Mornington Peninsula Shire Council Briars Ward by-election results

Last updated: Wednesday, 14 October 2026 11:50 AM
Council Voting count method
Briars Ward Preferential

Briars Ward (1 vacancy)

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

Elected candidates

Elected: LEAHY, Christine

Count summary

Enrolment: 13207
Formal votes: 10169
Informal votes: 399 (3.78% of the total votes)
Voter turnout: 10568 (80.02% of the total enrolment)

First preference votes

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

Candidate First preference votes Percentage
ELLISON-WHYTE, Sue 3644 35.83%
LEAHY, Christine 6525 64.17%