2024 Hawkesbury City Council election

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All 12 seats onHawkesbury City Council 7 seats needed for a majority
Registered	50,010[1]
Turnout	84.3%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Sarah McMahon Mary Lyons-Buckett Shane Djuric Party Liberal People Not Parties Shooters Last election 4 seats 1 seat 1 seat Seats before 4 1 1 Seats won 4 2 1 Seat change 1 Primary vote 10,997 4,879 4,529 Percentage 27.3% 12.1% 11.2% Swing 7.1 2.4 4.1   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Amanda Kotlash Danielle Wheeler Eddie Dogramaci Party Labor Greens Small Business Last election 2 seats 1 seat 1 seat Seats before 2 1 1 Seats won 1 1 1 Seat change 1 Primary vote 4,337 3,930 3,474 Percentage 10.7% 9.7% 8.6% Swing 1.4 2.6 4.0

The2024 Hawkesbury City Council election was held on 14 September 2024 to elect twelve councillors to theCity of Hawkesbury.^[2] The election was held as part of thestatewide local government elections inNew South Wales.^[3]

TheLiberal Party retained the four seats it held prior to the election despite a 7.1% decrease in its vote.^[4] People Not Parties doubled its seats to two, while twoindependents from separate groups were also elected.^[5] TheShooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, theLabor Party, theGreens and theSmall Business Party all won one seat each.^[5]

In September 2023, councillor Nathan Zamprogno left theLiberal Party, making claims of bullying and corruption against the party.^[6] He was elected in 2016 on the Liberal ticket but recontested his seatwithout party endorsement in 2021 and was elected with 9.5% of the vote.^[7][8] Zamprogno's support increased in 2024, when he was re-elected with 11.9% of the vote.^[4][5]

Like in all other New South Waleslocal government areas (LGAs), Hawkesbury City Council elections useoptional preferential voting.^[9] Under this system, voters are only required to vote for one candidate or group, although they can choose to preference other candidates.^[10]

All elections for councillor positions are elected usingproportional representation.^[11] Hawkesbury has anAustralian Senate-style ballot paper with above-the-line and below-the-line voting.^[12] The council is composed of asingle ward.^[2]

The election was conducted by theNew South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC).^[13][14]

• Barry Calvert^[2]

• Patrick Conolly – announced 29 March 2024^[15]

Former Labor MPChris Haviland, who served as the member forMacarthur in theHouse of Representatives from1993 until1996, sought preselection to replace Barry Calvert as Labor's lead candidate but was unsuccessful and received the fifth position on the party's ticket.^[16]

This was the only council contested byThe Small Business Party in 2024.^[17][18]

During the campaign, corflutes forSmall Business Party councillor Eddie Dogramaci were torched, torn and doused in acid.^[24]

2024 Hawkesbury City Council election: Results summary

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal		10,997	27.3	−7.1	4
	Independents		7,417	18.4		2
	People Not Parties		4,879	12.1	+2.4	2	1
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers		4,529	11.2	+4.1	1
	Labor		4,337	10.7	−1.4	1	1
	Greens		3,930	9.7	+2.6	1
	Small Business		3,474	8.6	+4.0	1
	Hawkesbury's Future		785	2.0	+2.0	0
Formal votes			40,348	93.5
Informal votes			2,808	6.5
Total			43,156	100.0		12
Registered voters / turnout			50,010	86.3

• 2024 New South Wales local elections

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