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The 2024 Queensland mayoral elections was held on 16 March 2024 to elect the mayors of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia. The elections were held as part of the 2024 Queensland local elections.[1]
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63 of the 77 mayors in Queensland (14 elected unopposed) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by local government area |
14 mayors were elected unopposed.[2]
Background edit
Karen Williams, the mayor of Redland, joined the Liberal National Party in 2021.[3]
Scenic Rim mayor Greg Christensen resigned from the LNP on 26 April 2023.[4]
Bob Manning, the mayor of Cairns, announced his retirement as mayor on 17 November 2023.[5] Councillor Terry James was elected as mayor by a vote of fellow councillors on 22 November 2023 to serve the remainder of Manning's term.[6]
Results edit
Aurukun edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Barbara Sue Bandicootcha | ||||
Independent | Keri Tamwoy | ||||
Independent | Dereck Walpo | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing |
Balonne edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Samantha O'Toole | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Banana edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Neville Ferrier | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Barcaldine edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Labor | Sharon Broughton | ||||
Independent | Rob Chandler | ||||
Independent | Gary Peoples | ||||
Turnout |
Barcoo edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Sally O'Neil | 123 | 71.93 | ||
Independent | Steve Sigler | 48 | 28.07 | ||
Turnout | 173 | 74.89 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Blackall-Tambo edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent LNP | Andrew Martin | 976 | 81.13 | ||
Independent | Michael Ellison | 227 | 18.87 | ||
Turnout | 1,211 | 81.60 | |||
Independent LNP hold | Swing |
Boulia edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Eric (Rick) Britton | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Brisbane edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal National | Adrian Schrinner | 303,702 | 48.33 | +0.59 | |
Labor | Tracey Price | 166,051 | 26.42 | −4.52 | |
Greens | Jonathan Sriranganathan | 123,380 | 19.63 | +4.23 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Clive Brazier | 20,596 | 3.28 | +3.28 | |
Independent | Bruce Tanti | 9,122 | 1.45 | +1.45 | |
Independent | Gilbert Holmes | 5,555 | 0.88 | +0.88 | |
Total formal votes | 628,406 | 97.81 | +0.50 | ||
Informal votes | 14,051 | 2.19 | -0.50 | ||
Turnout | 642,457 | ||||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | Adrian Schrinner | 257,253 | 55.2 | −1.2 | |
Labor | Tracey Price | 209,087 | 44.8 | +1.2 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | −1.2 |
Bulloo edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | John (Tractor) Ferguson | 82 | 44.32 | ||
Independent | Jimmy Abbot | 43 | 23.24 | ||
Independent | Shirley Girdler | 31 | 16.76 | ||
Independent | Vaughan Collins | 29 | 15.68 | ||
Turnout | 187 | 84.23 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Bundaberg edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Helen Blackburn | 37,527 | 58.07 | ||
Independent | Jack Dempsey | 20,839 | 32.25 | ||
Independent | Levi Horvath | 6,260 | 9.69 | ||
Turnout | 66,625 | 85.72 | |||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing |
Burdekin edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Pierina Dalle Cort | 5,533 | 52.77 | ||
Independent | Lyn McLaughlin | 4,953 | 47.23 | ||
Turnout | 10,692 | 87.30 | |||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing |
Burke edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ernie Camp | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Cairns edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Team Eden | Amy Eden | 25,782 | 30.70 | +30.70 | |
Cairns Unity | Terry James | 20,187 | 24.04 | −42.93 | |
Independent | Paul Taylor | 19,532 | 23.26 | +23.26 | |
Community First | Denis Walls | 10,745 | 12.79 | +12.79 | |
Independent | John Kel | 3,854 | 4.59 | +4.59 | |
Independent | Leah Potter | 2,747 | 3.27 | +3.27 | |
Independent | Warren Binda | 1,139 | 1.36 | +1.36 | |
Turnout | 88,650 | 75.39 | +4.83 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Team Eden | Amy Eden | 30,364 | 56.64 | +56.64 | |
Cairns Unity | Terry James | 23,242 | 43.36 | −37.89 | |
Team Eden gain from Cairns Unity | Swing | N/A |
Carpentaria edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jack Bawden | ||||
Independent | Ashley Gallagher | ||||
Turnout |
Cassowary Coast edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Teresa Millwood | 9,965 | 61.54 | +61.54 | |
Independent | Mark Nolan | 6,228 | 38.46 | −12.76 | |
Total formal votes | 16,193 | 96.35 | +0.91 | ||
Informal votes | 613 | 3.65 | −0.91 | ||
Turnout | 16,806 | 77.79 | −0.09 | ||
Independent gain from Independent |
Central Highlands edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Janice Moriarty | 7,666 | 59.11 | ||
Independent | Kerry Hayes | 5,302 | 40.89 | ||
Total formal votes | 12,968 | 96.67 | |||
Informal votes | 447 | 3.33 | |||
Turnout | 13,415 | ||||
Independent gain from Independent |
Diamantina edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Francis Murray | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Etheridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Barry Hughes | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Gladstone edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Matt Burnett | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Gold Coast edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent LNP | Tom Tate | 169,209 | 51.85 | ||
Independent | Eddy Sarroff | 67,454 | 20.67 | ||
Independent | Danielle Dunsmore | 25,833 | 7.92 | ||
Animal Justice | Jennifer Horsburgh | 18,131 | 5.56 | ||
Independent | Rosie Foster | 14,530 | 4.45 | ||
Independent | Lavinia Rampino | 9,063 | 2.78 | ||
Independent LNP | Virginia Freebody | 7,749 | 2.37 | ||
Independent | Brett Lambert | 7,564 | 2.32 | ||
