Geoff Ellis has been elected as a councillor for Western Port Ward on Bass Coast Shire Council, as the only eligible candidate remaining from the October 2020 general election.
‘The Victorian Electoral Commission invited Mr Ellis to declare he was still qualified to be a councillor in writing,’ Election Manager Charmaine Morel said.
‘As Mr Ellis returned the declaration within the required 14-day timeframe, he has been declared elected.’
Ms Morel declared the result at 10:30 am today (Friday, August 11)
The extraordinary vacancy occurred after the resignation of Councillor Bruce Kent.
If there are more vacancies in Western Port Ward before the 2024 general election, the Victorian Electoral Commission will hold a by-election.
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