribution report (Excel, 32kB)

Recount results for first preference votes

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate First preference votes Percentage
BAKER, Meagan 3292 29.33%
HOLLAND, Tony 3069 27.34%
COX, Emily 1993 17.76%
STROUD, Joe 2870 25.57%

Recount results after distribution of preferences

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate Votes after distribution Percentage
BAKER, Meagan 5773 51.43%
STROUD, Joe 5451 48.57%

Friberg Ward (1 vacancy)

Results for this election have been finalised. The following candidate is declared elected.

Elected candidates

Elected: CONSIDINE, Parisa

Count summary

Enrolment: 13582
Formal votes: 11104
Informal votes: 458 (3.96% of the total votes)
Voter turnout: 11562 (85.13% of the total enrolment)

First preference votes

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate First preference votes Percentage
CONSIDINE, Parisa 6211 55.93%
LAUKENS, Susan 4893 44.07%

Scott Ward (1 vacancy)

Results for this election have been finalised. The following candidate is declared elected.

Elected candidates

Elected: COOPER, Lisa

Count summary

Enrolment: 12010
Formal votes: 9980
Informal votes: 420 (4.04% of the total votes)
Voter turnout: 10400 (86.59% of the total enrolment)

First preference votes

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate First preference votes Percentage
WU, Lily 3245 32.52%
COOPER, Lisa 6735 67.48%

Taylor Ward (1 vacancy)

Results for this election have been finalised. The following candidate is declared elected.

Elected candidates

Elected: PEARCE, Susan

Count summary

Enrolment: 13263
Formal votes: 11150
Informal votes: 435 (3.75% of the total votes)
Voter turnout: 11585 (87.35% of the total enrolment)

First preference votes

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate First preference votes Percentage
PEARCE, Susan 7124 63.89%
MASON, Robert 4026 36.11%

Tirhatuan Ward (1 vacancy)

Results for this election have been finalised. The following candidate is declared elected.

Elected candidates

Elected: ATWELL, Glen

Count summary

Enrolment: 11423
Formal votes: 9643
Informal votes: 244 (2.47% of the total votes)
Voter turnout: 9887 (86.55% of the total enrolment)

First preference votes

Please note: all percentages have been rounded to 2 decimal places.

Candidate First preference votes Percentage
ATWELL, Glen 5881 60.99%
NADARAJAH, Segar 695 7.21%
WILLIAMS, Andrew 3067 31.81%