2012 New South Wales mayoral elections

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2012 New South Wales mayoral elections
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The 2012 New South Wales mayoral elections were held on 8 September 2012 to elect mayors or lord mayors to 36 of the 152 local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales. The elections were held as part of the statewide local elections.[1]

These were the last mayoral elections for Botany Bay, Canterbury, Greater Taree, Manly, Queanbeyan, Snowy River and Warringah − all of which were LGAs abolished in the 2016 local government proclamations.[2][3]

Candidates[edit]

Retiring mayors[edit]

Results[edit]

Bellingen[edit]

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Bellingen[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Troy 4,769 65.5 +29.0
Independent Wayne Wadsworth 2,517 34.5 +34.5
Total formal votes 7,286 95.0
Informal votes 5.0
Turnout 82.5
Independent hold Swing +29.0

Botany Bay[edit]

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Botany Bay[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ben Keneally 13,088 63.6 −36.4
Independent John Ryan 3,259 15.8 +15.8
Independent Sherry Butt 1,768 8.6 +8.6
Greens Alan Hough 1,699 8.3 +8.3
Independent Charlie Trist 749 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 20,563 94.9
Informal votes 5.1
Labor hold Swing −36.4

Eurobodalla[edit]

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Eurobodalla[9][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Graham Scobie 2,266 10.6 +2.5
Independent Fergus Thomson 2,209 10.3 −10.7
Independent Lindsay Brown 2,017 9.4 −2.8
Eurobodalla Ratepayers Noel (Tubby) Harrison 1,638 7.6 +7.6
Eurobodalla First Rob Pollock 1,636 7.6 −10.6
Eurobodalla Ratepayers Liz Innes 1,481 6.9 +6.9
Greens Gabi Harding 1,372 6.4 +6.4
Independent Phil Constable 1,364 6.4 +6.4
Eurobodalla Ratepayers Ron Gifford 1,033 4.8 +4.8
Independent Chris Vardon 885 4.1 +4.1
Eurobodalla Ratepayers Michele Cameron 805 3.8 +3.8
Eurobodalla Ratepayers Neil Burnside 707 3.3 +3.3
Independent Alan Morton 671 3.1 +3.1
Eurobodalla Ratepayers Milton Leslight 621 2.9 +2.9
Eurobodalla Ratepayers Peter Schwarz 603 2.8 +2.8
Independent Allan Brown 512 2.4 −7.4
Independent Orit Karny Winters 497 2.3 +2.3
Eurobodalla Ratepayers Gary Smith 442 2.1 −2.9
Eurobodalla Ratepayers April Creed 338 1.6 +1.6
Independent Chris Kowal 211 1.0 −5.6
Independent Glenda Bishop 156 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 21,464 94.2
Informal votes 1,325 5.8
Turnout 22,789 82.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Lindsay Brown 3,845 50.7 +50.7
Eurobodalla Ratepayers Liz Innes 3,737 49.3 +49.3
Independent gain from Independent Swing N/A

Fairfield[edit]

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Fairfield[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Carbone 44,641 45.4 −15.0
Independent Nhan Tran 15,833 16.1 +16.1
Independent Liberal Zaya Toma 8,773 8.9 −24.6
Greens Bill Cashman 8,371 8.5 +8.5
Independent Sam Yousif 7,918 8.1 +8.1
Christian Democrats Juliat Nasr 7,237 7.4 +7.4
Unity Ken Yeung 5,647 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 98,450 90.8
Informal votes 9.2
Turnout 85.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Frank Carbone 49,041 71.3 +10.9
Independent Nhan Tran 19,727 28.7 +28.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Lake Macquarie[edit]

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Lake Macquarie[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jodie Harrison 37,202 32.8 +6.6
Independent Lake Alliance Wendy Harrison 28,944 25.6 −35.6
Liberal Ken Paxinos 25,367 22.4 +22.4
Independent Jim Sullivan 9,831 8.7 +8.7
Greens Phillipa Parsons 8,503 7.5 −5.1
Independent Arjay Martin 3,424 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 113,276 93.8
Informal votes 6.2
Turnout 84.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jodie Harrison 43,956 52.2
Independent Lake Alliance Wendy Harrison 40,296 47.8
Labor gain from Independent Lake Alliance Swing

