2020 Townsville City Council election
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The 2020 Townsville City Council election was held on 28 March 2020 to elect a mayor and 10 councillors to the City of Townsville. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia.[1]
Team Jenny Hill won all but one wards, with their only loss coming in Division 2. Hill was also re-elected mayor, winning 61.53% of the vote after preferences.
Candidates
[edit]Incumbents are shown in bold text.[2]
| Ward | Held by | Team Jenny Hill | Time for Townsville | NQ State Alliance | Independents | Others |
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| Mayor | Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | Greg Dowling | Chris Eastaughffe | Sam Cox | |
| Division 1 | Team Jenny Hill | Margie Ryder | Nigel Ward | Brigot Pugh | Sandra Chesney | |
| Division 2 | Independent | Nanette Radeck | Sue Blom | |||
| Division 3 | Team Jenny Hill | Ann-Maree Greaney | Nicole Bates | Alan Sheret | Mackenzie Severns (AJP) | |
| Division 4 | Team Jenny Hill | Mark Molachino | ||||
| Division 5 | Team Jenny Hill | Russ Cook | Paul Bagenal | |||
| Division 6 | Team Jenny Hill | Suzy Batkovic | Martin Brewster | Damon Johnstone | Trevor Roberts | Alan Birrell (Ind. PHON) |
| Division 7 | Team Jenny Hill | Kurt Rehbein | Harry Patel | |||
| Division 8 | Team Jenny Hill | Maurie Soars | Chris Hanson | Stephen Duffie | ||
| Division 9 | Team Jenny Hill | Liam Mooney | Jacinta Warland | Corey Davis Trevor Elson |
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| Division 10 | Team Jenny Hill | Les Walker | Fran O'Callaghan | Asti Poole |
Most Team Hill councillors sought re-election. Verena Coombe (Division 6) and Colleen Doyle (Division 9) retired, while Paul Jacob (Division 2) left Team Hill in 2019 to sit as an independent. He did not seek re-election.[3]
Former MP Sam Cox announced in November 2019 that he would run for mayor as an independent, with a focus on a "back to basics" council.[4]
Greg Dowling, a former United Australia Party (UAP) candidate and professional rugby league footballer, also ran for mayor on the "It's Time for Townsville" ticket. He was officially endorsed by UAP founder Clive Palmer, who spent $625,000 on supporting Dowling's campaign.[5]
Results
[edit]Mayor
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 46,911 | 50.64 | −8.87 | |
| Independent | Sam Cox | 25,076 | 27.07 | +27.07 | |
| It's Time for Townsville | Greg Dowling | 16,155 | 17.44 | +17.44 | |
| NQ State Alliance | Chris Eastaughffe | 4,498 | 4.86 | +4.86 | |
| Turnout | 95,509 | 74.27 | −5.78 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 49,255 | 61.53 | −1.16 | |
| Independent | Sam Cox | 30,791 | 38.47 | +38.47 | |
| Team Jenny Hill hold | Swing | −1.16 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 Local Government Elections". Electoral Commission of Queensland. July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024.
- ^ "All the candidates for Townsville City Council in the 2020 Local Government Elections". Townsville Bulletin.
- ^ "Mayor reveals her starting line-up for election". Townsville Bulletin. 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Sam Cox officially throws hat in the ring for 2020 local government elections". Townsville Bulletin. 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Clive Palmer openly endorses Townsville mayoral candidate Greg Dowling and team". Townsville Bulletin. 12 March 2020.