2024_Queensland_mayoral_elections
The 2024 Queensland mayoral elections was held on 16 March 2024 to elect the mayors of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia. The elections were held as part of the 2024 Queensland local elections.[1]
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63 of the 77 mayors in Queensland (14 elected unopposed) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 mayors were elected unopposed.[2]
Karen Williams, the mayor of Redland, joined the Liberal National Party in 2021.[3]
Scenic Rim mayor Greg Christensen resigned from the LNP on 26 April 2023.[4]
Bob Manning, the mayor of Cairns, announced his retirement as mayor on 17 November 2023.[5] Councillor Terry James was elected as mayor by a vote of fellow councillors on 22 November 2023 to serve the remainder of Manning's term.[6]
Aurukun
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Barbara Sue Bandicootcha | ||||
Independent | Keri Tamwoy | ||||
Independent | Dereck Walpo | ||||
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Balonne
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Samantha O'Toole | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Banana
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Neville Ferrier | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Barcaldine
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Labor | Sharon Broughton | ||||
Independent | Rob Chandler | ||||
Independent | Gary Peoples | ||||
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Barcoo
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Sally O'Neil | 123 | 71.93 | ||
Independent | Steve Sigler | 48 | 28.07 | ||
Turnout | 173 | 74.89 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Blackall-Tambo
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent LNP | Andrew Martin | 976 | 81.13 | ||
Independent | Michael Ellison | 227 | 18.87 | ||
Turnout | 1,211 | 81.60 | |||
Independent LNP hold | Swing | ||||
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Boulia
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Eric (Rick) Britton | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Brisbane
Main article: 2024 Brisbane City Council election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal National | Adrian Schrinner | 303,702 | 48.33 | +0.59 | |
Labor | Tracey Price | 166,051 | 26.42 | −4.52 | |
Greens | Jonathan Sriranganathan | 123,380 | 19.63 | +4.23 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Clive Brazier | 20,596 | 3.28 | +3.28 | |
Independent | Bruce Tanti | 9,122 | 1.45 | +1.45 | |
Independent | Gilbert Holmes | 5,555 | 0.88 | +0.88 | |
Total formal votes | 628,406 | 97.81 | +0.50 | ||
Informal votes | 14,051 | 2.19 | -0.50 | ||
Turnout | 642,457 | ||||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | Adrian Schrinner | 257,253 | 55.2 | −1.2 | |
Labor | Tracey Price | 209,087 | 44.8 | +1.2 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | −1.2 | |||
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Bulloo
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | John (Tractor) Ferguson | 82 | 44.32 | ||
Independent | Jimmy Abbot | 43 | 23.24 | ||
Independent | Shirley Girdler | 31 | 16.76 | ||
Independent | Vaughan Collins | 29 | 15.68 | ||
Turnout | 187 | 84.23 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Bundaberg
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Helen Blackburn | 37,527 | 58.07 | ||
Independent | Jack Dempsey | 20,839 | 32.25 | ||
Independent | Levi Horvath | 6,260 | 9.69 | ||
Turnout | 66,625 | 85.72 | |||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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Burdekin
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Pierina Dalle Cort | 5,533 | 52.77 | ||
Independent | Lyn McLaughlin | 4,953 | 47.23 | ||
Turnout | 10,692 | 87.30 | |||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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Burke
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ernie Camp | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Cairns
Main article: 2024 Cairns Regional Council election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Team Eden | Amy Eden | 25,782 | 30.70 | +30.70 | |
Cairns Unity | Terry James | 20,187 | 24.04 | −42.93 | |
Independent | Paul Taylor | 19,532 | 23.26 | +23.26 | |
Community First | Denis Walls | 10,745 | 12.79 | +12.79 | |
Independent | John Kel | 3,854 | 4.59 | +4.59 | |
Independent | Leah Potter | 2,747 | 3.27 | +3.27 | |
Independent | Warren Binda | 1,139 | 1.36 | +1.36 | |
Turnout | 88,650 | 75.39 | +4.83 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Team Eden | Amy Eden | 30,364 | 56.64 | +56.64 | |
Cairns Unity | Terry James | 23,242 | 43.36 | −37.89 | |
Team Eden gain from Cairns Unity | Swing | N/A | |||
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Carpentaria
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jack Bawden | ||||
Independent | Ashley Gallagher | ||||
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Cassowary Coast
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Teresa Millwood | 9,965 | 61.54 | +61.54 | |
Independent | Mark Nolan | 6,228 | 38.46 | −12.76 | |
Total formal votes | 16,193 | 96.35 | +0.91 | ||
Informal votes | 613 | 3.65 | −0.91 | ||
Turnout | 16,806 | 77.79 | −0.09 | ||
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Central Highlands
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Janice Moriarty | 7,666 | 59.11 | ||
Independent | Kerry Hayes | 5,302 | 40.89 | ||
Total formal votes | 12,968 | 96.67 | |||
Informal votes | 447 | 3.33 | |||
Turnout | 13,415 | ||||
Independent gain from Independent | |||||
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Diamantina
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Francis Murray | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Etheridge
