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]

The Gabba Ward
QueenslandBrisbane City Council
Created2008[1]
CouncillorTrina Massey
PartyGreens
NamesakeWoolloongabba
Electors32,754 (2024)[2]
DemographicInner metropolitan

This was the first ward ever won by the Queensland Greens. It is currently held by Trina Massey, who succeeded Jonathan Sriranganathan in 2023 and was elected in her own right in 2024.

History

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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

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Image Member Party Term Notes
    Helen Abrahams Labor 15 March 2008
19 March 2016
Councillor for Paddington Ward from 19911994. Retired
    Jonathan Sriranganathan Greens 19 March 2016
21 April 2023
Known as Jonathan Sri until 2022. First-ever Queensland Greens councillor. Resigned to run for Lord Mayor at 2024 election
    Trina Massey Greens 21 April 2023 –
present
Incumbent

Results

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2024

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2024 Queensland local elections: The Gabba Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Greens Trina Massey 11,463 45.12 −0.48
Liberal National Laura Wong 7,899 31.09 +1.69
Labor Rebecca McIntosh 6,043 23.79 −1.21
Total formal votes 25,405 98.28
Informal votes 444 1.72
Turnout 25,849 78.92
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Trina Massey 13,554 60.84 −1.46
Liberal National Laura Wong 8,995 39.16 +1.46
Greens hold Swing −1.46

2020

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2020 Queensland local elections: 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

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2016 Queensland local elections: 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
People Decide 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

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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

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2008 Queensland local elections: 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 Drew Hutton 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 notional hold Swing –6.97

References

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  1. ^ "The Gabba – Brisbane 2016". The Tally Room. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ "The Gabba Ward". 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. ^ "Elections - 2012 Brisbane City - Councillor Election - the Gabba - Ward Summary".
  8. ^ "Elections - 2008 Brisbane City - Councillor Election - the Gabba - Ward Summary".