2004 Brisbane City Council election

The 2004 Brisbane City Council election was held on 27 March 2004 to elect a lord mayor and 26 councillors to the City of Brisbane. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland, Australia.

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's narrow defeat in 1991.

Results Summary Mayoral election

Wards +2004 Brisbane City Council election: Wards Party Votes % Seats Change   Liberal 243,917 47.02 9 1   Labor 222,215 42.83 17 1   Greens 42,243 8.14 0   Independent 10,406 2.01 0 Total formal votes 518,781 97.91 Informal votes 11,084 2.09 Turnout 529,865 85.76 Two-party-preferred result   Liberal 251,547 51.55   Labor 236,396 48.45

Constituencies changing hands Constituency Pre-election Swing Post-election Party Member Margin Margin Member Party Lord Mayor Tim Quinn 2.50 Campbell Newman McDowall Rita Collins 4.05 Norm Wyndham

Councillors WardPartyCouncillorMargin (%)Acacia RidgeLaborKevin Bianchi3.81Bracken RidgeLiberalCarol Cashman19.19CentralLaborDavid Hinchliffe12.04ChandlerLiberalMichael Caltabiano17.94DeagonLaborVictoria Newton10.98DoboyLaborJohn Campbell4.97Dutton ParkLaborHelen Abrahams9.70East BrisbaneLaborCatherine Bermingham1.06EnoggeraLaborAnn Bennison9.48GrangeLaborMaureen Hayes5.13HamiltonLiberalTim Nicholls16.32Holland ParkLaborKerry Rea5.58JamboreeLaborFelicity Farmer6.55MarchantLaborFaith Hopkins3.79McDowallLiberalNorm Wyndham4.05MoorookaLaborSteve Griffiths6.60MorningsideLaborShayne Sutton4.18NorthgateLaborKim Flesser5.88PullenvaleLiberalMargaret de Wit28.99RichlandsLaborLes Bryant15.82RuncornLaborGail MacPherson2.19The GapLiberalGeraldine Knapp16.99ToowongLiberalJudy Magub12.71Walter TaylorLiberalJane Prentice18.87WishartLiberalGraham Quirk15.64Wynnum ManlyLaborPeter Cumming5.79

Post-election pendulum Labor wards (17)MarginalEast BrisbaneCatherine BerminghamALP1.06%RuncornGail MacPhersonALP2.19%MarchantFaith HopkinsALP3.79%Acacia RidgeKevin BianchiALP3.81%MorningsideShayne SuttonALP4.18%DoboyJohn CampbellALP4.97%Fairly safeGrangeMaureen HayesALP5.13%Holland ParkKerry ReaALP5.58%Wynnum ManlyPeter CummingALP5.79%NorthgateKim FlesserALP5.88%JamboreeFelicity FarmerALP6.55%MoorookaSteve GriffithsALP6.60%EnoggeraAnn BennisonALP9.48%Dutton ParkHelen AbrahamsALP9.70%SafeDeagonVictoria NewtonALP10.98%CentralDavid HinchliffeALP12.04%Very safeRichlandsLes BryantALP15.82%Liberal wards (9)MarginalMcDowallNorm WyndhamLIB4.05%SafeToowongJudy MagubLIB12.71%Very safeWishartGraham QuirkLIB15.64%HamiltonTim NichollsLIB16.32%The GapGeraldine KnappLIB16.99%ChandlerMichael CaltabianoLIB17.94%Walter TaylorJane PrenticeLIB18.87%Bracken RidgeCarol CashmanLIB19.19%PullenvaleMargaret de WitLIB28.99%

Ward results

Acacia Ridge

Bracken Ridge

Central

Chandler

Deagon

Doboy

Dutton Park

East Brisbane

Enoggera

Grange

Hamilton

Holland Park

Jamboree

Marchant

McDowall

Moorooka

Morningside

Northgate

Pullenvale

Richlands

Runcorn

The Gap

Toowong

Walter Taylor

Wishart

Wynnum Manly

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