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2008 Brisbane City Council Election
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 Campbell Newman of the Liberal Party as Lord Mayor, defeating 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 Mayoral election Councillor elections References {{Brisbane City Council elections 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane City Council
Brisbane City Council (BCC) is the democratic executive local government authority for the City of Brisbane, the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. The largest City Council in Australia by population and area, BCC's jurisdiction includes 26 wards and 27 elected councillors covering 1338km2. BCC is overseen by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Adrian Schrinner, and the Council of Brisbane (all councillors of the City of Brisbane) and the Civic Cabinet (Councillors that chair one of eight standing committees within BCC). The Council's CEO is Colin Jensen, supported by EO Ainsley Gold. Strategy Brisbane City Council is guided by two core future planning documents: ''Brisbane's Future Blueprint'' (infrastructure, cultural, and capital works projects), and ''Brisbane Vision 2031'' (corporate and city planning). Council also does more frequent but smaller scale community consultations through the ''Your City Your Say'' platform. ''Brisbane Future Blueprint'' '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Ward (Brisbane City)
Central Ward is a Brisbane City Council Ward (electoral subdivision), ward covering Brisbane central business district, the CBD, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Fortitude Valley, New Farm, Queensland, New Farm, Spring Hill, Queensland, Spring Hill, Herston, Queensland, Herston, Bowen Hills, Queensland, Bowen Hills, Newstead, Queensland, Newstead and Teneriffe, Queensland, Teneriffe. The current councillor is Vicki Howard of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, Liberal National Party, who gained the ward from Labor at the 2012 Brisbane City Council election, 2012 election. History Labor's David Hinchliffe won Central in 1988. For most of his tenure, Central was considered a safe Labor seat, until the party's vote began to decline from the 2004 Brisbane City Council election, 2004 election onwards. David Hinchliffe retired in 2012 and 2012 Brisbane City Council election, the election held that year was won by LNP candidate Vicki Howard. Results 2020 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McDowall Ward
The McDowall Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering McDowall, Everton Park and parts of Aspley, Bridgeman Downs, Chermside West, Stafford Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in t ... and Stafford Heights. Councillors for McDowall Ward Results References City of Brisbane wards {{Brisbane-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marchant Ward
The Marchant Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Alderley, Aspley, Chermside, Chermside West, Geebung, Gordon Park, Grange, Kedron, Lutwyche, Stafford, Stafford Heights and Windsor Windsor may refer to: Places Australia * Windsor, New South Wales ** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area * Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland **Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi .... Councillors for Marchant Ward Results References City of Brisbane wards {{Brisbane-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Quirk
Graham Quirk (born c. 1958) is a former Australian politician who served as the 16th Lord Mayor of Brisbane. From 2008 until 2011, he was Deputy Lord Mayor under Campbell Newman, succeeding the latter when Newman became the Premier of Queensland. Quirk served as a Councillor in the City of Brisbane since 1985. Quirk is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, affiliated federally with the Liberal Party of Australia. Quirk was elected as Lord Mayor in his own right in a landslide at the 2012 Brisbane City Council election, winning 68.3% of the TPP mayoral vote and 18 of the 26 local wards. The Liberal National's increased their representation at the 2016 Brisbane City Council election to 19 wards, albeit with a smaller margin in the mayoral race with Quirk winning 59.3% of the TPP vote. Political career Quirk, an alumnus of St James College, entered Brisbane City Council when elected as Councillor for Rochedale Ward in 1985, aged 27. After three years he was appoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacGregor Ward
The MacGregor Ward is a ward in the Brisbane City Council in Queensland, Australia. It covers MacGregor, Eight Mile Plains, Robertson Robertson may refer to: People * Robertson (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Robertson (given name) * Clan Robertson, a Scottish clan * Robertson, stage name of Belgian magician Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763–1837) Places ..., Upper Mt Gravatt and Wishart. Councillors for MacGregor Ward Results References City of Brisbane wards {{Brisbane-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runcorn Ward
The Runcorn Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Kuraby, Runcorn, Sunnybank and Sunnybank Hills. History Karawatha Ward The 2007 Electoral Commission Redistribution split the former Runcorn Ward into Karawatha Ward and MacGregor Ward. Gail Macpherson of Labor (who had previously been the representative for Runcorn) ran for Karawatha at the 2008 election and was re-elected. MacPherson retired in 2012 and the election held that year saw Kim Marx elected with a 17.8% swing. Runcorn Ward The 2015 Electoral Commission Redistribution created Runcorn Ward, replacing Karawatha Ward while gaining area from MacGregor Ward The MacGregor Ward is a ward in the Brisbane City Council in Queensland, Australia. It covers MacGregor, Eight Mile Plains, Robertson Robertson may refer to: People * Robertson (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Robertso .... These changes increased the LNP margin from 16.3% to 17.3%. Marx went on to win the 2016 election. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamboree Ward
The Jamboree Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Jamboree Heights, Darra, Jindalee, Middle Park, Mt Ommaney, Riverhills, Seventeen Mile Rocks, Sinnamon Park, Wacol and parts of Ellen Grove and Oxley Oxley may refer to: Places Australia Australian Capital Territory * Oxley, Australian Capital Territory is a suburb of Canberra, Australia Queensland *Oxley, Queensland is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia ** Oxley railway station, Brisba .... Councillors for Jamboree Ward Results References City of Brisbane wards {{Brisbane-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holland Park Ward
The Holland Park Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Holland Park, Holland Park West, Mt Gravatt, Mt Gravatt East and Tarragindi Tarragindi is a southern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is represented through the Holland Park Ward, Holland Park and Moorooka Ward councillors on the Brisbane City Council. At the .... Councillors for Holland Park Ward Results References City of Brisbane wards {{Brisbane-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Ward (City Of Brisbane)
The Hamilton Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Hamilton, Albion, Ascot, Clayfield, Eagle Farm, Hendra, Kalinga, Pinkenba, Wooloowin, and parts of Nundah and Windsor Windsor may refer to: Places Australia * Windsor, New South Wales ** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area * Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland **Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi .... Councillors for Hamilton Ward Results References City of Brisbane wards {{Brisbane-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enoggera Ward
The Enoggera Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Enoggera, Gaythorne, Mitchelton, Newmarket, Wilston and parts of Alderley, Ashgrove, Grange, Keperra and Windsor Windsor may refer to: Places Australia * Windsor, New South Wales ** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area * Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland **Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi .... Councillors for Enoggera Ward Results References City of Brisbane wards {{Brisbane-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doboy Ward
The Doboy Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Carina, Hemmant, Murarrie, Tingalpa, and parts of Belmont, Cannon Hill, Manly West and Wakerley Wakerley is a linear village and civil parish in the county of Northamptonshire, England. Forming part of North Northamptonshire, Wakerley is close to, and south of, the River Welland that forms the boundary with Rutland; its nearest neighbour, .... The ward was created in 1982 and is currently represented by Lisa Atwood of the Liberal National Party. Councillors for Doboy Results References City of Brisbane wards {{Brisbane-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
