Tennyson Ward
Ward of Brisbane City Council
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Tennyson Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Tennyson, Chelmer, Corinda, Fairfield, Graceville, Sherwood, Yeerongpilly and Yeronga, and parts of Annerley and Oxley.[3]
| Tennyson Ward Queensland — Brisbane City Council | |
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| Created | 2008[1] |
| Councillor | Nicole Johnston |
| Party | Independent |
| Namesake | Tennyson |
| Electors | 30,371 (2024)[2] |
| Demographic | Inner metropolitan |
Councillors for Tennyson Ward
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nicole Johnston | Liberal | 15 March 2008 – 26 July 2008 |
Resigned from the LNP in 2010 before she was "likely" going to be expelled; initially sat as an Independent Liberal. Incumbent[4][5] | |
| Liberal National | 26 July 2008 – 20 May 2010 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | 20 May 2010 – 28 April 2012 | ||||
| Independent | 28 April 2012 – present | ||||
Results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nicole Johnston | 13,991 | 53.92 | +2.86 | |
| Liberal National | Henry Swindon | 4,844 | 18.67 | −0.72 | |
| Greens | River Kearns | 4,233 | 16.31 | +2.82 | |
| Labor | Kane Hart | 2,881 | 11.10 | −3.07 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,949 | 98.50 | +0.14 | ||
| Informal votes | 396 | 1.5 | −0.14 | ||
| Turnout | 26,345 | 86.74 | +7.57 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result[7] | |||||
| Independent | Nicole Johnston | 17,799 | 75.90 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal National | Henry Swindon | 5,652 | 24.10 | −2.5 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nicole Johnston | 11,571 | 51.1 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal National | Maurice Lane | 4,394 | 19.4 | +0.4 | |
| Labor | Jackie Schneider | 3,212 | 14.2 | −2.5 | |
| Greens | Patsy O'Brien | 3,058 | 13.5 | +0.3 | |
| Animal Justice | Darryl Prout | 428 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,663 | 98.3 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 383 | 1.7 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 23,046 | 79.2 | |||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Liberal National | Maurice Lane | 8,756 | 58.1 | +3.4 | |
| Labor | Jackie Schneider | 6,307 | 41.9 | −3.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Nicole Johnston | 14,253 | 73.4 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal National | Maurice Lane | 5,155 | 26.6 | +26.6 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
2016
| 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 | |||
