Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Gippsland explained

See main article: Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections.

Election Name:
(Gippsland)
Country:Victoria
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Election Date:October 2024

This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Gippsland region.

Gippsland has a population of around 310,000 and covers six local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Latrobe.[1]

Bass Coast

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Bass Coast Shire Council election
Election Date:26 October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:5
Seats For Election:All 9 seats on Bass Coast Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Bass Coast Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each.[2]

Although the party did not explicitly endorse candidates in Bass Coast, the local Labor Party branch published a letter encouraging people to support Labor member Leticia Laing in Bunurong Ward.[3] [4] Labor branch secretary Tully Fletcher also encouraged support for "Labor-aligned" independent candidate Caitlyn Robertson and Greens candidate Mat Morgan in Bunurong, as well as independent John Temby in Westernport Ward.[5] [6]

Bass Coast results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%Swing SeatsChange
 Independent21,07074.92+27.246
 Independent National2,4288.63−10.231
 Greens1,7846.34+1.481 1
 Independent Labor1,5325.45−7.250 1
 Independent Liberal1,3104.66−9.111
 Formal votes28,12496.02−0.89
 Informal votes1,1653.98+0.89
 Total29,289100.009
 Registered voters / turnout35,39882.74+1.09

Western Port

Baw Baw

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Baw Baw Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:5
Seats For Election:All 9 seats on Baw Baw Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Baw Baw Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each.[7]

Baw Baw results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%Swing SeatsChange
 Independent36,299100.009
 Formal votes36,29996.17
 Informal votes1,4453.83
 Total37,744100.009
 Registered voters / turnout45,08483.72

West

East Gippsland

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 East Gippsland Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:5
Seats For Election:All 9 seats on East Gippsland Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

East Gippsland Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing nine councillors.[8]

East Gippsland results

Latrobe

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Latrobe City Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:5
Seats For Election:All 9 seats on Latrobe City Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Latrobe City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of four multi-member wards (one single-member, two two-member and one four-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[9]

Latrobe results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%Swing SeatsChange
 Independents31,39781.287 1
 Independent National2,7477.111
 Independent Liberal2,4636.361
 Independent Labor2,0235.240 1
 Formal votes38,63095.43
 Informal votes1,8514.57
 Total40,481100.009
 Registered voters / turnout58,168

Yallourn

South Gippsland

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 South Gippsland Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2021
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:5
Seats For Election:All 9 seats on South Gippsland Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

South Gippsland Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each.[10]

South Gippsland results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%Swing SeatsChange
 Independent18,18087.51+0.498
 Independent Liberal1,9789.52+3.591
 Greens6172.97−4.080
 Formal votes20,77597.37+0.90
 Informal votes5612.63−0.90
 Total21,336100.009
 Registered voters / turnout24,87585.77+4.26

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Wellington

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Wellington Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:5
Seats For Election:All 9 seats on Wellington Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Wellington Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each.[11]

Wellington results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%Swing SeatsChange
 Independent22,55482.298
 Independent Liberal3,78913.821
 Libertarian1,0663.890
 Formal votes27,40996.90
 Informal votes8763.10
 Total28,285100.009
 Registered voters / turnout34,65181.63

Northern

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Victoria's Gippsland Region . Regional Development Victoria . 4 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315101426/https://www.rdv.vic.gov.au/victorias-regions/gippsland . 15 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Bass Coast Shire Council electoral structure review . VEC . 4 October 2024.
  3. Web site: LAING, Leticia . Victorian Electoral Commission . 7 October 2024 . 16 September 2024.
  4. Web site: Copy of Labor Party letter . South Gippsland Sentinel Times . 14 November 2024 . 8 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241120004736/https://www.sgst.com.au/letters/copy-of-labor-party-letter . 20 November 2024.
  5. Web site: Don't vote for more of the same . South Gippsland Sentinel Times . 14 November 2024 . 8 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241120005219/https://www.sgst.com.au/letters/dont-vote-for-more-of-the-same . 20 November 2024.
  6. Web site: Giles . Michael . Only three Bass Coast councillors survive brutal poll . South Gippsland Sentinel Times . 14 November 2024 . 8 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241120004846/https://www.sgst.com.au/council/only-three-bass-coast-councillors-survive-brutal-poll . 20 November 2024.
  7. Web site: Baw Baw Shire Council electoral structure review . VEC . 4 October 2024.
  8. Web site: East Gippsland Shire Council. VEC. 4 October 2024.
  9. Web site: Latrobe City Council electoral structure review. VEC. 4 October 2024.
  10. Web site: South Gippsland Shire Council. VEC. 4 October 2024.
  11. Web site: Wellington Shire Council. VEC. 4 October 2024.

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