Rachel Summers has been announced as the new mayor of Flinders Island.
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The results counted just before 1pm on Wednesday showed that Ms Summers defeated Peter Rhodes, with a first preference count of 467 to 232, 66.81% of the vote.
With 834 electors enrolled and a response rate of 85.73%, there are still 7 councillors to be elected including the deputy mayor.
Ms Summers was previously in the role of Acting Deputy Mayor, which she began in 2018.
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She takes on the role from former Mayor David Williams who was first elected in 2006.
Vanessa Grace was elected as Deputy Mayor, defeating Ken Stockton.
The nine candidates for Flinders Island council were Garry Blenkhorn, Aaron Burke, Carol Denise Cox, Vanessa Grace, Linda Nicol, Chris Rhodes, Peter Rhodes, Ken Stockton and Rachel Summers.
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