VEC Results for 2015 Melton City Council countback, Coburn Ward

Countbacks occur for local councils when a casual vacancy is to be filled in a multi-councillor ward or unsubdivided municipality. In a countback, votes for the vacating councillor from the last election are redistributed to unsuccessful candidates according to the voters' preferences. For each countback a report is generated for the distribution of these preferences

当多议员选区（multi-councillor ward）或未分区自治市（unsubdivided municipality）出现议员席位临时空缺（casual vacancy）需补选时，地方议会需启动回溯点票程序（countback）。在该程序中，需将上次选举中为离任议员投出的选票，按照选民的偏好顺位重新分配给落选候选人。针对每一次回溯点票程序，均会生成一份关于上述偏好分配情况的报告。