# Results of the 2016 New South Wales local elections in Riverina

This is a list of results for the 2016 New South Wales local elections in the Riverina region.
Riverina covers 14 local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Griffith and the City of Wagga Wagga.
Because of amalgamations undertaken by the state government, only some Riverina LGAs held elections in 2016. Elections for Cootamundra-Gundagai, Edward River, Federation, Murrumbidgee, Murray River and Snowy Valleys took place in 2017.

## Carrathool

Carrathool Shire Shire composed of two wards, each electing five councillors.
Both wards had exactly five councillors, who were all elected unopposed. A referendum was planned to coincide with the election, but was deferred.

### Carrathool results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Carrathool :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Independents | Independents | 0 | 0.0 | | 10 | |
| Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | 1,913 | 0.0 | | | |

### A Ward

2016 New South Wales local elections: A Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | David Fensom (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Darryl Jardine (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Peter Laird (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Brett Lewis (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Geoff Peters (elected) | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |

### B Ward

2016 New South Wales local elections: B Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Mick Armstrong (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Russell Campbell (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Bev Furner (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Scott Groat (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Bill Kite (elected) | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |

## Griffith

Griffith City Council is composed of 11 councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly elected mayor.

### Griffith results

2016 New South Wales local elections: Griffith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent (Group C) | 1. Doug Curran (elected 1) 2. Mike Neville (elected 3) 3. Brian Simpson (elected 7) 4. Craig Burley | 3,229 | 26.57 |
| | Independent (Group A) | 1. Dino Zappacosta (elected 2) 2. Leon Thorpe | 1,281 | 10.54 |
| | Independent (Group E) | 1. Simon Croce (elected 4) 2. John Dal Broi (ineligible) | 2,219 | 18.26 |
| | Independent (Group F) | 1. Christine Stead (elected 5) 2. Ricky Chugha | 1,156 | 9.51 |
| | Independent (Group D) | 1. Anne Napoli (elected 6) 2. Deb Longhurst (elected 10) 3. Rina Mercuri (elected 11) | 1,553 | 12.78 |
| | Independent (Group B) | 1. Paul Snaidero (elected 8) 2. Edwin Mardon (elected 9) 3. Andy Armstrong 4. Michele Devery | 1,589 | 13.08 |
| | Independent | Paul Rossetto | 469 | 3.86 |
| | Independent | Tom Mackerras | 294 | 2.42 |
| | Independent (Group G) | 1. George Youssef 2. Mohannad Suleiman | 226 | 1.86 |
| | Independent | Max Buljubasic | 81 | 0.67 |
| | Independent | Lance Perry | 34 | 0.28 |
| | Independent | Franz Krogh | 21 | 0.17 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,152 | 88.31 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,609 | 11.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,761 | 81.61 |

### Griffith mayor

In the mayoral election, independent incumbent John Dal Broi was re-elected.
2016 New South Wales mayoral elections: Griffith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Dal Broi | 4,147 | 31.29 |
| | Independent | Doug Curran | 3,721 | 28.07 |
| | Independent | Mike Neville | 2,262 | 17.07 |
| | Independent | Dino Zappacosta | 1,716 | 12.95 |
| | Independent | Paul Snaidero | 1,409 | 10.63 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,255 | 96.43 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 491 | 3.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,746 | 81.53 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | John Dal Broi | 4,931 | 50.61 |
| | Independent | Doug Curran | 4,813 | 49.39 |
| | John Dal Broi hold | John Dal Broi hold | Swing | |

## Hay
### Hay results

2016 New South Wales local elections: Hay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Bill Sheaffe (elected 1) | 320 | 18.44 |
| | Independent | Kevin Walter (elected 2) | 250 | 14.41 |
| | Independent | Peter Dwyer (elected 3) | 199 | 11.47 |
| | Independent | Jasen Crighton (elected 4) | 174 | 10.03 |
| | Independent | Michael Rutledge (elected 5) | 136 | 7.84 |
| | Independent | Dave Townsend (elected 6) | 162 | 9.34 |
| | Independent | Robert Howard (elected 7) | 128 | 7.38 |
| | Independent | Jenny Dwyer (elected 8) | 72 | 4.15 |
| | Independent | Garry May | 58 | 3.34 |
| | Independent | Jade Auldist | 69 | 3.98 |
| | Independent | Roger McGrath | 47 | 2.71 |
| | Independent | Jamie Woods | 42 | 2.42 |
| | Independent | Jill Chapman | 39 | 2.25 |
| | Independent | Lionel Garner | 39 | 2.25 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,735 | 98.08 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 34 | 1.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,769 | 81.15 |

