# Break O'Day Council > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Break_O'Day_Council > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Break_O'Day_Council.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_O'Day_Council > Source revision: 1327216545 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Local government area in Tasmania, Australia Local government area in Tasmania, Australia Break O'Day Council Local government area Interactive map of Break O'Day Council Coordinates: 41°25′26″S 148°03′09″E / 41.4238°S 148.0524°E / -41.4238; 148.0524 Country Australia State Tasmania Region Northern east coast Established 2 April 1993[1] Council seat St Helens Government • Mayor Mick Tucker • State electorate Lyons • Federal division Lyons Area [2] • Total 3,524 km2 (1,361 sq mi) Population • Total 6,770 (2021)[2] • Density 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) Website Break O'Day Council LGAs around Break O'Day Council Dorset Dorset Tasman Sea Launceston Break O'Day Council Tasman Sea Northern Midlands Glamorgan Spring Bay Tasman Sea **Break O'Day Council** is a [local government](/source/Local_government_in_Australia) body in [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania), situated in the northern part of the state's east coast. **Break O'Day** is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,770,[2] the major towns of the region include [St Helens](/source/St_Helens%2C_Tasmania), [St Marys](/source/St_Marys%2C_Tasmania) and [Scamander](/source/Scamander%2C_Tasmania). ## History and attributes The municipality was established on 2 April 1993. Originally proclaimed as Portland-Fingal, the name was later changed to Break O'Day.[1] Break O'Day is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3] ## Council ### Current composition and election method Break O'Day Council is composed of nine councillors elected using the [Hare-Clark](/source/Hare-Clark) system of [proportional](/source/Single_transferable_vote) representation as a single [ward](/source/Ward_(country_subdivision)). All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor and deputy mayor are each directly elected for a four-year term. The mayor and deputy mayor must also be elected as councillors in order to hold office. Elections are normally held in October, with the next election due to be held in October 2026.[4] Neither the [Labor Party](/source/Tasmanian_Labor_Party) nor the [Liberal Party](/source/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party) endorse local government candidates in Tasmania. The most recent election of councillors was held in October 2022, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[5] Party Councillors Independents 7 Independent Labor 1 Greens 1 Total 9 The current Council, elected in 2022 is:[5] Councillor Party Notes Mick Tucker Independent Mayor Janet Drummond Unaligned Kristi Chapple Unaligned Deputy Mayor Barry LeFevre Independent Garry Barnes Unaligned Liz Johnstone Tasmanian Greens Kylie Wright Independent Labor Ian Carter Unaligned Vaughan Oldham Unaligned ### 2022 election results This section is an excerpt from [Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections § Break O'Day](/source/Results_of_the_2022_Tasmanian_local_elections#Break_O'Day).[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Results_of_the_2022_Tasmanian_local_elections&action=edit)] 2022 Tasmanian local elections: Break O'Day[6][7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Mick Tucker (elected) 1,267 26.63 Independent Janet Drummond (elected) 711 14.95 Independent Gary Barnes (elected) 376 7.90 Greens Liz Johnstone (elected) 329 6.92 Independent Kristi Chapple (elected) 289 6.08 Independent Ian Carter (elected) 271 5.70 Independent Vaughan Oldham (elected) 227 4.77 Independent Labor Kylie Wright (elected) 209 4.39 Independent Barry LeFevre (elected) 202 4.25 Independent Stephen Walley 187 3.93 Independent Lesa Whittaker 160 3.36 Independent Tim Gowans 141 2.96 Independent Cindy Kurtukoff 120 2.52 Independent John LeFevre 85 1.79 Independent Russell Montgomery 76 1.60 Independent Rosina Gallace 45 0.95 Independent Bob Hoogland 31 0.65 Independent Randy James Wilson 31 0.65 Total formal votes 4,757 97.14 Informal votes 140 2.86 Turnout 4,897 84.50 ## Suburbs Suburb Census population 2016 Reason Mount William 0 Eddystone 0 Ansons Bay 31 Lottah 13 The Gardens 19 Binalong Bay 290 Akaroa 132 Stieglitz 562 Dianas Basin Incl in St. Helens Beaumaris 289 Scamander 638 Upper Scamander 44 Falmouth 102 Four Mile Creek 96 Chain of Lagoons 21 Seymour 25 Douglas River 30 Ormley Incl. in Fingal Tullochgorum Incl. in Fingal Fingal 405 Includes Ormley, Tolluchgorum, Frodsley Mount Nicholas Incl. in St. Mary's Cornwall 65 Cullenswood Incl. in St. Mary's St. Mary's 682 Includes Mount Nicholas, Cullenswood Gray 69 Mathinna 142 Upper Esk 26 Includes Roses Tier Mangana 36 Roses Tier Incl. in Upper Esk Frodsley Incl. in Fingal Weldborough 28 Pyengana 104 Goulds Country 77 Goshen 93 St. Helen's 2070 Includes Priory Priory Incl. in St. Helen's Total 6,089 15 Variance Local government total 6,104 Gazetted Break O'Day Council local government area [8] ### Not in above list - [Gladstone](/source/Gladstone%2C_Tasmania) - [Tayene](/source/Tayene%2C_Tasmania) - [Upper Blessington](/source/Upper_Blessington%2C_Tasmania) ## See also - [Local government areas of Tasmania](/source/Local_government_areas_of_Tasmania) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GovAgencyDetail_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GovAgencyDetail_1-1) ["Agency Details: Break O'Day Municipal Council"](http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=A&id=TA01573). *search.archives.tas.gov.au*. