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Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Grampians

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2024 Victorian local elections
(Grampians)

← 2020 October 2024 2028 →

This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Grampians region.

The Grampians has a population of around 220,000 and covers 11 local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Ballarat.[1]

Ararat

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2024 Ararat Rural City Council election

← 2020 October 2024 2028 →

All 7 seats on Ararat Rural City Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Ararat Rural City Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[2]

Ararat results

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2024 Victorian local elections: Ararat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent National Jo Armstrong (elected) 1,757 26.51 −11.98
Independent Teli Kaur (elected) 743 11.21
Independent Bob Sanders (elected) 688 10.38 +0.22
Independent Luke Matthew Preston (elected) 663 10.00
Independent Peter Joyce (elected) 592 8.93
Independent Amanda Mead 497 7.50
Independent Bill Waterston (elected) 486 7.33 −4.65
Independent Rob Armstrong (elected) 343 5.18 +1.08
Independent Daryl Scherger 286 4.32
Independent Osman Kokcu 258 3.89
Independent Peter Beales 180 2.72 −1.69
Victorian Socialists Fiona Tipping 134 2.02
Total formal votes 6,627 95.22 +0.68
Informal votes 333 4.78 −0.68
Turnout 6,960 83.54 −0.26

Ballarat

[edit]
2024 Ballarat City Council election

← 2020 October 2024 2028 →

All 9 seats on Ballarat City Council
5 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

No overall control

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Ballarat City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of three multi-member wards with three members each, but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[3]

Ballarat results

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2024 Victorian local elections: Ballarat[4][5]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independents 35,499 51.50 +21.93
  Independent Liberal 15,177 22.02 -3.37
  Independent Labor 9,955 14.44 -10.67
  Greens 8,294 12.03 -4.91
 Formal votes 68,925 97.10 -0.87
 Informal votes 2,057 2.90 +0.87
 Total 70,982 100.00
 Registered voters / turnout 86,108 82.43 -0.18

Alfredton

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2024 Victorian local elections: Alfredton Ward[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Damon Saunders 3,281 37.26
Independent Liberal Nathan Anderson 1,691 19.20
Independent Elisa Zentveld 1,216 13.81
Greens Maegan Boundey 953 10.82
Independent Sundram Sivamalai 936 10.63
Independent Thomas Lam 729 8.28
Total formal votes 8,806
Informal votes 209 2.32
Turnout 9,015 86.15
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Damon Saunders 5,338 60.64
Independent Liberal Nathan Anderson 3,465 39.36
Independent win (new ward)

Brown Hill

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2024 Victorian local elections: Brown Hill Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ted Lapkin 2,773 37.09
Greens Ellen Burns 2,395 32.04
Independent Liberal Amy Johnson 2,308 30.87
Total formal votes 7,476
Informal votes 168 2.20
Turnout 7,644 82.72
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ted Lapkin 3,787 50.66
Greens Ellen Burns 3,689 49.34
Independent win (new ward)

Buninyong

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2024 Victorian local elections: Buninyong Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Liberal Ben Taylor 5,370 68.43
Independent Robert Pattie-Williams 1,553 19.79
Independent Mark Jones 925 11.79
Total formal votes 7,848
Informal votes 227 2.81
Turnout 8,075 86.57
Independent Liberal win (new ward)

Central

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2024 Victorian local elections: Central Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Greens Belinda Coates 2,820 36.66
Independent Liberal Samantha McIntosh 2,793 36.31
Independent Duncan Smith 1,244 16.17
Independent John Stoneman 836 10.87
Total formal votes 7,693
Informal votes 123 1.57
Turnout 7,816 82.60
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Liberal Samantha McIntosh 3,923 51.01
Greens Belinda Coates 3,768 48.99
Independent Liberal win (new ward)

Delacombe

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2024 Victorian local elections: Delacombe Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tracey Hargreaves 2,317 31.91
Independent Tom Madden 2,084 28.70
Greens Gab Salkowski 1,134 15.62
Independent Sebastian Borys 984 13.55
Independent Kalyan Velagala 742 10.22
Total formal votes 7,261
Informal votes 230 3.07
Turnout 7,491 79.67
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tracey Hargreaves 3,774 51.98
Independent Tom Madden 3,486 48.02
Independent win (new ward)