## Junee
### Junee results

2016 New South Wales local elections: Junee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Neil Smith (elected 1) | 583 | 19.36 |
| | Independent | Pam Halliburton (elected 2) | 486 | 16.14 |
| | Independent National | Matt Austin (elected 3) | 456 | 15.14 |
| | Independent | Robin Asmus (elected 4) | 262 | 8.70 |
| | Independent | Kerri Walker (elected 5) | 222 | 7.37 |
| | Independent | David Carter (elected 6) | 210 | 6.97 |
| | Independent | Mark Cook (elected 7) | 169 | 5.61 |
| | Independent | Bob Callow (elected 8) | 141 | 4.68 |
| | Independent | Martin Holmes (elected 9) | 125 | 4.15 |
| | Independent | Linda Calis | 74 | 2.46 |
| | Independent | Colin Randall | 94 | 3.12 |
| | Independent | Andrew Clinton | 83 | 2.76 |
| | Independent | Joseph Costello | 78 | 2.59 |
| | Independent | Arron Smith | 28 | 0.93 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,011 | 96.38 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 113 | 3.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,124 | 80.14 |

## Leeton
### Leeton results

2016 New South Wales local elections: Leeton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Paul Maytom (elected 1) | 2,374 | 38.75 |
| | Independent | George Weston (elected 2) | 319 | 5.21 |
| | Independent | Paul Smith (elected 3) | 506 | 8.26 |
| | Independent | Tony Reneker (elected 4) | 479 | 7.82 |
| | Independent | Tracey Morris (elected 5) | 317 | 5.17 |
| | Independent Labor | Michael Kidd (elected 6) | 370 | 6.04 |
| | Independent | Tony Ciccia (elected 7) | 387 | 6.32 |
| | Independent | Sandra Nardi (elected 8) | 338 | 5.52 |
| | Independent | Peter Davidson (elected 9) | 188 | 3.07 |
| | Independent | Emerson Doig | 177 | 2.89 |
| | Independent | Michael Ierano | 209 | 3.41 |
| | Independent | Patty Bowles | 142 | 2.32 |
| | Independent | William Barwick | 126 | 2.06 |
| | Independent | Maryann Vitelli | 112 | 1.83 |
| | Independent | Arnah Garwood | 82 | 1.34 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,126 | 96.20 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 242 | 3.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,368 | 82.49 |

## Lockhart

Lockhart Shire Council composed of three wards, each electing three councillors. The election in C Ward was uncontested.

### Lockhart results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Carrathool :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Independents | Independents | 1,181 | 100.0 | 9 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | | | |
| Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | | | |

### A Ward

2016 New South Wales local elections: A Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Rodger Schirmer (elected 1) | 338 | 55.32 |
| | Independent | Max Day (elected 2) | 114 | 18.66 |
| | Independent | Andrew Rockliff (elected 3) | 103 | 16.86 |
| | Independent | Philip Bouffler | 56 | 9.17 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 611 | 98.23 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 1.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 622 | 80.88 |

### B Ward

2016 New South Wales local elections: B Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Derek Douglas (elected 1) | 199 | 34.91 |
| | Independent | Peter Sharp (elected 2) | 185 | 32.46 |
| | Independent | James Walker (elected 3) | 151 | 26.49 |
| | Independent | Leia Thiele | 35 | 6.14 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 570 | 96.94 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 18 | 3.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 588 | 75.77 |

### C Ward

2016 New South Wales local elections: C Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gail Driscoll (elected) | unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| | Independent | Ian Marston (elected) | unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| | Independent | Greg Verdon (elected) | unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |

