Wednesday 14 September 2016

Clarence Valley Local Government Elections Vote Tally: state of play on Tuesday night, 13 September 2016


Processing votes cast in the 2016 Clarence Valley local government election is moving at a glacial pace due to the need for accuracy.

Hopefully later today will reveal if any individual within the second tier of candidates moves into the top nine at the expense of candidates currently situated in that first ranking set out below.

CLARENCE VALLEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA ELECTION RESULTS

The electoral state of play* at 1:25pm when tally updating ceased for Tuesday 13 September looked like this…….

First 9 candidates ranked in order of first preference votes received:
Richie Williamson (9,223) (4,966), Andrew Baker (3,075) (2,915), Karen Toms (1,252) (2,307), Debrah Novak (2,045), Jim Simmons (1,668) (1,980), Jason Kingsley (2,145) (1,970), Peter Ellem (1,965), Greg Clancy (1,275) (1,649), Brett Tibbett (1,276).

Second 9 candidates ranked in order of first preference votes received:
Arthur Lysault (1,122), Margaret McKenna (1,224) (1,074), John Hagger (1,072), Sue Hughes (1,764) (997), Trevor Ellem (962), Peta Rogers (948), Ian Saunders (926),  Joy De Roos (478), John Riggall (461).

Final three candidates ranked in order of first preference votes received:
Marty Wells (295), Ursula Tunks (540) (289), Keith Bates (159).

First preference votes in 2012 Clarence Valley LGA election marked in red and first preference votes in 2016 LGA election in black.

NSW ELECTORAL COMMISSION VIRTUAL TALLY ROOM


1:35pm 13 September 2016
There are 9 Councillors to be elected from 21 candidates
Total Number of Electors enrolled in this Council area on 1 August 2016: 39,070
Percentage of all enrolled voters counted: 81.02%
Data Entry commenced: 8:32am 12 September 2016
Progressive Quota: 2,986
Informal Rate: 5.69%

Summary of First Preference Votes
Candidate
Party/IND
FP Votes
Quota
Ratio
% Formal Votes
NOVAK Debrah
IND
2,045
0.68
6.85%
SAUNDERS Ian
IND
926
0.31
3.10%
CLANCY Greg
GRN
1,649
0.55
5.52%
ROGERS Peta
IND
948
0.32
3.18%
TIBBETT Brett
IND
1,276
0.43
4.27%
TOMS Karen
IND
2,307
0.77
7.73%
TUNKS Ursula
IND
289
0.1
0.97%
KINGSLEY Jason
IND
1,970
0.66
6.60%
HAGGER John
IND
1,072
0.36
3.59%
ELLEM Peter
IND
1,965
0.66
6.58%
WILLIAMSON Richie
4,966
1.66
16.63%
WELLS Marty
IND
295
0.1
0.99%
ELLEM Trevor
IND
962
0.32
3.22%
DE ROOS Joy
478
0.16
1.60%
BATES Keith
159
0.05
0.53%
HUGHES Sue
IND
997
0.33
3.34%
SIMMONS Jim
IND
1,980
0.66
6.63%
RIGGALL John
IND
461
0.15
1.54%
LYSAUGHT Arthur
IND
1,122
0.38
3.76%
McKENNA Margaret
IND
1,074
0.36
3.60%
BAKER Andrew
IND
2,915
0.98
9.76%
Total Formal Votes Counted
29,856
100%
Total Informal/Other Votes
1,800
5.69%
Progressive Total Votes
31,656






All second preference distributions should be included in the final ballot tally by Thursday night, 15 September and the election results announced by 16 September 2016. 

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