Independent | Gary Pead | 6,787 | 2.08 | ||
Total formal votes | 326,320 | 95.43 | |||
Informal votes | 15,615 | 4.57 | |||
Turnout | 341,935 | 79.47 | |||
Independent LNP hold | Swing |
Goondiwindi edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent LNP | Laurence Springborg | unopposed | |||
Independent LNP hold | Swing | N/A |
Hinchinbrook edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ramon Jayo | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Ipswich edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent LNP | Teresa Harding | 54,721 | 45.62 | +4.51 | |
Independent | David Martin | 38,029 | 31.70 | +8.04 | |
Team Sheila Ireland | Sheila Ireland | 12,857 | 10.72 | +10.72 | |
Independent | Peter Robinson | 8,338 | 6.95 | +6.95 | |
Independent | Ken Salter | 3,428 | 2.86 | +2.86 | |
Independent | Karakan Kochardy | 2,576 | 2.15 | +0.64 | |
Turnout | 126,812 | 81.42 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent LNP | Teresa Harding | 58,413 | 57.73 | −5.25 | |
Independent | David Martin | 42,771 | 42.27 | +5.25 | |
Independent LNP hold | Swing |
Isaac edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Labor | Kelly Vea Vea | unopposed | |||
Independent Labor gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
- Incumbent mayor Anne Baker (Independent) did not recontest[14]
Logan edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Labor | Jon Raven | 92,858 | 55.58 | +55.58 | |
Independent | Brett Raguse | 49,997 | 29.92 | +11.01 | |
Independent | James Reid | 24,221 | 14.50 | +14.50 | |
Total formal votes | 167,076 | 93.57 | +1.73 | ||
Informal votes | 11,486 | 6.43 | -1.73 | ||
Turnout | 178,562 | ||||
Independent Labor gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
- Incumbent mayor Darren Power (Independent) did not recontest[15]
Longreach edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Tony Rayner | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Mackay edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Team Greg Williamson | Greg Williamson | 29,637 | 41.88 | −58.12 | |
Mackay First | Steve Jackson | 27,368 | 38.68 | +38.68 | |
Independent | Laurence Bonaventura | 13,756 | 19.44 | +19.44 | |
Turnout | 73,111 | 82.28 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Team Greg Williamson | Greg Williamson | 32,701 | 51.56 | +51.56 | |
Mackay First | Steve Jackson | 30,722 | 48.44 | +48.44 | |
Team Greg Williamson hold | Swing | N/A |
Mareeba edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Angela Toppin | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Moreton Bay edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Peter Flannery | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Murweh edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Shaun Radnedge | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Noosa edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Frank Wilkie | 12,220 | 39.89 | ||
Independent | Ingrid Jackson | 7,226 | 23.59 | ||
Independent | Nick Hluszko | 6,430 | 20.99 | ||
Independent | John Morrall | 4,757 | 15.53 | ||
Turnout | 32,419 | ||||
Independent gain from Independent LNP | Swing | N/A |
- Incumbent mayor Clare Stewart (Independent LNP) did not recontest[17]
Redland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Leading Change | Jos Mitchell | 52,599 | 52.20 | ||
Independent | Andrew Laming | 25,966 | 25.77 | ||
Independent | Cindy Corrie | 22,191 | 22.02 | ||
Turnout | 104,564 | 86.98 | |||
Leading Change gain from Independent LNP | Swing |
- Incumbent mayor Karen Williams (Independent, later Independent LNP) did not recontest[18]
Richmond edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | John Wharton | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Rockhampton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Labor | Tony Williams | 31,271 | 67.55 | ||
Independent | Brett Williams | 15,023 | 32.45 | ||
Total formal votes | 46,294 | 94.65 | |||
Informal votes | 2,615 | 5.35 | |||
Turnout | 48,909 | ||||
Independent Labor hold | Swing |
Townsville edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Troy Thompson | 50,167 | 46.60 | +46.60 | |
Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 47,415 | 43.86 | −6.78 | |
Independent | Harry Patel | 10,529 | 9.74 | +9.74 | |
Turnout | 112,020 | 79.21 | +4.94 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Troy Thompson | 53,956 | 52.62 | +52.62 | |
Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 48,575 | 47.38 | −14.15 | |
Independent gain from Team Jenny Hill | Swing | N/A |
References edit
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- ^ "No contest for half City's seats". Moreton Daily.
- ^ "Redland Mayor Karen Williams applies for LNP membership, considers running for Bowman seat in federal election". Redland City Bulletin. 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
- ^ Council, Cairns Regional (17 November 2023). "Mayor Bob Manning retires from office". Cairns Regional Council. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Council, Cairns Regional (22 November 2023). "Terry James appointed as new Mayor of Cairns". Cairns Regional Council. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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- ^ "ANDREW LINEDALE MARTIN". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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- ^ "Electoral Commission of Queensland". July 2019.
- ^ "Gold Coast City Mayor". Electoral Commission of Queensland. July 2019.
- ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor - VIRGINIA MARIE VERONICA FREEBODY". Electoral Commission Queensland.
- ^ "KELLY MAREE VEA VEA". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
- ^ "Isaac mayor Anne Baker retires from local government". The Courier Mail.
- ^ "Logan mayor to step down at next election". The Brisbane Times. 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Mackay Regional Mayor". Electoral Commission of Queensland. July 2019.
- ^ "Deputy Wilkie steps up for mayoral bid". Noosa Matters. 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Former Bowman MP Andrew Laming to run for Redland mayor after Karen Williams steps down". The Courier Mail.