Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Orana

This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in the Orana region.[1][2]

2024 New South Wales local elections
(Central West)

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →

Orana covers 11 local government areas (LGAs), including Dubbo, with a estimated population of 123,862 people.[3]

Bogan

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2024 Bogan Shire Council election
 
← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →

All 9 seats on Bogan Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
IND
Party Independents
Last election 9 seats
Seats before 9
Seats won 9
First preference vote 100%

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Bogan results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Bogan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Glen Neill (elected) 523 35.0 +12.1
Independent Karl Bright (elected) 167 11.2 −3.5
Independent Emily Stanton (elected) 130 8.7 +8.7
Independent Graham Jackson (elected) 121 8.1 −3.5
Independent Douglas Menzies (elected) 114 7.6 +1.0
Independent Victoria Boag (elected) 111 7.4 −3.2
Independent Sam Issa (elected) 110 7.4 +7.4
Independent Richard Bootle (elected) 85 5.7 +5.7
Independent Richard Milligan 76 5.1 −1.7
Independent Judy Elias (elected) 58 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 1,495 96.6
Informal votes 53 3.4
Turnout 1,548 80.0

Bourke

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2024 Bourke Shire Council election
 
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All 10 seats on Bourke Shire Council
6 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
IND
Party Independents
Last election 10 seats
Seats before 10
Seats won 10
First preference vote 100%

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Bourke results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Bourke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Patricia Bates-Canty (elected) 133 11.8
Independent Scott McAdam (elected) 120 10.7
Independent Maxime Nina (elected) 105 9.3
Independent Sarah Barton (elected) 98 8.7
Independent Samuel Rice (elected) 94 8.4
Independent Lachlan Ford (elected) 92 8.2
Independent Sally Davis (elected) 88 7.8
Independent Francis Kerr (elected) 87 7.7
Independent Kylie Baty (elected) 75 6.7
Independent Bob Stutsel (elected) 73 6.5
Independent Nathan Ryan 61 5.4
Independent Victor Bartley 53 4.7
Independent Cecil Dorrington 27 2.4
Independent Grace Ridge 20 1.8
Total formal votes 1,126 96.7
Informal votes 38 3.3
Turnout 1,164 67.2

Brewarrina

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2024 Brewarrina Shire Council election
 
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All 9 seats on Brewarrina Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
IND
 
Leader N/A Trish Frail
Party Independents Greens
Last election 8 seats 1 seat
Seats before 8 1

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Brewarrina results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Brewarrina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Vivian Slack-Smith (elected) 105 18.8 −8.2
Independent Angelo Pippos (elected) 79 14.1 +2.5
Independent Tommy Stanton (elected) 70 12.5 −6.1
Independent Belinda Colless (elected) 68 12.1 +12.1
Independent Mark Brown (elected) 50 8.9 +3.4
Independent Douglas Gordon (elected) 46 8.2 −0.7
Independent Michael Pedersen (elected) 39 7.0 +7.0
Independent Jason Morton (elected) 33 5.9 +5.9
Greens Trish Frail (elected) 29 5.2 −1.9
Independent Isaac Gordon 23 4.1 −0.3
Independent Noel Sheridan 18 3.2 −3.5
Total formal votes 560 96.1
Informal votes 23 3.9
Turnout 583 61.7

Cobar

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2024 Cobar Shire Council election
 
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All 12 seats on Cobar Shire Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Turnout0.00%  
  First party Second party
 
IND
IND
Party Independents Ind. Liberals
Last election 11 seats Did not contest
Seats before 12 0
Seats won 11 1
Seat change   1   1
First preference vote Unopposed Unopposed

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Cobar Shire Council is composed of 12 councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. At the 2021 election, all 11 candidates were elected unopposed, with a by-election held in February 2022 to fill the remaining seat.[4]

The 2024 election was also uncontested, with 11 independents and one Independent Liberal elected at the close of candidate nominations.[5]

Cobar results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Cobar[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jarrod Marsden (elected) unopposed
Independent Miranda Fry (elected) unopposed
Independent Bob Sinclair (elected) unopposed
Independent Lillian Simpson (elected) unopposed
Independent Peter Florance (elected) unopposed
Independent Michael Prince (elected) unopposed
Independent Harley Toomey (elected) unopposed
Independent Michael Haines (elected) unopposed
Independent Kate Winders (elected) unopposed
Independent Chris Deighton (elected) unopposed
Independent Nigel Vagg (elected) unopposed
Independent Liberal Wayne Phillips (elected) unopposed
Registered electors

Coonamble

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2024 Coonamble Shire Council election
 
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All 9 seats on Coonamble Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
IND
Party Independents
Last election 9 seats
Seats before 9
Seats won 9
First preference vote 100%

