All the candidates for Brisbane City Council in the 2020 Local Government Elections
With the 2020 Local Government Election set to be held on Saturday, March 28, the full list of all candidates for each Brisbane City Council ward has been revealed. FIND OUT WHO IS STANDING IN YOUR WARD.
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THE final list of Brisbane City Council candidates will be lodged with the Electoral Commission of Queensland today ahead of the March 28 poll.
Here is a list of everyone who has nominated so far in each ward, as well as the six candidates vying to take out the lord mayoralty.
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LNP Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is hoping to win his first lord mayoral election after he was installed into the city’s top job in April when Graham Quirk quit.
His opponent is Labor’s lord mayoral candidate Patrick Condren – a former television journalist who replaced former candidate Rod Harding in September.
The ECQ will tomorrow determine which order each candidate will appear on the ballot paper on election day.
BRISBANE LORD MAYOR
Brisbane City Council is the largest local Council in Australia. It covers 1338.1 sq/km kilometres, spanning the Brisbane River in a radius of up to 25km from the Central Business District.
Current Lord Mayor: Adrian Schrinner
CANDIDATES
Kath Angus (Greens)
Patrick Condren (ALP)
John Dobinson
Benjamin Gorringe
Jeffrey Hodges
Frank Jordan
Karagh-Mae Kelly
Adrian Schrinner (LNP)
BRACKEN RIDGE WARD
The Bracken Ridge Ward comprises the suburbs of Bracken Ridge, Bald Hills, Carseldine, Fitzgibbon, and parts of Aspley and Zillmere.
Current councillor: Sandy Landers
CANDIDATES
Kathryn Fry (Greens)
Sandy Landers (LNP)
Cath Palmer (ALP)
CALAMVALE WARD
The Calamvale Ward comprises the suburbs of Algester, Calamvale, Drewvale, Heathwood, Parkinson, Stretton, Larapinta and part of Forest Lake.
Current councillor: Angela Owen (formerly Cr Angela Owen-Taylor)
CANDIDATES
James Martin (ALP)
Josie Mira (Greens)
Angela Owen (LNP)
CENTRAL WARD
Central Ward comprises the Central Business District, Fortitude Valley, New Farm, Spring Hill, Herston, Bowen Hills, Newstead and Teneriffe.
Current councillor: Vicki Howard
CANDIDATES
Vicki Howard (LNP)
Judi Jabour (ALP)
Trina Massey (Greens)
CHANDLER WARD
The Chandler Ward comprises the suburbs of Burbank, Carindale, Chandler, Gumdale, Mackenzie, Mansfield, Ransome and Rochedale. It also includes parts of Belmont and Wakerley.
Current councillor: Ryan Murphy
CANDIDATES
Stephanie Moss (Greens)
Ryan Murphy (LNP)
Penny O’Neill (ALP)
COORPAROO WARD
The Coorparoo Ward comprises the suburbs of Coorparoo, Greenslopes, Stones Corner, Carina Heights, and parts of Camp Hill and Annerley.
Current councillor: Fiona Cunningham
CANDIDATES
Matthew Campbell (ALP)
Fiona Cunningham (LNP)
Sally Dillon (Greens)
DEAGON WARD
The Deagon Ward comprises the suburbs of Boondall, Brighton, Deagon, Sandgate, Shorncliffe, Taigum, parts of Geebung and Virginia and most of Zillmere. It also includes Moreton Island (including the townships of Bulwer, Cowan Cowan and Kooringal).
Current councillor: Jared Cassidy
CANDIDATES
Jared Cassidy (ALP)
Anthony Walsh (Greens)
Kimberley Washington (LNP)
DOBOY WARD
The Doboy Ward comprises the suburbs of Carina, Hemmant, Murarrie, Tingalpa and large parts of Wakerley, Belmont, Cannon Hill and Manly West.
Current councillor: Lisa Atwood
CANDIDATES
Lisa Atwood (LNP)
Jo Culshaw (ALP)
ENOGGERA WARD
The Enoggera Ward comprises the suburbs of Enoggera, Gaythorne, Mitchelton, Newmarket, Wilston and parts of Alderley, Ashgrove, Grange, Keperra and Windsor.
Current councillor: Andrew Wines
CANDIDATES
Ell-Leigh Ackerman (Greens)
Jonty Bush (ALP)
Kristin Perissinotto
Craig Whiteman
Andrew Wines (LNP)
FOREST LAKE WARD
The Forest Lake Ward comprises of the suburbs of Inala, Doolandella, Richlands, Forest Lake west of Old Blunder Road, Ellen Grove east of Centenary Highway and Durack west of Blunder Road.
Current councillor: Charles Strunk
CANDIDATES
Roger Hooper (LNP)
Jenny Mulkearns (Greens)
Charles Strunk (ALP)
HAMILTON WARD
The Hamilton Ward comprises the Brisbane northside suburbs of Albion, Ascot, Clayfield, Eagle Farm, Hamilton, Hendra, Pinkenba, Kalinga, Wooloowin and parts of Nundah and Windsor. It also includes Brisbane Airport and the northern shore of the Brisbane Port.
Current councillor: David McLachlan
CANDIDATES
Miranda Bertram (Greens)
Leah Malzard (ALP)
David McLachlan (LNP)
HOLLAND PARK WARD
The Holland Park Ward comprises the suburbs of Holland Park, Holland Park West, Mt Gravatt, Mt Gravatt East and Tarragindi.
Current councillor: Krista Adams
CANDIDATES
Krista Adams (LNP)
Karleigh Auguston (ALP)
Jenny Gamble (Greens)
JAMBOREE WARD
The Jamboree Ward comprises the suburbs of Jamboree Heights, Jindalee, Middle Park, Mt Ommaney, Riverhills, Sinnamon Park, Seventeen Mile Rocks, Darra, Wacol, Sumner, Westlake and parts of Oxley and Ellen Grove.
