Regional NSW · 2028 NSW local government elections
Wingecarribee Shire Council
Wingecarribee is undivided — there are no wards, so every voter in the shire gets the same ballot paper and elects all nine councillors on it. There is no mayoral ballot paper here: the nine councillors elect one of their own as mayor for two years at a time. The candidates on this page, and the referendum question below, are examples put here to show what the page does — replace them in Keystatic before this campaign goes live.
- Undivided — 9 councillors elected at large
- 9 councillors
- Number at least 5 of 9
- Saturday 9 September 2028
Our candidates
5The same 5 people, three ways: on your ballot paper, every candidate A–Z, and by what they are standing for.
Show the field
On your ballot paper
Councillor ballot paper
Wingecarribee — the whole council area
Elects 9 councillors · number at least 5 squares for your vote to count. You may keep numbering after that.
- 1 CORNFORTH, Bede Australian Democrats Required box 1
- 2 ADEYEMI, Winsome Australian Democrats Required box 2
- 3 MBEKI-FRY, Lachlan Australian Democrats Required box 3
- 4 QUILL, Dorothea Australian Democrats Required box 4
- 5 SOLBERG, Raf Australian Democrats Required box 5
Our first 5 fill every box your vote needs. Keep numbering the rest of the paper if you want to.
Every candidate, A–Z by surname
Bede Cornforth
Dairy farmer and Rural Fire Service captain standing for the shire.
Lachlan Mbeki-Fry
Apprentice electrician and youth worker standing for the shire.
Dorothea Quill
Retired auditor and library volunteer standing for the shire.
By what they are standing for
For Councillor
The councillor ballot elects 9, counted by proportional representation.
- Bede Cornforth Candidate for Wingecarribee Shire
- Winsome Adeyemi Candidate for Wingecarribee Shire
- Lachlan Mbeki-Fry Candidate for Wingecarribee Shire
- Dorothea Quill Candidate for Wingecarribee Shire
- Raf Solberg Candidate for Wingecarribee Shire
A constitutional referendum on the same day
Compulsory and binding — and it takes effect at the NEXT general election
Are you in favour of the mayor being elected by the electors rather than by the councillors?
Example entry, to show how a referendum appears here — replace or switch it off in Keystatic. A constitutional referendum may only ask one of four questions, and this is one of them. It is compulsory, it is decided by a majority of the formal votes, and it binds the council — but if it passes the change takes effect at the NEXT general election, not this one.
On the day: what you will be handed
2 ballot papers at this council, in this order.
Paper 1 of 2
Councillor
Number at least 5 squares, 1–5 — half the 9 councillors this ballot elects, rounded up. You may number more.
Proportional representation — a candidate is elected on reaching the quota.
Paper 2 of 2
Constitutional referendum
Answer YES or NO.
Binding — decided by a majority of the formal votes, and it takes effect at the next general election.
Ballot shape: A simple list of candidates — no groups.
How to vote in Wingecarribee
Our how-to-vote material for the 2028 NSW local government elections.
Before election day
Voting is compulsory. Enrolment and your polling place are with the NSW Electoral Commission.
Your councillor vote is formal once you have numbered 5 squares — half the 9 that ballot elects, rounded up.
The 9 councillors you elect will choose one of their own as mayor for two years at a time.
Agendas, minutes and the current councillors.
Illawarra & South Coast — still forming
Founding meet-ups being planned — register your interest.
Every rule on this page comes from the NSW Electoral Commission: how a local government election works, ballot paper formats, groups and group voting squares, candidate handbook.
Help us win Wingecarribee
Council seats turn on a few hundred votes and a handful of volunteers. Join us, hand out on the day, or tell us you would stand next time.