2016 Queensland mayoral elections
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The 2016 Queensland mayoral elections were held on 19 March 2016 to elect the mayors of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia. The elections were held as part of the 2016 Queensland local elections.[1]
Results[edit]
Brisbane[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Graham Quirk | 325,714 | 53.4 | -8.6 | |
| Labor | Rod Harding | 195,055 | 32.0 | +6.8 | |
| Greens | Ben Pennings | 63,483 | 10.4 | -0.3 | |
| Consumer Rights | Jeffrey Hodges | 12,960 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| People Decide | Karel Boele | 5,195 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Independent | Jim Eldridge | 4,764 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | Jarrod Wirth | 3,063 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 610,234 | ||||
| Informal votes | 15,287 | ||||
| Turnout | 625,521 | ||||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Graham Quirk | 336,450 | 59.3 | -9.2 | |
| Labor | Rod Harding | 230,841 | 40.7 | +9.2 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | ||||
Gold Coast[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent LNP | Tom Tate | 172,735 | 63.86 | ||
| Independent | Penny Toland | 53,081 | 19.62 | ||
| Independent | Jim Wilson | 25,181 | 9.31 | ||
| Independent | Brett Lambert | 8,151 | 3.01 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Middleton | 5,978 | 2.21 | ||
| Independent | John Abbott | 5,369 | 1.98 | ||
| Total formal votes | 270,495 | 94.73 | |||
| Informal votes | 15,050 | 5.27 | |||
| Turnout | 285,545 | ||||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent LNP | Tom Tate | 176,538 | 73.14 | ||
| Independent | Penny Toland | 64,826 | 26.86 | ||
| Independent LNP hold | Swing | ||||
Townsville[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 58,862 | 59.51 | +25.77 | |
| Jayne Arlett's Team | Jayne Arlett | 34,849 | 35.23 | +35.23 | |
| Independent | William Hankin | 3,237 | 3.27 | +3.27 | |
| Independent | Harry Patel | 1,970 | 1.99 | +0.20 | |
| Total formal votes | 98,918 | 97.01 | +0.67 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,207 | 2.99 | −0.67 | ||
| Turnout | 101,965 | 80.05 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 59,881 | 62.69 | +11.11 | |
| Jayne Arlett's Team | Jayne Arlett | 35,639 | 37.31 | +37.31 | |
| Team Jenny Hill hold | Swing | +11.11 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "2016 Local Government Elections". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Lord Mayor Election - ABC News". ABC News. ABC. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "2016 Gold Coast City - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
- ^ "2016 Townsville City Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland.