The Gabba Ward
Created2008[1]
MPTrina Massey
PartyGreens
NamesakeWoolloongabba
Electors28,551[2] (2020)
DemographicInner metropolitan

The Gabba Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Woolloongabba, Dutton Park, East Brisbane, Highgate Hill, Kangaroo Point, South Brisbane and West End.[3] 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.[4]

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

2020 Brisbane City Council election: The Gabba Ward[5]
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 97.7 +0.6
Informal votes 495 2.3 –0.6
Turnout 21,074 – –
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Rachel Gallagher 9,753 58.4 N/A
Liberal National Nathaniel Jones 6,959 41.6 N/A
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

2016 Brisbane City Council election: The Gabba Ward[6]
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 97.1 –1.1
Informal votes 649 2.9 +1.1
Turnout 22,157 100 –
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Nicole Lessio 58.4 –1.4
Liberal National Sean Jacobs 41.6 +1.4
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

2012

2012 Brisbane City Council election: The Gabba Ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Helen Abrahams 8,637 45.12 +9.33
Liberal National Francis Quinlivan 7,117 37.18 +0.03
Greens Gary Kane 3,387 17.70 –7.94
Informal votes 356 1.83 +0.09
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Helen Abrahams 7,753 59.76 +7.03
Liberal National Francis Quinlivan 5,220 40.24 –7.03
Labor hold Swing+7.03

2008

2008 Brisbane City Council election: The Gabba Ward[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Matthew Myers 7,275 37.15 +8.04
Labor Helen Abrahams 7,008 35.79 –4.32
Greens Gary Kane 5,021 25.64 –0.12
Independent David Norton 279 1.42 +1.42
Informal votes 347 1.74 –0.44
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Helen Abrahams 8,641 52.73 –6.97
Liberal Matthew Myers 7,746 47.27 +6.97
Labor hold Swing–6.97

References

  1. 1 2 "The Gabba – Brisbane 2016". The Tally Room. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Queensland, Electoral Commission of (1 July 2019). "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results1.elections.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Gabba Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Gabba (Key seat) – Brisbane City Council 2020 Electorate, Candidates, Results | BCC Votes – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Electorate: The Gabba". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Electorate: The Gabba". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  7. ↑ https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2012/BrisbaneCity/results/councillor/district21.html
  8. ↑ https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/lg2008/BrisbaneCityCouncil/results/councillor/district21.html
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