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Coonamble results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Coonamble
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Daniel Keady (elected) 330 16.2 +16.2
Independent Pip Goldsmith (elected) 247 12.1 +12.1
Independent Paul Fisher (elected) 227 11.1 +11.1
Independent Ahmad (Al) Karanouh (elected) 205 10.1 −2.6
Independent Paul Wheelhouse (elected) 186 9.1 +9.1
Independent Adam Cohen (elected) 175 8.6 +0.3
Independent Karen Churchill (elected) 156 7.7 −1.1
Independent Steve Butler (elected) 156 7.7 +7.7
Independent Margaret Garnsey (elected) 106 5.2 +5.2
Independent Steven Smith 82 4.0 −5.1
Independent Donna Norris 44 2.2 +2.2
Independent Neil Fester 43 2.1 +2.1
Independent William Landers 41 2.0 +2.0
Independent Barbara Deans 30 1.5 −4.6
Independent Melissa Skuthorp 11 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 2,039 95.2
Informal votes 102 4.8
Turnout 2,141 75.9

Dubbo

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2024 Dubbo Regional Council election
 
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All 11 seats on Dubbo Regional Council
6 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
IND
 
Leader N/A Josh Black
Party Independents Labor
Last election 5 seats 3 seats
Seats before 6 3

  Third party Fourth party
   
SFF
Leader Mike Auguee Kate Richardson
Party Greens SFF
Last election Did not contest Did not contest
Seats before 0 0

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Dubbo Regional Council is composed of 11 councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. Prior to this election, it was composed of five two-member wards, but a referendum held in 2021 saw 74.6% of voters vote to abolish the ward system.[7]

The Ben Shields Team dissolved in 2022, leaving its sole councillor, Jess Gough, to sit as an independent.[8]

The Greens and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party are both endorsing candidates, having not done so in 2021.[7][9]

Dubbo results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Dubbo[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 1. Josh Black (elected 1)
2. Pamella Wells (elected 4)
3. Adam Ryab (elected 10)
4. Roy Elder
5. Jodie Benton
6. Kirsty Hayden
7. Greg Hough
6,464 22.5 −1
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Kate Richardson (elected 2)
2. Phillip Toynton (elected 8)
3. John Richardson
4. Jeremy Birchall
5. Michael Adams
6. Sarah Hollier
4,621 16.1
Independent Mathew Dickerson (elected 3) 3,772 13.2
Independent Jennifer Cowley (elected 5) 2,039 7.1
Independent 1. Pete Rothwell
2. Matt Rendall
3. Manti Morse
4. Jai Silkman
5. Megan Adler
6. Ricky Jackson
1,679 5.9
Independent 1. Lukas Butler (elected 11)
2. Rebecca Pearson
3. David King
4. Rachelle Jane
5. Robert Osborne
6. Angela Brooke
1,650 5.8
Independent Matt Wright (elected 6) 1,625 5.7
Independent National Shibli Chowdhury (elected 7) 1,293 4.5
Greens 1. Mike Augee
2. Matt Parmeter
3. Ruby Davies
4. Pat Emblen
5. Steve Houston
6. Peter Duggan
1,170 4.1
Independent Richard Ivey (elected 9) 892 3.1
Independent Peter Gibbs 758 2.6
Independent 1. Kellie Jennar
2. Sharon Quill
3. Jude Morrell
4. Marcello Davis
5. Bron Powell
6. Di Clifford
741 2.6
Independent Rod Fardell 735 2.6
Independent Jess Gough 542 1.9
Independent Sophia Johnson 309 1.1
Independent Mary Kovac 224 0.8
Independent National Trevor Jones 172 0.6
Total formal votes 28,686 91.0
Informal votes 2,845 9.0
Turnout 31,531 83.2

Gilgandra

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2024 Gilgandra Shire Council election
 
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All 9 seats on Gilgandra Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
IND
IND
Party Independents Ind. National
Last election 7 seats 2 seats
Seats before 7 2

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Gilgandra results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Gilgandra[12][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent National Ashley Walker (elected 1) 376 15.4 +2.2
Independent Madeline Foran (elected 2) 315 12.9 +12.9
Independent Ian Freeth (elected 3) 298 12.2 +1.7
Independent Paul Mann (elected 4) 288 11.8 -1.7
Independent Doug Batten (elected 5) 249 10.2 -0.3
Independent Nicholas White (elected 6) 222 9.1 +2.8
Independent National Greg Peart (elected 7) 176 7.2 +0.8
Independent Gail Babbage 174 7.1 -2.4
Independent Brian Mockler (elected 9) 173 7.1 -0.4
Independent Amber Bunter (elected 8) 163 6.7 -1.0
Total formal votes 2,434 95.5 −2.0
Informal votes 114 4.5 +2.0
Turnout 2,548 79.5 −1.1

Narromine

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2024 Narromine Shire Council election
 
