Bracken Ridge Ward

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Bracken Ridge Ward
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MP Sandy Landers
Party Liberal National
Namesake Bracken Ridge
Electors 31,445 (2024) [1]
DemographicOuter metropolitan

The Bracken Ridge Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Bracken Ridge, Bald Hills, Carseldine, Fitzgibbon, and parts of Aspley and Zillmere. [2] The ward has been represented by Amanda Cooper of the Liberal National Party since 2007. [2] [3] [4] Amanda Cooper resigned in October 2019 to contest the District of Aspley in the 2020 QLD Election for the LNP.

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History

Liberal councillor Carol Cashman was elected in 1997, and re-elected in 2000 and 2004. [3] Cashman resigned in 2007, and Amanda Cooper was appointed to the casual vacancy. [3] [4] Cooper has since been re-elected in 2008, 2012 and 2016. [5] [6]

MemberPartyTerm
 Keith Murray Liberal 1985–1997
 Carol Cashman Liberal 1997–2007
  Amanda Cooper Liberal 2007–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2019
 Sandy Landers Liberal National 2019–present

Results

2024

2024 Queensland local elections: Bracken Ridge Ward [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Sandy Landers14,99756.91+6.87
Labor Thomas Stephen7,83629.74−7.80
Greens John Harbison3,51913.35+0.93
Total formal votes26,35297.63+0.54
Informal votes6402.37−0.54
Turnout 26,99285.84+4.58
Two-party-preferred result [9]
Liberal National Sandy Landers15,41861.37+7.22
Labor Thomas Stephen9,70438.63−7.22
Liberal National hold Swing +7.22

2020

2020 Queensland local elections: Bracken Ridge Ward [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Sandy Landers11,79850.0−6.6
Labor Cath Palmer8,85037.5+2.9
Greens Kathryn Fry2,92912.4+3.6
Total formal votes23,577
Informal votes707
Turnout 24,284
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Sandy Landers12,12754.2−6.4
Labor Cath Palmer10,26745.8+6.4
Liberal National hold Swing −6.4

2016

2016 Queensland local elections: Bracken Ridge Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Amanda Cooper13,66956.6−10.4
Labor Cath Palmer8,35234.6+9.3
Greens Keith Skelton2,1208.8+1.1
Total formal votes24,141-
Informal votes688-
Turnout 24,829-
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Amanda Cooper13,98960.6−11.1
Labor Cath Palmer9,10139.4+11.1
Liberal National hold Swing −11.1

2012

2012 Brisbane City Council election: Bracken Ridge Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Amanda Cooper 14,78667.0+7.9
Labor Carla Pinder5,58325.3−7.3
Greens Keith Skelton1,6957.7+2.3
Total formal votes22,064-
Informal votes5512.4+0.5
Turnout 22,615-
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Amanda Cooper 15,02771.6+7.7
Labor Carla Pinder5,96228.4−7.7
Liberal National hold Swing +7.7

2008

2008 Queensland local elections: Bracken Ridge Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Amanda Cooper13,32259.16−6.26
Labor Sean Waugh7,33232.56+3.99
Greens Janine Murphy1,2145.39+0.62
Informal votes4401.92−0.12
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Amanda Cooper13,50163.88−5.31
Labor Sean Waugh7,63436.12+5.31
Liberal hold Swing −5.31

2004

2004 Brisbane City Council election: Bracken Ridge Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Carol Cashman14,10365.45
Labor Steve Davey6,13728.48
Greens Mark Carey-Smith1,3086.07
Total formal votes21,54898.07
Informal votes4231.93
Turnout 21,97189.25
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Carol Cashman14,27469.19
Labor Steve Davey6,35630.81
Liberal hold Swing

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