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The 2012 Queensland mayoral elections were held on 28 April 2012 to elect the mayors of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia. The elections were held as part of the statewide local elections. [1]
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The 2012 Queensland mayoral elections were held on 28 April 2012 to elect the mayors of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia. The elections were held as part of the statewide local elections. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Graham Quirk | 333,637 | 61.9 | +1.9 | |
| Labor | Ray Smith | 135,534 | 25.2 | −3.9 | |
| Greens | Andrew Bartlett | 57,641 | 10.7 | +2.3 | |
| Sex Party | Rory Killen | 7,125 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Independent | Chris Carson | 4,733 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 538,670 | ||||
| Informal votes | 11,778 | ||||
| Turnout | 550,448 | ||||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Graham Quirk | 340,464 | 68.5 | ||
| Labor | Ray Smith | 156,357 | 31.5 | ||
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent LNP | Tom Tate | 83,876 | 37.05 | ||
| Independent | Eddy Sarroff | 40,958 | 18.09 | ||
| Independent | Susie Douglas | 35,417 | 15.65 | ||
| Independent | Peter Young | 26,977 | 11.92 | ||
| Independent | Dean Vegas | 20,868 | 9.22 | ||
| Independent | Keith Douglas | 14,702 | 6.49 | ||
| Independent | John Abbott | 3,568 | 1.58 | ||
| Total formal votes | 226,366 | 95.48 | |||
| Informal votes | 10,724 | 4.52 | |||
| Turnout | 237,090 | ||||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent LNP | Tom Tate | 90,935 | 64.34 | ||
| Independent | Eddy Sarroff | 50,399 | 35.66 | ||
| Independent LNP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Karen Williams | 52,249 | 69.51 | ||
| Independent | Melva Hobson | 22,914 | 30.49 | ||
| Turnout | 78,283 | 83.81 | |||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 28,508 | 33.74 | +33.74 | |
| Townsville First | Dale Last | 26,898 | 31.83 | +31.83 | |
| Independent | Jeff Jimmieson | 15,301 | 18.11 | +18.11 | |
| Independent | Brendan Porter | 12,277 | 14.53 | +14.53 | |
| Independent | Harry Patel | 1,516 | 1.79 | +1.79 | |
| Total formal votes | 84,500 | 96.34 | −2.37 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,207 | 3.66 | +2.37 | ||
| Turnout | 87,707 | 80.05 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 32,946 | 51.58 | +51.58 | |
| Townsville First | Dale Last | 30,928 | 48.42 | +48.42 | |
| Team Jenny Hill gain from Team Tyrell | Swing | ||||
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