The Gabba Ward
The Gabba Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Woolloongabba, Dutton Park, East Brisbane, Highgate Hill, Kangaroo Point, South Brisbane and West End.[2] The Greens candidate, Jonathan Sri, won the ward in 2016, with a 14% gain in primary votes. The ward was retained by the Greens at the 2020 election, with a swing towards incumbent Greens councillor Jonathan Sri of 12.4% in first preference votes, achieving a total of 62.3% of two-party preferred votes.[3]
The Gabba Ward | |
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Created | 2008[1] |
MP | Jonathan Sri |
Party | Greens |
Namesake | Woolloongabba |
Electors | 22,157 (2016) |
Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
Councillors for The Gabba Ward
Member | Party | Term | |
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Helen Abrahams[1] | Labor | 2008–2016 | |
Jonathan Sri | Greens | 2016–present | |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Greens | Jonathan Sri | 9,383 | 45.6 | +12.4 | |
Liberal National | Nathaniel Jones | 6,060 | 29.4 | -4.8 | |
Labor | Rachel Gallagher | 5,136 | 25.0 | -5.2 | |
Total formal votes | 20,579 | - | - | ||
Informal votes | 495 | - | - | ||
Turnout | 21,074 | - | – | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Greens | Jonathan Sri | 11,418 | 62.3 | +5.3 | |
Liberal National | Nathaniel Jones | 6,899 | 37.7 | -5.3 | |
Greens hold | Swing | +5.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal National | Sean Jacobs | 7,712 | 35.9 | –1.1 | |
Greens | Jonathan Sri | 6,823 | 31.7 | +13.8 | |
Labor | Nicole Lessio | 6,457 | 30.0 | –15.1 | |
Independent | Leon Lechner | 516 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Total formal votes | 21,508 | 97.07 | –1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 649 | 2.93 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 22,157 | 100 | – | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Greens | Jonathan Sri | 10,194 | 55 | +55 | |
Liberal National | Sean Jacobs | 8,336 | 45 | +3.3 | |
Greens gain from Labor | Swing | –3.3 |
References
- "The Gabba – Brisbane 2016". The Tally Room. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- "The Gabba Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "The Gabba (Key seat) - Brisbane City Council 2020 Electorate, Candidates, Results | BCC Votes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- "Electorate: The Gabba". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- "Electorate: The Gabba". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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