2016 Townsville City Council election

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2016 Townsville City Council election
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  2012 19 March 2016 2020  

All 11 councillors (including the mayor)
6 seats needed for a majority
Mayor
Turnout80.05%
 First partySecond party
 
JennyHill.jpg
JAT
Candidate Jenny Hill Jayne Arlett
Party Team Jenny Hill Jayne Arlett's Team
Primary  vote58,86234,849
Percentage59.51%35.23%
SwingIncrease2.svg 25.77Increase2.svg 35.23
TCP 62.69%37.31%
TCP swingIncrease2.svg 11.11Increase2.svg 37.31

Mayor before election

Jenny Hill
Team Jenny Hill

Elected Mayor

Jenny Hill
Team Jenny Hill

Councillors
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Team Jenny Hill Jenny Hill 53.7910+8
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2016 Townsville City Council election was held on 19 March 2016 to elect a mayor and 10 councillors to the City of Townsville. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia. [1]

Contents

Team Jenny Hill defeated Jayne Arlett's Team in a landslide victory, winning every ward and retaining the mayoralty.

Background

At the previous election in 2012, councillor Team Jenny Hill narrowly won the mayoralty following the retirement of Les Tyrell. Seven Townsville First candidates were elected, while only two members of Hill's team won seats.

Candidates

On 21 October 2015, businesswoman and Townsville Fire chairwoman Jayne Arlett announced she would run for mayor. [2] In December 2015, she announced she would run a team of candidates in all wards, which included incumbent Townsville First councillors Ray Gartrell, Sue Blom, Gary Eddiehausen, Trevor Roberts and Tony Parsons. [3]

Team Hill ran candidates in all wards, including their two incumbent councillors − Colleen Doyle (Division 9) and Les Walker (Division 10).

First-term independent councillor Pat Ernst announced in November 2015 that he would not seek re-election in Division 5. [4]

Results

Mayor

2016 Queensland mayoral elections: Townsville [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny Hill Jenny Hill 58,86259.51+25.77
Jayne Arlett's Team Jayne Arlett34,84935.23+35.23
Independent William Hankin3,2373.27+3.27
Independent Harry Patel1,9701.99+0.20
Total formal votes98,91897.01+0.67
Informal votes3,2072.99−0.67
Turnout 101,96580.05
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Jenny Hill Jenny Hill 59,88162.69+11.11
Jayne Arlett's Team Jayne Arlett35,63937.31+37.31
Team Jenny Hill hold Swing +11.11

Councillors

2016 Queensland local elections: Townsville
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Team Jenny Hill 53,09353.7910Increase2.svg 8
  Jayne Arlett's Team 38,30638.81+38.810Steady2.svg
  Independent 7,2977.390Decrease2.svg 1
 Formal votes98,696

Division 1

2016 Queensland local elections: Division 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny Hill Margie Ryder5,78658.30
Jayne Arlett's Team Tony Parsons4,13841.70
Turnout 10,28183.10
Team Jenny Hill gain from Jayne Arlett's Team Swing

Division 2

2016 Queensland local elections: Division 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny Hill Paul Jacob5,48556.83
Jayne Arlett's Team Sue Blom4,16743.17
Turnout 10,05280.42
Team Jenny Hill gain from Jayne Arlett's Team Swing

Division 3

2016 Queensland local elections: Division 3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny Hill Ann-Maree Greaney4,29245.68
Jayne Arlett's Team Gerry Maguire2,83930.22
Independent Vern Veitch2,26424.10
Turnout 9,72675.21
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Jenny Hill Ann-Maree Greaney4,59059.65
Jayne Arlett's Team Gerry Maguire3,10540.35
Team Jenny Hill gain from Independent Swing

Division 4

2016 Queensland local elections: Division 4
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny Hill Mark Molachino4,18142.88
Jayne Arlett's Team Marcel McLeod2,58126.47
Independent Joanne Keune1,96920.19
Independent Guy Reece1,02010.46
Turnout 10,16182.01
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Jenny Hill Mark Molachino5,02362.35
Jayne Arlett's Team Marcel McLeod3,03337.65
Team Jenny Hill gain from Townsville First Swing

Division 5

2016 Queensland local elections: Division 5
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny Hill Russ Cook5,35451.33
Jayne Arlett's Team Janelle Poole4,28141.04
Independent Craig Leonard7967.63
Turnout 10,87083.45
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Jenny Hill Russ Cook5,45355.32
Jayne Arlett's Team Janelle Poole4,40444.68
Team Jenny Hill gain from Independent Swing
  • Incumbent councillor Pat Ernst (Independent) did not recontest

Division 6

2016 Queensland local elections: Division 6
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny Hill Verena Coombe5,15852.42
Jayne Arlett's Team Trevor Roberts4,68147.58
Turnout 10,13879.45
Team Jenny Hill gain from Jayne Arlett's Team Swing

Division 7

2016 Queensland local elections: Division 7
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny Hill Kurt Rehbein5,73256.65
Jayne Arlett's Team Gary Eddiehausen4,38643.35
Turnout 10,45784.03
Team Jenny Hill gain from Jayne Arlett's Team Swing

Division 8

2016 Queensland local elections: Division 8
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny Hill Maurie Soars4,44546.91
Jayne Arlett's Team Ray Gartrell4,35745.98
Independent Gregory Wright6737.10
Turnout 9,81682.63
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Jenny Hill Maurie Soars4,53250.27
Jayne Arlett's Team Ray Gartrell4,48349.73
Team Jenny Hill gain from Jayne Arlett's Team Swing

Division 9

2016 Queensland local elections: Division 9
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny Hill Colleen Doyle5,91064.13
Jayne Arlett's Team Muriel Bin Dol3,30635.87
Turnout 9,54178.54
Team Jenny Hill hold Swing

Division 10

2016 Queensland local elections: Division 10
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny Hill Les Walker 6,75065.41
Jayne Arlett's Team Michael Charge3,57034.49
Turnout 10,61783.62
Team Jenny Hill hold Swing

References

  1. "2016 Local Government Elections". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024.
  2. "Townsville businesswoman Jayne Arlett to challenge Jenny Hill for mayoral spot". ABC News. 21 October 2015.
  3. "Arlett unveils full team". Townsville Bulletin. 10 December 2015.
  4. "Ernst pulls out of election race as battle heats up". Townsville Bulletin. 17 November 2015.
  5. "2016 Townsville City Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland.