Tennyson Ward Queensland — Brisbane City Council | |
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Created | 2008[1] |
Councillor | Nicole Johnston |
Party | Independent |
Namesake | Tennyson |
Electors | 30,371 (2024)[2] |
Demographic | Inner metropolitan |
Tennyson Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Tennyson, Chelmer, Corinda, Fairfield, Graceville, Sherwood, Yeerongpilly and Yeronga, and parts of Annerley and Oxley.[3]
Councillors for Tennyson Ward
Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
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Nicole Johnston | Liberal | 15 March 2008 – 26 July 2008 |
Resigned from the LNP in 2010 before she was "likely" going to be expelled; initially sat as an Independent Liberal. Incumbent[4][5] | |
Liberal National | 26 July 2008 – 20 May 2010 | ||||
Independent Liberal | 20 May 2010 – 28 April 2012 | ||||
Independent | 28 April 2012 – present |
Results
2024
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Nicole Johnston | 13,991 | 53.92 | +2.86 | |
Liberal National | Henry Swindon | 4,844 | 18.67 | -0.72 | |
Greens | River Kearns | 4,233 | 16.31 | +2.82 | |
Labor | Kane Hart | 2,881 | 11.10 | -3.07 | |
Total formal votes | 25,949 | 98.50 | +0.14 | ||
Informal votes | 396 | 1.5 | -0.14 | ||
Turnout | 26,345 | 86.74 | +7.57 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result[7] | |||||
Independent | Nicole Johnston | 17,799 | 75.90 | +2.5 | |
Liberal National | Henry Swindon | 5,652 | 24.10 | -2.5 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +2.5 |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Nicole Johnston | 11,571 | 51.1 | -0.1 | |
Liberal National | Maurice Lane | 4,394 | 19.4 | +0.4 | |
Labor | Jackie Schneider | 3,212 | 14.2 | -2.5 | |
Greens | Patsy O'Brien | 3,058 | 13.5 | +0.3 | |
Animal Justice | Darryl Prout | 428 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 22,663 | 98.3 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 383 | 1.7 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 23,046 | 79.2 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal National | Maurice Lane | 8,756 | 58.1 | +3.4 | |
Labor | Jackie Schneider | 6,307 | 41.9 | -3.4 | |
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Nicole Johnston | 14,253 | 73.4 | +0.4 | |
Liberal National | Maurice Lane | 5,155 | 26.6 | +26.6 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +0.4 |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Nicole Johnston | 12,572 | 55.4 | +14.3 | |
Liberal National | Ashley Higgins | 3,794 | 16.7 | -20.3 | |
Labor | Stephen Harvey | 3,335 | 14.7 | +2.4 | |
Greens | Gillian Marshall-Pierce | 2,985 | 13.2 | +3.5 | |
Total formal votes | 22,686 | - | - | ||
Informal votes | 484 | - | - | ||
Turnout | 23,170 | - | - | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Stephen Harvey | 53.2 | |||
Liberal National | Ashley Higgins | 46.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Nicole Johnston | 14,150 | 76.3 | +20.5 | |
Labor | Stephen Harvey | 4,404 | 23.7 | +23.7 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +20.5 |
References
- ^ "Electorate: Tennyson". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Tennyson Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Controversial councillor Nicole Johnston quits LNP". The Courier Mail. 20 May 2010.
- ^ "Rebel councillor claims human rights violation". Brisbane Times. 30 March 2011.
Cr Johnston, who now sits as an "independent liberal" since she split from Lord Mayor Campbell Newman's LNP administration, said it was ridiculous that she was asked to share the ALP's party room.
- ^ "Electoral Commission of Queensland". 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/bcc/2024/guide/tenn
- ^ "Electorate: Tennyson". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Electorate: Tennyson". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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