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'''Wards''' are an [[wikipedia:Electoral district|electoral subdivision]] of [[City of Boroondara|Boroondara]]. Boroondara City Council has ten wards represented by one elected [[Councillors of Boroondara Council|councillor]] each. Boroondara is one of only two municipalities in [[wikipedia:Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] to have an even number of councillors. | '''Wards''' are an [[wikipedia:Electoral district|electoral subdivision]] of [[City of Boroondara|Boroondara]]. Boroondara City Council has ten wards represented by one elected [[Councillors of Boroondara Council|councillor]] each. Boroondara is one of only two municipalities in [[wikipedia:Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] to have an even number of councillors. | ||
==History== | |||
The [[Boroondara Road District]] was not politically subdivided. Its 12 members could be elected from anywhere across the District. This system was carried over into its successor, the [[Shire of Boroondara]] until 1889. In 1888, the Shire voted to divide the municipality into three [[wikipedia:Riding|ridings]] with three councillors representing each: [[North Riding|North]], [[Centre Riding|Centre]] and [[South Riding|South]].<ref>The Argus. ''Municipal Intelligence''. 15 March 1888. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6110060, accessed: 18 September 2016</ref> | |||
Upon the establishment of the [[City of Camberwell]], this three riding system was continued, but with the ridings now being named 'wards'. There were several attempts throughout the late 1920s and early 1930s to [[1934 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell|create a fourth ward in the City]]. Opposition to this proposal was enough to keep it from occuring for some years, but in 1934 the Council finally received approval for a further subdivision. This split the [[North Ward]] into the [[North East Ward|North East]] and [[North West Ward|North West]] Wards. | |||
===Present day=== | |||
The creation of the City of Boroondara in 1996 resulted in reforms to its governance and, as a result, its subdivisions. Ten new wards were created that persist to this day: | |||
* [[Bellevue Ward]] | |||
* [[Cotham Ward]] | |||
* [[Gardiner Ward]] | |||
* [[Glenferrie Ward]] | |||
* [[Junction Ward]] | |||
* [[Lynden Ward]] | |||
* [[Maling Ward]] | |||
* [[Maranoa Ward]] | |||
* [[Solway Ward]] | |||
* [[Studley Ward]] | |||
In 2008, a subdivision review by the [[wikipedia:Victorian Electoral Commission|Victorian Electoral Commission]] considered implementing multi-member representation. However, in its final report and following submissions from the community, its recommendation was to retain the status quo. | |||
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