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{{Infobox ward | {{Infobox ward | ||
| name = Cotham | | name = Cotham | ||
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| cr-party = [[wikipedia:Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]<ref name="BRAG2016Survey">[[Boroondara Residents Action Group]]. ''Results for Survey of Candidates for Council 2016''. 11 October 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20161106011830/http://www.marvellousmelbourne.org.au/moodle/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=239, accessed: 6 November 2016</ref> | | cr-party = [[wikipedia:Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]<ref name="BRAG2016Survey">[[Boroondara Residents Action Group]]. ''Results for Survey of Candidates for Council 2016''. 11 October 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20161106011830/http://www.marvellousmelbourne.org.au/moodle/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=239, accessed: 6 November 2016</ref> | ||
| namesake = Settlement near Wellington Street, [[Kew]]<ref name="WardNameHistory">City of Boroondara. 'History of Ward Names'. https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/our-city/history/ward-names, accessed: 31 August 2016</ref> | | namesake = Settlement near Wellington Street, [[Kew]]<ref name="WardNameHistory">City of Boroondara. 'History of Ward Names'. https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/our-city/history/ward-names, accessed: 31 August 2016</ref> | ||
| electors = | | electors = 11,832 | ||
| electors_year = | | electors_year = 2020 | ||
| electors_footnotes = <ref>Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council election results | | electors_footnotes = <ref name="VEC2020electionresults">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council election results 2020''. November 2020. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/2020-council-election-results/boroondara-city-council, accessed: 5 February 2021</ref> | ||
| area = 6.20 | | area = 6.20 | ||
| class = | | class = | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Cotham Ward''' is a [[wikipedia:Victorian Electoral Commission|Victorian Electoral Commission]] electoral division in the City of Boroondara.<ref>Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council profile''. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/boroondaraprofile.html, accessed: 15 January 2017</ref> The ward was proclaimed at the time of Boroondara's return to democratic government in 1996 and covers parts of [[Balwyn]], [[Deepdene]], [[Kew]] and [[Kew East]]. | |||
== Councillors == | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="4" | 1996—2016 | |||
|- | |||
!colspan="2"|Member!!Party!!Term | |||
|- | |||
| {{Australian political party colours/Liberal}}| | |||
| [[Felicity Sinfield]] | |||
| Liberal<ref name="BRAG2016Survey">[[Boroondara Residents Action Group]]. ''Results for Survey of Candidates for Council 2016''. 11 October 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20161106011830/http://www.marvellousmelbourne.org.au/moodle/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=239, accessed: 6 November 2016</ref> | |||
| 2016—present | |||
|- | |||
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| | |||
| [[Judith Voce]] | |||
| [[Wikipedia:Independent (politician)|Independent]] | |||
| 2012—2016 | |||
|- | |||
| {{Australian political party colours/Liberal}}| | |||
| [[David Bloom]] | |||
| Liberal | |||
| 2008—2012 | |||
|- | |||
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| | |||
| [[Phil Meggs]] | |||
| Independent | |||
| 2007—2008 | |||
|- | |||
| {{Australian political party colours/Liberal}}| | |||
| [[Lachlan Williams]] | |||
| Liberal<ref>Josh Freydenberg MP. http://web.archive.org/web/20161106025342/http://www.joshfrydenberg.com.au/guest/Default.aspx?pageNo=112, accessed: 6 November 2016 <small>(Archived from the original)</small></ref> | |||
| 2004—2007 | |||
|- | |||
| {{Australian political party colours/Liberal}}| | |||
| [[Geoff Hayes]] | |||
| Liberal<ref>Victorian Electoral Commission. ''State Election 2006 : Ballarat East District''. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/state2006resultBallaratEastDistrict.html, accessed: 6 August 2016</ref> | |||
| 1996—2004 | |||
|} | |||
== Electoral results == | |||
{{Main|Electoral results for Cotham Ward}} | |||
{{Election box begin | | |||
|title=[[Boroondara council election, 2016]]: Cotham<ref>Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council election results 2016''. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/Council2016/BoroondaraResult.html, accessed: 6 November 2016</ref> | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate| | |||
|candidate = Felicity Sinfield | |||
|party = Liberal | |||
|votes = 4,199 | |||
|percentage = 44.72 | |||
|change = +44.72 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate| | |||
|candidate = Judith Voce | |||
|party = Independent | |||
|votes = 2,515 | |||
|percentage = 26.79 | |||
|change = +1.47 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate| | |||
|candidate = Philip David John Gahn | |||
|party = Independent | |||
|votes = 1,024 | |||
|percentage = 10.91 | |||
