Brisbane lord mayoral candidates lined up in ballot paper draw

Brisbane’s lord mayoral candidates today found out where they would feature on the ballot paper with two of the main contenders both positive about their positions.

Brisbane City Hall in the Brisbane CBD.

ADRIAN Schrinner will be on top of Patrick Condren on the ballot paper when voters head to the polls on March 28.

The Electoral Commission of Queensland today randomly selected the placement of the nine Brisbane lord mayoral candidates on the ballot paper.

Many of the candidates attended the ballot draw, including Cr Schrinner and Mr Condren – who shared a car ride to the ECQ following a debate at ABC Radio.

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Patrick Condren and Adrian Schrinner are two of the key contenders in the battle to become Brisbane's next lord mayor. Picture: Courier Mail

Cr Schrinner will be placed fifth on the ballot, while Mr Condren will be placed seventh.

The Lord Mayor said he hoped number five would be his lucky number, and confirmed that the LNP would be asking residents to just vote 1 for their party.

“I don’t read too much into these things,” Cr Schrinner said.

“On that ballot paper, there are a lot of different candidates but there is really only two main choices – a Team Schrinner administration focused on the future of Brisbane or a Labor-Greens coalition through a preference deal.”

Mr Condren said the number seven was “Harry Potter’s number” and that he hoped to “weave some magic” on election day.

“I’m 110 per cent ready,” he said.

“There will be plenty of big vision ticket items in the next few weeks. I’m not going to spill all of the cookies all at once.”

THE ORDER ON THE BALLOT PAPER

Kelly Karagh-Mae (Animal Justice Party)

John Dobinson (IND)

Kath Angus (The Greens)

Jordan Frank (IND)

Adrian Schrinner (LNP)

Jarrod Wirth (IND)

Patrick Condren (Australian Labor Party)

Jeff Hodges (Motorists Party)

Ben Gorringe (IND)