Councillors for Acacia Ridge Ward
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kevin Bianchi | Labor | 28 March 1991 – 15 March 2008 | Retired |
| Acacia Ridge Ward Queensland — Brisbane City Council | |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Namesake | Acacia Ridge |
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
Acacia Ridge Ward was a Brisbane City Council ward covering Acacia Ridge and surrounding suburbs. It was abolished as part of the 2007 redistribution and replaced by the Parkinson Ward, this taking effect at the 2008 election. [1]
Kevin Bianchi of Labor was elected councillor for Acacia Ridge Ward in 1991. [2] Bianchi was re-elected in 1994, 1997, 2000, and 2004, the last time with a 3.8% margin. [2]
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Kevin Bianchi | Labor | 28 March 1991 – 15 March 2008 | Retired |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Kevin Bianchi | 11,935 | 53.81 | ||
| Liberal | Angela Owen-Taylor | 10,246 | 46.19 | ||
| Total formal votes | 22,181 | 97.20 | |||
| Informal votes | 640 | 2.80 | |||
| Turnout | 22,821 | 87.75 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Kevin Bianchi | 11,935 | 53.81 | ||
| Liberal | Angela Owen-Taylor | 10,246 | 46.19 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
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