Council Elections

Published on 11 November 2024

2024 Local Government General Elections  

The result of the recent local government election for Monash was confirmed by the Victorian Electoral Commission on Monday 11 November with Councillors declared elected for Monash’s 11 wards.

The new councillors are (in alphabetical order by ward):

• Banksia Ward – Cr Cameron Little (new councillor)
• Blackburn Ward – Cr Rebecca Paterson (returning councillor)
• Gallaghers Ward – Cr Geoff Lake (returning councillor)
• Gardiners Creek Ward – Cr Anjalee de Silva (returning councillor)
• Jells Ward – Cr Elisha Lee (new councillor)
• Mayfield Ward – Cr Brian Little (returning councillor)
• Scotchmans Creek Ward – Cr Nicky Luo (returning councillor)
• University Ward – Cr Josh Fergeus (returning councillor)
• Warrigal Ward – Cr Stuart James (returning councillor)
• Waverley Park Ward – Cr Shane McCluskey (returning councillor)
• Wellington Ward – Cr Paul Klisaris (returning councillor)

View the election results in full on the Victorian Electoral Commission website

Electoral Structure Update

The electoral structure (Wards) of the Monash City Council have changed. These changes will apply in the Local Government General Election on Saturday 26 October 2024.

Monash will have 11 wards with a single Councillor representing each ward. These single wards will be named: Gardiners Creek, Blackburn, Gallaghers, Mayfield, Scotchmans Creek, Jells, University, Warrigal, Banksia, Wellington and Waverley Park.

More information: 

• Victoria Government Gazette (gazette.vic.gov.au)
• Electoral structure and ward boundary reviews (localgovernment.vic.gov.au)

Candidates' 2024 election campaign donation returns

Here is the summary of the campaign donation returns for the 2024 Council election:

Monash 2024 Election Campaign Donation Return Summary(PDF, 423KB)

Monash Council's Governance Rules include information on our Election Period Policy.