Current councillor: Matthew Bourke
CANDIDATES
Rachel Hoppe (ALP)
Sarah Hutton (LNP)
Thomas McKie (Greens)
MACGREGOR WARD
The MacGregor Ward comprises the suburbs of MacGregor, Robertson, Eight Mile Plains, Wishart and Upper Mt Gravatt.
Current councillor: Steven Huang
CANDIDATES
Steven Huang (LNP)
Trent McTieran (ALP)
Sean Womersley
MARCHANT WARD
The Marchant Ward comprises the suburbs of parts of Alderley, Aspley, Chermside, Chermside West, Geebung, Gordon Park, Grange, Kedron, Lutwyche, Stafford, Stafford Heights and Windsor.
Current councillor: Fiona Hammond (formerly Cr Fiona King)
CANDIDATES
Fiona Hammond (LNP)
Susan Lynch (ALP)
John Meyer (Greens)
MCDOWALL WARD
The McDowall Ward comprises the suburbs of McDowall, Everton Park and parts of Aspley, Bridgeman Downs, Chermside West, Stafford and Stafford Heights.
Current councillor: Tracy Davis
CANDIDATES
Liam Culverhouse (ALP)
Tracy Davis (LNP)
Joshua Sanderson (Greens)
MOOROOKA WARD
The Moorooka Ward includes the southern suburbs of Acacia Ridge, Archerfield, Coopers Plains, Moorooka, Nathan, Pallara, Rocklea, Salisbury, Willawong and parts of Durack and Oxley.
Current councillor: Steve Griffiths
CANDIDATES
Warren Craze (LNP)
Claire Garton (Greens)
Steve Griffiths (ALP)
MORNINGSIDE WARD
The Morningside Ward includes the suburbs of Balmoral, Bulimba, Hawthorne, Morningside, Norman Park, Seven Hills and parts of Camp Hill and Cannon Hill.
Current councillor: Kara Cook
CANDIDATES
Kara Cook (ALP)
Rolf Kuelsen (Greens)
Tobias Moore (LNP)
NORTHGATE WARD
The Northgate Ward comprises the suburbs of Nudgee Beach, Nudgee, Banyo, Northgate, Virginia, Nundah, Wavell Heights, and the parts of Kedron and Chermside to the east of Gympie Road.
Current councillor: Adam Allan
CANDIDATES
Adam Allan (LNP)
James Davies (Greens)
Reg Neil (ALP)
PADDINGTON WARD
The Paddington Ward comprises the suburbs of Paddington, Auchenflower, Milton, Kelvin Grove, Red Hill, Petrie Terrace, and parts of Bardon and Toowong.
Current councillor: Peter Matic
CANDIDATES
Donna Burns (The Greens)
Jeffrey Eelkema (ALP)
Peter Matic (LNP)
PULLENVALE WARD
The Pullenvale Ward comprises the suburbs of Anstead, Bellbowrie, Brookfield, Karana Downs, Kenmore, Kenmore Hills, Kholo, Lake Manchester, Moggill, Mt Crosby, Pinjarra Hills, Pullenvale, Upper Brookfield and parts of Chuwar and Chapel Hill.
Current councillor: Kate Richards
CANDIDATES
Greg Adermann (LNP)
Charles Druckmann (Greens)
Jordan Mark (ALP)
Kate Richards (IND)
RUNCORN WARD
The Runcorn Ward comprises the suburbs of Sunnybank Hills, Sunnybank, Runcorn and Kuraby.
Current councillor: Kim Marx
CANDIDATES
Nicola Gordon (Greens)
Kim Marx (LNP)
John Prescott (ALP)
TENNYSON WARD
The Tennyson Ward comprises the suburbs of Chelmer, Graceville, Sherwood, Corinda, Tennyson, Yeronga, Fairfield, and Yeerongpilly and parts of Annerley and Oxley.
Current councillor: Nicole Johnston
CANDIDATES
Nicole Johnston
Maurice Lane (LNP)
Patricia O’Brien (Greens)
Darryl Prout
Jacqueline Schneider (ALP)
THE GABBA WARD
The Gabba Ward comprises the suburbs of East Brisbane, Woolloongabba, Kangaroo Point, Dutton Park, West End, Highgate Hill and South Brisbane.
Current councillor: Jonathan Sri
CANDIDATES
Rachel Gallagher (ALP)
Nathanial Jones (LNP)
Jonathan Sri (The Greens)
THE GAP WARD
The Gap Ward comprises the suburbs of The Gap, Ferny Grove, Upper Kedron and parts of Ashgrove, Bardon and Keperra.
Current councillor: Steve Toomey
CANDIDATES
Daniel Bevis (ALP)
Rebecca Haley (Greens)
Steven Toomey (LNP)
WALTER TAYLOR WARD
The Walter Taylor Ward includes the suburbs of Fig Tree Pocket, Indooroopilly, St Lucia, and parts of Chapel Hill, Taringa and Toowong.
Current councillor: James Mackay
CANDIDATES
Matthew Antoniolli (Independent)
James Mackay (LNP)
Karthika Raghwan (ALP)
Michaela Sargent (Greens)
WYNNUM MANLY WARD
The Wynnum Manly Ward comprises the suburbs of Wynnum, Wynnum West, Manly, Lota, Port of Brisbane, Lytton and 60 per cent of Manly West.
Current councillor: Peter Cumming
CANDIDATES
Kenneth Austin (Greens)
Peter Cumming (ALP)
Megan Piccardi (LNP)
* All candidates listed in alphabetical order by surname. As today was the final day of nominations, this list may change.
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