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ABSLGA_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ABSLGA_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ABSLGA_2-2) ["3218.0 – Break O'Day"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/LGA60210). Australian Bureau of Statistics.. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Local government national report 2014–2015"](http://regional.gov.au/local/publications/reports/index.aspx). *regional.gov.au*. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-hccelection_4-0)** ["Council: Elected Members"](http://www.bodc.tas.gov.au/council/elected-members). Break O'Day Council. Retrieved 12 August 2015. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-EC_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-EC_5-1) ["Elected Members – BODC"](https://www.bodc.tas.gov.au/council/elected-members/). Break O'Day Council. Retrieved 1 August 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Break O'Day Council"](https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/local-government/elections-2022/results/break-oday/index.html). Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Hello fellow Labor Lyons members, My name is Kylie Wright"](https://tasmaniantimes.com/2017/09/hello-fellow-labor-lyons-members-my-name-is-kylie-wright/). Tasmanian Times. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Break_O'Day_Suburbs_and_Surrounding_Districts_8-0)** ["2011 Census QuickStats"](http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/LGA60210?opendocument&navpos=220). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2018. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Break O'Day](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Break_O%27Day). - [Break O'Day Council official website](http://www.bodc.tas.gov.au) - [Local Government Association Tasmania](http://www.lgat.tas.gov.au/page.aspx) - [Tasmanian Electoral Commission – local government](https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/Local_Government_Elections/index.html) v t e Local government areas of Tasmania Current LGAs Break O'Day Brighton Burnie Central Coast Central Highlands Circular Head Clarence Derwent Valley Devonport Dorset Flinders George Town Glamorgan–Spring Bay Glenorchy Hobart Huon Valley Kentish King Island Kingborough Latrobe Launceston Meander Valley Northern Midlands Sorell Southern Midlands Tasman Waratah–Wynyard West Coast West Tamar Former LGAs Beaconsfield Bothwell Bruney Islands Emu Bay Campbell Town Deloraine Esperance Evandale Fingal Glamorgan Gormanston Green Ponds Hamilton Huon Lilydale Longford Lyell New Norfolk Oatlands Penguin Port Cygnet Portland Queenborough Queenstown Richmond Ringarooma Ross Scottsdale St Leonards Spring Bay Strahan Ulverstone (Leven) Waratah Wynyard (Table Cape) Westbury Zeehan v t e East Coast region of Tasmania, Australia Settlements Bicheno Binalong Bay Coles Bay Dunalley Fingal Orford Scamander St Helens St Marys Swansea Triabunna Governance former Lyons (federal) Lyons (state) McIntyre (state, legislative council) Prosser (state, legislative council) Break O'Day Council Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council Sorell Council Mountains The Hazards Protected areas, parks and reserves Freycinet National Park‎ Maria Island National Park Mount William National Park Friendly Beaches Reserve Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries Bay of Fires Great Oyster Bay Honeymoon Bay Marion Bay Landmarks Natural Forestier Peninsula Freycinet Peninsula Jocks Lagoon Orielton Lagoon Tasman Peninsula Man-made Denison Canal St Helens Airport People of note Nicolas Baudin John Henry Cox René Maugé Islands Maria Island Group Ile du Nord Lachlan Maria Schouten Island Group Governor des Phoques Picnic Schouten Taillefer Rocks Books and newspapers Tasmania's offshore islands Flora, fauna, and fishlife St Helens Important Bird Area Bioregions Ben Lomond (bioregion) South East (bioregion) Category Commons Authority control databases VIAF --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Break O'Day Council](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_O'Day_Council) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_O'Day_Council?action=history)). 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