2012 Victorian local elections

2012 Victorian local elections
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  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Leader N/A N/A N/A
Party Independents Labor Liberal
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
SOC
SA
Leader Greg Barber No leader No leader
Party Greens Socialist Socialist Alliance
Last election 1 1 seat
Seats before 2 1
Seats won 18 1 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
RUAP
SAP
CA
Leader None William Bourke Russell Bate
Party Rise Up Sustainable Country Alliance
Last election Did not exist Did not exist Did not contest
Seats before 0 1 0
Seats won 1 0 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Increase 1

The 2012 Victorian local elections were held on 27 October 2012 to elect the councils of 78 of the 79 local government areas in Victoria, Australia.[1] Several councils also held mayoral elections.[2][3][4]

The elections saw Country Alliance win their first-ever elected representative, with party co-founder Russell Bate winning unopposed in Mansfield.[5]

Additionally, Socialist Alliance won their second-ever councillor and their first in Victoria, with Sue Bolton elected in Moreland.[6]

  1. ^ "2012 council election results". Victorian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ "Ballarat and south west Victoria 2012 local election results". ABC News.
  3. ^ Cooper, Adam (11 September 2012). "Greens expect Labor 'dirty tricks'". The Age. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  4. ^ Englart, John (14 October 2012). "Moreland Council election 2012 North East Ward Questionnaire on sustainability and environment for candidates". Sustainable Fawkner. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Results for Mansfield Shire Council Elections 2012". Victorian Electoral Commission.
  6. ^ "New councillor Sue Bolton: dedicated feminist, driven socialist activist". Green Left.