Central Ward (City of Brisbane)

Central Ward
Central Ward;
MP	Vicki Howard
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Brisbane (Central - CBD)
Electors	33,421 (2024)
Demographic	Inner metropolitan

Central Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering the CBD, Fortitude Valley, New Farm, Spring Hill, Herston, Bowen Hills, Newstead and Teneriffe.^[2] The current councillor is Vicki Howard of the Liberal National Party, who gained the ward from Labor at the 2012 election.

History

Labor's David Hinchliffe won Central in 1988. For most of his tenure, Central was considered a safe Labor seat, until the party's vote began to decline from the 2004 election onwards. David Hinchliffe retired in 2012 and the election held that year was won by LNP candidate Vicki Howard.^[3]

Member		Party	Term
	David Hinchliffe	Labor	1988–2012
	Vicki Howard	Liberal National	2012–present

Results

2024

2024 Queensland local elections: Central Ward^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Vicki Howard	11,674	46.69	−1.71
	Greens	Wendy Aghdam	8,888	35.55	+8.05
	Labor	Ash Murray	4,440	17.76	−6.34
Total formal votes			25,002	98.37	+0.39
Informal votes			414	1.63	−0.39
Turnout			25,416	76.05	+6.63
Two-party-preferred result^[6]
	Liberal National	Vicki Howard	12,331	52.98	−4.79
	Greens	Wendy Aghdam	10,944	47.02	+4.79
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−4.79

2020

2020 Queensland local elections: Central Ward^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Vicki Howard	9,800	48.40	–2.44
	Greens	Trina Massey	5,568	27.50	+5.01
	Labor	Judi Jabour	4,879	24.10	–2.57
Total formal votes			20,247	97.98	+0.28
Informal votes			418	2.02	–0.28
Turnout			20,665	69.58	–5.85
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal National	Vicki Howard	10,333	57.56	–0.65
	Labor	Judy Jabour	7,619	42.44	+0.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Vicki Howard	10,359	57.77	–0.44
	Greens	Trina Massey	7,573	42.23	+42.23
	Liberal National hold		Swing	–0.44

2016

2016 Queensland local elections: Central Ward^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Vicki Howard	10,430	50.84	–0.60
	Labor	Amber Hawkins	5,471	26.67	–3.82
	Greens	Kirsten Lovejoy	4,614	22.49	+4.42
Total formal votes			20,515	97.70	–0.47
Informal votes			484	2.30	+0.47
Turnout			20,999	75.43	+1.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Vicki Howard	10,878	58.21	–0.44
	Labor	Amber Hawkins	7,808	41.79	+0.44
	Liberal National hold		Swing	–0.44

2012

2012 Brisbane City Council election: Central Ward^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Vicki Howard	10,284	51.44	+9.48
	Labor	Heather Beattie	6,096	30.49	–9.11
	Greens	Rachael Jacobs	3,613	18.07	+1.46
Total formal votes			19,993	98.17	–0.22
Informal votes			372	1.83	+0.22
Turnout			20,365	74.01	–3.59
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Vicki Howard	10,672	58.65	+8.93
	Labor	Heather Beattie	7,525	41.35	–8.93
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+8.93

2008

2008 Queensland local elections: Central Ward^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Vicki Howard	8,709	41.96	+10.89
	Labor	David Hinchliffe	8,219	39.60	–8.08
	Greens	Anne Boccabella	3,450	16.61	–1.13
	Independent	David White	379	1.83	+1.83
Total formal votes			20,757	98.39	+0.31
Informal votes			340	1.61	–0.31
Turnout			21,097	77.60	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Hinchliffe	9,173	50.28	–11.76
	Liberal	Vicki Howard	9,071	49.72	+11.76
	Labor hold		Swing	–11.76

2004

2004 Brisbane City Council election: Central Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	David Hinchliffe	9,198	47.75
	Liberal	Rodney Maller	6,052	31.42
	Greens	Colin Sweett	3,378	17.54
	Independent	Coral Wynter	634	3.29
Total formal votes			19,262	98.16
Informal votes			362	1.84
Turnout			19,624	75.11
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Hinchliffe	10,434	62.04
	Liberal	Rodney Maller	6,383	37.96
	Labor hold		Swing

References

^ "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
^ "Central Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b Raue, Ben. "Central – Brisbane 2016". The Tally Room. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ "Central (Key seat) - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
^ Queensland, Electoral Commission of (6 April 2024). "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ Queensland, Electoral Commission of (6 April 2024). "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ "Electorate: Central". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^ "Electorate: Central". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ "2008 Brisbane City - Councillor Election - Central - Ward Summary". Electoral Commission Queensland. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[1] "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

[BCC-2] "Central Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

[Tally_Room-3] Raue, Ben. "Central – Brisbane 2016". The Tally Room. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

[4] "Central (Key seat) - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

[5] Queensland, Electoral Commission of (6 April 2024). "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[6] Queensland, Electoral Commission of (6 April 2024). "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[7] "Electorate: Central". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[8] "Electorate: Central". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

[9] "2008 Brisbane City - Councillor Election - Central - Ward Summary". Electoral Commission Queensland. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

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