Results of the 2016 Queensland local elections

This is a list of local government area results for the 2016 Queensland local elections.

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal National	303,055	49.88	−7.2	19	1
	Labor	201,835	33.22	+1.2	5	2
	Greens	88,008	14.49	+6.0	1	1
	Independent	13,522	2.22	−0.20	1
	People Decide	1,155	0.19	+0.19	0
Formal votes		607,575

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Amanda Cooper	13,669	56.6	−10.4
	Labor	Cath Palmer	8,352	34.6	+9.3
	Greens	Keith Skelton	2,120	8.8	+1.1
Total formal votes			24,141	-	−
Informal votes			688	-	−
Turnout			24,829	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Amanda Cooper	13,989	60.6	−11.1
	Labor	Cath Palmer	9,101	39.4	+11.1
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−11.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Vicki Howard	10,430	50.84	–0.60
	Labor	Amber Hawkins	5,471	26.67	–3.82
	Greens	Kirsten Lovejoy	4,614	22.49	+4.42
Total formal votes			20,515	97.70	–0.47
Informal votes			484	2.30	+0.47
Turnout			20,999	75.43	+1.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Vicki Howard	10,878	58.21	–0.44
	Labor	Amber Hawkins	7,808	41.79	+0.44
	Liberal National hold		Swing	–0.44

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Adrian Schrinner	15,591	70.2	–6.5
	Labor	Torryn Saker	4,755	21.4	–1.8
	Greens	Geoff Ebbs	1,865	8.4	+8.4
Total formal votes			22,211	97.9	+0.1
Informal votes			477	2.1	–0.1
Turnout			22,688	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Adrian Schrinner	15,867	74.6	–2.2
	Labor	Torryn Saker	5,390	25.4	+2.2
	Liberal National hold		Swing	–2.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Angela Owen-Taylor	13,799	59.6	−8.4
	Labor	Mukhtar Wesseh	7,004	30.3	−1.4
	Greens	Janina Leo	2,332	10.1	+10.1
Total formal votes			23,135	-	−
Informal votes			822	-	−
Turnout			23,957	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Angela Owen-Taylor	14,051	64.7	−3.4
	Labor	Mukhtar Wesseh	7,653	35.3	+3.4
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−3.4

Results of the 2016 Queensland local elections

Bracken Ridge

Central

Chandler

Calamvale

Coorparoo

Deagon

Enoggera

Hamilton

Forest Lake

Holland Park

Jamboree

MacGregor

Marchant

McDowall

Moorooka

Northgate

Paddington

Pullenvale

Runcorn

Tennyson

The Gabba

The Gap

Walter Taylor

Wynnum Manly

Townsville

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Ian McKenzie	10,774	46.6	−9.2
	Labor	Matt Campbell	8,157	35.3	+4.1
	Greens	David Hale	3,567	15.4	+4.3
	People Decide	Grigory Graborenko	639	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			20,515	-	−
Informal votes			662	-	−
Turnout			23,137	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Ian McKenzie	11,117	53.0	−9.2
	Labor	Matt Campbell	9,875	47.0	+9.2
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−9.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jared Cassidy	10,504	43.8	−4.9
	Liberal National	Kerry Millard	10,095	42.1	+1.4
	Greens	Anthony Walsh	3,359	14	+6.5
Total formal votes			23,958
Informal votes			673
Turnout			24,631
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jared Cassidy	12,092	53.7	−1.4
	Liberal National	Kerry Millard	10,406	46.3	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Andrew Wines	12,235	49.6	−7.6
	Labor	Amanda Ronan-Hearn	8,568	34.7	+6.8
	Greens	Kirsty Ksiazek	3,872	15.7	+3.0
Total formal votes			24,675	-	−
Informal votes			561	-	−
Turnout			25,236	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Andrew Wines	12,563	54.8	−9.4
	Labor	Amanda Ronan-Hearn	10,378	45.2	+9.4
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−1.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	David McLachlan	13,697	61.22	–6.42
	Labor	Philip Anthony	5,461	24.41	+4.85
	Greens	Rachel Hannam	3,216	14.37	+1.57
Total formal votes			22,374	79.26	+2.73
Informal votes			559	2.44	+0.33
Turnout			22,933	81.24	+3.06
	Liberal National hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Strunk	11,553	49.2	−6.2
	Liberal National	Leanne McFarlane	9,560	40.7	−4
	Greens	Jenny Mulkearns	2,386	10.2	+10.2
Total formal votes			23,499	-	−
Informal votes			962	-	−
Turnout			24,461	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Strunk	12,235	55.3	0
	Liberal National	Leanne McFarlane	9,886	44.7	0
	Labor hold		Swing	0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Krista Adams	11,476	49.6	−4.1
	Labor	Adam Obeid	8,246	35.6	+0.9
	Greens	Karen Anderson	3,409	14.7	+3.2
Total formal votes			23,131	-	−
Informal votes			609	-	−
Turnout			23,740	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Krista Adams	11,897	54.8	−4.0
	Labor	Adam Obeid	9,820	45.2	+4.0
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Matthew Bourke	15,088	64.1	−3.7
	Labor	Matthew Johns	5,763	24.5	−1.5
	Greens	Dorotee Braun	2,684	11.4	+5.2
Total formal votes			23,535	-	−
Informal votes			602	-	−
Turnout			24,137	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Matthew Bourke	15,476	69.1	−2
	Labor	Matthew Johns	6,923	30.9	+2
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Steven Huang	13,017	57.6	−11.3
	Labor	Tom Huang	6,748	29.9	+9
	Greens	Patsy O'Brien	2,831	12.5	+5.1
Total formal votes			22,596	-	−
Informal votes			636	-	−
Turnout			23,232	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Steven Huang	13,392	63.7	−11.4
	Labor	Tom Huang	7,626	36.3	+11.4
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−11.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Fiona King	12,851	53.4	−7.9
	Labor	Stephanie Serhan	8,121	33.7	+5.5
	Greens	Richard Nielsen	3,107	12.9	+2.5
Total formal votes			24,079	-	−
Informal votes			627	-	−
Turnout			24,706	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Fiona King	13,260	58.3	−8.2
	Labor	Stephanie Serhan	9,496	41.7	+8.2
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−8.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Norm Wyndham	15,104	65.2	−8.3
	Labor	Liam Culverhouse	7,337	29.6	+3.3
	Greens	Joshua Sanderson	2,320	9.4	+9
Total formal votes			24,761	-	−
Informal votes			560	-	−
Turnout			25,321	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Norm Wyndham	15,350	65.2	−8.3
	Labor	Liam Culverhouse	8,193	34.8	+8.3
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−8.3

