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Ararat Rural City Council

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Current representation

Jo Armstrong

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Bob Sanders

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Teli Kaur

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Peter Joyce

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Luke Matthew Preston

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Bill Waterston

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Rob Armstrong

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2024 Ararat Rural City Council election

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19 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
2024 Ararat Rural City Council election · event-specific contestant records
Name / public profileAffiliation at this eventRecorded status / resultSource
ARMSTRONG, Jo (1st elected)Affiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · electedOfficial record
SANDERS, Bob (2nd elected)Affiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · electedOfficial record
KAUR, Teli (3rd elected)Affiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · electedOfficial record
JOYCE, Peter (4th elected)Affiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · electedOfficial record
PRESTON, Luke Matthew (5th elected)Affiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · electedOfficial record
WATERSTON, Bill (6th elected)Affiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · electedOfficial record
ARMSTRONG, Rob (7th elected)Affiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · electedOfficial record
ARMSTRONG, RobAffiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · contested · 343 First preference votesOfficial record
BEALES, PeterAffiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · contested · 180 First preference votesOfficial record
TIPPING, FionaAffiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · contested · 134 First preference votesOfficial record
PRESTON, Luke MatthewAffiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · contested · 663 First preference votesOfficial record
SCHERGER, DarylAffiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · contested · 286 First preference votesOfficial record
MEAD, AmandaAffiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · contested · 497 First preference votesOfficial record
SANDERS, BobAffiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · contested · 688 First preference votesOfficial record
KOKCU, OsmanAffiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · contested · 258 First preference votesOfficial record
WATERSTON, BillAffiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · contested · 486 First preference votesOfficial record
KAUR, TeliAffiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · contested · 743 First preference votesOfficial record
JOYCE, PeterAffiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · contested · 592 First preference votesOfficial record
ARMSTRONG, JoAffiliation not recordedArarat Rural City Council · contested · 1757 First preference votesOfficial record

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