Makeup of new council firms with 73% of vote counted
WITH 73.18% of the official first preference vote counted, the makeup of the new Toowoomba Regional Council looks to have been decided.
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WITH 73.18% of the official first preference vote counted, the makeup of the new Toowoomba Regional Council looks to have been decided.
Coming in first place with 50,673 or 6.09% of votes is former journalist and editor Rebecca Vonhoff.
Following closely behind her is Cr Geoff McDonald, with 48,293 or 5.8% of votes.
In third place is Cr Megan O'Hara Sullivan, with 46,226 or 5.55% of votes.
The top three are trailed by Cr Carol Taylor (5.53%), Cr James O'Shea (5.39%), Cr Bill Cahill (5.32%), former Queensland Attorney-General Kerry Shine (5.28%), Cr Nancy Sommerfield (5.21%), Toowoomba businesswoman Melissa Taylor (4.65%).
Toowoomba teacher Tim McMahon holds onto 10th place with 31,428 or 3.78% of votes.
He is a comfortable 7000-odd votes ahead of both former Chamber of Commerce president Joy Mingay (2.94%) and indigenous health leader Lizzie Adams (2.93%).
Mayor Paul Antonio was re-elected comfortably for his third term, though the result is yet to be officially declared by the Electoral Commission of Queensland.
Originally published as Makeup of new council firms with 73% of vote counted
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