Golden Point

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2024 Victorian local elections: Golden Point Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor Tess Morgan 2,716 39.24
Independent Mark Harris 1,197 17.29
Greens Adrik Wright 992 14.33
Independent Ray Borner 845 12.21
Independent Stephen Jones 520 7.51
Independent Dion Cartledge 232 3.35
Independent Phillip Lincoln Yordonopulo 223 3.22
Independent Josh Whittingham 197 2.85
Total formal votes 6,922
Informal votes 247 3.45
Turnout 7,169 78.40
Two-candidate-preferred result
TBC win (new ward)

North

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2024 Victorian local elections: North Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jim Rinaldi 2,931 35.56
Independent David Harris 2,217 26.90
Independent Glenn Rogers 1,604 19.46
Independent Rebecca McIntosh 1,490 18.08
Total formal votes 8,242
Informal votes 230 2.71
Turnout 8,472 83.86
Two-candidate-preferred result
TBC win (new ward)

Sebastopol

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2024 Victorian local elections: Sebastopol Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor Des Hudson 4,307 60.79
Independent Colin Muir 2,778 39.21
Total formal votes 7,085
Informal votes 426 5.67
Turnout 7,511 79.36
Independent Labor win (new ward)

Wendouree

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2024 Victorian local elections: Wendouree Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Liberal Joshua Morris 3,015 39.71
Independent Labor Jay Morrison 2,932 38.62
Independent Kristen Justin 1,645 21.67
Total formal votes 7,592
Informal votes 197 2.53
Turnout 7,789 82.01
Two-candidate-preferred result
TBC win (new ward)

Golden Plains

[edit]
2024 Golden Plains Shire Council election

← 2020 October 2024 2028 →

All 7 seats on Golden Plains Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Golden Plains Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[7]

Golden Plains results

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2024 Victorian local elections: Golden Plains[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lachlan Glen
Independent John Crowe
Independent Emma Robbins
Independent Brett Brian Cunningham
Independent Owen Sharkey
Greens Gavin Gamble
Independent Des Phelan
Independent Dom Cook
Independent Sarah Hayden
Independent Helena Angela Kirby
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Hepburn

[edit]
2024 Hepburn Shire Council election

← 2020 October 2024 2028 →

All 7 seats on Hepburn Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

No overall control

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Hepburn Shire Council is composed of one multi-member ward electing 7 members. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of five wards (three single-member and two two-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[10]

Hepburn results

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2024 Victorian local elections: Hepburn [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Don Henderson (elected 1) 2,440 23.48
Independent Brian Hood (elected 2) 1,540 14.82
Independent Lesley Hewitt (elected 3) 1,079 10.38
Greens Tim Drylie (elected 5) 963 9.27
Independent Pat Hockey (elected 6) 768 7.39
Independent Tony Clark (elected 4) 660 6.35
Independent Shirley Cornish (elected 7) 618 5.95
Independent Christian Porochowsky 537 5.17
Independent Derek Sedgman 492 4.73
Independent Cameron Stone 438 4.21
Independent Bernie Winfield-Gray 434 4.18
Independent Benny Pettersson 423 4.07
Total formal votes 10,392 94.29
Informal votes 629 5.71
Turnout 11,021 83.30

Hindmarsh

[edit]
2024 Hindmarsh Shire Council election

← 2020 October 2024 2028 →

All 6 seats on Hindmarsh Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Hindmarsh Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with two members each.

Hindmarsh results

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2024 Victorian local elections: Hindmarsh[12]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independent 6 Steady
 Formal votes
 Informal votes
 Total
 Registered voters / turnout

East

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2024 Victorian local elections: East Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chan Uoy
Independent Debra Nelson
Independent James Barry
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent win Swing
Independent win Swing

North

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2024 Victorian local elections: North Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Roger Aitken
Independent Elizabeth Chivell
Independent Tony Clark
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent win Swing
Independent win Swing

West

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2024 Victorian local elections: West Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rosie Barker (elected) unopposed
Independent Ron Ismay (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 1,586
Independent win Swing N/A
Independent win Swing N/A

Horsham

[edit]
2024 Horsham Rural City Council election

← 2020 October 2024 2028 →

All 7 seats on Horsham Rural City Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Horsham Rural City Council is composed of seven single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of a single multi-member ward with seven members, but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[13]

