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The 2008 Queensland mayoral elections were held on 15 March 2008 to elect the mayors of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia. The elections were held as part of the statewide local elections.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Campbell Newman | 335,076 | 60.1 | +12.9 | |
Labor | Greg Rowell | 161,845 | 29.0 | −11.6 | |
Greens | Jo-Anne Bragg | 46,733 | 8.4 | −1.8 | |
Independent | Robert Campbell | 8,439 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Louise Day | 1,801 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Bryan Crawford | 1,331 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Independent | David Alan Couper | 952 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Independent | James Patrick Sinnamon | 856 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Derek Rosborough | 773 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 557,806 | ||||
Informal votes | 9,618 | ||||
Turnout | 567,424 | ||||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Campbell Newman | 66.1 | +13.7 | ||
Labor | Greg Rowell | 33.9 | −13.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +13.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ron Clarke | 79,463 | 35.62 | ||
Liberal | Tom Tate | 59,585 | 26.71 | +26.71 | |
Unite GC | Rob Molhoek | 57,605 | 25.82 | +25.82 | |
Independent | John Bradford | 20,754 | 9.30 | ||
Independent | Ray Schearer | 5,704 | 2.56 | ||
Total formal votes | 223,111 | 95.71 | |||
Informal votes | 10,005 | 4.29 | |||
Turnout | 233,116 | ||||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Ron Clarke | 90,418 | 53.99 | ||
Liberal | Tom Tate | 77,039 | 46.01 | +46.01 | |
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Tyrell | Les Tyrell | 47,956 | 54.64 | +54.64 | |
Labor | Tony Mooney | 31,524 | 35.91 | −37.65 | |
Community Voices | Jenny Stirling | 6,343 | 7.23 | ||
Independent | Rolando Taviani | 1,292 | 1.47 | ||
Independent | Francis Pauler | 660 | 0.75 | ||
Total formal votes | 87,775 | 98.71 | |||
Informal votes | 1,145 | 1.29 | |||
Turnout | 88,920 | ||||
Team Tyrell gain from Labor | Swing |