- Liam ___________________________ . In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse http://itsoch.hypermart.net KOLA Action Group http://kola-hq.hypermart.net Journey of Healing http://www.journeyofhealing.com .___________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Webcentral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, October 18, 1999 9:08 AM Subject: [atsic] Media Release: A Solid Vote in the Future of ATSIC >14 October 19991999 > >A SOLID VOTE IN THE FUTURE OF ATSIC > >Preliminary figures from the Australian Electoral Commission show there has >been a strong national turnout in the ATSIC regional council elections on >October 9, ATSIC Chief Executive Officer, Mr Mark Sullivan, said today. > >Preliminary figures based on the number of ballots issued indicated that >48,700 had voted so far to elect 387 representatives on 35 Regional Councils >across Australia, Mr Sullivan said. > >This compared with a turnout of 49,550 voters at the 1996 elections. > >However, in this election there were nine wards which were not contested on >October 9 because the number of candidates did not exceed the number of >positions available. > >An estimated 3,000 voters had turned out in these wards in 1996. > >One ward was contested this year where there had been no election in 1996. > >By-elections will be held in three of the uncontested wards in December so a >total turnout will not be known until then. > >"This shows the national vote has held and slightly improved. It is a solid >vote in the future of ATSIC as it heads into the next century," Mr Sullivan >said. > >"As Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders are not separately >identified on the Commonwealth Electoral Roll, it is not possible to say >with any certainty how many people were eligible to vote in these elections >or what the turnout represents as a percentage of eligible voters, " he >added. > >"The AEC recognises this problem and does not provide percentage turnout >figures. > >"The important comparative figure is the total turnout." > >Mr Sullivan said official results from the October 9 election would be known >in all but the three wards with by-elections by the end of the month. > >The final count cannot begin until October 18 to allow time for postal and >pre-poll votes to be returned. > >Further comment through the Office of Public Affairs Brian Johnstone >0419:010687 > >Roy Tatten 0418 639912 > >Craig Sproule >Office of Public Affairs - ATSIC >Ph: 02 6121 4952 >Fax: 02 6282 2854 >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
