The 2008 Victorian local elections were held on 29 November 2008 to elect the councils of the 79

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, Australia. As a result of changes to the ''Local Government Act 1989'', local elections in Victoria were no longer conducted periodically, and all 79 LGAs voted at the same time. The elections saw the first election victories for

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, Manningham, Queenscliffe and

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. Labor Party-endorsed candidates ran in Maribyrnong, while former

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leader

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was elected

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on the Activate Melbourne ticket.

Aftermath

Three

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councillors were elected mayor by a vote of other councillors following the elections: Amanda Stone ( Yarra), Philip Schier (

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) and Helen Harris (

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). In May 2010, three

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councillors in

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− Stella Kariofyllidis,

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and Alice Pryor − were suspended from the party after not voting for Labor's

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to become

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. Kariofyllidis was suspended for three years, while the others were suspended for two years.

References

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