Whipstick Ward
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| Whipstick Ward | |||||||||||||||
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| Created | 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Councillor | Owen Cosgriff | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Victorian Socialists | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Whipstick | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 10,708 (2024)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Whipstick Ward is a single-member ward in the City of Greater Bendigo, covering the suburbs of Eaglehawk, California Gully, Jackass Flat and Sailors Gully, the localities of Eaglehawk North, Woodvale, Whipstick and Neilborough and the towns of Sebastian and Raywood.[2] As of the 2024 election the ward is currently held by Owen Cosgriff from Victorian Socialists.[3]
History
[edit]Whipstick Ward shares its name with the former three-member proportional ward which covered what is now largely Whipstick, Epsom, and Lake Weeroona Wards.[4]
The ward was created in 2024 after an electoral boundary review.[5][6] The ward was won by Owen Cosgriff from Victorian Socialists, making him the Party's only elected representative on any level of government.[7]
Councillors for Whipstick Ward
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Cosgriff | Victorian Socialists | 2024 – present[1] |
Results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorian Socialists | Owen Cosgriff | 3,387 | 40.67 | ||
| Independent | Bevan Madden | 2,737 | 32.87 | ||
| Independent | Jan Pagliaro | 2,203 | 26.46 | ||
| Total formal votes | 8,327 | 96.86 | |||
| Informal votes | 270 | 3.14 | |||
| Turnout | 8,597 | 80.29 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Victorian Socialists | Owen Cosgriff | 4,387 | 52.68 | ||
| Independent | Bevan Madden | 3,940 | 47.32 | ||
| Victorian Socialists win | (new ward) | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b VEC. "Results". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Wards | City of Greater Bendigo". www.bendigo.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "New Bendigo council elected". McIvor Times. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ Victorian Electoral Commission (2011). "Electoral Structure of Greater Bendigo City Council" (PDF). VicMap. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ VEC. "Greater Bendigo City Council electoral structure review". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Find your new ward in the City of Greater Bendigo". Bendigo Times. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "'Ruffled some feathers': why this socialist won a seat on council". www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.