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Elections for the Knox City Council were held on Saturday, 27 October 2012. The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) conducted the elections on behalf of Knox City Council. For more detailed information on election results please visit the VEC website.

Election Results 2012
The following candidates have been declared elected and sworn in at the Statutory Meeting of Council held on 7 November 2012.

Cr Peter Lockwood - Baird Ward
Cr John Mortimore - Chandler Ward
Cr Joe Cossari - Collier Ward
Cr Adam Gill - Dinsdale Ward
Cr Karin Orpen - Dobson Ward
Cr Tony Holland - Friberg Ward
Cr David Cooper - Scott Ward
Cr Darren Pearce - Taylor Ward
Cr Nicole Seymour - Tirhatuan Ward
 
Failure to Vote
People were required to vote at Council elections held for the municipality in which they have their principal place of residence. Failure to vote without a valid reason will attract a penalty.

Please note - If you are enrolled to vote as an absentee ratepayer, voting in the municipality where you do not live is not compulsory. If you are aged over 70 voting is not compulsory.

The Victorian Electoral Commission will be managing Failure to Vote follow up on Council's behalf. The VEC website has more detailed information about what to do if you failed to vote in the 2012 Council elections. A link to their website can be found below.
 
Campaign Donation Returns
Within 40 days after election day, candidates in an election must give to the Chief Executive Officer an Election Campagin Donation Return ('Return'). Details of the Returns received must then be reported to the Minister for Local Government and a summary of the Returns made available on Council's website. The summary must contain the name of each candidate who has lodged a return, details of any gifts disclosed including the name of the person who made the gift, and the total value of any gift received from that person. The summary must remain on Council's website until the entitlement date for the next general election. Further, the Chief Executive Officer is required to make available a copy of the Return for inspection at Council's offices for a period of 4 years from the date it is given. If you would like to view a copy of the Returns, please contact Carrie Bruce, Coordinator Governance on 9298 8111.
 
Summary of Returns
Ward   Candidate   Details of Gifts   Return Submitted in accordance with the LGA 1989    
Baird   Dean Cottier   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Baird   Garrie James   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Baird   Bernhard Hoefer   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Baird   Anthony Searle   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Baird   Peter Lockwood   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Chandler   John Mortimore   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Chandler   Mark Harbert   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Collier   Giuseppe (Joe) Cossari   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Dinsdale   Adam Gill   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Dobson   Gabrielle Verstraete   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Dobson   Karin Orpen   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Dobson   David Mutch   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Friberg   Tony Holland   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Friberg   Blair Darragh   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Friberg   Lisa Cooper   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Friberg   Andrew Walter   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Friberg   Tony Richardson   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Friberg   Deborah Rogers   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Scott   Dwayne Lawless   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Scott   Peter Cole   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Scott   David Cooper   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Taylor   Anthony Osborne   Pauline Renzow - $885.00   Yes    
Taylor   Darren Pearce   Graham De Clifford - $100.00   Yes    
Tirhatuan   Nicole Seymour   John Beggs - $10.00   Yes    
Tirhatuan   Phillip Keily   No gift disclosed   Yes    
Tirhatuan   Glenda Frost   No gift disclosed   Yes    



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