More than $4 million dollars was spent by businesses, political parties, unions and lobby groups to influence Victoria’s council elections. Try our searchable table to see who funded your new councillors.
More than $4 million was donated to candidates for Victoria’s council elections in October, including hundreds of thousands poured into tight inner-city contests in Port Phillip, Yarra and Merri-bek councils.
Further down the list was Darebin – where a fierce contest between Labor and the Greens played out – with $71,245 donated, followed by the regional council of Shepparton, where $64,926 was declared. New Mornington Peninsula Mayor Anthony Marsh disclosed $18,273 in donations from his own company, Natant Group Pty Ltd, followed by new Ballarat councillor Samantha McIntosh with $18,000.The Victorian Greens were by far the biggest official party donors, spending $536,330 in total across 38 councils. The party tipped the most into Port Phillip Council , where it ran seven candidates – none of whom were elected.
The ALP spent $11,250 in Whittlesea in Melbourne’s north, where four of its 10 candidates were elected, and $10,159 in Darebin, where five of its nine candidates were elected. It also spent $8759 in Port Phillip , $7500 in Merri-bek , $6576 in Moonee Valley and $2500 in Yarra .Labor state and federal MPs also kicked into their local counterparts’ campaigns.
The Electrical Tradeworkers Union donated $60,000 to the Nick Reece campaign and $500 to successful Shepparton candidate Steven Threlfall., the Liberals only officially donated $200,000 into the City of Melbourne, where it ran four candidates, with one elected – Owen Guest.The Victorian Socialists paid between $300 and $600 each to 19 candidates at a total of $6200; all candidates bar one were unsuccessful.
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