Congratulations Janet Gatehouse

Feeling disappointed yet proud after such a strong result with a completely independent effort.

It was a close count! Within a few hours of the 2pm Thursday 20 June voting deadline, the results were in:

Voters: 10,006 of Sorell’s 13,552 eligible voters had returned their votes (73.83%)
Mayor: Councillor Janet Gatehouse was elected with 4706 votes to Councillor Melinda Reed 4014 votes
Councillor: Michael Larkins was elected as Councillor with 4498 votes to Kristian Horvath 4284 votes

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I know Janet and Michael well and look forward to working with them both in the best interests of our thriving, caring and resilient communities.

Thanks to all eight candidates who took part in the by-election. It takes guts to put yourself out there in the public eye and ask for people’s trust.

See the TEC website for the full results for all Sorell by-election candidates.