EARLY figures from the counting of votes in the Derwent Valley Council election suggest there will be at least three new councillors. With 20% of the votes counted as of 6.22pm, Michelle Dracoulis looks to be confirmed as mayor and councillor with a strong personal vote.
Luke Browning is also likely to be returned as a councillor, sitting in second place with 168 votes. Unsuccessful mayoral candidate Peter Binny is in third place with 121 votes and likely to be elected as a councillor, followed by current deputy mayor Jessica Cosgrove with 111 votes and Justin Derksen with 104.
There are 18 candidates contesting the eight seats on the council and at the half-way mark, the first preference votes look like this:
- DRACOULIS, Michelle 299 votes 20.63%, 1.85 quotas
- BROWNING, Luke 168, 11.59%, 1.04
- BINNY, Peter 121, 8.35%, 0.75
- COSGROVE, Jessica 111, 7.66%, 0.69
- DERKSEN, Justin 104, 7.18%, 0.64
- BINGLEY, Phillip 99, 6.83%, 0.61
- GRAHAM, James 87, 6.00%, 0.54
- HILL, Matt 82, 5.66%, 0.51
- LOWE, Sara 71, 4.90%, 0.44
- BIGG, Phillip 60, 4.14%, 0.37
- SHOOBRIDGE, Wayne 54, 3.73%, 0.33
- CHAPLIN, Heather 44, 3.04%, 0.27
- WIGGINS, Brody 37, 2.55%, 0.23
- WOODS, Natasha 37, 2.55%, 0.23
- VIRTUE, Liz 28, 1.93%, 0.17
- CARNES, Deb 22, 1.52%, 0.14
- MARYNIAK, Brett 16, 1.10%, 0.10
- NELSON, Eve 9, 0.62%, 0.06
The Tasmanian Electoral Commission predicts that the new council will be as follows: Michelle Dracoulis, Luke Browning, Jessica Cosgrove, Sara Lowe, Peter Binny, Matt Hill, Justin Derksen and Phillip Bingley. Mr Binny, Ms Lowe and Mr Derksen would be new to the council.
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What a panel we will have, it’s good to see. Congrats to all. With an injection of some new blood and youth too, I look forward to the future of the DVC.