2018_Lord_Mayor_of_Melbourne_by-election

2018 Melbourne lord mayoral by-election

2018 Melbourne lord mayoral by-election

Election in Australia

The 2018 Melbourne lord mayoral by-election was held from 23 April until 11 May 2018 to elect the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, following the resignation of Robert Doyle. The election used a preferential voting system and was held by postal ballot.[1]

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Background

The City of Melbourne is a local government municipality consisting of nine councillors, a lord mayor and a deputy lord mayor, who are elected for a four-year term. The incumbent lord mayor, Robert Doyle, was first elected in the 2008 City of Melbourne election.

On 15 December 2017, Cr Tessa Sullivan resigned from the council. Sullivan, who had been elected on the Team Doyle ticket alongside Doyle, lodged a complaint with the 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]

Further allegations were made against Doyle in January 2018.[4] On 4 February 2018, Doyle resigned as Lord Mayor of Melbourne.[5]

Candidates

The candidates for lord mayor at the by-election were:

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Results

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References

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    "Melbourne City Council Lord Mayor by-election results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020.
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    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.
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    More of Robert Doyle's alleged victims keep silent fearing they too will be 'vilified'
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    Lucas, Clay; Perkins, Miki (4 February 2018). "Robert Doyle quits as lord mayor of Melbourne". The Age. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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    Xie, Qun. "Candidate Questionnaire and Answers" (PDF). Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2018.
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    Lenaghan, Nick (1 March 2018). "Property Council's Sally Capp runs for Melbourne Lord Mayor". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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    Lucas, Clay (8 March 2018). "Greens councillor Rohan Leppert to run for lord mayor of Melbourne". The Age. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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    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.
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    "Melbourne City Council Lord Mayor by-election candidates". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018.
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    "Interest grows in Melbourne mayor job". Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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    Watts, Richard. "Artist runs for Lord Mayor". Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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    "Gary Morgan". Roy Morgan. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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    Poon, Bruce. "Candidate Questionnaire and Answers" (PDF). Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2018.
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