Ballina Council Election Results (Status: Final)
These are the final results after preferences have been finally allocated.
Congratulations to the newly elected mayor and successful candidates. Commiserations to those who did not make it.





Mayoral Election Night First Preference Votes for each Candidate (Status: Final for Election Night)
Polling Place |
FELSCH |
CADWALLADER |
RICH |
WRIGHT |
SILVER |
Total Formal |
Informal |
Total |
Alstonville |
189 |
568 |
151 |
941 |
1,056 |
2,905 |
126 |
3,031 |
Ballina |
703 |
1,263 |
312 |
387 |
1,230 |
3,895 |
255 |
4,150 |
Ballina East |
309 |
689 |
245 |
194 |
957 |
2,394 |
163 |
2,557 |
Ballina Hospital |
266 |
505 |
85 |
135 |
509 |
1,500 |
74 |
1,574 |
Ballina West |
175 |
398 |
44 |
116 |
354 |
1,087 |
72 |
1,159 |
Empire Vale |
115 |
57 |
16 |
26 |
64 |
278 |
12 |
290 |
Lennox Head |
293 |
1,049 |
510 |
281 |
900 |
3,033 |
181 |
3,214 |
Newrybar |
44 |
180 |
95 |
42 |
76 |
437 |
22 |
459 |
Rous |
44 |
84 |
18 |
140 |
285 |
571 |
18 |
589 |
Tintenbar |
62 |
177 |
69 |
69 |
233 |
610 |
30 |
640 |
Wardell |
124 |
140 |
40 |
144 |
232 |
680 |
27 |
707 |
Wollongbar |
98 |
345 |
42 |
506 |
508 |
1,499 |
74 |
1,573 |
Total Votes Counted |
2,422 |
5,455 |
1,627 |
2,981 |
6,404 |
18,889 |
1,054 |
19,943 |
A Ward Candidates |
Party |
Ballina |
Ballina East |
Ballina Hospital |
Ballina West |
Empire Vale |
Votes |
% |
BROWN, Alan |
Independent |
427 |
145 |
346 |
200 |
33 |
1,151 |
19.41 |
FELSCH, John |
Independent |
460 |
80 |
214 |
213 |
114 |
1,081 |
18.23 |
WORTH, Paul |
Independent |
498 |
88 |
134 |
123 |
32 |
875 |
14.76 |
MEEHAN, Sue |
Independent |
494 |
118 |
321 |
264 |
25 |
1,222 |
20.61 |
LAKE, Peter |
Independent |
54 |
14 |
37 |
21 |
7 |
133 |
2.24 |
HORDERN, Robyn |
Independent |
440 |
134 |
241 |
151 |
24 |
990 |
16.70 |
HANNAFORD, John |
Independent |
193 |
58 |
120 |
87 |
19 |
477 |
8.05 |
Total Formal Votes |
|
2,566 |
637 |
1,413 |
1,059 |
254 |
5,929 |
|
Informal Votes |
|
309 |
86 |
161 |
103 |
36 |
695 |
|
Total Votes Polled |
|
2,875 |
723 |
1,574 |
1,162 |
290 |
6,624 |
|
B Ward Candidates |
Party |
Ballina |
Ballina East |
Lennox Head |
Newrybar |
Tintenbar |
Votes |
% |
OWEN, Louise |
Independent |
130 |
288 |
641 |
70 |
112 |
1,241 |
20.11 |
JOHNSON, Jeff |
GNS |
183 |
371 |
758 |
140 |
113 |
1,565 |
25.36 |
MOORE, Peter |
Independent |
149 |
347 |
473 |
60 |
52 |
1,081 |
17.52 |
HOUSE, Robert |
Independent |
12 |
38 |
43 |
2 |
6 |
101 |
1.64 |
CADWALLADER, Sharon |
Independent |
229 |
484 |
588 |
143 |
112 |
1,556 |
25.22 |
PERROT, Max |
|
66 |
122 |
389 |
19 |
30 |
626 |
10.15 |
Total Formal Votes |
|
769 |
1,650 |
2,892 |
434 |
425 |
6,170 |
|
Informal Votes |
|
56 |
170 |
326 |
23 |
24 |
599 |
|
Total Votes Polled |
|
825 |
1,820 |
3,218 |
457 |
449 |
6,769 |
|
C Ward Candidates |
Party |
Alstonville |
Ballina |
Rous |
Tintenbar |
Wardell |
Wollongbar |
Votes |
% |
JOHNSON, Keith |
Independent |
327 |
56 |
97 |
27 |
78 |
150 |
735 |
12.32 |
WRIGHT, David |
Independent |
1,186 |
133 |
175 |
46 |
203 |
593 |
2,336 |
39.17 |
SILVER, Phil |
Independent |
929 |
187 |
252 |
90 |
251 |
514 |
2,223 |
37.27 |
SMITH, Ben |
Independent |
318 |
43 |
50 |
23 |
95 |
141 |
670 |
11.23 |
Total Formal Votes |
|
2,760 |
419 |
574 |
186 |
627 |
1,398 |
5,964 |
|
Informal Votes |
|
271 |
32 |
15 |
6 |
78 |
177 |
579 |
|
Total Votes Polled |
|
3,031 |
451 |
589 |
192 |
705 |
1,575 |
6,543 |
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