Media Release 2002: 1164 candidates running in the 2002 ATSIC elections
20 September 2002
Nominations for the ATSIC Regional Council Elections have been publicly announced around mainland Australia, following the close of nominations at 5pm on Wednesday 18 September 2002.
The Electoral Commissioner, Mr Andy Becker said that a total of 1164 candidates had nominated for the elections being held on Saturday 19 October, in all States and Territories excluding Tasmania.
"This is an increase of 120 candidates, compared to the 1044 nominations at the 1999 ATSIC elections," he said.
"It is very encouraging to see a considerable increase in the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in these elections."
The 1164 candidates are standing for 376 vacancies in the 115 wards with the polling day of 19 October. Nine of these wards will not be holding an election on polling day as the number of candidates was equal to or less than the number of vacancies.
A list of candidates for each of the 115 ATSIC wards will be available on the AEC website at www.aec.gov.au this afternoon (Friday 20 September). A copy of the full list will also be available by ringing the AEC Central Office on (02) 6271 4411.
Nominations for the three Tasmanian wards will open on Thursday 10 October and close at 5pm on Friday 25 October 2002, for their polling day of Tuesday 12 November 2002.
Further information
Below is a summary of the number of candidates running in each of the 115 ATSIC regions with the polling day, 19 October 2002.
This media release is also available in PDF format [25KB].
Brien Hallett
Assistant Commissioner,
Information, Education and Research
Ph. (02) 6271 4477
Information on the 2002 ATSIC Regional Council Elections is at www.aec.gov.au
Released 20 September 2002
| Ward | Positions Vacant | Nominations Received | Election Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales – Bourke NSW Far West Wangkumara |
3 8 |
8 33 |
Y Y |
| New South Wales – Coffs Harbour Gattang Northern Rivers |
8 4 |
34 16 |
Y Y |
| New South Wales – Queanbeyan Bogong Canberra Umbara |
2 4 6 |
7 10 16 |
Y Y Y |
| New South Wales – Sydney Greater Sydney Wollongong |
11 1 |
54 3 |
Y Y |
| New South Wales – Tamworth Gomilaroi Quirindi Tingha |
4 5 3 |
10 13 10 |
Y Y Y |
| New South Wales – Wagga Wagga Deniliquin Murrumbidgee/Lachlan Wirawongam |
1 4 7 |
3 14 14 |
Y Y Y |
| State Total | 71 | 245 | |
| Victoria – Ballarat Tumbukka West Melbourne |
7 5 |
20 20 |
Y Y |
| Victoria – Wangaratta East Melbourne Gippsland Goulburn Valley |
6 3 3 |
14 8 5 |
Y Y Y |
| State Total | 24 | 67 | |
| Queensland – Brisbane Brisbane Metropolita Ipswich & South Coast North Coast |
5 5 2 |
31 22 10 |
Y Y Y |
| Queensland – Cairns Cairns Innisfail Tableland-Douglas Yarrabah |
6 1 3 2 |
30 6 10 4 |
Y Y Y Y |
| Queensland – Cooktown Aurukun Cape York Coen Hope Vale Kowanyama |
2 4 1 2 2 |
1 10 3 8 7 |
N Y Y Y Y |
| Queensland – Mount Isa Burke Carpentaria Mornington Mount Isa South East |
1 1 2 5 2 |
3 4 4 14 3 |
Y Y Y Y Y |
| Queensland – Rockhampton Gladstone Longreach Rockhampton Wide Bay Woorabinda |
2 1 4 4 1 |
5 5 18 11 3 |
Y Y Y Y Y |
| Queensland – Roma Roma |
12 |
54 |
Y |
| Queensland – Townsville Charters Towers Ingham Mackay Palm Island Townsville |
1 1 4 2 4 |
4 6 10 8 15 |
Y Y Y Y Y |
| State Total | 82 | 309 | |
| South Australia – Adelaide Kaurna Murrundi |
9 3 |
20 11 |
Y Y |
| South Australia – Ceduna Kakarrara Wilurrara Wangka Pulka North Wangka Pulka South |
2 4 3 |
4 14 6 |
Y Y Y |
| South Australia – Port Augusta Amata Coober Pedy Indulkana Nulla Wanga Tjuta North Nulla Wanga Tjuta South |
2 1 2 1 5 |
4 6 3 4 21 |
Y Y Y Y Y |
| State Total | 32 | 93 | |
| Western Australia – Broome Broome Outer Areas |
6 4 |
18 11 |
Y Y |
| Western Australia – Derby Bandaral Ngadu Jayida Buru |
5 5 |
7 9 |
Y Y |
| Western Australia – Geraldton Gascoyne Geraldton Meekathara Mullewa Murchison |
3 4 1 1 1 |
9 12 1 3 4 |
Y Y N Y Y |
| Western Australia – Kalgoorlie Garlgurla Goolbit Mulga Marlu |
5 3 2 |
12 9 7 |
Y Y Y |
| Western Australia – Kununurra Kutjungka Yarleyel Yawooroong |
2 3 5 |
0 6 14 |
N Y Y |
| Western Australia – Narrogin Albany Bunbury Moora Narrogin Northam |
3 4 1 1 2 |
13 11 1 7 4 |
Y Y N Y Y |
| Western Australia – Perth Bibra Gnangara Walunga Wungong Yunderup |
2 3 3 2 2 |
18 15 15 13 13 |
Y Y Y Y Y |
| Western Australia – South Hedland Ashburton East Pilbara Port Hedland Roebourne |
1 1 4 4 |
4 3 9 12 |
Y Y Y Y |
| Western Australia – Warburton Cundeelee Warburton Western Desert |
1 4 4 |
1 11 9 |
N Y Y |
| State Total | 92 | 281 | |
| Northern Territory – Alice Springs Alice Springs |
10 |
23 |
Y |
| Northern Territory – Apatula Arltarlpilta Impiyara Papunya |
3 1 7 |
5 3 14 |
Y Y Y |
| Northern Territory – Darwin Balang Garnang Darwin Palmerston Wagait |
1 7 3 1 |
1 23 5 3 |
N Y Y Y |
| Northern Territory – Jabiru Coburg Daly River Jabiru Tiwi Islands Wadeye |
1 1 4 3 2 |
3 3 9 4 1 |
Y Y Y Y N |
| Northern Territory – Katherine Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 |
2 1 3 2 3 |
7 1 10 6 9 |
Y N Y Y Y |
| Northern Territory – Nhulunbuy Barra Bulunu Mamarika |
4 4 3 |
9 11 4 |
Y Y Y |
| Northern Territory – Tennant Creek Alpurrurulam Barkly Tennant Creek Wauchope |
1 2 3 3 |
2 3 7 3 |
Y Y Y N |
| State Total | 75 | 169 | |
| National Total* | 376 | 1164 |
*Please note that the three wards in Tasmania are not included in this table. Nominations for these wards will open on Thursday 10 October and close at 5pm on Friday 25 October 2002, with the polling day on Tuesday 12 November 2002.
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