2008 Victorian local elections

2008 Victorian local elections
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The 2008 Victorian local elections were held on 29 November 2008 to elect the councils of the 79 local government areas in Victoria, Australia.[1]

As a result of changes to the Local Government Act 1989, local elections in Victoria were no longer conducted periodically, and all 79 LGAs voted at the same time.[2]

The elections saw the first election victories for The Greens in Casey, Darebin, Glen Eira, Manningham, Queenscliffe and Surf Coast.[3]

Labor Party-endorsed candidates ran in Maribyrnong, while former Liberal leader Robert Doyle was elected Lord Mayor of Melbourne on the Activate Melbourne ticket.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Local council election results timeline". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03.
  2. ^ "VOTING METHOD FOR THE 2008 COUNCIL ELECTIONS" (PDF). City of Melbourne. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-02.
  3. ^ "Victorian council elections: November 29". The Poll Bludger.
  4. ^ "Martin Zakharov". Trove. Martin Zakharov.
  5. ^ "Activate Melbourne". Trove. Activate Melbourne.