{"id":45461,"date":"2013-09-25T19:22:18","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T09:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=45461"},"modified":"2020-09-10T17:07:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T07:07:59","slug":"recount-confirms-heit-in-the-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/09\/25\/recount-confirms-heit-in-the-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Heit Elected In Division 6"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Division 6 councillor Ros Heit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 26, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

At noon today, Acting Electoral Commissioner Walter van der Merwe officially declared the poll for the South Burnett Local Government councillor by-election, confirming candidate Ros Heit will now represent Division 6.<\/p>\n

After the distribution of preferences, Mrs Heit defeated Don Pinwill by three votes, achieving 50.1 per cent of the total vote.<\/p>\n

Mrs Heit this afternoon thanked her supporters and everyone who voted for her.<\/p>\n

“I needed every single vote! It’s been a nail biting time and now the real work begins,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Thanks so much to family and friends. Your support and encouragement has been wonderful.<\/p>\n

“I will do my best to justify the confidence voters have put in me.”<\/p>\n

Mayor Wayne Kratzmann told southburnett.com.au<\/strong> that he would be meeting with Mrs Heit on Monday to discuss portfolio options.<\/p>\n

He said he was thinking of doing a minor re-shuffle of portfolios.<\/p>\n

Mayor Kratzmann said it would be good to have someone back representing Division 6.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/center>September 25, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

As predicted, the recounting of votes in the South Burnett Regional Council Division 6 by-election has gone down to the wire.<\/p>\n

After today’s full recount, and distribution of preferences, candidate Ros Heit is in the lead by three votes over Don Pinwill.<\/p>\n

However, this result is yet to be officially declared by the Acting Electoral Commissioner Walter van der Merwe.<\/p>\n

After the recount, the primary votes were (in ballot paper order):<\/strong><\/p>\n