Walter Taylor Ward

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Walter Taylor Ward
QueenslandBrisbane City Council
Walter Taylor Ward, Brisbane.jpg
Created1994
Councillor Penny Wolff
Party Liberal National
Namesake Walter Taylor
Electors 33,631 (2024) [1]
Electorates around Walter Taylor Ward:
Pullenvale Paddington Paddington
Pullenvale Walter Taylor Ward The Gabba
(across river)
Jamboree
(across river)
Tennyson
(across river)
Tennyson
(across river)

The Walter Taylor Ward is a ward of the Brisbane City Council in Queensland, Australia. It covers Fig Tree Pocket, Indooroopilly, St Lucia, and parts of Chapel Hill, Taringa and Toowong. [2]

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Councillors for Walter Taylor Ward

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  Liberal Placeholder.png June O'Connell Liberal 26 March 1994
25 March 2000
Elected to Taringa Ward in 1986, ran for Walter Taylor Ward after it partially replaced Taringa Ward.
  Hon Jane Prentice MP, Port Moresby, 15 Dec (cropped).jpg Jane Prentice Liberal 25 March 2000
26 July 2008
Resigned after winning division of Ryan at 2010 federal election
  Liberal National 26 July 2008 –
24 August 2010
  LNP Placeholder.png Julian Simmonds Liberal National 23 October 2010
11 April 2019
Won by-election. Resigned to contest division of Ryan at 2019 federal election
  LNP Placeholder.png James Mackay Liberal National 11 April 2019 –
20 October 2023
Resigned
  LNP Placeholder.png Penny Wolff Liberal National 20 October 2023 –
present
Incumbent

Results

2024

2024 Queensland local elections: Walter Taylor Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Penny Wolff13,28146.68−0.22
Greens Michaela Sargent11,27139.62+4.72
Labor Rebecca Hack3,89713.70−1.60
Total formal votes28,44998.61
Informal votes4021.39
Turnout 28,58185.79
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal National Penny Wolff14,00251.71−2.19
Greens Michaela Sargent13,07548.29+2.19
Liberal National hold Swing −2.19

2020

2020 Queensland local elections: Walter Taylor Ward [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National James Mackay10,95746.9−12.7
Greens Michaela Sargent8,14734.9+11.9
Labor Karthika Raghwan3,58215.3−2.1
Independent Matt Antoniolli6842.9+2.9
Total formal votes23,37098.3+0.2
Informal votes4121.7−0.2
Turnout 23,78277.5−4.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal National James Mackay11,87860.6–7.2
Labor Karthika Raghwan7,73439.4+7.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National James Mackay11,43953.9−11.8
Greens Michaela Sargent9,76646.1+11.8
Liberal National hold Swing −11.8

2016

2016 Queensland local elections: Walter Taylor Ward [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 14,19060.5−3.5
Greens Chris Turnbull5,35422.8+2.6
Labor Talbot Speechley3,92016.7+0.9
Total formal votes23,46498.1−0.3
Informal votes4611.9+0.3
Turnout 23,92581.5+2.4
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 67.8
Labor Talbot Speechley32.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 14,57466.5−7.2
Greens Chris Turnbull7,33633.5+7.2
Liberal National hold Swing −7.2

2012

2012 Brisbane City Council election: Walter Taylor Ward [a] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 12,49765.5+1.9
Greens Tim Dangerfield3,81320.0+4.8
Labor Adam Atkins2,76914.5−6.7
Total formal votes19,07998.4−0.3
Informal votes3101.6+0.3
Turnout 19,38979.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 12,93975.5+4.5
Labor Adam Atkins4,19524.5−4.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 12,71971.9+0.9
Greens Tim Dangerfield4,96428.1+28.1
Liberal National hold Swing +0.9

2010

2010 Walter Taylor Ward by-election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 10,19258.5−5.1
Greens Tim Dangerfield3,90222.4+7.3
Labor Louise Foley2,89816.6−4.6
Independent William Borbasi4342.5+2.5
Total formal votes17,426
Informal votes2701.5+0.2
Turnout 17,69669.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 10,68664.9−6.1
Greens Tim Dangerfield5,77535.1+35.1
Liberal National hold Swing −6.1

2008

2008 Queensland local elections: Walter Taylor Ward [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jane Prentice 13,16463.7+1.8
Labor Ryan Ginard4,38621.2−2.6
Greens Daniel Crute3,13315.2+0.9
Total formal votes20,683-
Informal votes2681.3−0.1
Turnout 20,951-
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jane Prentice 13,51971.0+2.2
Labor Ryan Ginard5,51729.0−2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2

2004

2004 Brisbane City Council election: Walter Taylor Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jane Prentice 11,39161.86
Labor David Kerr4,38923.84
Greens Clive Brazier2,63314.30
Total formal votes18,41398.65
Informal votes2521.35
Turnout 18,66585.37
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jane Prentice 11,80168.87
Labor David Kerr5,33531.13
Liberal hold Swing

Notes

  1. Percentage change are compared to the results of the 2008 Brisbane City Council Election.

References

  1. "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. "Walter Taylor Ward". Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. "Electorate: Walter Taylor". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. "Vote Result System". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. "Electorate: Walter Taylor". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. "2016 Brisbane City Council - Councillor Election - Walter Taylor - Ward Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. "Elections - 2012 Brisbane City - Councillor Election - Walter Taylor - Ward Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. Green, Antony (December 2015). "2012 Brisbane City Council Elections Analysis of Results" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  9. "2010 Walter Taylor By-Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  10. "Elections - 2008 Brisbane City - Councillor Election - Walter Taylor - Ward Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 8 June 2023.