## Narrandera
### Narrandera results

2016 New South Wales local elections: Narrandera :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jenny Clarke (elected 1) | 567 | 16.82 |
| | Independent | Tracey Lewis (elected 2) | 492 | 14.60 |
| | Independent | Kevin Morris (elected 3) | 337 | 10.00 |
| | Independent | Barbara Bryon (elected 4) | 292 | 8.66 |
| | Independent | David Fahey (elected 5) | 277 | 8.22 |
| | Independent | Neville Kschenka (elected 6) | 211 | 6.26 |
| | Independent | Wesley Hall (elected 7) | 151 | 4.48 |
| | Independent | Tammy Galvin (elected 8) | 137 | 4.06 |
| | Independent | Narelle Payne (elected 9) | 119 | 3.53 |
| | Independent | Cameron Lander | 140 | 4.15 |
| | Independent | Michelle Henderson | 123 | 3.65 |
| | Independent | Robert Manning | 94 | 2.79 |
| | Independent | Des Edwards | 94 | 2.79 |
| | Independent | David Marwood | 81 | 2.40 |
| | Independent | Anthony French | 73 | 2.17 |
| | Independent | Anthony Marsh | 72 | 2.14 |
| | Independent | Scott Mitchell | 61 | 1.81 |
| | Independent | Barry Mayne | 36 | 1.07 |
| | Independent | Zuzana Crook | 14 | 0.42 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,371 | 96.42 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 125 | 3.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,496 | 80.39 |

## Temora
### Temora results

2016 New South Wales local elections: Temora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent National | Rick Firman (elected 1) | 2,277 | 59.67 |
| | Independent National | Graham Sinclair (elected 2) | 162 | 4.25 |
| | Independent | Lindy Reinhold (elected 3) | 198 | 5.19 |
| | Independent | Nigel Judd (elected 4) | 197 | 5.16 |
| | Independent | Max Oliver (elected 5) | 110 | 2.88 |
| | Independent | Claire McLaren (elected 6) | 207 | 5.42 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Smith (elected 7) | 138 | 3.62 |
| | Independent | Dale Wiencke (elected 8) | 97 | 2.54 |
| | Independent | Dennis Sleigh (elected 9) | 75 | 1.97 |
| | Independent | Irene Broad | 78 | 2.04 |
| | Independent | Les Buckley | 85 | 2.23 |
| | Independent | Jone Pavelic | 70 | 1.83 |
| | Independent | Trevor Colwill | 47 | 1.23 |
| | Independent | Andrew Robbins | 30 | 0.79 |
| | Independent | Garath Otley | 31 | 0.81 |
| | Independent | Chris Lasdauskas | 14 | 0.37 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,816 | 97.45 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 100 | 2.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,916 | 85.00 |

## Wagga Wagga
### Wagga Wagga results

2016 New South Wales local elections: Wagga Wagga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | 1. Rod Kendall (elected 1) 2. Tim Koschel (elected 5) 3. David Merlino 4. Donna Argus 5. Paul Watson 6. Leila Bright 7. Robyn Krik | 6,840 | 20.50 |
| | Country Labor | 1. Dan Hayes (elected 2) 2. Vanessa Keenan (elected 8) 3. Leah Ellis 4. Bethany Saab 5. James Halliburton | 5,670 | 17.00 |
| | Independent | 1. Kerry Pascoe (elected 3) 2. Michelle Bray 3. Belinda Coleman 4. Tim Sheather 5. Steven Wait | 4,540 | 13.61 |
| | Independent | 1. Paul Funnell (elected 4) 2. Tina Gavel 3. Jack Egan 4. Mick Henderson 5. Denise Flack | 4,545 | 13.62 |
| | Independent | 1. Yvonne Braid (elected 6) 2. Greg Packer 3. Simone Lieschke 4. Brett Grant 5. Myriam Hribar | 1,882 | 5.64 |
| | Independent | Greg Conkey (elected 7) | 1,181 | 3.54 |
| | Independent | Dallas Tout (elected 9) | 876 | 2.63 |
| | Independent | 1. Andreia Schineanu 2. Atlanta Hall 3. Bianca Miller 4. Kerri-Anne Miller 5. Jenni Campbell | 1,653 | 4.96 |
| | Greens | 1. Kevin Poynter 2. Jacquie Tinkler 3. Emma Rush 4. Michael Bayles 5. Ray Goodlass | 1,447 | 4.34 |
| | Australia First | 1. Lorraine Sharp 2. Robbie Williams 3. Jean Williams 4. Chris Sharp 5. Jean Huges | 1,476 | 4.42 |
| | Independent | Alan Brown | 584 | 1.75 |
| | Independent | Mary Kidson | 546 | 1.64 |
| | Independent | Simone Eyles | 413 | 1.24 |
| | Independent | Richard Foley | 506 | 1.52 |
| | Independent | Peter Dale | 435 | 1.30 |
| | Independent | Anabel Williams | 395 | 1.18 |
| | Independent | 1. Ros Prangnell 2. Patricia Murray | 223 | 0.67 |
| | Independent | Peter Templeton | 147 | 0.44 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,359 | 93.85 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,186 | 6.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,545 | 80.54 |