Horsham results

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2024 Victorian local elections: Horsham[14][15]
Party Votes % Seats Change
  Independents 8,706 100.00 7 Steady
 Formal votes 8,706 96.80
 Informal votes 288 3.20
 Total 8,994 7
 Registered voters 15,317

Green Park

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2024 Victorian local elections: Green Park Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dean O'Loughlin 1,309 68.25
Independent Brian R. Basham 609 31.75
Total formal votes 1,918 96.09
Informal votes 78 3.91
Turnout 1,996 88.05
Independent win (new ward)

Horsham North

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2024 Victorian local elections: Horsham North Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Todd C. Wilson 700 40.16
Independent Kathy Ross 529 30.35
Independent Claudia Haenel 514 29.49
Total formal votes 1,743 98.03
Informal votes 35 1.97
Turnout 1,778 78.36
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Todd C. Wilson 966 55.42
Independent Kathy Ross 777 44.58
Independent win (new ward)

Kalimna

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2024 Victorian local elections: Kalimna Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rebecca Sluggett unopposed
Registered electors 2,369
Independent win (new ward)

May Park

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2024 Victorian local elections: May Park Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Cam McDonald 1,185 72.88
Independent Les Power 441 27.12
Total formal votes 1,626 95.59
Informal votes 75 4.41
Turnout 1,701 80.96
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent win (new ward)

Oatlands

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2024 Victorian local elections: Oatlands Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Angela Munn 788 47.73
Independent Dylan Hesselberg 605 36.64
Independent David Bowe 258 15.63
Total formal votes 1,651 96.72
Informal votes 56 3.28
Turnout 1,707 79.80
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Angela Munn 930 56.33
Independent Dylan Hesselberg 721 43.67
Independent win (new ward)

Pine Lake

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2024 Victorian local elections: Pine Lake Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ian Ross 1,114 63.04
Independent Toby Haynes 358 20.26
Independent Michael Bond 295 16.69
Total formal votes 1,767 97.52
Informal votes 45 2.48
Turnout 1,812 88.09
Independent win (new ward)

Wyn Wyn

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2024 Victorian local elections: Wyn Wyn Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Brian Klowss unopposed
Registered electors 2,115
Independent win (new ward)

Moorabool

[edit]
2024 Moorabool Shire Council election

← 2020 October 2024 2028 →

All 9 seats on Moorabool Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

No overall control

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Moorabool Shire Council is composed of one multi-member ward electing 9 members. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of four wards (three single-member and one four-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[16]

Moorabool results

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2024 Victorian local elections: Moorabool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Helen Tatchell
Independent Liberal Jarrod James Bingham
Independent John Keogh
Independent Ilona Kucera
Independent Steven Venditti Taylor
Independent Ally Munari
Independent Rodney Ward
Independent Sheila Freeman
Independent Moira Berry
Independent Liberal Paul Tatchell
Independent Tom Sullivan
Independent Karellyn Dangar
Animal Justice Tim Hawthorne
Independent Timothy Bell
Independent Michael Ray
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Northern Grampians

[edit]
2024 Northern Grampians Shire Council election

← 2020 October 2024 2028 →

All 6 seats on Northern Grampians Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Northern Grampians Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with two members each. The council decreased from seven members to six prior to the 2024 election; members were previously elected across four wards (two single-member, one two-member and one three-member).[17]

Northern Grampians results

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2024 Victorian local elections: Northern Grampians[18]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independent
  Independent National
 Formal votes
 Informal votes
 Total
 Registered voters / turnout

Central

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2024 Victorian local elections: Central Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jenny Greenberger
Independent National Kevin Erwin
Independent Lauren Dempsey
Independent Lachlan Eckert
Independent Rob Haswell
Independent Karen Hyslop
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
TBC win Swing
TBC win Swing

Grampians

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2024 Victorian local elections: Grampians Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Trevor Gready
Independent Justine Hide
Independent Jack Blake
Independent Lisa Whyte
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent win Swing
Independent win Swing

Kara Kara

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2024 Victorian local elections: Kara Kara Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Murray Emerson
Independent Ross Hudson
Independent Terence Robertson
Independent Karen Probst
Independent John Farrell
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent win Swing
Independent win Swing

