Bracken Ridge Ward
Brisbane City Council ward
Australian electorate
Bracken Ridge Ward | |
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MP | Sandy Landers |
Party | Liberal National |
Namesake | Bracken Ridge |
Electors | 31,445 (2024)[1] |
Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
The Bracken Ridge Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Bracken Ridge, Bald Hills, Carseldine, Fitzgibbon, and parts of Aspley and Zillmere.[2] The ward has been represented by Amanda Cooper of the Liberal National Party since 2007.[2][3][4] Amanda Cooper resigned in October 2019 to contest the District of Aspley in the 2020 QLD Election for the LNP.
History
Liberal councillor Carol Cashman was elected in 1997, and re-elected in 2000 and 2004.[3] Cashman resigned in 2007, and Amanda Cooper was appointed to the casual vacancy.[3][4] Cooper has since been re-elected in 2008, 2012 and 2016.[5][6]
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Keith Murray | Liberal | 1985–1997 | |
Carol Cashman | Liberal | 1997–2007 | |
Amanda Cooper | Liberal | 2007–2008 | |
Liberal National | 2008–2019 | ||
Sandy Landers | Liberal National | 2019–present |
Results
2024
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland local elections § Bracken Ridge.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal National | Sandy Landers | 14,997 | 56.91 | +6.87 | |
Labor | Thomas Stephen | 7,836 | 29.74 | −7.80 | |
Greens | John Harbison | 3,519 | 13.35 | +0.93 | |
Total formal votes | 26,352 | 97.63 | +0.54 | ||
Informal votes | 640 | 2.37 | −0.54 | ||
Turnout | 26,992 | 85.84 | +4.58 | ||
Two-party-preferred result[9] | |||||
Liberal National | Sandy Landers | 15,418 | 61.37 | +7.22 | |
Labor | Thomas Stephen | 9,704 | 38.63 | −7.22 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | +7.22 |
2020
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland local elections § Bracken Ridge.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal National | Sandy Landers | 11,798 | 50.0 | −6.6 | |
Labor | Cath Palmer | 8,850 | 37.5 | +2.9 | |
Greens | Kathryn Fry | 2,929 | 12.4 | +3.6 | |
Total formal votes | 23,577 | ||||
Informal votes | 707 | ||||
Turnout | 24,284 | ||||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | Sandy Landers | 12,127 | 54.2 | −6.4 | |
Labor | Cath Palmer | 10,267 | 45.8 | +6.4 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | −6.4 |
2016
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Queensland local elections § Bracken Ridge.[edit]
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 |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal National | Amanda Cooper | 14,786 | 67.0 | +7.9 | |
Labor | Carla Pinder | 5,583 | 25.3 | −7.3 | |
Greens | Keith Skelton | 1,695 | 7.7 | +2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 22,064 | - | − | ||
Informal votes | 551 | 2.4 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 22,615 | - | − | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | Amanda Cooper | 15,027 | 71.6 | +7.7 | |
Labor | Carla Pinder | 5,962 | 28.4 | −7.7 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | +7.7 |
2008
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2008 Queensland local elections § Bracken Ridge.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Amanda Cooper | 13,322 | 59.16 | −6.26 | |
Labor | Sean Waugh | 7,332 | 32.56 | +3.99 | |
Greens | Janine Murphy | 1,214 | 5.39 | +0.62 | |
Informal votes | 440 | 1.92 | −0.12 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Amanda Cooper | 13,501 | 63.88 | −5.31 | |
Labor | Sean Waugh | 7,634 | 36.12 | +5.31 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −5.31 |
2004
This section is an excerpt from 2004 Brisbane City Council election § Bracken Ridge.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Carol Cashman | 14,103 | 65.45 | ||
Labor | Steve Davey | 6,137 | 28.48 | ||
Greens | Mark Carey-Smith | 1,308 | 6.07 | ||
Total formal votes | 21,548 | 98.07 | |||
Informal votes | 423 | 1.93 | |||
Turnout | 21,971 | 89.25 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Carol Cashman | 14,274 | 69.19 | ||
Labor | Steve Davey | 6,356 | 30.81 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
External links
- Bracken Ridge Ward Map at Electoral Commission of Queensland
References
- ^ "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Bracken Ridge Ward | Brisbane City Council". www.brisbane.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Bracken Ridge – Brisbane 2016". The Tally Room. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Bracken Ridge - 2008 Brisbane City Council Election - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Bracken Ridge - 2012 Brisbane City Council Election - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Bracken Ridge - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Bracken Ridge - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 March 2024.
- ^ Queensland, Electoral Commission of (6 April 2024). "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Queensland, Electoral Commission of (6 April 2024). "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Bracken Ridge - Brisbane City Council 2020 Election Results | ABC News". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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