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The 2016 Queensland local elections were held on 19 March 2016 to elect the mayors and councils of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia.[1]
The Queensland Greens had their first-ever local election victory, with Jonathan Sri being elected in The Gabba Ward in Brisbane.[2]
Lockyer Valley mayor Steve Jones died on 20 February 2016 after a brain bleed saw him collapse during a media interview. As a result, the election in that LGA for both mayor and councillors was postponed to 16 April.[3]
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
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Independents | ||||||
Liberal National | 19 | 1 | ||||
Labor | 7 | 2 | ||||
Independent Liberal National | 20 | |||||
Independent Labor | 9 | |||||
Greens | 1 | 1 | ||||
Team Jenny Hill | ||||||
Cairns Unity | ||||||
Team COGHLAN | ||||||
Team McCulloch | ||||||
Locals United - Back to Basics | 0 | |||||
People Decide | 0 | |||||
Total[b] | ||||||
Registered voters / turnout |