2020 Gold Coast City Council election

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2020 Gold Coast City Council election
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Turnout74.12% (mayoral election)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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IND
IND
Candidate Tom Tate Mona HeckeBrett Lambert
Party Independent LNP Independent Independent
Popular vote151,57967,11717,083
Percentage55.73%24.68%6.28%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.13Increase2.svg 24.68Increase2.svg 3.22
2CP 66.93%33.07%
2CP swingDecrease2.svg 6.21Increase2.svg 33.07
Mayor before election

Tom Tate
Independent LNP

Subsequent Mayor

Tom Tate
Independent LNP

All 15 members on the City Council (including the mayor)
8 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Independent LNP N/A7+2
Independents N/A7−2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2020 Gold Coast City Council election was held on 28 March 2020 to elect a mayor and 14 councillors to the City of Gold Coast. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia. [1]

Contents

Incumbent mayor Tom Tate was re-elected with more than 66% of the vote after preference distribution. The Queensland Greens, Civil Liberties & Motorists Party and Animal Justice Party formally endorsed candidates, while Labor and the LNP did not (although several members contested as independents). [2]

Results

Mayor

This section is an excerpt from 2020 Queensland mayoral elections § Gold Coast.[ edit ]
2020 Queensland mayoral elections: Gold Coast [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tom Tate 151,57955.73−8.13
Independent Mona Hecke67,11724.68+24.68
Independent Brett Lambert17,0836.28+3.22
Independent Virginia Freebody15,2605.61+5.61
Independent Kris Bourban9,1153.35+3.35
Independent Gary Pead6,8432.52+2.52
Civil Liberties & Motorists Suphakan Somsriruen2,5450.94+0.94
Independent Derek Rosborough2,4290.89+0.89
Turnout 287,53174.12
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tom Tate 154,05466.93−6.21
Independent Mona Hecke76,12633.07+33.07
Independent hold Swing −6.21

Councillors

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland local elections § Gold Coast.[ edit ]

Division 1

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 1 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Hammel8,69245.79+45.79
Independent Labor Renee Clarke4,84725.53+25.53
Independent LNP Alec Pokarier2,60913.74+13.74
Independent Pat Reynolds1,6908.90+8.90
Greens Andrew Stimson1,1456.03+6.03
Turnout 20,21974.58
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Mark Hammel9,50562.11+62.11
Independent Labor Renee Clarke5,79837.89+37.89
Independent hold Swing +62.11

Division 2

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 2 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent LNP William Owen-Jones12,17958.85−41.15
Independent John Wayne8,51741.15+41.15
Turnout 21,76475.69
Independent LNP hold Swing −41.15

Division 3

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 3 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Donna Gates14,08576.13+76.13
Independent Wayne Purcell4,41623.87+23.87
Turnout 19,55072.03
Independent gain from Independent LNP Swing +76.13

Division 4

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 4 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent LNP Cameron Caldwell 11,61756.52+56.52
Independent Kristyn Boulton8,93643.48−11.96
Turnout 21,40677.02
Independent LNP gain from Independent Swing +56.52

Division 5

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 5 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Youngunopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Division 6

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 6 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent LNP Brooke Patterson6,59139.27+39.27
Independent Shaelee Welchman4,46326.59+26.59
Independent Michael Pulford2,53115.08−5.90
Independent Susie Gallagher2,21913.22−10.06
Independent Josephine Tobias9785.83+5.83
Turnout 17,86568.99
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent LNP Brooke Patterson7,32259.26+59.26
Independent Shaelee Welchman5,03440.74+40.74
Independent LNP gain from Independent Swing +59.26

Division 7

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 7 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent LNP Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden 12,48661.23+61.23
Independent LNP Wendy Coe3,14915.44+15.44
Greens Amin Javanmard1,9599.61+9.61
Independent Tony Melia1,9089.36+9.36
Independent Andre Saint-Flour8904.36+4.36
Turnout 21,63873.75
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent LNP Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden 13,21478.46+78.46
Independent LNP Wendy Coe3,62721.54+21.54
Independent LNP gain from Independent Swing +78.46

Division 8

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 8 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent LNP Bob La Castra 9,97452.59−9.42
Independent Joshua Smith5,66429.86+29.86
Independent Matthew Armstrong3,32917.55+17.55
Turnout 20,12574.09
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent LNP Bob La Castra 10,20062.23−7.61
Independent Joshua Smith6,19037.77+37.77
Independent LNP hold Swing −7.61

Division 9

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 9 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent LNP Glenn Tozer12,20460.39−4.21
Independent Mary-Anne Hossack4,51922.36+22.36
Independent Keith Douglas2,74813.60+13.60
Independent David Guimaraes7383.65+3.65
Turnout 21,30277.10
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent LNP Glenn Tozer12,61871.10+6.50
Independent Mary-Anne Hossack5,12928.90+28.90
Independent LNP hold Swing +6.50

Division 10

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 10 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Eddy Sarroff4,61525.94+25.94
Independent LNP Darren Taylor4,54025.52+25.52
Independent Mike Winlaw3,56920.06+20.06
Independent Adrian Johnston2,50014.05+14.05
Animal Justice Rowan Panozzo1,0826.08+6.08
Independent Seema Chauhan9395.28+5.28
Independent Stephen Cornelius5433.05+3.05
Turnout 18,96667.82
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent LNP Darren Taylor5,62750.66+50.66
Independent Eddy Sarroff5,48149.34+49.34
Independent LNP hold Swing +50.66

Division 11

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 11 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent LNP Hermann Vorster14,50173.33+14.09
Independent Greens Chantal Clarke5,27526.67+26.67
Turnout 20,82974.04
Independent LNP hold Swing +14.09

Division 12

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 12 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Pauline Young8,64246.27−0.61
Independent Cathy Osbourne5,22327.96+27.96
Independent LNP Zac Revere2,42212.97+12.97
Greens Scott Turner2,39012.80+12.80
Turnout 19,93372.98
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Pauline Young8,98560.83+5.31
Independent Cathy Osbourne5,78639.17+39.17
Independent hold Swing +5.31

Division 13

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 13 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Daphne McDonald8,99847.06+5.09
Independent Labor Katrina Beikoff5,09426.64−1.93
Independent Bern Young2,81614.73+14.73
Animal Justice Scott Wallace2,21211.57+11.57
Turnout 20,11973.54
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Daphne McDonald9,62663.03+5.09
Independent Labor Katrina Beikoff5,64536.97−5.09
Independent hold Swing +5.09

Division 14

2020 Queensland local elections Division 14 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gail O'Neill11,46062.35+5.84
Independent Gloria Baker6,92137.65+37.65
Independent hold Swing +5.84

Electoral pendulum

Post-election pendulum

Independent Liberal National Divisions (7)
Marginal
Division 10Darren TaylorIndependent LNP0.66%
Fairly safe
Division 4 Cameron Caldwell Independent LNP6.5%
Division 2William Owen-JonesIndependent LNP8.8%
Division 6Brooke PattersonIndependent LNP9.2%
Safe
Division 8 Bob La Castra Independent LNP12.2%
Very safe
Division 11Hermann VorsterIndependent LNP23.3%
Division 7 Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden Independent LNP28.4%
Independent Divisions (7)
Safe
Division 12Pauline YoungIndependent10.8%
Division 1Mark HammelIndependent12.1%
Division 14Gail O’NeillIndependent12.3%
Division 13Daphne McDonaldIndependent13.0%
Very safe
Division 3Donna GatesIndependent26.1%
Division 9Glenn TozerIndependent21.1%
Division 5Peter YoungIndependentN/A

Aftermath

Division 4 councillor Cameron Caldwell was elected to the House of Representatives as the member for Fadden at a by-election in July 2023. [6] [7]

On 22 August 2023, Division 7 councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden was charged by Queensland Police with the murder of his stepfather, 58-year-old Robert Lumsden. He was suspended as a councillor on 15 September 2023 until the 2024 election. [8] [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gold Coast City". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  2. ↑ "Gold Coast City Council Election 2020: All candidates in running so far". Gold Coast Bulletin.
  3. ↑ "Gold Coast City". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Gold Coast City". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  5. ↑ "Campaign shock as former mayor Gary Baildon launches bid to return to council in Surfers". Gold Coast Bulletin. 6 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Black, Jessica. "Liberal MP Stuart Robert, who claimed 'absolute responsibility' for Robodebt's implementation, to retire from politics". ABC News.
  7. ↑ "Fadden by-election". aph.gov.au. 18 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Gold Coast councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden charged with murder of mother's partner". Nine News.
  9. ↑ "Local Government (Gold Coast City Council—Suspension of Councillor) Amendment Regulation 2023". Queensland Government.
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