2012 Queensland mayoral elections
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Australian mayoral election
2012 Queensland mayoral electionsThe 2012 Queensland mayoral elections were held on 28 April 2012 to elect the mayors of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia. The elections were held as part of the statewide local elections.[1]
Results
[edit ]Brisbane
[edit ]Main article: 2012 Brisbane City Council election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Graham Quirk | 333,637 | 61.94 | +1.87 | |
| Labor | Ray Smith | 135,534 | 25.16 | −3.85 | |
| Greens | Andrew Bartlett | 57,641 | 10.70 | +2.32 | |
| Sex Party | Rory Killen | 7,125 | 1.32 | +1.32 | |
| Independent | Chris Carson | 4,733 | 0.88 | +0.88 | |
| Total formal votes | 538,670 | ||||
| Informal votes | 11,778 | ||||
| Turnout | 550,448 | ||||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Graham Quirk | 340,464 | 68.53 | +2.43 | |
| Labor | Ray Smith | 156,357 | 31.47 | −2.43 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +2.43 | |||
Gold Coast
[edit ]Main article: 2012 Gold Coast City Council election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent LNP | Tom Tate | 83,876 | 37.05 | ||
| Independent | Eddy Sarroff | 40,958 | 18.09 | ||
| Independent | Susie Douglas | 35,417 | 15.65 | ||
| Independent | Peter Young | 26,977 | 11.92 | ||
| Independent | Dean Vegas | 20,868 | 9.22 | ||
| Independent | Keith Douglas | 14,702 | 6.49 | ||
| Independent | John Abbott | 3,568 | 1.58 | ||
| Total formal votes | 226,366 | 95.48 | |||
| Informal votes | 10,724 | 4.52 | |||
| Turnout | 237,090 | ||||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent LNP | Tom Tate | 90,935 | 64.34 | ||
| Independent | Eddy Sarroff | 50,399 | 35.66 | ||
| Independent LNP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Redland
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Karen Williams | 52,249 | 69.51 | ||
| Independent | Melva Hobson | 22,914 | 30.49 | ||
| Turnout | 78,283 | 83.81 | |||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Townsville
[edit ]Main article: 2012 Townsville City Council election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 28,508 | 33.74 | +33.74 | |
| Townsville First | Dale Last | 26,898 | 31.83 | +31.83 | |
| Independent | Jeff Jimmieson | 15,301 | 18.11 | +18.11 | |
| Independent | Brendan Porter | 12,277 | 14.53 | +14.53 | |
| Independent | Harry Patel | 1,516 | 1.79 | +1.79 | |
| Total formal votes | 84,500 | 96.34 | −2.37 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,207 | 3.66 | +2.37 | ||
| Turnout | 87,707 | 80.05 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 32,946 | 51.58 | +51.58 | |
| Townsville First | Dale Last | 30,928 | 48.42 | +48.42 | |
| Team Jenny Hill gain from Team Tyrell | Swing | ||||
- Incumbent mayor Les Tyrell (Team Tyrell) did not recontest
References
[edit ]- ^ "2012 Local Government Elections". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024.
- ^ "2012 Brisbane City - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission Queensland. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "BCC2012_Results". Electoral Commission Queensland. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "2012 Gold Coast City - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
- ^ "2012 Townsville City Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland.