2008 Gold Coast City Council election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Local elections in Australia 2008 Gold Coast City Council election ← 2004 15 March 2008 2012 → Turnout First party Second party Third party UGC Candidate Ron Clarke Tom Tate Rob Molhoek Party Independent Liberal Unite GC Popular vote 79,463 59,585 57,605 Percentage 35.62% 26.71% 25.82% 2CP 53.99% 46.01% Mayor before election Ron Clarke Independent Subsequent Mayor Ron Clarke Independent The 2008 Gold Coast City Council election was held on 15 March 2008 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.[1] Although there was speculation he would retire, incumbent mayor Ron Clarke contested and was re-elected, defeating four candidates − including Tom Tate (Liberal), sitting councillor Rob Molhoek (Unite GC) and former federal MP John Bradford.[2] Mayor This section is an excerpt from 2008 Queensland mayoral elections § Gold Coast.[edit] 2008 Queensland mayoral elections: Gold Coast[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Ron Clarke 79,463 35.62 Liberal Tom Tate 59,585 26.71 +26.71 Unite GC Rob Molhoek 57,605 25.82 +25.82 Independent John Bradford 20,754 9.30 Independent Ray Schearer 5,704 2.56 Total formal votes 223,111 95.71 Informal votes 10,005 4.29 Turnout 233,116 Two-candidate-preferred result Independent Ron Clarke 90,418 53.99 Liberal Tom Tate 77,039 46.01 +46.01 Independent hold Swing See also 2008 Queensland local elections 2008 Brisbane City Council election 2008 Townsville City Council election References ↑ "2008 Local Government Elections". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. ↑ "Flashback: The battle for the Gold Coast mayoralty in 2008 as Tom Tate fought Ron Clarke". Gold Coast Bulletin. ↑ "2008 Gold Coast City - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. vteGold Coast City Council elections 1994 1995 1997 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028 Related Articles
