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ESSAY 149/ シドニーの近況〜地方選挙・市長選
摩天楼ひしめくシドニーシティの行政と、空港やボタニーあたりの工場群を含む庶民的なエリアであるサウスシドニーのそれとでは、エリアとしてのキャラクターが全然違うし、住民の意向も違うだろうし。州政府の強引な統合に、シドニー市長(Lord Mayor)であるルーシー・ターンベルという女性市長は、断固反対!と頑張っていたのですが、前市長であり今は州議員(State MP)に出世していたフランク・サルトルに「下っ端がグタグタ言うな」と一喝され、大喧嘩になってましたね。これが数ヶ月前の話です。で、権力で勝る州政府の強い意向で、両自治体は数週間前に合併されてしまいました。|
Counting the Votes Details of the method of counting votes are set out in Schedule 1 (optional preferential - 1 or 2 to be elected) and Schedule 2 (proportional representation - 3 or more to be elected) of the Local Government (Elections) Regulations. In order to be elected in an optional preferential count, a candidate requires an absolute majority of votes (50% +1). If a candidate has more than half the total formal first preference votes, the candidate is elected. If not, candidates with the least votes are excluded until one candidate has a majority of votes. In a proportional representation count, candidates generally need to obtain a quota of the total formal votes.The quota is determined by using a formula set out in the regulations. Those candidates who receive a number of first preference votes that is equal to or greater than the quota are elected. The quota figure remains the same for the whole count. Any votes a candidate receives above the quota are known as surplus votes and may be transferred to the remaining candidates according to the next available preference shown on them. A transfer value (generally with a value less than 1) is applied to the distributed votes. The ballot papers transferred are selected at random. If there are no more surplus votes to transfer (or subject to other conditions in the count), but not all councillors have been elected, the ballot papers of the candidate with the lowest number of votes are transferred according to the next available preference shown on them. A transfer value is not applied to votes transferred at this stage and the votes have a value of 1. The process continues until all councillors have been elected. |
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A landslide of "people power" has installed independent MP Clover Moore as Sydney Lord Mayor and given her team control of the new super council. She immediately pledged to place the interests of the inner-city community who voted for her ahead of the developers. Her stunning victory wrecked the Labor Party's plan to put former federal arts minister Michael Lee in charge of the forcibly merged Sydney and South Sydney councils. "Voters have shown that they want the City Council to be run by and for the people of Sydney, and not by the Labor Party in Sussex Street," Mrs Moore said. As counting closed last night, Mrs Moore was taking 39 per cent of the primary vote followed by Mr Lee on 25 per cent, the Greens on 12 per cent and the Liberals on 10 per cent. |