2004 Brisbane City Council election
Elections to Brisbane City Council were held on Saturday, 27 March 2004 to elect a councillor to each of the local government area's 26 wards and the direct election of the Lord Mayor of Brisbane.
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The election resulted in the election of Campbell Newman of the Liberal Party as Lord Mayor, defeating the Labor Party incumbent, Tim Quinn, by 2.5% of the mayoral two-party-preferred vote. The Liberals won 9 wards to Labor's 17. Newman became the first Liberal Lord Mayor since Sallyanne Atkinson narrow defeat in 1991.
Results
Mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Campbell Newman | 246,563 | 47.13 | ||
| Labor | Tim Quinn | 212,265 | 40.57 | ||
| Greens | Drew Hutton | 52,995 | 10.13 | ||
| Independent | Russell Hall | 5,815 | 1.11 | ||
| Independent | Derek Rosborough | 3,464 | 0.66 | ||
| Independent | Nick Kapsis | 2,100 | 0.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 523,202 | - | - | ||
| Informal votes | 10,387 | - | - | ||
| Turnout | 533,589 | - | - | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Campbell Newman | 255,586 | 52.5 | ||
| Labor | Tim Quinn | 231,288 | 47.5 | ||
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | ||||
Councillor elections
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Margin (%)[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia Ridge | Labor | Kevin Bianchi | 7.6 | |
| Bracken Ridge | Liberal | Carol Cashman | 38.4 | |
| Central | Labor | David Hinchliffe | 24.0 | |
| Chandler | Liberal | Michael Caltabiano | 35.8 | |
| Deagon | Labor | Victoria Newton | 22.0 | |
| Doboy | Labor | John Campbell | 10.0 | |
| Dutton Park | Labor | Helen Abrahams | 19.4 | |
| East Brisbane | Labor | Catherine Bermingham | 2.2 | |
| Enoggera | Labor | Ann Bennison | 19.0 | |
| Grange | Labor | Maureen Hayes | 10.2 | |
| Hamilton | Liberal | Tim Nicholls | 32.6 | |
| Holland Park | Labor | Kerry Rea | 11.2 | |
| Jamboree | Labor | Felicity Farmer | 13.0 | |
| Marchant | Labor | Faith Hopkins | 7.6 | |
| McDowall | Liberal | Norm Wyndham | 8.0 | |
| Moorooka | Labor | Steve Griffiths | 13.2 | |
| Morningside | Labor | Shayne Sutton | 8.4 | |
| Northgate | Labor | Kim Flesser | 11.8 | |
| Pullenvale | Liberal | Margaret De Wit | 58.0 | |
| Richlands | Labor | Les Bryant | 31.6 | |
| Runcorn | Labor | Gail Macpherson | 4.4 | |
| The Gap | Liberal | Geraldine Knapp | 34.0 | |
| Toowong | Liberal | Judy Magub | 25.4 | |
| Walter Taylor | Liberal | Jane Prentice | 37.8 | |
| Wishart | Liberal | Graham Quirk | 31.2 | |
| Wynnum Manly | Labor | Peter Cumming | 11.6 | |
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References
- "Report on the 2004 Brisbane City Council Quadrennial Elections" (PDF). ABC News. Tally Room. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "Report on the 2004 Brisbane City Council Quadrennial Elections" (PDF). The Tally Room. 27 March 2004.
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