2016 Queensland local elections: Paddington Ward^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Peter Matic	11,326	48.9	−4.7
	Greens	Michael Kane	6,328	27.3	+6.0
	Labor	Jeff Eelkema	5,510	23.8	−1.3
Total formal votes			23,164	98.1	−0.2
Informal votes			437	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			23,601	78.6	+1.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal National	Peter Matic		57.3
	Labor	Jeff Eelkema		42.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Peter Matic	11,736	55.8	−6.1
	Greens	Michael Kane	9,283	44.2	+6.1
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−6.1

2016 Queensland local elections: Pullenvale Ward^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Kate Richards	15,366	60.5	−14.1
	Greens	John Belchamber	5,419	21.3	+7.9
	Labor	Catherine Abel	4,628	18.2	+6.2
Total formal votes			25,413	-	−
Informal votes			575	-	−
Turnout			25,988	-	−
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal National	Kate Richards		68.9
	Labor	Catherine Abel		31.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Kate Richards	15,794	68.1	−14.6
	Greens	John Belchamber	7,391	31.9	+14.6
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−14.6

2016 Queensland local elections: Runcorn Ward^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Kim Marx	12,210	53.8	−10.9
	Labor	Stanley Hsu	8,281	36.5	+7.2
	Greens	Edward Starr	2,204	9.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			22,695	-	−
Informal votes			759	-	−
Turnout			23,454	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Kim Marx	12,471	58	−10.3
	Labor	Stanley Hsu	9,040	42	+10.3
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−10.3

2016 Queensland local elections: Tennyson Ward^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nicole Johnston	12,572	55.4	+14.3
	Liberal National	Ashley Higgins	3,794	16.7	−20.3
	Labor	Stephen Harvey	3,335	14.7	+2.4
	Greens	Gillian Marshall-Pierce	2,985	13.2	+3.5
Total formal votes			22,686	-	−
Informal votes			484	-	−
Turnout			23,170	-	−
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Stephen Harvey		53.2
	Liberal National	Ashley Higgins		46.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	Nicole Johnston	14,150	76.3	+20.5
	Labor	Stephen Harvey	4,404	23.7	+23.7
	Independent hold		Swing	+20.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Griffiths	11,463	51.8	−2.2
	Liberal National	Brett Gillespie	7,218	32.6	−3.8
	Greens	Leo Campbell	3,446	15.6	+6.1
Total formal votes			22,127	-	−
Informal votes			760	-	−
Turnout			22,887	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Griffiths	13,085	63.7	+3
	Liberal National	Brett Gillespie	7,469	36.3	−3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Adam Allan	11,456	46.7	−3
	Labor	Reg Neil	9,581	39	−11.3
	Greens	James Davis	3,499	14.3	+14.3
Total formal votes			24,536	-	−
Informal votes			712	-	−
Turnout			25,248	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Adam Allan	11,796	51.7	+2.1
	Labor	Reg Neil	11,018	48.3	−2.1
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+2.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Sean Jacobs	7,712	35.9	–1.1
	Greens	Jonathan Sri	6,823	31.7	+13.8
	Labor	Nicole Lessio	6,457	30.0	–15.1
	People Decide	Leon Lechner	516	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			21,508	97.1	–1.1
Informal votes			649	2.9	+1.1
Turnout			22,157	100	–
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Nicole Lessio		58.4	–1.4
	Liberal National	Sean Jacobs		41.6	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Greens	Jonathan Sri	10,194	55.0	+55.0
	Liberal National	Sean Jacobs	8,336	45.0	+3.3
	Greens gain from Labor		Swing	+55.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Steve Toomey	12,903	50.6	−12.2
	Labor	Shane Bevis	8,670	34	+13.3
	Greens	Reece Walters	3,920	15.4	−0.4
Total formal votes			25,493	-	−
Informal votes			521	-	−
Turnout			26,014	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Steve Toomey	13,356	55.7	−15.4
	Labor	Shane Bevis	10,639	44.3	+15.4
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−15.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Julian Simmonds	14,190	60.5	−3.5
	Greens	Chris Turnbull	5,354	22.8	+2.6
	Labor	Talbot Speechley	3,920	16.7	+0.9
Total formal votes			23,464	98.1	−0.3
Informal votes			461	1.9	+0.3
Turnout			23,925	81.5	+2.4
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal National	Julian Simmonds		67.8
	Labor	Talbot Speechley		32.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Julian Simmonds	14,574	66.5	−7.2
	Greens	Chris Turnbull	7,336	33.5	+7.2
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−7.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Cumming	13,344	55.8	+13
	Liberal National	Deirdre Thomson	8,574	35.9	−6.8
	Greens	Sonja Gerdsen	1,990	8.3	+1.7
Total formal votes			23,908	-	−
Informal votes			576	-	−
Turnout			24,484	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Cumming	14,138	61.6	+10.9
	Liberal National	Deirdre Thomson	8,827	38.4	−10.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.9

