1988 Brisbane City Council election

The 1988 Brisbane City Council election was held on 30 March 1985 to elect a lord mayor and 26 aldermen to the City of Brisbane.[1] The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland, Australia.

1988 Brisbane City Council election

← 1985 19 March 1988 1991 →
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Sallyanne Atkinson Jeannie Davis
Party Liberal Labor

Lord Mayor before election

Sallyanne Atkinson
Liberal

Subsequent Lord Mayor

Sallyanne Atkinson
Liberal


All 26 wards on the City Council
13 wards needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Liberal Sallyanne Atkinson 17 +2
Labor Jeannie Davis 9 −2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The election resulted in the re-election of the Liberal Party, with incumbent Liberal Lord Mayor Sallyanne Atkinson also being returned.[1][2]

Pendulums

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Results

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Ward summary

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Ward Party Alderman Margin (%)[2]
Bracken Ridge Liberal Keith Murray[3] 13.1
Breakfast Creek Liberal S. S. Clay 17.3
Camp Hill Liberal S. R. Jeffreys 10.4
Carina Liberal G. R. McDougall 1.4
Chermside Liberal L. B. Barnes 10.3
Coopers Plains Liberal G. J. Stegman 1.6
Deagon Labor Ken Leese[4] 3.8
Doboy Labor John Campbell[5] 5.9
Eagle Farm Labor Patricia Vaughan 10.3
Ekibin Liberal O. L. Olsen 13.3
Enoggera Labor Brian Mellifont[6] 3.4
Fairfield Liberal B. K. Murray 13.0
Holland Park Liberal Gail Chiconi[7] 12.6
Inala Labor Clive Wells 4.7
Jamboree Liberal Phil Denman[8] 22.8
Kalinga Liberal Carol Cashman 9.2
Kianawah Labor Don Randall 6.2
McDowall Liberal John Goss[9] 20.4
Paddington Labor Joe St Ledger 6.7
Pullenvale Liberal R. H. Mills 29.3
Rochedale Liberal Graham Quirk 20.4
Runcorn Liberal Bob Ward[10] 21.4
Spring Hill Labor Ian Brusasco 1.3
Taringa Liberal Denver Beanland[11] 25.3
The Gabba Labor K. O. T. Quinn 7.7
The Gap Liberal Brian Hallinan[12] 16.3



References

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  1. ^ a b Tucker, Doug; Neylan, Mark (1994). "Lord Mayor Superstar: Sallyanne Atkinson and the media" (PDF). Australian Studies in Journalism (3): 254–274.
  2. ^ a b Stockwell, S. E. (1997). Rhetoric and democracy : deliberative opportunities in current electoral processes (Thesis thesis).
  3. ^ "Bracken Ridge - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  4. ^ "Deagon (Key seat) - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  5. ^ "Doboy (Key seat) - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  6. ^ "Enoggera (Key seat) - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  7. ^ "Holland Park - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  8. ^ "Jamboree (Key seat) - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  9. ^ "McDowall - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  10. ^ "Runcorn - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  11. ^ "Denver Edward Beanland". The Family of Thomas and Lydia Emma Kinton Beanland. Denver Beanland. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  12. ^ "The Gap (Key seat) - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-09.