Geelong mayoral election, 2012

City of Greater Geelong Council Elections, 2012

27 October 2012

Turnout 76.29% [1]   Candidate Keith Fagg John Mitchell Party Independent Labor Popular vote 54,425 17,448 Percentage 43.28% 13.88%

Mayor before election John Mitchell Labor Elected Mayor Keith Fagg Independent

Elections were held for the City of Greater Geelong council on 27 October 2012. In addition to electing a new 12 member council, Geelong also directly elected its first Mayor. Independent candidate Keith Fagg won the election convincingly, winning 43.28% of the primary vote. Then-mayor Labor aligned John Mitchell won 13.88% of the vote.

Background

As part of an election pledge, the Victorian state government made good on their promise to give Geelong residents the ability to directly elect their next mayor, with the bill passing through the Victorian upper-house on 9 February 2012.^[2]

John Mitchell was Geelong's Mayor for the last four years prior to this election. He unsuccessfully ran for re-election.

Mayoral Candidates

Nine candidates ran in this election.

Candidate nominations
	Socialist Alliance	Sue Bull
	Independent	Ron Watt
	Independent	Frank Rozpara
	Independent	Stephanie Asher
	Independent	John Smith
	Labor	John Mitchell	Mayor of Geelong from 2008 - 2012.
	Independent	Keith Fagg	Elected.
	Independent	Bernadette Uzelac
	Independent	Graeme Robin

References

1. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/geelongresult2012.html
2. http://archive.premier.vic.gov.au/2014/media-centre/media-releases/3092-direct-democracy-delivered-for-greater-geelong.html