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Team Jenny Hill	53,093	53.79		10	8
	Jayne Arlett's Team	38,306	38.81	+38.81	0
	Independent	7,297	7.39		0	1
Formal votes		98,696

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Team Jenny Hill	Margie Ryder	5,786	58.30
	Jayne Arlett's Team	Tony Parsons	4,138	41.70
Turnout			10,281	83.10
	Team Jenny Hill gain from Jayne Arlett's Team		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Team Jenny Hill	Paul Jacob	5,485	56.83
	Jayne Arlett's Team	Sue Blom	4,167	43.17
Turnout			10,052	80.42
	Team Jenny Hill gain from Jayne Arlett's Team		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Team Jenny Hill	Ann-Maree Greaney	4,292	45.68
	Jayne Arlett's Team	Gerry Maguire	2,839	30.22
	Independent	Vern Veitch	2,264	24.10
Turnout			9,726	75.21
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Team Jenny Hill	Ann-Maree Greaney	4,590	59.65
	Jayne Arlett's Team	Gerry Maguire	3,105	40.35
	Team Jenny Hill gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Team Jenny Hill	Mark Molachino	4,181	42.88
	Jayne Arlett's Team	Marcel McLeod	2,581	26.47
	Independent	Joanne Keune	1,969	20.19
	Independent	Guy Reece	1,020	10.46
Turnout			10,161	82.01
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Team Jenny Hill	Mark Molachino	5,023	62.35
	Jayne Arlett's Team	Marcel McLeod	3,033	37.65
	Team Jenny Hill gain from Townsville First		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Team Jenny Hill	Russ Cook	5,354	51.33
	Jayne Arlett's Team	Janelle Poole	4,281	41.04
	Independent	Craig Leonard	796	7.63
Turnout			10,870	83.45
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Team Jenny Hill	Russ Cook	5,453	55.32
	Jayne Arlett's Team	Janelle Poole	4,404	44.68
	Team Jenny Hill gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Team Jenny Hill	Verena Coombe	5,158	52.42
	Jayne Arlett's Team	Trevor Roberts	4,681	47.58
Turnout			10,138	79.45
	Team Jenny Hill gain from Jayne Arlett's Team		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Team Jenny Hill	Kurt Rehbein	5,732	56.65
	Jayne Arlett's Team	Gary Eddiehausen	4,386	43.35
Turnout			10,457	84.03
	Team Jenny Hill gain from Jayne Arlett's Team		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Team Jenny Hill	Maurie Soars	4,445	46.91
	Jayne Arlett's Team	Ray Gartrell	4,357	45.98
	Independent	Gregory Wright	673	7.10
Turnout			9,816	82.63
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Team Jenny Hill	Maurie Soars	4,532	50.27
	Jayne Arlett's Team	Ray Gartrell	4,483	49.73
	Team Jenny Hill gain from Jayne Arlett's Team		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Team Jenny Hill	Colleen Doyle	5,910	64.13
	Jayne Arlett's Team	Muriel Bin Dol	3,306	35.87
Turnout			9,541	78.54
	Team Jenny Hill hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Team Jenny Hill	Les Walker	6,750	65.41
	Jayne Arlett's Team	Michael Charge	3,570	34.49
Turnout			10,617	83.62
	Team Jenny Hill hold		Swing