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• Issue # 42 • Est. 2014 • HOME DELIVERED FREE • October 2017 •
Labor strengthens Council numbers September’s election for the City of Newcastle has been run and won. Of a total voter enrolment of 27,345 people in Ward 3 (Lambton, New Lambton, Kotara, Georgetown and Waratah areas) 22,229 ballots were counted. That’s a voter turnout of 81.29 %. If you are the one in five people whose name wasn’t marked on the roll as having voted you can expect a fine of $55 from the Electoral Commission. That’s more than $280,000 in fines on its way to the Electoral Commission from Ward 3 alone! The Labor Party’s Nuatali Nelmes was reelected as lord mayor with a convincing 38,698 or 42.57% of the first preference
votes. Her nearest rival, Independent Kath Elliott, received 18,925 or 20.82% of first preferences. Ms Elliott was subsequently elected as a Councillor for Ward 2. Across the city’s four wards six of the 12 Councillors-elect are from the Labor Party ticket, handing the Lord Mayor a coveted outright majority. “Labor has not had a majority on Council since Joy Cummings was Lord Mayor in the 1970s. Voters have overwhelming endorsed our vision for the City and our track record of delivery.” Nuatali Nelmes said in a statement. “During the last term of Council a number (continued page 2)
Your Ward 3 Councillors, re-elected Ward 3 Councllors Declan Clausen (ALP) at top, Andrea Rufo (Independent) middle and newly elected Peta Winney-Baartz (ALP) bottom
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