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Election Summary

Due to the resignation of a member of the Council, and an existing Council vacancy, a supplementary election was held in March 2021 to fill two vacancies for Area Councillor for Kangaroo Island Council.

Three candidates competed in the election, and on Wednesday 3 March 2021 Richard Cotterill and David Mephams were declared elected.

Detailed election results and other information about the election can be found below.

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Timetable
Ballot paper draw
Candidates
Daily Returns
Count Summary
First preference votes
Distribution of preferences

Timetable
Roll close	5pm, Monday 21 December 2020
Opening of nominations	Thursday 14 January 2021
Nominations close	12 noon, Thursday 28 January 2021
Dispatch of ballot material to electors	Tuesday 9 February 2021 to Monday 15 February 2021
Close of voting (Polling Day)	12 noon, Monday 1 March 2021
Scrutiny and count	9am, Wednesday 3 March 2021

Ballot Paper Draw

The draw for ballot paper order for the Kangaroo Island Council was live streamed at 4pm on Thursday 28 January 2021.

A recording of the ballot paper draw is available on YOUTUBE LIVE STREAM

Candidates

At the close of nominations at 12 noon on Thursday 28 January 2021, a total of three nominations were received and accepted for the supplementary election. In accordance with the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999, a draw was held after the close of nominations to determine the order in which names of candidates would appear on the ballot paper and the result of the draw was as follows:

Profiles of each of these candidates are available by clicking their names above.

Daily Returns

Count Summary
Enrolled voters:	3446
Envelopes returned:	1098
Envelopes accepted:	1086
Envelopes rejected:	12
Ballot papers not returned in envelope:	2
Voter participation:	1098 (31.86% of the total enrolment)
Formal votes:	1054
Informal votes:	30
Quota:	352

First preference votes
Below are the first preference votes received by the candidates in the order they appeared on the ballot paper. Percentages have been rounded to two decimal places.
Candidate	First pref. votes	Percentage
COTTERILL, Richard	451	42.79%
COMPTON, Sharon	180	17.08%
MEPHAM, David	423	40.13%

Distribution of preferences
As Richard COTTERILL and David MEPHAM each obtained a number of first preference votes greater than the quota of 352 they have been declared elected.
To view the distribution of votes refer to the Results (122 Kb XLS ).

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Information about how to vote at council elections is available in 21 languages:

If your language is not listed here, or if you would like more information, please call us through an interpreter.

Phone the Translating and Interpreting Services on 131 450 and ask them to them contact Electoral Commission SA on 1300 655 232. This is a free service.

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