2004 Gold Coast City Council election

The 2004 Gold Coast City Council election was held on 27 March 2004 to elect a mayor and 14 councillors to the City of Gold Coast. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia.[1]

2004 Gold Coast City Council election
27 March 2004
Turnout
  First party Second party
 
IND
Candidate Ron Clarke Gary Baildon
Party Independent Independent
Mayor before election

Gary Baildon
Independent

 Subsequent Mayor

Ron Clarke
Independent

Incumbent mayor Gary Baildon was defeated by former Olympian Ron Clarke.

Campaign

Shortly before the election, prominent developer Brian Ray revealed he was the "kingmaker" who − along with several other prominent business figures − had contributed funding to a trust fund available to certain candidates, including Roxanne Scott, Brian Rowe, Greg Betts and Grant Pforr (the latter two were successful).[2]

On the day before the election, nightclub operators spent more than $16,000 to send SMS messages to more than 75,000 people in a campaign against Gary Baildon because of a decision to reduce nightclub opening hours.[2]

References
  1. "Report on the 2004 Brisbane City Council Quadrennial Elections" (PDF). ABC News. Tally Room.
  2. "Gold Coast City Council election 2004: Inside the controversial local government campaign". Gold Coast Bulletin. 17 March 2024.
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