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1983 New South Wales local elections
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The 1983 New South Wales local elections were held on 24 September 1983 to elect the councils of the local government areas (LGAs) of New South Wales, Australia.[3][4][5]

Background

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Electoral structure changes

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A number of councils had their electoral structures altered prior to the 1983 elections. Bogan was reduced from ten to nine,[6] Tumut was reduced from ten to eight,[7] Warren increased from ten to twelve[8] and Wellington increased from ten to eleven.[9]

Gloucester, Kyogle, Murray, Murrumbidgee and Tallaganda were all increased from eight to nine councillors.[10][11][12][13][14]

Deferred elections

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In August 1983, local government minister Lin Gordon announced that elections for 13 councils would be postponed until 10 December 1983 while possible amalgamations were considered.[15] The City of Sydney and the municipalities of Ashfield, Botany, Burwood, Canterbury, Concord, Drummoyne, Leichhardt, Marrickville, Randwick, Strathfield, Waverley and Woollahra were all affected.[15]

A number of these councils appear to have eventually gone ahead with elections as planned on 24 September.[16][17] However, Ashfield, Canterbury, Leichhardt and Sydney did not, with their elections moved to 14 April 1984.[18][19][20][21]

Results

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The Liberal Party, which contested a number of LGAs for the first time, had a swing towards them.[16] In Wollongong, one member of the Active Community Team (ACT) was elected, while A Women in Local Government (WILGO) was unsuccessful.[16]

In Blue Mountains, the Communist Party of Australia unsuccessfully contested Ward 1 and Ward 4, receiving 1.91% and 1.94% of the vote respectively.[16][22]

Ted Mack was re-elected as mayor of North Sydney with 70% of the vote.[16]

Referendums

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At least one referendum was held.

LGA Question YES NO Informal Turnout Ref
Votes % Votes % Votes % Total %
Bega Valley "Should Bega Valley shire be declared a nuclear-free zone?" (exact wording unknown) 6,056 55.62 4,832 44.38 [16][23]

References

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  1. ^ "Candidates for council". Australian Jewish Times. 7 July 1983. p. 20. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "No politics in council". Nota. 1 October 1983. p. 26. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. ^ "27 to stand for council". Nota. 1 September 1983. p. 1. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Seven new faces voted to council". Nota. 1 October 1983. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  5. ^ "SEEKING MAROUBRA ELECTION". Australian Jewish Times. 20 October 1983. p. 23. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  6. ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 29 July 1983. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  7. ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 13 May 1983. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  8. ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 29 July 1983. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  9. ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 22 July 1983. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  10. ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 22 July 1983. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  11. ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 22 July 1983. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  12. ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 12 August 1983. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  13. ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 29 July 1983. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  14. ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 29 July 1983. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Minister defers date for Council elections". Australian Jewish Times. 11 August 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d e f "Swing to Libs and progressives in local govt poll". Tribune. 28 September 2023. p. 15. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Labor toys with city councils". Tribune. 21 September 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  18. ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTIONS) AMENDMENT ACT, 1983.—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 11 November 1983. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  19. ^ "CITY POLL". Australian Jewish Times. 22 March 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Mundey runs for council". Tribune. 28 March 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Despite win, problems remain for NSW Labor". Tribune. 28 March 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Communist candidates in Blue Mountains". Tribune. 21 September 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Bega residents support nuclear free zone". Tribune. 30 November 1983. p. 23. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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