By-elections, conducted by postal ballot, were held to fill vacancies for Mayor and one Councillor on the Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council.
The successful candidate for Mayor will serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
The successful candidate for Councillor will serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Statements, photos and web links (where provided) for your candidates.
A similar situation has occurred in the past on at least 3 occasions:
In these three cases, the Local Government Act 1993 provides for the election of a deputy-mayor by the sitting councillors, whereas mayoral vacancies are to be filled by a by-election.
9am
Nominations Open
6pm
Rolls Close
12 noon
Nominations Close
12 noon
Announcement of Nominations
From
Ballot material delivered to electors by post
10am
Close of Polling
At the close of poll, 69.70% of the 4,769 eligible Glamorgan-Spring Bay electors had returned their postal ballots.
Candidate names are listed below in alphabetical order, but they will be rotated on ballot papers.
1 Councillor – 4 candidates
| FORBES YOUNG, Robert | Rheban |
| GADD, Pat | Triabunna |
| GREGSON, Kenneth | Swansea |
| LOGIE, Jenny | Bicheno |
Mayor – 3 candidates
| ARNOL, Cheryl | Orford |
| FORBES YOUNG, Robert | Rheban |
| GADD, Pat | Triabunna |
Each elector receives a ballot pack containing a ballot paper and a booklet which has voting instructions and statements from the candidates.
This online version contains web links where provided by candidates
(pdf booklet opens in a new tab):⤵
Nominations have closed.
Detailed election information and procedures, as well as requirements regarding campaigning, nominating and submitting candidate statements.
This means there is a 'polling period', rather than one polling day as for State Parliamentary elections. Every elector will be sent their very own postal ballot pack at their postal address. You then have around 4 weeks to complete and post your vote back to the returning officer. The polling period for the Glamorgan-Spring Bay by-elections is from Tuesday 4 August to 10am Tuesday 1 September 2020.
Between Wednesday 5 and Friday 7 August, keep your eye on the mailbox for your postal ballot pack, which will look like this
Are you on the State electoral roll?
If you are currently on the electoral roll, you are automatically on the Local Government roll for the municipal area (council) in which your enrolled address is located.
If you are eligible to be on the state electoral roll but are not correctly enrolled, you can:
The rolls for this election have closed.
To be enrolled correctly for the 2020 Glamorgan-Spring Bay by-elections we need to have received your completed enrolment form before 6pm Thursday 23 July 2020.
What if I have a shack or a shop—or if I’m not an Australian citizen?
You are also eligible to be on the Local Government roll if:
To enrol under these special provisions you need to complete the appropriate enrolment form:
and return it to the General Manager for the Council in which you are enrolling.
The rolls for this election have closed.
To be enrolled under these special provisions for the Glamorgan-Spring Bay by-elections you need to ensure that the General Manager for the Council in which you are enrolling has your completed enrolment form before 6pm Thursday 23 July 2020.
Candidates, printers, publishers, and broadcasters are required to submit an electoral advertising return with the TEC, reporting particulars of election related advertising. Information booklets and forms are available for use.
Check your enrolment, update your details, or enrol to vote...
Learn moreTasmania is divided into 29 municipal areas, with each area having a governing council consisting of between 7 and 12 councillors. Each council is chaired by a mayor and has a deputy mayor. Elections for Tasmania's 29 councils are conducted by full postal ballot every four years.
