|
2016 Brisbane City Council Election
Elections to Brisbane City Council were held on Saturday, 19 March 2016 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 the comprehensive re-election of the Liberal National Party under Graham Quirk as Lord Mayor. The Liberal National's increased their representation by one ward to a total of 19 of 26. The lord mayoral result of 59.3% of the two-party-preferred vote was reduced for Quirk from the 69.5% result at the previous election. The main opposition party, the Labor Party was reduced to just 5 wards; its worst result in over a decade. The Queensland Greens won their first ward in this election. Results Mayoral election Ward elections Disproportionality References {{Brisbane City Council elections 2016 elections in Australia 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane area include clans of the Yugara, Turrbal and Quandamooka people, Quandamooka pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandler Ward
Chandler Ward is a Brisbane City Council Ward (electoral subdivision), ward covering Chandler, Queensland, Chandler, Burbank, Queensland, Burbank, Carindale, Queensland, Carindale, Gumdale, Queensland, Gumdale, Mackenzie, Queensland, Mackenzie, Mansfield, Queensland, Mansfield, Ransome, Queensland, Ransome, Rochedale, Queensland, Rochedale, and parts of Belmont, Queensland, Belmont and Wakerley, Queensland, Wakerley. Councillors for Chandler Ward Results References City of Brisbane wards Brisbane localities {{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] |
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) Place ..., 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] |
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 Wacol is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wacol had a population of 3,761 people. Geography Wacol is bounded to the west by the Brisbane River and to the north loosely by Wolston Creek. It is south-west of t ... and parts of Ellen Grove and Oxley. 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 Nundah (previously called German Station) is an inner suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It contains the neighbourhood of Toombul. In the , Nundah had a population of 12,141 people. Prior to European settlement, Nundah was i ... and Windsor. Councillors for Hamilton Ward Results References City of Brisbane wards {{Brisbane-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest Lake Ward
The Forest Lake Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ... covering Doolandella, Inala, Richlands, and parts of Forest Lake and Durack. Councillors for Forest Lake Ward Results References City of Brisbane wards {{Brisbane-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Wines
Andrew Wines (born 3 December 1984) is a Councillor for the Brisbane City Council representing the Enoggera Ward and is Chair of the Infrastructure Committee. He was elected to Brisbane City Council in 2008 and has been returned three subsequent times. Wines was previously Chair of Council for 2019-2021 and served in a range of deputy and whips roles between 2008 and 2019. Biography Wines was born in Camden NSW to a mother and father who were in active army service (both serving 20 years). Andrew is a long-time Northsider, who attend what is today Mt Maria College, Mitchelton. He attended during the spilt campus period across Enoggera and Mitchelton. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business majoring in Economics and Marketing from the QUT. Wines joined the Liberal Party in 2001 (now the LNP) when he was 16 years old and was elected as Councillor for the Enoggera Ward The Enoggera Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Enoggera, Gaythorne, Mitchelton, Newmarket, ... [...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 Grange may refer to: Buildings * Grange House, Scotland, built in 1564, and demolished in 1906 * Grange Estate, Pennsylvania, built in 1682 * Monastic grange, a farming estate belonging to a monastery Geography Australia * Grange, South Austr ..., Keperra and Windsor. Councillors for Enoggera Ward Results References City of Brisbane wards {{Brisbane-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Murphy (Australian Politician)
Ryan Murphy is Councillor for Chandler Ward, in Brisbane City Council. Chandler Ward covers Chandler, Queensland, Chandler, Burbank, Queensland, Burbank, Carindale, Queensland, Carindale, Gumdale, Queensland, Gumdale, Mackenzie, Queensland, Mackenzie, Mansfield, Queensland, Mansfield, Ransome, Queensland, Ransome, Rochedale, Queensland, Rochedale, and parts of Belmont, Queensland, Belmont and Wakerley, Queensland, Wakerley. Early life Growing up, Murphy attended Carina State School and Iona College (Queensland), Iona College at Lindum. After school he joined the Australian Army Reserves as a Signaller, and gained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland. He then worked as a public relations consultant in the mining and construction sector. Political career Queensland Parliament Murphy first ran for office at the 2009 Queensland state election, 2009 Queensland Election against the deputy premier, Paul Lucas (politician), Paul Lucas, in the seat of Electoral district ... [...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] |