Pyrenees

[edit]
2024 Pyrenees Shire Council election

← 2020 October 2024 2028 →

All 5 seats on Pyrenees Shire Council
3 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Pyrenees Shire Council is composed of five single-member wards.[19]

Pyrenees results

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2024 Victorian local elections: Pyrenees[20][21]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independents 5,043 100.00 5 Steady
 Formal votes 5,043 96.31
 Informal votes 193 3.69
 Total 5,236 5
 Registered voters 6,137

Avoca

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2024 Victorian local elections: Avoca Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rebecca Wardlaw 818 76.23
Independent Ronald Brendon Eason 255 23.77 –36.51
Total formal votes 1,073 96.75
Informal votes 36 3.25
Turnout 1,109 86.10
Independent gain from Independent Swing N/A

Beaufort

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2024 Victorian local elections: Beaufort Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Damian Hugh Ferrari 567 54.52
Independent Paul Callanan 473 45.48
Total formal votes 1,040 95.85
Informal votes 45 4.15
Turnout 1,085 82.64
Independent hold Swing N/A

De Cameron

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2024 Victorian local elections: De Cameron Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kate Tol 347 35.48
Independent Megan Phelan 335 34.25
Independent Fiona Williamson 229 23.42
Independent Rose La Vie 67 6.85
Total formal votes 978 97.41
Informal votes 26 2.59
Turnout 1,004 85.67
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Megan Phelan 505 51.64
Independent Kate Tol 473 48.36
Independent gain from Independent  

Ercildoune

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2024 Victorian local elections: Ercildoune Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Simon Tol 516 53.47 +8.69
Independent David Clark 449 46.53 –8.69
Total formal votes 965 94.61 –2.51
Informal votes 55 5.39 +2.51
Turnout 1,020 87.63 +3.99
Independent gain from Independent Swing +8.69

Mount Emu

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2024 Victorian local elections: Mount Emu Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tanya Kehoe 563 57.16
Independent Dan Ferguson 422 42.84
Total formal votes 985 96.76
Informal votes 33 3.24
Turnout 1,018 84.83
Independent hold Swing N/A

West Wimmera

[edit]
2024 West Wimmera Shire Council election

← 2020 October 2024 2028 →

All 5 seats on West Wimmera Shire Council
3 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

West Wimmera Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing five councillors.[22]

West Wimmera results

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2024 Victorian local elections: West Wimmera[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Helen Hobbs (elected 1) 664 26.16 +26.16
Independent Tim Meyer (elected 2) 547 21.55 +7.87
Independent Jodie Pretlove (elected 3) 535 21.08 –11.84
Independent Tom Houlihan (elected 5) 312 12.29 –2.01
Independent Richard William Hicks (elected 4) 295 11.62 +5.27
Independent Bruce H. Meyer 185 7.29 +7.29
Total formal votes 2,538 98.18 –0.12
Informal votes 47 1.82 +0.12
Turnout 2,585 85.68 +4.66

Yarriambiack

[edit]
2024 Yarriambiack Shire Council election

← 2020 October 2024 2028 →

All 6 seats on Yarriambiack Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Yarriambiack Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with two members each. The council decreased from seven members to six prior to the 2024 election; members were previously elected across two two-member wards and one three-member ward.[24]

Since only two candidates nominated to run in each ward, all six members for Yarriambiack Shire Council were elected unopposed.[25]

Yarriambiack results

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2024 Victorian local elections: Yarriambiack[26]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independents unopposed N/A N/A 6 Decrease 1
 Registered voters 5,170

Dunmunkle

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2024 Victorian local elections: Dunmunkle Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Melinda Keel (elected) unopposed
Independent Corinne Heintze (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 1,767
Independent win Swing N/A
Independent win Swing N/A

Hopetoun

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2024 Victorian local elections: Hopetoun Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andrew McLean (elected) unopposed
Independent Chris K. Lehmann (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 1,637
Independent win Swing N/A
Independent win Swing N/A

Warracknabeal

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2024 Victorian local elections: Warracknabeal Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Karly Kirk (elected) unopposed
Independent Kylie Zanker (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 1,766
Independent win Swing N/A
Independent win Swing N/A

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