Nambucca[edit]

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Nambucca[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rhonda Hoban 7,546 69.8
Independent John Ainsworth 3,266 30.2
Total formal votes 10,812 96.0
Informal votes 4.0
Turnout 80.5
Independent hold Swing

Newcastle[edit]

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Newcastle[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jeff McCloy 36,663 43.1 +43.1
Labor Nuatali Nelmes 24,128 28.4 +10.5
Greens John Sutton 10,021 11.8 −2.2
Independent Aaron Buman 6,226 7.3 −10.9
Independent Jacqueline Haines 4,186 4.9 +4.9
Independent Bryan Havenhand 2,298 2.7 +2.7
Independent Col Peebles 1,497 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 85,019 94.7
Informal votes 5.3
Turnout 82.5
Three-candidate-preferred result
Independent Jeff McCloy 38,321 51.0 +51.0
Labor Nuatali Nelmes 26,009 34.6
Greens John Sutton 10,883 14.5
Independent gain from Independent Swing N/A

North Sydney[edit]

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: North Sydney[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jilly Gibson 11,893 40.5
Independent Zoë Baker 9,731 33.1
Independent Suzanne Clarke-Nash 7,745 26.4
Total formal votes 29,369 93.5
Informal votes 2,040 6.5
Turnout 31,409 74.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Jilly Gibson 14,559 56.8
Independent Zoë Baker 11,062 43.2
Independent gain from Independent Swing N/A

Queanbeyan[edit]

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Queanbeyan[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tim Overall Team Tim Overall 10,380 54.2 +9.5
Labor Brian Brown 3,009 15.7 +15.7
Independent Jamie Cregan 2,709 14.1 +14.1
Independent Sue Whelan 1,546 8.1 +8.1
Independent Ann Rocca 1,515 7.9 −8.1
Total formal votes 19,159 95.1
Informal votes 4.9
Turnout 76.3
Tim Overall Team hold Swing +9.5

Snowy River[edit]

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Snowy River[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Cahill 1,470 42.3 +42.3
Independent Peter Beer 1,069 30.7 +30.7
Independent John Shumack 939 27.0 +27.0
Total formal votes 3,478 95.8 N/A
Informal votes 4.2 N/A
Turnout 77.7 N/A
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent John Cahill 1,606 56.5 +56.5
Independent Peter Beer 1,236 43.5 +43.5
Independent win Swing N/A

Sydney[edit]

Main article: 2012 Sydney City Council election
2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Sydney[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Team Clover Clover Moore 34,903 51.1 −5.4
Liberal Edward Mandla 11,031 16.1 +2.1
Labor Linda Scott 7,124 10.4 −4.6
Living Sydney Team Angela Vithoulkas 6,722 9.8 +9.8
Greens Irene Doutney 4,462 6.5 −6.9
Sex Party Zahra Stardust 2,241 3.3 +3.3
Independent Dixie Coulton 1,303 1.9 +1.9
Housing Action Team Denis Doherty 557 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 68,343 97.4
Informal votes 2.6
Turnout 69.2
Team Clover hold Swing −5.4

Warringah[edit]

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Warringah[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Your Warringah Michael Regan 41,161 56.3 +36.7
Independent Liberal Pat Daley 12,935 17.7 +17.7
Independent Vincent De Luca 9,756 13.4 +6.4
Greens Conny Harris 9,222 12.6 −1.6
Total formal votes 32,800 94.4
Informal votes 1,959 5.6
Turnout 34,759
Your Warringah hold Swing +36.7

Willoughby[edit]

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Willoughby[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pat Reilly 17,470 53.3
Independent Liberal Stuart Coppock 15,330 46.7
Total formal votes 32,800 94.4
Informal votes 1,959 5.6
Turnout 34,759
Independent hold Swing

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