Brisbane City Council election, 2012

Quadrennial elections for the City of Brisbane, Australia, were held on 28 April 2012. The Lord Mayor of Brisbane was elected by all registered voters in the city, and twenty-six councillors[1] were elected from single-member wards.

Mayoral election

Campbell Newman was elected Lord Mayor of Brisbane in 2008 as the Liberal Party candidate. In 2011 he resigned as Lord Mayor to be the Liberal National Party's candidate for Premier of Queensland. Graham Quirk was elected as Lord Mayor by the Councillors on 7 April 2011.[2]

Candidate Party Votes Percentage of Votes Swing
Rory Killen Independent 1 6,933 1.33
Andrew Bartlett Greens 56,020 10.73
Ray Smith Labor 131,580 25.19
Chris Carson Independent 4,605 0.88
Graham Quirk* Liberal National 323,174 61.87

Winning candidate listed in bold

* Incumbent

1 Rory Killen is the candidate of the Australian Sex Party, but his party affiliation was not listed on the ballot paper

Wards and councillors

Ward 2008 Election Swing 2012 Election
Party Councillor Margin Margin Councillor Party
Bracken Ridge   Liberal National Amanda Cooper 13.88% 7.39 21.27% Amanda Cooper Liberal National  
Central   Labor David Hinchliffe 0.28% -9.63 9.35% Vicki Howard Liberal National  
Chandler   Liberal National Adrian Schrinner 21.19% 6.42 27.61% Adrian Schrinner Liberal National  
Deagon   Labor Victoria Newton 7.92% -1.62 6.30% Victoria Newton Labor  
Doboy   Labor John Campbell 0.97% -5.36 4.39% Ryan Murphy Liberal National  
Enoggera   Liberal National Andrew Wines 0.82% 14.73 15.55% Andrew Wines Liberal National  
Hamilton   Liberal National David McLachlan 20.38% 4.82 25.20% David McLachlan Liberal National  
Holland Park   Liberal National Ian McKenzie 5.61% 4.36 9.97% Ian McKenzie Liberal National  
Jamboree   Liberal National Matthew Bourke 1.50% 25.64 27.14% Matthew Bourke Liberal National  
Karawatha   Labor Gail Macpherson 1.51% -17.71 16.20% Kim Marx Liberal National  
Macgregor   Liberal National Graham Quirk1 21.13% 3.09 24.22% Steven Huang Liberal National  
Marchant   Liberal National Fiona King 7.99% 8.79 16.78% Fiona King Liberal National  
McDowall   Liberal National Norm Wyndham 21.60% 2.07 23.67% Norm Wyndham Liberal National  
Moorooka   Labor Steve Griffiths 4.03% 7.03 11.06% Steve Griffiths Labor  
Morningside   Labor Shayne Sutton 11.63% -5.05 6.58% Shayne Sutton Labor  
Northgate   Labor Kim Flesser 1.55% -0.73 0.82% Kim Flesser Labor  
Parkinson   Liberal National Angela Owen-Taylor 6.27% 10.59 16.86% Angela Owen-Taylor Liberal National  
Pullenvale   Liberal National Margaret De Wit 30.61% 1.25 31.86% Margaret De Wit Liberal National  
Richlands   Labor Milton Dick 4.02% 15.84 20.18% Milton Dick Labor  
Tennyson   Liberal National Nicole Johnston 13.32% N/A 8.25% Nicole Johnston2 Independent  
The Gabba   Labor Helen Abrahams 2.73% 6.13 8.86% Helen Abrahams Labor  
The Gap   Liberal National Geraldine Knapp 18.68% 4.10 22.78% Geraldine Knapp Liberal National  
Toowong   Liberal National Peter Matic 11.76% 0.27 12.03% Peter Matic Liberal National  
Walter Taylor   Liberal National Jane Prentice3 21.02% 4.88 25.90% Julian Simmonds Liberal National  
Wishart   Liberal National Krista Adams 13.31% 8.15 21.46% Krista Adams Liberal National  
Wynnum Manly   Labor Peter Cumming 9.06% -7.42 1.64% Peter Cumming Labor  

Wards with names listed in bold changed hands from Labor to Liberal National in the 2012 election

Councillors whose names are in italics did not stand in the 2012 election for the seat they won in 2008.

1 Graham Quirk was appointed Lord Mayor after the resignation of Campbell Newman in 2011. Steven Huang was appointed Councillor for Macgregor Ward in his place.

2 Nicole Johnston was elected as a member of the LNP in 2008 but resigned from the party to sit as an Independent.

3 Jane Prentice resigned from Council in 2010 to contest the Federal electorate of Ryan for the LNP. Julian Simmonds of the LNP was elected Councillor at a by-election in October that year.

References

  1. ↑ Parliament of Queensland. "City of Brisbane Act 2010 S13". Austlii. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Lord Mayor Graham Quirk". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
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