The resignation of a serving area councillor resulted in an area councillor position being vacated.

In accordance with the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 (the Act), a supplementary election was held to fill this vacancy.

At the close of nominations at 12 noon on Thursday 8 June 2023, 3 nominations were received and accepted for this election.

Results for election of an area councillor

3 candidates contesting 1 vacancy.

• Formal ballot papers: 523
• Informal ballot papers: 2
• Election quota: 262

Candidate	First preference votes	Elected or Excluded	Votes at Election or Exclusion
WALLIS, Dave	203		237
FLINT, Greg	236	Elected	255
THORNTON, Paul	84	Excluded	84

Distribution of preferences

After the distribution of preferences, Greg Flint obtained 255 votes and was declared elected under quota at 11:00 am on Tuesday 25 July 2023.

 

To view the distribution of votes refer to the Flinders Ranges Council - scrutiny sheet (PDF, 113KB)

The resignation of an area councillor caused a casual vacancy in the District Council of Tumby Bay.

Section 6A of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 was applied to fill this vacancy.

The candidates who were not elected in the March 2023 supplementary election were asked to confirm their willingness and eligibility to be elected to this vacancy. As 2 candidates were determined willing and eligible to be elected to the vacancy, a recount of the votes cast at the supplementary election was conducted. 

First preference votes

First preference votes were distributed to the 2 eligible candidates, and ballot papers with no preference expressed for an eligible candidate were recorded as exhausted. Below are the first preference votes received by the candidates in the order they appeared on the ballot paper.

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