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| Due to the resignation of a member of the Council, a supplementary election was held to fill the vacancy of Councillor for Gault Ward. |
| Timetable | |
| The key dates for this supplementary election were: | |
| Roll close | 5pm, Friday 29 May 2020 |
| Opening of nominations | Thursday 25 June 2020 |
| Nominations close | 12 noon, Thursday 9 July 2020 |
| Dispatch of ballot material to electors | Tuesday 21 July 2020 to Monday 27 July 2020 |
| Close of voting (Polling Day) | 12 noon, Monday 10 August 2020 |
| Scrutiny and count | 9am, Wednesday 12 August 2020 |
| Map | |
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| Click to view a map of the Gault Ward |
| Ballot Paper Draw | |
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The draw for ballot paper order for the City of Mitcham - Gault Ward was live streamed at 4pm, Thursday 9 July 2020 A recording of the ballot paper draw is available on ECSA’s YouTube channel. |
| Candidates | |
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At the close of nominations at 12 noon on Thursday 9 July 2020, a total of seven 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: CHENEY, Coralie Profiles of each of these candidates are available by clicking their names above. |
| Daily returns | |
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic ECSA have implemented several measures to minimise risk to staff. As a result, there will be a short delay with publication of returned ballot material statistics. Statistics will be publicised approximately 1 day after they are received by ECSA. |
| Count Summary | |
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| Enrolled voters: | 7655 |
| Envelopes returned: | 1814 |
| Envelopes accepted: | 1797 |
| Envelopes rejected: | 17 |
| Ballot papers not returned in envelope: | 0 |
| Voter participation: | 1814 (23.7% of the total enrolment) |
| Formal votes: | 1796 |
| Informal votes: | 1 |
| Quota: | 899 |
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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. |
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| Candidate | First preference votes | Percentage | |
| CHENEY, Coralie | 282 | 15.70% | |
| MOSS, Rod | 358 | 19.93% | |
| WESTBROOK, Ashley | 311 | 17.32% | |
| KOURAKIS, Zanis Peter | 140 | 7.80% | |
| SCOTT, Janet | 215 | 11.97% | |
| GRIFFIN, Mark Anthony | 172 | 9.58% | |
| WELLS, Joanna | 318 | 17.71% | |
| Distribution of preferences |
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After the distribution of preferences Rod Moss obtained 638 votes and was elected. To view the distribution of votes refer to the Mitcham - Gault Ward - Scrutiny Report - 12 Aug 2020 (XLS 90 KB) |
| Information in other languages | |||
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Information about how to vote at council elections is available in 21 languages: 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.If your language is not listed here, or if you would like more information, please call us through an interpreter. |