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All 9 seats on Narromine Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
IND
IND
Party Independents Ind. National
Last election 8 seats 1 seat
Seats before 8 1
Seats won 7 2
Seat change   1   1
First preference vote 2,504 924
Percentage 74.6 25.4
Swing   74.6   25.4

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Narromine results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Narromine[15][16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ewen Jones (elected 1) 584 16.1 +16.1
Independent National Craig Davies (elected 2) 499 13.7 +13.7
Independent National Brian Leak (elected 3) 425 11.7 +11.7
Independent Judy Smith (elected 4) 421 11.6 +11.6
Independent Stacey Bohm (elected 5) 364 10.0 +10.0
Independent Peter Howe (elected 6) 328 9.0 +9.0
Independent Lachlan Roberts (elected 8) 206 5.7 +5.7
Independent Les Lambert (elected 9) 172 4.7 +4.7
Independent Adine Hoey (elected 7) 169 4.7 +4.7
Independent Rowan James 140 3.9 +3.9
Independent Fiona Barbary 99 2.7 +2.7
Independent Vaughan Ellen 93 2.6 +2.6
Independent Christine Kelly 89 2.5 +2.5
Independent Diane Sharpe 20 0.5
Independent Melanie Pryde 20 0.5
Total formal votes 3,629 94.6 +94.6
Informal votes 207 5.4 +5.4
Turnout 3,836 81.6 +81.6

Walgett

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2024 Walgett Shire Council election
 
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All 9 seats on Walgett Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
IND
Party Independents
Last election 9 seats
Seats before 9
Seats won 9
First preference vote 100%

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Walgett results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Walgett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alfred Seaton (elected) 430 17.8 +7.9
Independent Jasen Ramien (elected) 348 14.4 +5.3
Independent Pauline Kearl (elected) 287 11.9
Independent Jane Keir (elected) 261 10.8 +5.3
Independent Gregory Rummery (elected) 241 10.0 +1.6
Independent Scott Bailey (elected) 191 7.9
Independent Jo Coleman (elected) 172 7.1 +2.5
Independent Michael Cooke (elected) 163 6.8 −0.4
Independent Doreen Peters 116 4.8
Independent Daniel Walford (elected) 81 3.4 −1.8
Independent Mary Purse 67 2.8
Independent Kaylene (Katie) Hook 31 1.3
Independent Debra Rose 23 1.0
Total formal votes 2,411 94.1
Informal votes 151 5.9
Turnout 2,562 67.5

Warren

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2024 Warren Shire Council election
 
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All 12 seats on Warren Shire Council
7 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
IND
IND
Party Independents Ind. National
Last election 12 seats Did not contest
Seats before 12 0
Seats won 11 1
Seat change   1   1
First preference vote 0
Percentage 100.0% 0.0%

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Warren results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Warren
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independent 11   1
  Independent National 0 0.0 +0.0 1   1
 Formal votes
 Informal votes
 Total 12
 Registered voters / turnout

A Ward

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2024 New South Wales local elections: A Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pauline Serdity (elected) unopposed
Independent Gregory Whiteley (elected) unopposed
Independent Noel Kinsey (elected) unopposed
Registered electors

B Ward

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2024 New South Wales local elections: B Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sarah Derrett (elected) unopposed
Independent Robert McKay (elected) unopposed
Independent Penelope Heuston (elected) unopposed
Registered electors

C Ward

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2024 New South Wales local elections: C Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Cleasby (elected) 110 40.0
Independent Mark Kelly (elected) 95 34.6
Independent Joanne Van Eldonk 26 9.5
Independent Roslyn Jackson (elected) 24 8.7
Independent Gwyn Davis 20 7.3
Total formal votes 275 94.8
Informal votes 15 5.2
Turnout 290 62.0

D Ward

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2024 New South Wales local elections: D Ward[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dirk Mccloskey (elected) unopposed
Independent Andrew Brewer (elected) unopposed
Independent National Anthony Wass (elected) unopposed
Registered electors

Warrumbungle

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2024 Warrumbungle Shire Council election
 
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All 9 seats on Warrumbungle Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
IND
Party Independents
Last election 9 seats
Seats before 9
Seats won 9
Seat change  
First preference vote Unopposed

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Warrumbungle Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. 17 candidates contested the 2021 election, with Kathryn Rindfleish receiving the highest individual first preference vote (12.9%).[19]

The 2024 election was uncontested.[5]

Warrumbungle results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Warrumbungle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Zoe Holcombe (elected) unopposed
Independent Ray Lewis (elected) unopposed
Independent Debra Ball (elected) unopposed
Independent Kathryn Rindfleish (elected) unopposed
Independent Dale Hogden (elected) unopposed
Independent Kodi Brady (elected) unopposed
Independent Denis Todd (elected) unopposed
Independent Naomi Taylor (elected) unopposed
Independent Jason Newton (elected) unopposed
Registered electors

References

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