2010 Walter Taylor Ward by-election

The 2010 Walter Taylor Ward by-election was held on 23 October 2010 to elect the next councillor for the Brisbane City Council ward of Walter Taylor, following the resignation of incumbent Jane Prentice.[1]

2010 Walter Taylor Ward by-election
23 October 2010
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Julian Simmonds Tim Dangerfield Louise Foley
Party Liberal National Greens Labor
Popular vote 10,192 3,902 2,898
Percentage 58.5% 22.4% 16.6%
Swing 5.1 7.3 4.6
2PP 64.9% 35.1%
2PP vote 6.1 35.1
Councillor before election

Jane Prentice
Liberal National

 Elected Councillor

Julian Simmonds
Liberal National

Prentice resigned from council on 24 August 2010 after winning the division of Ryan at the federal election. She had been re-elected for the Liberal Party at the 2008 Brisbane City Council election, and subsequently joined the Liberal National Party (LNP) when it was formed months later in July 2008.[2][3]

The by-election was easily won by LNP candidate Julian Simmonds, although there was a swing against of more than 6% after preferences.[4]

Results
2010 Walter Taylor Ward by-election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 10,192 58.5 −5.1
Greens Tim Dangerfield 3,902 22.4 +7.3
Labor Louise Foley 2,898 16.6 −4.6
Independent William Borbasi 434 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 17,426
Informal votes 270 1.5 +0.2
Turnout 17,696 69.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 10,686 64.9 −6.1
Greens Tim Dangerfield 5,775 35.1 +35.1
Liberal National hold Swing−6.1

References
  1. "By-election for Brisbane ward set for October". ABC News.
  2. "Brisbane City Council by-election called for October 23 after resignation of former councillor Jane Prentice". The Courier Mail.
  3. "Elections - 2008 Brisbane City - Councillor Election - Walter Taylor - Ward Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  4. Green, Antony (December 2015). "2012 Brisbane City Council Elections Analysis of Results" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. "2010 Walter Taylor By-Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
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