2008 Brisbane City Council election
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The 2008 Brisbane City Council election was held on 15 March 2008 to elect a lord mayor and 26 councillors to the City of Brisbane. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland, Australia.
The election resulted in the re-election of
Labor's Greg Rowell in a landslide with 66.1% of the mayoral two-party-preferred vote. The Liberals also won control of the council chambers, taking 5 wards from Labor for a total of 16 to Labor's 10. This was also the final BCC election contested by the Queensland Liberals, as they merged with the Queensland Nationals to form the Liberal National Party of Queensland
a few months later in July.
Results
Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Campbell Newman | 335,076 | 60.1 | +12.9 | |
| Labor | Greg Rowell | 161,845 | 29.0 | -11.6 | |
| Greens | Jo-Anne Bragg | 46,733 | 8.4 | -1.8 | |
| Independent | Robert Campbell | 8,439 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Independent | Louise Day | 1,801 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | Bryan Crawford | 1,331 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Independent | David Alan Couper | 952 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Independent | James Patrick Sinnamon | 856 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Independent | Derek Rosborough | 773 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 557,806 | ||||
| Informal votes | 9,618 | ||||
| Turnout | 567,424 | ||||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Campbell Newman | 66.1 | +13.7 | ||
| Labor | Greg Rowell | 33.9 | -13.7 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +13.7 | |||
Councillors
| Ward[2] | Party | Councillor | Margin (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken Ridge | Liberal
|
Amanda Cooper | ||
Central
|
Labor
|
David Hinchliffe | ||
| Chandler | Liberal
|
Adrian Schrinner | ||
| Deagon | Labor
|
Victoria Newton | ||
| Doboy | Labor
|
John Campbell | ||
| Enoggera | Liberal
|
Andrew Wines | ||
| Hamilton | Liberal
|
David McLachlan | ||
| Holland Park | Liberal
|
Ian McKenzie | ||
| Jamboree | Liberal
|
Matthew Bourke | ||
| Karawatha | Labor
|
Gail Macpherson | ||
| MacGregor | Liberal
|
Graham Quirk | ||
| Marchant | Liberal
|
Fiona King | ||
| McDowall | Liberal
|
Norm Wyndham | ||
| Moorooka | Labor
|
Steve Griffiths | ||
| Morningside | Labor
|
Shayne Sutton | ||
| Northgate | Labor
|
Kim Flesser | ||
| Parkinson | Liberal
|
Angela Owen-Taylor
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| Pullenvale | Liberal
|
Margaret De Wit | ||
| Richlands | Labor
|
Milton Dick | ||
| Tennyson | Liberal
|
Nicole Johnston | ||
| The Gabba | Labor
|
Helen Abrahams | ||
| The Gap | Liberal
|
Geraldine Knapp | ||
| Toowong | Liberal
|
Peter Matic | ||
| Walter Taylor | Liberal
|
Jane Prentice | ||
| Wishart | Liberal
|
Krista Adams | ||
| Wynnum Manly | Labor
|
Peter Cumming | ||
References
- ^ "Mayoral Election - ABC News". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Electorates - 2008 Brisbane City Council Elections". ABC News. Retrieved 4 March 2017.