2008 City of Melbourne election

Elections to the City of Melbourne were held via postal ballot in October 2008 to elect 7 councillors to the council, as well as the direct election of the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Incumbent Lord Mayor John So did not seek re-election, and was succeeded by former Victorian Opposition Leader and Liberal Party leader Robert Doyle.

2008 City of Melbourne election

25 October 2008 (2008-10-25)
Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne All 7 seats on the City of Melbourne
Registered	97,846
Turnout	60,803 2.96%
Candidate Robert Doyle Catherine Ng Deputy candidate Susan Riley Terry Makings Voting ticket Independent Independent First round 15,135 6,315 First round (%) 26.11% 10.90% 2CP 31,348 26,614 2CP (%) 54.08% 45.92%
Lord Mayor of Melbourne before election John So Independent Elected Lord Mayor Robert Doyle Independent

Results

Mayoral election

2008 City of Melbourne mayoral election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Robert Doyle Susan Riley	15,135	26.11	+26.11
	Greens	Adam Bandt Kathleen Maltzahn	8,729	15.06	+6.58
	Independent	Peter McMullin Tim Wilson	7,267	12.54	+12.54
	Independent	Catherine Ng Terry Makings	6,315	10.90	+10.90
	Independent	Gary Singer Joanne Painter	6,056	10.45	+10.45
	Independent	Will Fowles David Wilson	5,004	8.63	+8.63
	Independent	Gary Morgan Michele Anderson	4,526	7.81	−0.01
	Independent	Nick Columb Sue Calwell	2,712	4.68	+4.68
	Independent	Joseph Toscano Margaret Ely	815	1.41	+1.41
	Independent	Shelley Roberts Abdiaziz Farah	719	1.24	+1.24
	Independent	Robert King Crawford Michael Kennedy	684	1.18	+1.18
Total formal votes			57,962	95.33	+3.53
Informal votes			2,841	4.67	−3.53
Turnout			60,803	62.14	−2.96
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Robert Doyle Susan Riley	31,348	54.08	+54.08
	Independent	Catherine Ng Terry Makings	26,614	45.92	+45.92
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Councillor election

#	Councillor	Party
1	Carl Jetter		Independent
2	Cathy Oke		Greens
3	Kevin Louey		Independent
4	Peter Clarke		Independent
5	Ken Ong		Independent
6	Brian Shanahan		Independent
7	Jennifer Kanis		Independent

2008 City of Melbourne councillor election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			7,415
	Independent	1. Carl Jetter (elected 1) 2. Jane Shelton 3. Celia Coate 4. Rebecca Cherry	11,874	20.02	+20.02
	Greens	1. Cathy Oke (elected 2) 2. Rohan Leppert 3. Alister Air 4. Donna Lancaster	10,939	18.44	+8.47
	Independent	1. Kevin Louey (elected 3) 2. Jane Shelton 3. Celia Coate 4. Rebecca Cherry	7,531	15.82	+15.82
	Independent	1. Ken Ong (elected 5) 2. Jerome Borazio 3. Trent Smyth 4. Marion Bishop	6,875	11.59	+11.59
	Independent	1. Brian Shanahan (elected 6) 2. Connie Paglianiti 3. Nesilhan Dastan 4. Con Christopoulos 5. John Dawson	6,270	10.57	+10.57
	Independent	1. Jennifer Kanis (elected 7) 2. Lisa Muscatello	6,081	10.25	+10.25
	Independent	1. Peter Clarke (elected 4) 2. Jackie Watts 3. Margaret Wood	5,605	9.45	+3.11
	Independent	1. Fiona Snedden 2. Keith Rankin 3. Vernon Chalker 4. Wellington Lee	3,223	5.43	+5.43
	Independent	1. Brian Michael Ford 2. Sophie E. McEwen	917	1.55	+1.55
Total formal votes			59,315	97.36	+1.59
Informal votes			1,608	2.64	−1.59
Turnout			60,923	62.26	−3.25

References

1. "Melbourne City Council election results 2008". Victorian Electoral Commission.