2024 Melbourne City Council election
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The 2024 Melbourne City Council election will be held in October 2024 to elect nine councillors and a leadership team (consisting of a lord mayor and deputy lord mayor) to the City of Melbourne. The election will be held as part of the statewide local government elections in Victoria, Australia.[1]
Background[edit]
Party defections[edit]
On 24 June 2022, Bring Back Melbourne councillor Philip Le Liu left the Liberal Party to join the Victorians Party and contest the 2022 Victorian state election.[2] However, the party disbanded on 13 August 2022 before the election was held.[3][4]
Rohan Leppert trans comments[edit]
In March 2022, Greens councillor Rohan Leppert made comments in a private Facebook group about the Andrews state government's gay conversion therapy laws.[5] After the comments were leaked, some Greens members labelled him transphobic and called for him to be expelled from the party.[6]
On 6 April 2024, the Victorian Greens released a statement "in light of recent commentary by Leppert", saying the party "reject[s] any suggestion that trans rights should be up for debate".[7][8]
Leppert chose in March 2024 not to seek re-election after three terms as a councillor.[9]
Sally Capp resignation[edit]
On 28 March 2024, then-lord mayor Sally Capp announced that she would not seek re-election.[10] She resigned as lord mayor on 2 July 2024, and was replaced by deputy lord mayor Nicholas Reece.[11][12]
Candidates[edit]
After being sworn in as lord mayor, Reece confirmed he would seek re-election, although he would not be running as an endorsed Labor Party candidate.[13]
In February 2024, former senator Derryn Hinch announced he would run for lord mayor. However, one month later he withdrew due to the cost of running a campaign.[14]
Perennial candidate Gary Morgan will contest the lord mayoral election.[15]
Councillors[edit]
Incumbent councillors are highlighted in bold text.[2]
| Greens | Team Hakim |
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Retiring councillors[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Local council elections". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- ^ a b Car, Sean (21 November 2023). "City of Melbourne elections: who's staying, who's going?". CBD News. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Rooney, Kieran (24 June 2022). "Victorians Party announce first batch of candidates to take on major parties". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
Other upper house candidates include City of Melbourne councillor Philip Le Liu
- ^ "Victorians Party announce abrupt exit from state election race, citing finance difficulties". Herald Sun.
- ^ "Greens councillor Rohan Leppert under fire for online comments". OUTinPerth. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Sakkal, Paul (1 April 2022). "Leak puts Victorian Greens in turmoil over transgender policy". The Age. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Statement from the Victorian Greens". Victorian Greens. 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Shibu (7 April 2022). "Victorian Greens Apologise To Trans Community Over Out Gay Councillor's Comments". Star Observer. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Car, Sean (27 March 2024). "The Greens preselect lead City of Melbourne candidates". Inner City News. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Statement from Lord Mayor Sally Capp". City of Melbourne. 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Nicholas Reece sworn in as new Lord Mayor". Melbourne News. City of Melbourne. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Aubrey, Cara Waters, Sophie (2 July 2024). "New lord mayor to target 'completely unacceptable' safety issues, cleanliness". The Age. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Backroom Baz: Liberal Party candidate Angela Newhouse pops up at UK election". Herald Sun. Sunday Herald Sun. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
Reece is of course life long Labor man, having been a former adviser to Steve Bracks and Julia Gillard and being Mayor is his first big step to the front and centre of the political stage
- ^ "Derryn Hinch pulls pin on mayoral bid due to the excessive cost of running a campaign". Herald Sun.
- ^ Royall, Ian (28 February 2024). "Derryn Hinch will contest election for Melbourne's Lord Mayor". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024.
His confirmed nomination came as pollster Gary Morgan declared he would also contest the mayoral election, pledging to expand the city's free tram zone.
- ^ "Olivia Ball". Australian Greens Victoria. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
