Moorooka Ward

Moorooka Ward
MP	Steve Griffiths
Party	Labor
Namesake	Moorooka
Electors	30,797 (2024)

The Moorooka Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Moorooka, Acacia Ridge, Archerfield, Coopers Plains, Nathan, Pallara, Rocklea, Salisbury, Willawong, and parts of Durack and Oxley.

Councillors for Moorooka Ward

Member		Party	Term
	Mark Bailey	Labor	1994–2003
	Steve Griffiths	Labor	2003–present

Results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland local elections § Moorooka.[edit]

2024 Queensland local elections: Moorooka Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Griffiths	11,269	45.63	−4.27
	Greens	Melissa McArdle	6,910	27.98	+7.78
	Liberal National	Peter Zhuang	6,515	26.38	+1.28
Total formal votes			24,694	97.31
Informal votes			683	2.69
Turnout			25,377	82.40
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor		12,559	69.5	−0.1
	Liberal National	Peter Zhuang	5,467	30.5	+0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Griffiths	12,588	62.78	−6.88
	Greens	Melissa McArdle	7,463	37.22	+37.22
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.88

2020

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland local elections § Moorooka.[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Moorooka Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Griffiths	10,416	49.9	−0.3
	Liberal National	Warren Craze	5,234	25.1	−4.8
	Greens	Claire Garton	4,209	20.2	+4.2
	Independent	Brett Gillespie	1,000	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			20,859
Informal votes			727
Turnout			21,586
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Griffiths	12,837	69.5	+5.0
	Liberal National	Warren Craze	5,621	30.5	−5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Queensland local elections § Moorooka.[edit]

2016 Queensland local elections: Moorooka Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Griffiths	11,463	51.8	−2.2
	Liberal National	Brett Gillespie	7,218	32.6	−3.8
	Greens	Leo Campbell	3,446	15.6	+6.1
Total formal votes			22,127	-	−
Informal votes			760	-	−
Turnout			22,887	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Griffiths	13,085	63.7	+3
	Liberal National	Brett Gillespie	7,469	36.3	−3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3

2004

This section is an excerpt from 2004 Brisbane City Council election § Moorooka.[edit]

2004 Brisbane City Council election: Moorooka Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Griffiths	10,837	56.60
	Liberal	Julie Sinclair	8,308	43.40
Total formal votes			19,145	97.28
Informal votes			536	2.72
Turnout			19,681	87.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Griffiths	10,837	56.60
	Liberal	Julie Sinclair	8,308	43.40
	Labor hold		Swing