2008 Melbourne City Council election explained
| Country: | Melbourne |
| Type: | presidential |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Melbourne City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | 29 November 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Melbourne City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Registered: | 97,846 |
| Module: | | Election Name: | Leadership Team | | Embed: | yes | | Turnout: | 60,803 2.96% | | Type: | presidential | | Vote Type: | First preference | | Seats For Election: | Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne | | Running Mate1: | Susan Riley | | Popular Vote1: | 15,135 | | Percentage1: | 26.11% | | Swing1: | 26.11% | | Party2: | Greens | | Candidate2: | Adam Bandt | | Running Mate2: | Kathleen Maltzahn | | Popular Vote2: | 8,729 | | Percentage2: | 15.06% | | Swing2: | 6.58 | | Image3: | CMG | | Candidate3: | Catherine Ng | | Running Mate3: | Terry Makings | | Popular Vote3: | 6,315 | | Percentage3: | 10.90% | | Swing3: | 10.90 | | 1Blank: | 2CP | | 1Data1: | 54.08% | | 1Data3: | 45.92% | | 2Blank: | 2CP swing | | 2Data1: | 54.08 | | 2Data3: | 45.92 | | Lord Mayor | | Before Election: | John So | | Posttitle: | Elected Lord Mayor | | After Election: | Robert Doyle |
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The 2024 Melbourne City Council election was held on 29 November 2008 to elect nine councillors and a leadership team (consisting of a lord mayor and deputy lord mayor) to the City of Melbourne. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Victoria, Australia.
Results
Councillors
| Councillor | Party |
| 1 | Carl Jetter | | | Independent |
| 2 | Cathy Oke | | | Greens |
| 3 | Kevin Louey | | | Independent |
| 4 | Peter Clarke | | | Independent |
| 5 | Ken Ong | | | Independent |
| 6 | Brian Shanahan | | | Independent |
| 7 | Jennifer Kanis | | | Independent | |
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