1988 Brisbane City Council election

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1988 Brisbane City Council election
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 First partySecond party
  SallyanneAtkinsoncropped.png Labor Placeholder.png
Candidate Sallyanne Atkinson Jeannie Davis
Party Liberal Labor
Lord Mayor before election

Sallyanne Atkinson
Liberal

Subsequent Lord Mayor

Sallyanne Atkinson
Liberal

All 26 wards on the City Council
13 wards needed for a majority
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Liberal Sallyanne Atkinson 17+2
Labor Jeannie Davis9−2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 1988 Brisbane City Council election was held on 30 March 1985 to elect a lord mayor and 26 aldermen to the City of Brisbane. [1] The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland, Australia.

Contents

The election resulted in the re-election of the Liberal Party, with incumbent Liberal Lord Mayor Sallyanne Atkinson also being returned. [1] [2]

Pendulums

Results

Ward summary

WardPartyAldermanMargin (%) [2]
Bracken Ridge Liberal Keith Murray [3] 13.1
Breakfast Creek Liberal S. S. Clay17.3
Camp Hill Liberal S. R. Jeffreys10.4
Carina Liberal G. R. McDougall1.4
Chermside Liberal L. B. Barnes10.3
Coopers Plains Liberal G. J. Stegman1.6
Deagon Labor Ken Leese [4] 3.8
Doboy Labor John Campbell [5] 5.9
Eagle Farm Labor Patricia Vaughan10.3
Ekibin Liberal O. L. Olsen13.3
Enoggera Labor Brian Mellifont [6] 3.4
Fairfield Liberal B. K. Murray13.0
Holland Park Liberal Gail Chiconi [7] 12.6
Inala Labor Clive Wells4.7
Jamboree Liberal Phil Denman [8] 22.8
Kalinga Liberal Carol Cashman9.2
Kianawah Labor Don Randall6.2
McDowall Liberal John Goss [9] 20.4
Paddington Labor Joe St Ledger6.7
Pullenvale Liberal R. H. Mills29.3
Rochedale Liberal Graham Quirk20.4
Runcorn Liberal Bob Ward [10] 21.4
Spring Hill Labor Ian Brusasco 1.3
Taringa Liberal Denver Beanland [11] 25.3
The Gabba Labor K. O. T. Quinn7.7
The Gap Liberal Brian Hallinan [12] 16.3



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References

  1. 1 2 Tucker, Doug; Neylan, Mark (1994). "Lord Mayor Superstar: Sallyanne Atkinson and the media" (PDF). Australian Studies in Journalism (3): 254–274.
  2. 1 2 Stockwell, S. E. (1997). Rhetoric and democracy : deliberative opportunities in current electoral processes (Thesis thesis).
  3. ↑ "Bracken Ridge - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  4. ↑ "Deagon (Key seat) - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  5. ↑ "Doboy (Key seat) - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  6. ↑ "Enoggera (Key seat) - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  7. ↑ "Holland Park - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  8. ↑ "Jamboree (Key seat) - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  9. ↑ "McDowall - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  10. ↑ "Runcorn - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  11. ↑ "Denver Edward Beanland". The Family of Thomas and Lydia Emma Kinton Beanland. Denver Beanland. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  12. ↑ "The Gap (Key seat) - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
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