Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Hume explained

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

Election Name:
(Hume)
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 Hume region.

Hume has a population of around 320,000 and covers twelve local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Greater Shepparton.[1]

No election will be held for Moira Shire Council after the council was dismissed in March 2023 and a panel of administrators was appointed.[2] The next election for Moira is scheduled to be held in October 2028.[3] [4]

Alpine

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Alpine Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:4
Seats For Election:All 7 seats on Alpine Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Alpine Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[5]

Alpine results

Benalla

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Benalla Rural City Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:4
Seats For Election:All 7 seats on Benalla Rural City Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Benalla Rural City Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[6]

Benalla results

Greater Shepparton

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Greater Shepparton 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 Greater Shepparton City Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Greater Shepparton City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of a single multi-member ward electing nine councillors, but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[7]

Greater Shepparton results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%SwingSeatsChange
 Independent23,51183.417
 Independent Federation2,1897.771 1
 Independent Libertarian1,7116.071 1
 Independent Freedom6282.230
 Independent Liberal1480.530
 Formal votes28,18797.25
 Informal votes7982.75
 Total28,985100.009
 Registered voters / turnout46,851

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Indigo

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Indigo Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:4
Seats For Election:All 7 seats on Indigo Shire Council
Image1: IND
Leader1:N/A
Party1:Independents
Last Election1:6 seats
Seats Before1:7
Seats1:7
Popular Vote1:10,229
Percentage1:94.12
Leader2:Graham Parton
Party2:Australian Greens Victoria
Last Election2:1 seat
Seats Before2:0
Seats2:0
Popular Vote2:639
Percentage2:5.88
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Indigo Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[8]

In February 2022, Greens councillor and former mayor Jenny O'Connor resigned from council, and was replaced by Emmerick Teissl via a countback.[9] In July 2023, independent councillor Larry Goldsworthy resigned and was replaced by Sue Gold.[10]

Indigo results

Mansfield

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Mansfield Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:3
Seats For Election:All 5 seats on Mansfield Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Mansfield Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing five councillors.[11]

Kammy Cordner Hunt, the registered officer of the Fusion Party, contested the election without endorsement from the party.[12] [13] [14]

Mansfield results

Mitchell

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Mitchell Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards that elect three councillors each.[15]

Mitchell results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%Swing SeatsChange
 Independent28,64598.659
 Victorian Socialists3921.350
 Formal votes29,03795.98
 Informal votes1,2164.02
 Total30,253100.009
 Registered voters / turnout37,59880.46

South

Murrindindi

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Murrindindi Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:4
Seats For Election:All 7 seats on Murrindindi Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Murrindindi Shire Council is composed of seven single-member wards.[16]

Murrindindi results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%SwingSeatsChange
 Independent8,76988.817
 Libertarian1,10511.190
 Formal votes9,87496.06
 Informal votes4053.94
 Total10,279100.007
 Registered voters / turnout12,54281.96

Red Gate

Strathbogie

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Strathbogie Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:4
Seats For Election:All 7 seats on Strathbogie Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Strathbogie Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of five wards (three single-member wards and two two-member wards), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[17]

Strathbogie results

Towong

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Towong Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:3
Seats For Election:All 5 seats on Towong Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Towong Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing five councillors.[18]

Towong results

Wangaratta

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Wangaratta Rural City Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:4
Seats For Election:All 7 seats on Wangaratta Rural City Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Wangaratta Rural City Council is composed of seven single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of four wards (three single-member wards and one four-member ward), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[19]

Wangaratta results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%Swing SeatsChange
 Independents12,14993.997
 Libertarian7776.010
 Formal votes12,92696.88
 Informal votes4163.12
 Total13,342100.007
 Registered voters / turnout22,820

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Wodonga

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Wodonga City Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:4
Seats For Election:All 7 seats on Wodonga City Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Wodonga City Council is composed of seven single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of a single ward electing seven councillors, but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[20]

The Libertarian Party endorsed three candidates, including incumbent councillor Olga Quilty and former councillor Tim Quilty.[21]

Wodonga results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%Swing SeatsChange
 Independents19,36480.04−1.296
 Libertarian3,65215.10+9.271
 Independent Liberal1,1754.86−0.800
 Formal votes24,19196.71+5.19
 Informal votes8223.29−5.19
 Total25,013100.007
 Registered voters / turnout32,40877.18+0.60

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Victoria's Gippsland Region . 17 May 2018 . Regional Development Victoria . 4 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315101655mp_/https://www.rdv.vic.gov.au/victorias-regions/hume . 15 March 2024.
  2. Web site: 'Extraordinary' step to sack Moira Shire Council 'not taken lightly', says Victorian government minister . ABC News . 9 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706154407/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-08/moira-shire-council-sacked-melissa-horne-victorian-government/102067374 . 6 July 2024 . 8 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Council elections . Moira Shire . 9 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240421035612/https://www.moira.vic.gov.au/Our-Council/Panel-of-Administrators . 21 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Moira Shire Council . Victorian Electoral Commission . 9 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240325192826/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/local-councils/moira-shire-council . 25 March 2024 . This council was dismissed by an Act of Parliament in March 2023. The next election will be in October 2028..
  5. Web site: Alpine Shire Council. VEC. 5 October 2024.
  6. Web site: Benalla Rural City Council. VEC. 5 October 2024.
  7. Web site: Greater Shepparton City Council. VEC. 6 October 2024.
  8. Web site: Indigo Shire Council. VEC. 5 October 2024.
  9. Web site: Hartnett . Adrienne . Cr Jenny O’Connor resigns . Shepparton News . 1 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220401214745/https://www.sheppnews.com.au/news/cr-jenny-oconnor-resigns/ . 1 April 2022 . 16 February 2022.
  10. Web site: Mayor's Message - YOUR INDIGO . Indigo Shire Council . 1 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241101225622/https://www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au/About-Council/Our-news/Latest-news/Mayors-Message-YOUR-INDIGO . 1 November 2024 . 13 September 2024.
  11. Web site: Mansfield Shire Council. VEC. 5 October 2024.
  12. Web site: Change of Registered Officer – FUSION: Science, Pirate, Secular, Climate Emergency . Australian Electoral Commission . 11 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241111213400/https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Registration_Decisions/2024/Web-Notice-Change-of-RO-FUSION-Science-Pirate-Secular-Climate-Emergency.pdf . 11 November 2024 . 5 September 2024.
  13. Web site: Our Party . Fusion Party . 11 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241111213059/https://www.fusionparty.org.au/our_party . 11 November 2024.
  14. Web site: McMahon . Shaun . A new vision: Cordner Hunt enters council race . Mansfield Courier . 11 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241111213331/https://www.mansfieldcourier.com.au/council-news/a-new-vision-cordner-hunt-enters-council-race . 11 November 2024 . 25 September 2024.
  15. Web site: Mitchell Shire Council. VEC. 5 October 2024.
  16. Web site: Murrindindi Shire Council. VEC. 5 October 2024.
  17. Web site: Strathbogie Shire Council electoral structure review. VEC. 6 October 2024.
  18. Web site: Towong Shire Council. VEC. 6 October 2024.
  19. Web site: Wangaratta Rural City Council electoral structure review. VEC. 6 October 2024.
  20. Web site: Wodonga City Council. VEC. 6 October 2024.
  21. Web site: Council Elections 2024 . 7 November 2024 . Libertarians Victoria.

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