Michael (Bim) Lange
Mayor
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Barossa
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2027 ordinary council election
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2022 Barossa — Mayor
historical-contested · ordinary
Calendar timer· ECSA ordinary2022 postal voting closed 5pm10 November 2022; counting began 12November. Unopposed/failed offices have no invented poll or votes. Later recounts, court corrections and current office are separate.
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2 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
| Name / public profile | Affiliation at this event | Recorded status / result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANGE, Michael (Bim) | Affiliation not recorded | Mayor · elected in this2022 result workbook · 4084 first preference votes | Official record |
| SZUTY, Helen | Affiliation not recorded | Mayor · not elected in this2022 result workbook · 3275 first preference votes | Official record |
2022 Barossa — Area Councillor
historical-contested · ordinary
Calendar timer· ECSA ordinary2022 postal voting closed 5pm10 November 2022; counting began 12November. Unopposed/failed offices have no invented poll or votes. Later recounts, court corrections and current office are separate.
Australia/Adelaide · Published closing time: 2022-11-10T17:00:00+10:30. The clock respects this deadline. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner. 2022 local election arrangement; delivered current geometry is a separately dated snapshot and is not asserted to represent2022 boundaries.
22 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
| Name / public profile | Affiliation at this event | Recorded status / result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGAS, John | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · elected in this2022 result workbook · 923 first preference votes | Official record |
| BARRETT, Don | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · elected in this2022 result workbook · 392 first preference votes | Official record |
| DAVIES, Colin | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · not elected in this2022 result workbook · 53 first preference votes | Official record |
| DE VRIES, Dave | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · elected in this2022 result workbook · 259 first preference votes | Official record |
| EVANS, Jane | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · elected in this2022 result workbook · 594 first preference votes | Official record |
| GREATWICH, Jess | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · elected in this2022 result workbook · 284 first preference votes | Official record |
| HAEBICH, David | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · not elected in this2022 result workbook · 251 first preference votes | Official record |
| HARMS, Christopher | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · not elected in this2022 result workbook · 246 first preference votes | Official record |
| HORE, Scott | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · not elected in this2022 result workbook · 208 first preference votes | Official record |
| HURN, Tony | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · elected in this2022 result workbook · 363 first preference votes | Official record |
| JAMES, Shelley | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · not elected in this2022 result workbook · 60 first preference votes | Official record |
| JOHNSTONE, Russell | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · not elected in this2022 result workbook · 223 first preference votes | Official record |
| KRUGER, Angie | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · not elected in this2022 result workbook · 291 first preference votes | Official record |
| LANE, Rick | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · elected in this2022 result workbook · 665 first preference votes | Official record |
| LOHNER, Katrin | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · not elected in this2022 result workbook · 137 first preference votes | Official record |
| PREECE, Bruce | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · elected in this2022 result workbook · 317 first preference votes | Official record |
| SCHILLING, Kathryn Louise | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · elected in this2022 result workbook · 362 first preference votes | Official record |
| THOMPSON, Heidi Marie | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · elected in this2022 result workbook · 398 first preference votes | Official record |
| TROUP, Cathy | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · elected in this2022 result workbook · 384 first preference votes | Official record |
| VAN DER WIJNGAART, Katie (Kat) | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · not elected in this2022 result workbook · 124 first preference votes | Official record |
| WIESE-SMITH, Carla | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · not elected in this2022 result workbook · 252 first preference votes | Official record |
| WOODBURY, Bob | Affiliation not recorded | Area Councillor · not elected in this2022 result workbook · 291 first preference votes | Official record |
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