Brisbane City Council election, 2016

Brisbane City Council elections, 2016

March 19, 2016 (2016-03-19)
26 wards of Brisbane City Council
First party Second party Third party   Leader Graham Quirk Rod Harding Ben Pennings Party Liberal National Labor Greens Leader since 2011 Last election 18 wards 7 wards 0 wards Seats won 19 wards 5 wards 1 ward Seat change 1 2 1
Lord Mayor of Brisbane before election Graham Quirk Liberal National Subsequent Lord Mayor Graham Quirk Liberal National

Elections to Brisbane City Council were held on Saturday, 19 March 2016 to elect a councillor to each of the local government area's 26 wards and the direct election of the Lord Mayor of Brisbane.

The election resulted in the comprehensive re-election of the Liberal National Party under Graham Quirk as Lord Mayor. The Liberal National's increased their representation by one ward to a total of 19 of 26. The lord mayoral result of 59.3% of the two-party-preferred vote was slightly reduced for Quirk from the result of the previous election. The main opposition party, the Labor Party was reduced to just 5 wards; its worst result in over a decade. The Queensland Greens won their first ward in this election.

Results

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