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2012 Queensland Local Elections
The 2012 Queensland local elections were held on 28 April 2012 to elect the mayors and councils of the 73 local government areas in Queensland, Australia. See also *2012 Brisbane City Council election Elections to Brisbane City Council were held on Saturday, 28 April 2012 to elect a councillor to each of the local government area's 26 wards and the direct election of the Lord Mayor of Brisbane. The election resulted in a landslide re-electi ... * 2012 Gold Coast City Council election * 2012 Townsville City Council election References {{Queensland elections Local elections in Queensland Queensland Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Queensland Local Elections
The 2013 Queensland local elections were held on 9 November 2013 to elect the mayors and councils of four local government areas in Queensland, Australia. Elections were held for the shires of Douglas, Livingstone, Mareeba and Noosa following successful votes to de-amalgamate from the regions of Cairns, Rockhampton, Tablelands and Sunshine Coast respectively. The demergers officially came into effect on 1 January 2014. Background 2008 amalgamations In April 2007, an extensive local government reform process was set up by the Beattie Government, who set up a Local Government Reform Commission to report on the State's local government areas (other than the City of Brisbane). This was in part due to the number of financially weak councils with small populations in rural areas, dating from an earlier time when industry and population had justified their creation. The Commission reported back on 27 July 2007, recommending massive amalgamations all over the State into "regional cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Queensland Mayoral Elections
The 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. Results Brisbane Gold Coast Redland Townsville *Incumbent mayor Les Tyrell Les Tyrell is an Australian local government politician. He was the Mayor of the City of Townsville from 2008 until his retirement in 2012. He previously served as Mayor of the City of Thuringowa from 1991 until it became part of the City of Tow ... ( Team Tyrell) did not recontest References {{Queensland elections Queenslandmayoral Queensland mayoral elections Mayoral elections in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government Areas Of Queensland ...
This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Queensland, sorted by region. For the history and responsibilities of local government in that state, see Local government in Queensland. For former local government areas in Queensland, see List of former local government areas of Queensland. __TOC__ LGAs sorted by region See also * List of former local government areas of Queensland * List of places in Queensland by population References External links * * {{Queensland Local Government Areas A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a state, province, division, or territory. The phrase i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Brisbane City Council Election
Elections to Brisbane City Council were held on Saturday, 28 April 2012 to elect a councillor to each of the local government area's 26 wards and the direct election of the Lord Mayor of Brisbane. The election resulted in a landslide re-election of the Liberal National Party (previously represented in Queensland as the Liberal Party), increasing their representation by two wards. The incumbent Lord Mayor, Graham Quirk, was elected to his first full-term with a substantial 68.3% of the two-party-preferred vote. Results 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. * Incumbent 1 Rory Killen was the candidate for the Australian Sex Party, but his party affiliation was not listed on the ballot paper Councillor elections Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Gold Coast City Council Election
The 2012 Gold Coast City Council election was held on 28 April 2012 to elect a mayor and 14 councillors to the City of Gold Coast. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia. Results Mayor See also *2012 Queensland local elections *2012 Brisbane City Council election Elections to Brisbane City Council were held on Saturday, 28 April 2012 to elect a councillor to each of the local government area's 26 wards and the direct election of the Lord Mayor of Brisbane. The election resulted in a landslide re-electi ... References {{Gold Coast City Council elections Gold Coast City Council elections Gold Gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Townsville City Council Election
The 2012 Townsville City Council election was held on 28 April 2012 to elect a List of mayors of Townsville, mayor and 10 councillors to the City of Townsville. The election was held as part of the 2012 Queensland local elections, statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia. Incumbent mayor Les Tyrell chose to retire from politics and did not recontest his position. Councillor Jenny Hill (politician), Jenny Hill narrowly won the mayoralty with 51.58% of the vote after preferences, however List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland, Townsville First won a majority on council. Background At the 2008 Townsville City Council election, previous election in 2008, the Queensland Labor Party, Labor Party, which had controlled the council for 32 years − the longest-serving Labor administration in Australia − was defeated in a Landslide victory, landslide by the conservative Les Tyrell, Team Tyrell, which won all but one of the councillor positions. Inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
