Jonathan Sri

Councillor
Jonathan Sri
Brisbane City Councillor for
The Gabba Ward
Assumed office
12 April 2016
Preceded by Helen Abrahams
Constituency The Gabba Ward
Personal details
Born Brisbane, Queensland, Australia[1][2]
Political party Queensland Greens
Education University of Queensland[3][4]
Website www.jonathansri.com

Jonathan Sri is a Queensland Greens councillor for the Brisbane City Council, representing The Gabba Ward.[1]

Politics

Sri stood as the Greens candidate for South Brisbane at the 2015 Queensland state election, where he received 21.8% of the primary vote.[5]

Sri stood as a candidate for The Gabba Ward at the 2016 Brisbane City Council election, held on 19 March, where he received 31.7% of the primary vote.[6] Preferences from the Labor candidate, Nicole Lessio, gave Sri 55% of the two-party-preferred vote, and he declared victory on 23 March after receiving a concession call from Lessio.[6][7][8] He was sworn in on 12 April 2016,[9] becoming the first Greens councillor anywhere in Queensland, and the first of Sri Lankan Tamil heritage.[10]

Music

Sri is a saxophonist and vocalist with Brisbane band The Mouldy Lovers.[11] He is known for his spoken word performances.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Gabba Ward". www.brisbane.qld.gov.au. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  2. ↑ Ebbs, Geoff (28 January 2016). "JONATHAN SRI – GREENS CANDIDATE FOR THE GABBA WARD #BCCVOTES". Westender. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "INTRODUCING JONATHAN SRI". The West End Magazine. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Law students present a Wide World of Torts". University of Queensland. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "South Brisbane - Queensland Election 2015 - Qld Election 2015 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  6. 1 2 "The Gabba - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  7. ↑ "Greens win first Queensland local government seat". ABC News. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  8. ↑ Robertson, Joshua (2016-03-23). "Queensland elects its first Greens councillor, Jonathan Sri". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  9. ↑ Atfield, Cameron (2016-04-12). "Four new Brisbane councillors, representing three parties, with one aim". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  10. 1 2 Cooper, Nathanael (27 April 2016). "Sri lays down his roots in council with a rap". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Snowdon, Tom (2017-08-13). "Brisbane Greens councillor Jonathan Sri on Japanese jaunt with his band". Courier Mail. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
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