Batman By-election

Updated: Fri, 06 Apr 2018 4:19:34 PM AEST

Merrilands - polling place

  • William Ruthven Secondary College, 60 Merrilands Rd, RESERVOIR VIC 3073

This table provides the number and percentage of first preference votes for candidates in a specific polling place. The data includes swing - the percentage of first preference votes received compared to the previous election.

This table is sortable by selecting on column headers.

Notes:

  1. These results are final.
First preferences
Candidate Party Votes % Swing (%)
GENTLE, Yvonne Rise Up Australia Party 72 5.51 +5.51
KEARNEY, Ged Australian Labor Party 685 52.45 -3.51
BHATHAL, Alex The Greens 299 22.89 +10.07
BAILEY, Kevin Christopher Australian Conservatives 106 8.12 +8.12
BURNS, Tegan Australian People's Party 7 0.54 +0.54
ROBINSON, Debbie Australian Liberty Alliance 30 2.30 +2.30
VAN LIESHOUT, Teresa Independent 17 1.30 +1.30
WHITEHEAD, Adrian   10 0.77 +0.77
MCDONALD, Mark Sustainable Australia 11 0.84 +0.84
SMITH, Miranda Joyce Animal Justice Party 69 5.28 +2.78
...... Renewable Energy Party 0 0.00 -0.61
...... Australian Sex Party 0 0.00 -2.16
...... Australian Progressives 0 0.00 -0.54
...... Australian Cyclists Party 0 0.00 -0.27
...... Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) 0 0.00 -21.62
...... Australian Equality Party (Marriage) 0 0.00 -0.88
...... Other 0 0.00 -2.63
Formal   1,306 87.24 +0.43
Informal   191 12.76 -0.43
Total   1,497 1.34 -0.23

This table provides the number and percentage of two candidate preferred (TCP) votes for candidates in a specific polling place. The data includes swing - the percentage of TCP votes received compared to the previous election.

Notes:

  1. Two candidate preferred or TCP is a count of the two leading candidates only - votes are recorded for a particular candidate if the preference on the ballot paper for that candidate is higher than the alternative TCP candidate, regardless of other preferences. The TCP count ultimately determines who wins the seat.
  2. These results are final.
Two candidate preferred
Candidate Party Votes Margin Votes (%) Swing (%)
KEARNEY, Ged Australian Labor Party 903 500 69.14 -6.60
BHATHAL, Alex The Greens 403 -500 30.86 +6.60