Federal election ballot drawn

August 4, 2010

Five candidates for the seat of Barker were officially confirmed by the Australian Electoral Commission on Friday, with a surprise nomination from the Climate Sceptics’ Steven Davies.

Divisional returning officer for Barker Jim Leane announced the candidates and their places on the ballot cards on Friday after nominations closed at noon on Thursday. Read more

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Election campaign begins

July 21, 2010

BUILDING sustainable regional centres will be one of the key priorities for both major parties in the election campaign for the seat of Barker, with a new Labor candidate rising to the 9pc margin challenge. Read more

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Mayoral contest looms as councillors consider options

May 10, 2010

Mount Gambier Mayor Steve Perryman will run for his third full term as mayor in the November Local Government elections.

But Mr Perryman — who was first elected to the city’s top civic position following the sudden death of Mayor Don McDonnell in 2002 — could face a number of challenges from within his own chamber, with councillors Penny Richardson and Allen Smith not ruling out running for mayor. Read more

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Election outcome down to the wire

March 24, 2010

The race for the seat of Mount Gambier tightened yesterday (Tuesday, March 23) with another 1000 votes counted, but supporters for the independent candidate Don Pegler have predicted he should scrape through.

In a contest that is expected to go down to the wire and possibly a handful of votes, Liberal hopeful Steve Perryman yesterday closed the gap by 127 votes between the two contenders.

After the flow of preferences yesterday, Mr Pegler’s margin has been reduced to 471. Read more

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Potential for postal votes to delay election result

March 18, 2010

A RECORD number of postal votes have been issued for the State Election.

By the close of business last Friday, the Electoral Commission had processed almost 80,000 applications for postal votes.

In the 2006 state election, a total of 66,000 postal votes were received. Read more

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Perryman takes leave as city mayor

January 28, 2010

Mount Gambier mayor Steve Perryman will take a leave of absence from his role for nearly two months to concentrate on his election campaign, but will not stand down from the city’s top civic position.

If Mr Perryman loses his campaign to become the Liberal MP for Mount Gambier, he revealed yesterday he intended to return to his mayoral position. Read more

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Bookmaker backs Labor to win poll

July 8, 2009

The Labor government has opened a raging $1.10 favourite with leading election bookmaker Centrebet to retain power next year, with the Liberal Party under new leader Isobel Redmond now a long $6.25 outsider.

Centrebet media chief and political analyst Neil Evans said the struggling Liberals had clawed back some ground under Martin Hamilton-Smith, but this had evaporated after the “dodgy documents” scandal and leadership struggle. Read more

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Pegler considers running for Mount Gambier

February 19, 2009

Two mayors may go head to head at next year’s state election in the fight for the seat of Mount Gambier.

Grant District Council’s Don Pegler has refused to rule out standing against Liberal candidate and City Council mayor Steve Perryman. Read more

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AEC plans electoral roll check

October 30, 2008

The Australian Electoral Commission will conduct a targeted door knock in the Barker electorate this month to ensure people were correctly enrolled to vote.

The door knock is part of the continuous process of updating the electoral roll. Read more

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Glenelg enrolments close October 3

September 24, 2008

Glenelg Shire residents who have turned 18 and are not enrolled to vote are urged to do so by 4pm on Friday, October 3.

Anyone who has recently changed their residential or postal address also needs to update their details by this time. Read more

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