| Cotham Ward | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)