City of Greater Geelong Council Elections, 2012|
| Turnout | 76.29% |
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| Candidate |
Keith Fagg |
John Mitchell |
| Party |
Independent |
Labor |
| Popular vote |
54,425 |
17,448 |
| Percentage |
43.28% |
13.88% |
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Elections were held for the City of Greater Geelong council in Australia on 27 October 2012. In addition to electing a new 12 member council, Geelong also directly elected its first Mayor. Independent candidate Keith Fagg won the election convincingly, winning 43.28% of the primary vote. Then-mayor Labor aligned John Mitchell won 13.88% of the vote.