Holroyd local government elections

Holroyd residents will be expected to vote for their new councillors today.

The penalty for not voting is $55.

There is no absent voting so you must vote at a polling place or pre-poll issuing votes for your local council and ward.

Who are your candidates?

This year, there are 48 candidates for Holroyd's four wards.

East Ward will be contested by 12 candidates. They are:

Peter Monaghan - Labor

Beth Perera - Unity Party

Eddy Sarkis - Independent

Michael Zaiter - Liberal

Peter Bobb - Liberal

Pik Hon - Unity Party

Ryan Pigram - Independent

Balaji Venkatarangan - Labor

Sandra Kaltoum - Labor

Georges Karam - Independent

Elhaam Mikha - Liberal

Amir Shahzad - Unity Party

North Ward will be contested by 15 candidates:

Lisa Lake - Labor

Mark Pigram - Independent

Jospeh Rahme - Liberal

Gregg Ritchie - Independent

Yvette Whitfield - Holroyd Independents

Sam Carlino - Holroyd Independents

Sumit Lohan - Liberal

Rita Maroun - Independent

Vasee Rajadurai - Labor

Rima Sarkis - Independent

Ram Baskaran - Independent

Lara Jemaa - Liberal

Sampathkumar Srinivasan - Independent

Jitendra Verma - Labor

Mira Zdjelar - Holroyd Independents

South Ward will be contested by 12 candidates:

John Brodie - Holroyd Independents

Pam Colman - Labor

Nasr Kafrouni - Liberal

Gillian Kirby - Independent

Eptesam Bechara - Independent

Anaisa Chahine - Liberal

Allison Couchman - Holroyd Independents

Melissa Williams - Labor

Jim Eastwood - Holroyd Independents

Ray Horder - Independent

Mustafa Khodr Agha - Labor

George Khoury - Liberal

West Ward will be contested by nine candidates:

Greg Cummings - Labor

Ross Grove - Liberal

John Perry - Holroyd Independents

Nadima Kafrouni - Liberal

Rachelle Limson - Holroyd Independents

Sam Saha - Labor

Ihab Halaka - Liberal

Ken Morrisey - Labor

Joe Said - Holroyd Independents

The suburbs listed within Holroyd City Council are:

Cardinal Gilroy Village

Girraween

Granville

Greystanes

Guildford

Guildford North

Guildford West

Harris Park

Holroyd

Leawarra

Mays Hill

Merrylands

Merrylands West

Parramatta

Pemulwuy

Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill South

Prospect

Sherwood Grange

Smithfield

South Wentworthville

Toongabbie

Wentworthville

Westmead

Widemere

Woodpark

Yennora

To find out where your nearest polling booth is, go to: www.votensw.info/candidates_and_parties/polling_place_data

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