1999 New South Wales local elections explained

Country:New South Wales
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Election Date:11 September 1999
Previous Election:1995 New South Wales local elections
Previous Year:1995
Next Election:2004 New South Wales local elections
Next Year:2004
Elected Members:2000 (deferred)
Seats For Election:
(1 election uncontested)

The 1999 New South Wales local elections were held on 11 September 1999 to elect the councils of to elect the councils of 152 of the 177 local government areas (LGAs) of New South Wales.[1] [2]

Elections for 24 LGAs were deferred until 2000 while possible amalgamations were considered, while another LGA had its election postponed.[3]

Background

Deferred elections

In July 1999, changes were introduced to the Local Government Amendment (Amalgamations and Boundary Changes) Act 1999 to allow for 24 LGAs to defer their elections while voluntary amalgamation proposals were being discussed.[1]

The following LGAs deferred their elections (listed with the LGAs that amalgamations were proposed with):

Candidates

A total of 4,552 candidates contested the elections.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annual Report 1999/2000 . Parliament of New South Wales . Department of Local Government . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514063438/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/tp/files/65277/dlgar00.pdf . 14 May 2024.
  2. Web site: OVERDEVELOPMENT Is it being checked? . Sutherland Shire Environment Centre . 14 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514043327/https://dws.ssec.org.au/resources/bobs_corner/2000_mar.htm . 14 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Annual Report 2000 . New South Wales Electoral Commission . https://web.archive.org/web/20231201195347/https://elections.nsw.gov.au/getmedia/6bcfe736-99dc-4846-9317-06953508e9e0/election-funding-authority-report-1999-2000.pdf . 1 December 2023 . 9.