2010 Walter Taylor Ward by-election

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2010 Walter Taylor Ward by-election
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  2008 23 October 2010 2012  
 First partySecond partyThird party
  LNP Placeholder.png Greens placeholder-01.png Labor Placeholder.png
Candidate Julian Simmonds Tim DangerfieldLouise Foley
Party Liberal National Greens Labor
Popular vote10,1923,9022,898
Percentage58.5%22.4%16.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.1Increase2.svg 7.3Decrease2.svg 4.6
2PP 64.9%35.1%
2PP voteDecrease2.svg 6.1Increase2.svg 35.1

Councillor before election

Jane Prentice
Liberal National

Elected Councillor

Julian Simmonds
Liberal National

The 2010 Walter Taylor Ward by-election was held on 23 October 2010 to elect the next councillor for the Brisbane City Council ward of Walter Taylor, following the resignation of incumbent Jane Prentice. [1]

Prentice resigned from council on 24 August 2010 after winning the division of Ryan at the federal election. She had been re-elected for the Liberal Party at the 2008 Brisbane City Council election, and subsequently joined the Liberal National Party (LNP) when it was formed months later in July 2008. [2] [3]

The by-election was easily won by LNP candidate Julian Simmonds, although there was a swing against of more than 6% after preferences. [4]

Results

2010 Walter Taylor Ward by-election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 10,19258.5−5.1
Greens Tim Dangerfield3,90222.4+7.3
Labor Louise Foley2,89816.6−4.6
Independent William Borbasi4342.5+2.5
Total formal votes17,426
Informal votes2701.5+0.2
Turnout 17,69669.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 10,68664.9−6.1
Greens Tim Dangerfield5,77535.1+35.1
Liberal National hold Swing −6.1

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References

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  2. "Brisbane City Council by-election called for October 23 after resignation of former councillor Jane Prentice". The Courier Mail.
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  4. Green, Antony (December 2015). "2012 Brisbane City Council Elections Analysis of Results" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. "2010 Walter Taylor By-Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-06-08.