Due to the resignation of a member of the council, a supplementary election will be necessary to fill the vacancy of Councillor in Light Ward.

 

Count summary

Scrutiny and count was conducted on Tuesday 23 July 2024.

Enrolled voters 2,614
Envelopes returned 1,154
Envelopes accepted 1,130 (1 envelope did not contain a valid ballot paper)
Envelopes rejected 24
Voter participation 44.15% of the total enrolment
Formal votes 1,125
Informal votes 4
Quota 563


First preference votes

Below are the first preference votes received by the candidates in the order they appeared on the ballot paper.

Candidate  First preference votes Percent  Elected or Excluded
DENTON, Gavin 251  22.31%  EXCLUDED
HATCH, Karin 528  46.93%   ELECTED 
GROCKE, Shane 346  30.75%   
Total 1,125    

 

Distribution of preferences - Final result

After the distribution of preferences, Karin Hatch was declared elected at 2.45pm on Tuesday 23 July 2024.

To view the distribution of votes refer to the Scrutiny Sheet for 23 July 2024 (PDF 38KB).

Candidates declared

Nominations opened on Thursday 23 May 2024 and closed at 12 noon Thursday 6 June 2024. In accordance with the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999, a draw to determine the order of candidate names to appear on the ballot paper was held at 2pm on Thursday 6 June 2024. The result of the draw are detailed below.  


Daily returns 

District Council of Yankalilla – Councillor for Light Ward

GROCKE, Shane

Timetable


Event Legislation* Date

Close of rolls

s 6(7)(a), s 15(9)(b)

5 pm, Tuesday 30 April 2024

Nominations open

s 19(4)

Thursday 23 May 2024

Online candidate briefing session

  6 pm, Thursday 23 May 2024

Nominations close

s 23(b)

12 noon, Thursday 6 June 2024

Draw for positions on the ballot paper

s 29(3)(b)

2.00pm Thursday 11 July 2024

First campaign donation return due

s 80(3)(a)(ii) Thursday 13 June 2024 to Thursday 20 June 2024

Mailout of materials

s 39(1)

Tuesday 25 June 2024 to Monday 1 July 2024

Last day for re-issue of voting materials

s 39(4), s 43(4) 5 pm, Monday 15 July 2024

Close of voting (polling day)

s 6(6), s 6(7)(b) 12 noon, Monday 22 July 2024

Scrutiny and count

s 47(1)(a) Tuesday 23 July 2024
Second campaign donation return due s 80(3)(b)

Within 30 days of the 'conclusion of the election'

Local Government (Elections) Act 1999