2016 Gold Coast City Council election
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The 2016 Gold Coast City Council election was held on 19 March 2016 to elect a mayor and 14 councillors to the City of Gold Coast. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia.[1]
Results
Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Tom Tate | 172,735 | 63.86 | ||
| Independent | Penny Toland | 53,081 | 19.62 | ||
| Independent | Jim Wilson | 25,181 | 9.31 | ||
| Independent | Brett Lambert | 8,151 | 3.01 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Middleton | 5,978 | 2.21 | ||
| Independent | John Abbott | 5,369 | 1.98 | ||
| Total formal votes | 270,495 | 94.73 | |||
| Informal votes | 15,050 | 5.27 | |||
| Turnout | 285,545 | ||||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Tom Tate | 176,538 | 73.14 | ||
| Independent | Penny Toland | 64,826 | 26.86 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "2016 Local Government Elections". Electoral Commissionof Queensland.
- ^ "2016 Gold Coast City - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland.