2008 Victorian local elections

Election in Victoria Victoria parliamentary no 29 November 2008 2005 Victorian local elections 2005 2012 Victorian local elections 2012 The 2008 Victorian local elections were held on 29 November 2008 to elect the councils of the 79 local government areas in Victoria, Australia.Local council election results timeline https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/results-munitimeline.html Victorian Electoral Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20170303133114/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/results-munitimeline.html 2017-03-03 As a result of changes to the Local Government Act 1989, local elections in Victoria were no longer conducted periodically, and all 79 LGAs voted at the same time.VOTING METHOD FOR THE 2008 COUNCIL ELECTIONS https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/about-council/committees-meetings/meeting-archive/MeetingAgendaItemAttachments/59/1082/FGC_52_200703130630.pdf City of Melbourne https://web.archive.org/web/20231102214302/https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/about-council/committees-meetings/meeting-archive/MeetingAgendaItemAttachments/59/1082/FGC_52_200703130630.pdf 2023-11-02 The elections saw the first election victories for The Greens in Casey, Darebin, Glen Eira, Manningham, Queenscliffe and Surf Coast.Victorian council elections: November 29 https://www.pollbludger.net/2008/11/15/victorian-council-elections-november-29/ The Poll Bludger Labor Party-endorsed candidates ran in Maribyrnong, while former Liberal leader Robert Doyle was elected Lord Mayor of Melbourne on the Activate Melbourne ticket.Martin Zakharov http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/90663/20081126-0910/martinzak.com.au/index.html Trove Martin Zakharov 2023-11-02 2008-11-25 https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20081125223605/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/90663/20081126-0910/martinzak.com.au/index.html bot: unknown Activate Melbourne http://www.activatemelbourne.com.au/index.html Trove Activate Melbourne 2026-08-14 2008-12-01 https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20081201012707/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/91792/20081128-1544/www.activatemelbourne.com.au/index.html bot: unknown Aftermath Three Greens councillors were elected mayor by a vote of other councillors following the elections: Amanda Stone (Yarra), Philip Schier (Mount Alexander) and Helen Harris (Whitehorse). In May 2010, three Labor councillors in Moreland − Stella Kariofyllidis, Kathleen Matthews-Ward and Alice Pryor − were suspended from the party after not voting for Labor's Enver Erdogan to become mayor. Kariofyllidis was suspended for three years, while the others were suspended for two years.ALP suspends trio for breaking ranks https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/alp-suspends-trio-for-breaking-ranks-20100325-qx1c.html The Age https://web.archive.org/web/20231101200331/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/alp-suspends-trio-for-breaking-ranks-20100325-qx1c.html 1 November 2023 References Category:Local elections in Victoria Category:2008 elections in Australia