2008 City of Melbourne election

Elections to the City of Melbourne were held via postal ballot in October 2008 to elect 7 councillors to the council, as well as the direct election of the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Incumbent Lord Mayor John So did not seek re-election, and was succeeded by former Victorian Opposition Leader and Liberal Party leader Robert Doyle.

2008 City of Melbourne election

25 October 2008
Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne All 7 seats on the City of Melbourne
Registered	97,846
Turnout	60,803 2.96%
Candidate Robert Doyle Catherine Ng Deputy candidate Susan Riley Terry Makings Voting ticket Independent Independent First round 15,135 6,315 First round (%) 26.11% 10.90% 2CP 31,348 26,614 2CP (%) 54.08% 45.92%
Lord Mayor of Melbourne before election John So Independent Elected Lord Mayor Robert Doyle Independent

Results

Mayoral election

2008 City of Melbourne mayoral election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert Doyle Susan Riley	15,135	26.11	+26.11
	Greens	Adam Bandt Kathleen Maltzahn	8,729	15.06	+6.58
	Independent	Peter McMullin Tim Wilson	7,267	12.54	+12.54
	Independent	Catherine Ng Terry Makings	6,315	10.90	+10.90
	Independent	Gary Singer Joanne Painter	6,056	10.45	+10.45
	Independent	Will Fowles David Wilson	5,004	8.63	+8.63
	Independent	Gary Morgan Michele Anderson	4,526	7.81	−0.01
	Independent	Nick Columb Sue Calwell	2,712	4.68	+4.68
	Independent	Joseph Toscano Margaret Ely	815	1.41	+1.41
	Independent	Shelley Roberts Abdiaziz Farah	719	1.24	+1.24
	Independent	Robert King Crawford Michael Kennedy	684	1.18	+1.18
Total formal votes			57,962	95.33	+3.53
Informal votes			2,841	4.67	−3.53
Turnout			60,803	62.14	−2.96
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Robert Doyle Susan Riley	31,348	54.08	+54.08
	Independent	Catherine Ng Terry Makings	26,614	45.92	+45.92
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Councillor election

#	Councillor	Party
1	Carl Jetter		Independent
2	Cathy Oke		Greens
3	Kevin Louey		Independent
4	Peter Clarke		Independent
5	Ken Ong		Independent
6	Brian Shanahan		Independent
7	Jennifer Kanis		Independent

2008 City of Melbourne councillor election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			7,415
	Independent	1. Carl Jetter (elected 1) 2. Jane Shelton 3. Celia Coate 4. Rebecca Cherry	11,874	20.02	+20.02
	Greens	1. Cathy Oke (elected 2) 2. Rohan Leppert 3. Alister Air 4. Donna Lancaster	10,939	18.44	+8.47
	Independent	1. Kevin Louey (elected 3) 2. Jane Shelton 3. Celia Coate 4. Rebecca Cherry	7,531	15.82	+15.82
	Independent	1. Ken Ong (elected 5) 2. Jerome Borazio 3. Trent Smyth 4. Marion Bishop	6,875	11.59	+11.59
	Independent	1. Brian Shanahan (elected 6) 2. Connie Paglianiti 3. Nesilhan Dastan 4. Con Christopoulos 5. John Dawson	6,270	10.57	+10.57
	Independent	1. Jennifer Kanis (elected 7) 2. Lisa Muscatello	6,081	10.25	+10.25
	Independent	1. Peter Clarke (elected 4) 2. Jackie Watts 3. Margaret Wood	5,605	9.45	+3.11
	Independent	1. Fiona Snedden 2. Keith Rankin 3. Vernon Chalker 4. Wellington Lee	3,223	5.43	+5.43
	Independent	1. Brian Michael Ford 2. Sophie E. McEwen	917	1.55	+1.55
Total formal votes			59,315	97.36	+1.59
Informal votes			1,608	2.64	−1.59
Turnout			60,923	62.26	−3.25

References

1. "Melbourne City Council election results 2008". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.