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Barry Hughes | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Gladstone
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Matt Burnett | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Gold Coast
Main article: 2024 Gold Coast City Council election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent LNP | Tom Tate | 169,209 | 51.85 | ||
Independent | Eddy Sarroff | 67,454 | 20.67 | ||
Independent | Danielle Dunsmore | 25,833 | 7.92 | ||
Animal Justice | Jennifer Horsburgh | 18,131 | 5.56 | ||
Independent | Rosie Foster | 14,530 | 4.45 | ||
Independent | Lavinia Rampino | 9,063 | 2.78 | ||
Independent LNP | Virginia Freebody | 7,749 | 2.37 | ||
Independent | Brett Lambert | 7,564 | 2.32 | ||
Independent | Gary Pead | 6,787 | 2.08 | ||
Total formal votes | 326,320 | 95.43 | |||
Informal votes | 15,615 | 4.57 | |||
Turnout | 341,935 | 79.47 | |||
Independent LNP hold | Swing | ||||
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Goondiwindi
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent LNP | Laurence Springborg | unopposed | |||
Independent LNP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Hinchinbrook
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ramon Jayo | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Ipswich
Main article: 2024 Ipswich City Council election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent LNP | Teresa Harding | 54,721 | 45.62 | +4.51 | |
Independent | David Martin | 38,029 | 31.70 | +8.04 | |
Team Sheila Ireland | Sheila Ireland | 12,857 | 10.72 | +10.72 | |
Independent | Peter Robinson | 8,338 | 6.95 | +6.95 | |
Independent | Ken Salter | 3,428 | 2.86 | +2.86 | |
Independent | Karakan Kochardy | 2,576 | 2.15 | +0.64 | |
Turnout | 126,812 | 81.42 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent LNP | Teresa Harding | 58,413 | 57.73 | −5.25 | |
Independent | David Martin | 42,771 | 42.27 | +5.25 | |
Independent LNP hold | Swing | ||||
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Isaac
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Labor | Kelly Vea Vea | unopposed | |||
Independent Labor gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |||
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- Incumbent mayor Anne Baker (Independent) did not recontest[14]
Logan
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Labor | Jon Raven | 92,858 | 55.58 | +55.58 | |
Independent | Brett Raguse | 49,997 | 29.92 | +11.01 | |
Independent | James Reid | 24,221 | 14.50 | +14.50 | |
Total formal votes | 167,076 | 93.57 | +1.73 | ||
Informal votes | 11,486 | 6.43 | -1.73 | ||
Turnout | 178,562 | ||||
Independent Labor gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |||
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- Incumbent mayor Darren Power (Independent) did not recontest[15]
Longreach
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Tony Rayner | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Mackay
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Team Greg Williamson | Greg Williamson | 29,637 | 41.88 | −58.12 | |
Mackay First | Steve Jackson | 27,368 | 38.68 | +38.68 | |
Independent | Laurence Bonaventura | 13,756 | 19.44 | +19.44 | |
Turnout | 73,111 | 82.28 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Team Greg Williamson | Greg Williamson | 32,701 | 51.56 | +51.56 | |
Mackay First | Steve Jackson | 30,722 | 48.44 | +48.44 | |
Team Greg Williamson hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Mareeba
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Angela Toppin | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Moreton Bay
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Peter Flannery | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Murweh
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Shaun Radnedge | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Noosa
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Frank Wilkie | 12,220 | 39.89 | ||
Independent | Ingrid Jackson | 7,226 | 23.59 | ||
Independent | Nick Hluszko | 6,430 | 20.99 | ||
Independent | John Morrall | 4,757 | 15.53 | ||
Turnout | 32,419 | ||||
Independent gain from Independent LNP | Swing | N/A | |||
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- Incumbent mayor Clare Stewart (Independent LNP) did not recontest[17]
Redland
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Leading Change | Jos Mitchell | 52,599 | 52.20 | ||
Independent | Andrew Laming | 25,966 | 25.77 | ||
Independent | Cindy Corrie | 22,191 | 22.02 | ||
Turnout | 104,564 | 86.98 | |||
Leading Change gain from Independent LNP | Swing | ||||
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- Incumbent mayor Karen Williams (Independent, later Independent LNP) did not recontest[18]
Richmond
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | John Wharton | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Rockhampton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Labor | Tony Williams | 31,271 | 67.55 | ||
Independent | Brett Williams | 15,023 | 32.45 | ||
Total formal votes | 46,294 | 94.65 | |||
Informal votes | 2,615 | 5.35 | |||
Turnout | 48,909 | ||||
Independent Labor hold | Swing | ||||
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Townsville
Main article: 2024 Townsville City Council election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Troy Thompson | 50,167 | 46.60 | +46.60 | |
Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 47,415 | 43.86 | −6.78 | |
Independent | Harry Patel | 10,529 | 9.74 | +9.74 | |
Turnout | 112,020 | 79.21 | +4.94 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Troy Thompson | 53,956 | 52.62 | +52.62 | |
Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 48,575 | 47.38 | −14.15 | |
Independent gain from Team Jenny Hill | Swing | N/A | |||
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