1931 Brisbane City Council election

The 1931 Brisbane City Council election was held on 2 May 1931 to elect councillors for each of the 20 wards of the City of Brisbane. The election resulted in 8 seats for Labor, 7 seats for Civic Reform, 3 seats for non-party progressives and 2 seats for National Citizens. The new council elected John William Greene as Lord Mayor.[1][2]

1931 Brisbane City Council elections
2 May 1931 (1931-05-02)
20 seats on the Brisbane City Council
  First party Second party
 
Party Labor Civic Reform
Last election 5 wards 0 wards
Seats won 8 wards 7 wards
Seat change Increase3 Increase7
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Non-Party Progressives National Citizens
Last election 0 wards 16 wards
Seats won 3 wards 2 wards
Seat change Increase3 Decrease14
Lord Mayor of Brisbane before election

Archibald Watson
National Citizens

 Subsequent Lord Mayor

John William Greene
Progressives

Results
Ward[3] Party Councillor
Brisbane Civic Reform A. Faulkner
Bulimba Labor W. M'Auliffe
Coorparoo Labor J. I. Brown
Enoggera National Citizens E. Lanham
Hamilton Civic Reform A. H. Tait
Ithaca Labor W. R. Warmington
Kelvin Grove Labor P. Gaffney
Kurilpa Labor J. Moore
Logan National Citizens R. Nixon Smith
Maree Labor A. Skirving
Oxley[4] Progressives J. E. Lane
Paddington Labor William Power
South Brisbane Labor A. Laurie
Sandgate Progressives Eric Decker
Stephens Civic Reform R. Paine
Toombul Civic Reform T. G. Payne
Toowong[4] Civic Reform Harry Massey
Valley Civic Reform M. P. M. Campbell
Windsor Civic Reform G. B. Vickers
Wynnum[4] Progressives John William Greene

References
  1. "LORD MAYOR OF BRISBANE. - Glen Innes Examiner (NSW : 1908 - 1954) - 16 May 1931". Trove. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. "Brisbane's Lord Mayors | Brisbane City Council". www.brisbane.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. "POLLING SUMMARY. - Primary and Contingent Votes. - The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) - 4 May 1931". Trove. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. "BRISBANE COUNCIL ELECTION - LORD MAYOR DEFEATED - Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1896 - 1938) - 8 May 1931". Trove. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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