If you enjoy filling out a Senate ballot paper, you will certainly be happy with next Saturday's election. For the eleven positions to be filled on new MidCoast Council we have to choose from 69 candidates. There are eleven groups of candidates (groups A-K) with five of the candidates ungrouped. Two groups are officially nominated by political parties but a number of other candidates have political affiliations which are shown below in parentheses.
How do we make sense of all that? Not an easy task - but the table of candidates below may assist with its links to information supplied to the Manning Times.
You may vote at the North Arm Community Centre between 8am and 6pm next Saturday 9 September. To be sure that your vote ultimately gets counted, probably the best option is to fill in as many squares as you can below the line.
| ROBERTS Len | TEA GARDENS | A | ( Nationals) | Group A Info |
| HOARE Cliff | HARRINGTON | A | ( Nationals) | |
| DAVIS Ian (Elvis) | NABIAC | A | ( Nationals) | |
| WELSH Alacoque | TEA GARDENS | A | ( Nationals) | |
| MOY Stephen | TUNCURRY | A | ( Nationals) | |
| CRAIG Ronald | WINGHAM | A | ||
| BAKER Arthur | BULAHDELAH | A | (Shooters, Fishers,Farmers) | |
| CHRISTENSEN Brad | HARRINGTON | B | ( Nationals) | Group B Info |
| CROWTHER Joshua | RAINBOW FLAT | B | ||
| TEMPLE Aaron | TALLWOODS VILLAGE | B | ||
| BALLARD Donna | DOLLYS FLAT | B | ||
| BARRATT Mark | NABIAC | B | ||
| BOLTE Peter | TAREE | B | ||
| ROSENBAUM John | GLOUCESTER | C | Group C Info | |
| JENKINS Robyn | WINGHAM | C | ||
| MAHARAJ Nawal | HARRINGTON | C | ||
| EPOV Peter | STRATHCEDAR | D | Group D Info | |
| CRAMPTON Frances | TALLWOODS VILLAGE | D | ||
| RANKIN Peter | TAREE | D | ||
| POOLE David | FORSTER | D | ||
| ANDERSON Kerry | ELANDS | D | ||
| MICHAEL Jenny | THE BIGHT | D | ||
| FOWLER Troy | FORSTER | E | Liberal | Group E Info |
| GERAGHTY Paul | FORSTER | E | Liberal | |
| MAREN Peter | TUNCURRY | E | Liberal | |
| JONES George | BLUEYS BEACH | E | Liberal | |
| PETERS Jim | FORSTER | E | Liberal | |
| WHEELER Fred | FORSTER | E | Liberal | |
| HUTCHINSON Karen | BOORAL | F | Group F Info | |
| SUMMERS Tony | FORSTER | F | ||
| CAHILL Monique | TAREE | F | ||
| McLENNAN Ian | FORSTER | F | ||
| STANI Christine | BOORAL | F | ||
| DALRYMPLE-HUTCHINSON Chloe | BOORAL | F | ||
| BELL Kathryn | TAREE | G | Group G Info | |
| HOOKE James | BULLIAC | G | ||
| FLETCHER Lance | FAILFORD | G | ||
| CHAPMAN Arthur | TALLWOODS VILLAGE | G | ||
| GALVIN Bob | OLD BAR | G | ||
| ASHTON Jenny | KOORAINGHAT | G | ||
| WEST David | BRIMBIN | H | Group H Info | |
| RYAN Jason | TINONEE/TAREE | H | ||
| PATCH Dan | GHINNI GHINNI | H | ||
| MURRAY Paul | TAREE | H | ||
| LOFTUS Eddie | TAREE | H | ||
| WILSON George | OLD BAR | H | ||
| SMITH Katheryn | GLOUCESTER | I | Group I Info | |
| CARRUTHERS Stewart | GLOUCESTER | I | ||
| KEEGAN Mydie | KRAMBACH | I | ||
| KIELY Sandy | MOUNT GEORGE | I | ||
| INGLE Ron | BUCCA WAUKA | I | ||
| COWAN Kerry-Anne | HARRINGTON | I | ||
| KEEGAN David | PAMPOOLAH | J | Country Labor | Group J Info |
| PONTIN Claire | RED HEAD | J | Country Labor | |
| WEATE John | TUNCURRY | J | Country Labor | |
| TINDALL Gaye | GREEN POINT | J | Country Labor | |
| ROBINSON Graham | FORSTER | J | Country Labor | |
| COLLINS Louise | NABIAC | J | Country Labor | |
| McWILLIAMS Jan | TUNCURRY | K | Group K Info | |
| MORWITCH Jim | FORSTER | K | ||
| McCASKIE Carol | K | |||
| McLEAN Timothy | TAREE | K | ||
| WILSON Sharon | FORSTER | K | ||
| DOBELL-BROWN Pene | FORSTER | K | ||
| MOTUM Malcolm | TEA GARDENS | (Liberal) | ||
| VAN DRUNEN Paul | FORSTER | Info | ||
| GARDNER Russell | TUNCURRY | |||
| SANDILANDS Paul | FORSTER | Info | ||
| WALKER Susan | FORSTER | Info |
