By-elections, conducted by postal ballot, will be held to fill vacancies for Mayor and one Councillor on the George Town 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.
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
This chart, updated a few times a week, will show the number of votes returned per day, and a cumulative total.
Total electors enrolled: 5,551
Candidate names are listed below in alphabetical order, but they will be rotated on ballot papers.
1 Councillor – 11 candidates
| CROSS, Trudi | George Town |
| GIBBONS, Dean Robert | George Town |
| HARRAP, Wendy Patricia | George Town |
| McCREGHAN, Kirsten | George Town |
| ORR, Jason | Invermay |
| PARISH, Tim | Low Head |
| PARKES, Peter | George Town |
| POOLEY, Bob | George Town |
| SCOTT, Nicole Francesca | George Town |
| TIERNAN, Sean | George Town |
| WIENER, Sven | Swan Point |
Mayor – 3 candidates
| BARRACLOUGH, Chris | George Town |
| HARRIS, Tim | Low Head |
| KIESER, Greg | Low Head |
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 3 weeks to complete and post your vote back to the returning officer. The polling period for the George Town by-elections is from Tuesday 2 July to 10am Tuesday 23 July 2019.
Between Tuesday 2 and Thursday 4 July, keep your eye on the mailbox for your postal ballot pack, which will look 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 now closed.
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 now closed.
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.
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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.
