The Gabba Ward

The Gabba Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Woolloongabba, Dutton Park, East Brisbane, Highgate Hill, Kangaroo Point, South Brisbane and West End.[2] Greens candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan (then known as Sri) won the ward in 2016, with a 14% gain in primary votes. The ward was retained by the Greens at the 2020 election, with a swing towards Sriranganathan of 12.4% in first preference votes, achieving a total of 62.3% of two-party preferred votes.[3]

The Gabba Ward
Created2008[1]
MPTrina Massey
PartyGreens
NamesakeWoolloongabba
Electors22,157 (2016)
DemographicInner metropolitan

Councillors for The Gabba Ward

MemberPartyTerm
  Helen Abrahams[1] Labor 2008–2016
  Jonathan Sriranganathan[lower-alpha 1] Greens 2016–2023
  Trina Massey Greens 2023–present
  1. Known as Jonathan Sri until 2022.

Results

2020 Brisbane City Council election: The Gabba Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Greens Jonathan Sri 9,383 45.6 +12.4
Liberal National Nathaniel Jones 6,060 29.4 -4.8
Labor Rachel Gallagher 5,136 25.0 -5.2
Total formal votes 20,579 - -
Informal votes 495 - -
Turnout 21,074 -
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Rachel Gallagher 64.1 +5.6
Liberal National Nathaniel Jones 35.9 –5.6
Two-party-preferred result
Greens Jonathan Sri 11,418 62.3 +5.3
Liberal National Nathaniel Jones 6,899 37.7 -5.3
Greens hold Swing+5.3
2016 Brisbane City Council election: The Gabba Ward[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Sean Jacobs 7,712 35.9 –1.1
Greens Jonathan Sri 6,823 31.7 +13.8
Labor Nicole Lessio 6,457 30.0 –15.1
Independent Leon Lechner 516 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 21,508 97.07 –1.1
Informal votes 649 2.93 +1.1
Turnout 22,157 100
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Nicole Lessio 58.5
Liberal National Sean Jacobs 41.5
Two-party-preferred result
Greens Jonathan Sri 10,194 55.0 +55.0
Liberal National Sean Jacobs 8,336 45.0 +3.3
Greens gain from Labor Swing+55.0

References

  1. "The Gabba – Brisbane 2016". The Tally Room. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. "The Gabba Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. "The Gabba (Key seat) – Brisbane City Council 2020 Electorate, Candidates, Results | BCC Votes – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. "Electorate: The Gabba". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. "Electorate: The Gabba". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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