City of Melbourne election, 2008
The 2008 City of Melbourne election took place in late November. Voter turnout was 62% of the total enrolment of 97,846.[1] The new council was sworn in on 4 December 2008.
Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor
Incumbent: John So (Lord Mayor); Gary Singer (Deputy Lord Mayor)
| Team | Candidates | 1st preference votes | Votes after distribution |
| Activate Melbourne | Robert Doyle (Lord Mayor) Susan Riley (Deputy Lord Mayor) |
15,135 | 31,348 |
| The Greens | Adam Bandt Kathleen Maltzahn |
8,729 | |
| McMullin-Wilson for Melbourne's Future | Peter McMullin Tim Wilson |
7,267 | |
| C Melbourne Grow - Catherine Ng | Catherine Ng Terry Makings |
6,315 | 26,614 |
| Team Melbourne | Gary Singer Joanne Painter |
6,056 | |
| Fowles A Fresh Vision | Will Fowles David Wilson |
5,004 | |
| Morgan Clarke - Our City - Your Council | Gary Morgan Michele Anderson |
4,526 | |
| Passion for Melbourne | Nick Columb Sue Calwell |
2,712 | |
| Shifting the Burden | Joseph Toscano Margaret Ely |
815 | |
| Residents Equity - Affordable Resident Rates | Shelley Roberts Abdiaziz Farah |
719 | |
| Melbourne Supercity World | Robert King Crawford Michael Kennedy |
684 |
Councillors
The seven elected councillors were:[1]
| Candidate | Group ticket | Group votes |
| Carl Jetter | Activate Melbourne | 11,874 |
| Cathy Oke | The Greens | 10,939 |
| Kevin Louey | McMullin-Wilson for Melbourne's Future | 7,531 |
| Peter Clarke | Morgann Clarke - Our City - Your Council | 5,605 |
| Ken Ong | Team Melbourne | 6,875 |
| Brian Shanahan | C Melbourne Grow - Catherine Ng | 6,270 |
| Jennifer Kanis | Fowles a fresh vision | 6,081 |
References
- 1 2 Victorian Electoral Commission: "Results for Melbourne City Council Elections 2008"
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