|change = +10.91 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate| | |||
|candidate = Keiron Long<ref name="TimSmithAddress">Tim Smith MP Member for Kew. ''Maiden Address to Parliament''. 23 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20161106031937/http://www.timsmithmp.com/News/Parliament/NewsId/67/ModuleId/465/title/Maiden%20Address%20to%20Parliament, accessed: 6 November 2016 <small>(Archived from the original)</small></ref> | |||
|party = Liberal | |||
|votes = 967 | |||
|percentage =10.30 | |||
|change = +10.30 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate| | |||
|candidate = Elliot Watson | |||
|party = Liberal | |||
|votes = 684 | |||
|percentage = 7.29 | |||
|change = +7.29 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box formal| | |||
|votes = 9,389 | |||
|percentage = 97.01 | |||
|change = +0.52 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box informal| | |||
|votes = 289 | |||
|percentage = 2.99 | |||
|change = -0.52 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box turnout| | |||
|votes = 9,678 | |||
|percentage = 78.55 | |||
|change = +4.78 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box 2pp}} | |||
{{Election box candidate| | |||
|candidate = Felicity Sinfield | |||
|party = Liberal | |||
|votes = 4,912 | |||
|percentage = 52.32 | |||
|change = +59.78 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate| | |||
|candidate = Judith Voce | |||
|party = Independent | |||
|votes = 3,008 | |||
|percentage = 32.04 | |||
|change = -27.74 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate| | |||
|candidate = Philip David John Gahan | |||
|party = Independent | |||
|votes = 1,469 | |||
|percentage = 15.65 | |||
|change = +15.65 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box end}} | |||
== References == | == References == |
Latest revision as of 20:12, 5 February 2021
Cotham Ward | |
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Council | Boroondara |
Created | 1996 |
Councillor | Felicity Sinfield |
Namesake | Settlement near Wellington Street, Kew[1] |
Electors | 11,832 (2020)[2] |
Area | 6.20 km2 |
Cotham Ward is a Victorian Electoral Commission electoral division in the City of Boroondara.[3] The ward was proclaimed at the time of Boroondara's return to democratic government in 1996 and covers parts of Balwyn, Deepdene, Kew and Kew East.
Councillors
1996—2016 | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Felicity Sinfield | Liberal[4] | 2016—present | |
Judith Voce | Independent | 2012—2016 | |
David Bloom | Liberal | 2008—2012 | |
Phil Meggs | Independent | 2007—2008 | |
Lachlan Williams | Liberal[5] | 2004—2007 | |
Geoff Hayes | Liberal[6] | 1996—2004 |
Electoral results
Main article: Electoral results for Cotham Ward
Boroondara council election, 2016: Cotham[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
Liberal | Felicity Sinfield | 4,199 | 44.72 | +44.72 | |
Independent | Judith Voce | 2,515 | 26.79 | +1.47 | |
Independent | Philip David John Gahn | 1,024 | 10.91 | +10.91 | |
Liberal | Keiron Long[8] | 967 | 10.30 | +10.30 | |
Liberal | Elliot Watson | 684 | 7.29 | +7.29 | |
Total formal votes | 9,389 | 97.01 | +0.52 | ||
Informal votes | 289 | 2.99 | -0.52 | ||
Turnout | 9,678 | 78.55 | +4.78 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Felicity Sinfield | 4,912 | 52.32 | +59.78 | |
Independent | Judith Voce | 3,008 | 32.04 | -27.74 | |
Independent | Philip David John Gahan | 1,469 | 15.65 | +15.65 |
References
- ↑ City of Boroondara. 'History of Ward Names'. https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/our-city/history/ward-names, accessed: 31 August 2016
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council election results 2020. November 2020. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/2020-council-election-results/boroondara-city-council, accessed: 5 February 2021
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council profile. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/boroondaraprofile.html, accessed: 15 January 2017
- ↑ Boroondara Residents Action Group. Results for Survey of Candidates for Council 2016. 11 October 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20161106011830/http://www.marvellousmelbourne.org.au/moodle/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=239, accessed: 6 November 2016
- ↑ Josh Freydenberg MP. http://web.archive.org/web/20161106025342/http://www.joshfrydenberg.com.au/guest/Default.aspx?pageNo=112, accessed: 6 November 2016 (Archived from the original)
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission. State Election 2006 : Ballarat East District. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/state2006resultBallaratEastDistrict.html, accessed: 6 August 2016
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission. Boroondara City Council election results 2016. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/Council2016/BoroondaraResult.html, accessed: 6 November 2016
- ↑ Tim Smith MP Member for Kew. Maiden Address to Parliament. 23 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20161106031937/http://www.timsmithmp.com/News/Parliament/NewsId/67/ModuleId/465/title/Maiden%20Address%20to%20Parliament, accessed: 6 November 2016 (Archived from the original)