Lord Mayor of Melbourne by-election, 2018

Lord Mayor of Melbourne election 2018 was held by postal ballot from 23 April until 11 May 2018.[1] It was triggered by the resignation of the 103rd Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, amidst allegations of sexual harassment.

Sexual harassment accusations

On 15 December, City of Melbourne councillor Tessa Sullivan, who was elected on the same ticket as Doyle, resigned from the council and lodged a complaint against Doyle with City of Melbourne chief executive, Ben Rimmer. In her complaint, Sullivan alleged that Doyle had sexually harassed and indecently assaulted her. On 17 December, Doyle released a statement on Twitter, which said he had not been informed of the details of the allegations. He announced he would take a month's leave while an investigation was carried out, stressing that his standing aside "must not be interpreted as any concession or admission".[2][3]

On 4 February 2018, Doyle resigned as Lord Mayor of Melbourne.[4]

Candidates

The next lord mayor will be announced on May 21 after a by-election.

Declared

Party Candidate Background
  Independent Qun Xie Taxation officer, accountant, economist and company executive director.[5]
  Independent Sally Capp Former CEO of the Committee for Melbourne, former Victorian Agent-General in London.[6]
  Independent Luke Downing[7]
  Greens Rohan Leppert City of Melbourne councillor and Chair of the Arts, Culture, and Heritage portfolios.[8]
  Independent Sally Warhaft Broadcaster, anthropologist and writer involved with the Wheeler Centre.[9]
  Independent Alex Macdonald Local business owner.[10]
  Independent Allan Watson Former councillor and Lord Mayor, 1993.[10]
  Labor Jennifer Yang Former City of Manningham mayor and businesswoman.[11]
  Independent Katie Sfetkidis Independent Artist.[12]
  Independent Gary Morgan Executive chairman of Roy Morgan Research and pollster.[13]
  Independent Nathalie Nicole O'Sughrue Media, homelessness and social justice campaigner.[10]
  Independent Michael Burge Psychologist, Liberal candidate for Thomastown in the 2010 Victorian state election, OAM.[10]
  Liberal Ken Ong Businessman and former City of Melbourne councillor.
  Animal Justice Party Bruce Poon[14]

Results

Lord Mayor of Melbourne election 2018[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Sally Capp 19,412 25.38%
Labor Jennifer Yang 11,774 15.39%
Greens Rohan Leppert 11,296 14.77%
Independent Sally Warhaft 6,837 8.94%
Liberal Ken Ong 6,769 8.85%
Independent Gary Morgan 6,412 8.38%
Independent Qun Xie 3,449 4.51%
Independent Allan Watson 2,488 3.25%
Independent Nathalie Nicole O'Sughrue 2,087 2.73%
Independent Michael Burge 1,571 2.05%
Independent Alex MacDonald 1,387 1.81%
Animal Justice Bruce Poon 1,243 1.63%
Independent Katie Sfetkidis 933 1.22%
Independent Luke Downing 834 1.09%
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Sally Capp 40,579 53.05%
Labor Jennifer Yang 35,913 46.95%
Independent hold Swing +

References

  1. ↑ VIC: "Melbourne City Council, Lord Mayor by-election", retrieved 26 April 2018
  2. ↑ Perkins, Miki; Lucas, Clay (17 December 2017). "Lord mayor Robert Doyle takes leave after sex harassment claim by councillor who quit". The Age. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Melbourne Lord Mayor stands aside over indecent assault allegations". ABC News. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Lucas, Clay; Perkins, Miki (4 February 2018). "Robert Doyle quits as lord mayor of Melbourne". The Age. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  5. ↑ https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Candidates/12249.pdf
  6. ↑ "Property Council's Sally Capp runs for Melbourne Lord Mayor". 1 March 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  7. ↑ https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Candidates/12240.pdf
  8. ↑ Lucas, Clay (8 March 2018). "Greens councillor Rohan Leppert to run for lord mayor of Melbourne". The Age. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Alcorn, Gay (5 April 2018). "Ending Melbourne's 'toxic culture': Sally Warhaft on why she wants to be mayor". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/MelbourneElection/Candidates/
  11. ↑ "Interest grows in Melbourne mayor job". Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  12. ↑ Watts, Richard. "Artist runs for Lord Mayor". Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Gary Morgan". Roy Morgan. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  14. ↑ https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Candidates/12238.pdf
  15. ↑ "Melbourne City Council Lord Mayor by-election results - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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