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Forest Lake Ward

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Forest Lake Ward
QueenslandBrisbane City Council
Created2015
CouncillorCharles Strunk
PartyLabor
NamesakeForest Lake
Electors34,192 (2024)[1]
DemographicOuter-metropolitan

Forest Lake Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Doolandella, Inala, Richlands, and parts of Forest Lake and Durack.[2] It was created in 2015 to replace Richlands Ward ahead of the 2016 election.[3]

Councillors for Forest Lake Ward

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Image Member Party Term Notes
  Charles Strunk Labor 19 March 2016
present
Incumbent

Results

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2024

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2024 Queensland local elections: Forest Lake Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Strunk 10,654 39.71 −13.09
Liberal National Kylie Gates 9,237 34.43 +3.53
Greens Vi Phuong Nguyen 6,941 25.87 +9.57
Total formal votes 26,832 97.35
Informal votes 731 2.65
Turnout 27,563 80.61
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Strunk 12,800 55.33 −8.07
Liberal National Kylie Gates 10,333 44.67 +8.07
Labor hold Swing −8.07

2020

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2020 Queensland local elections: Forest Lake Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Strunk 12,667 52.8 +3.6
Liberal National Roger Hooper 7,399 30.8 −9.8
Greens Jenny Mulkearns 3,920 16.3 +6.2
Total formal votes 23,986
Informal votes 1,044
Turnout 25,030
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Strunk 13,971 63.4 +7.9
Liberal National Roger Hooper 8,072 36.6 −7.9
Labor hold Swing +7.9

2016

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2016 Queensland local elections: Forest Lake Ward[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Strunk 11,553 49.2 −6.2
Liberal National Leanne McFarlane 9,560 40.7 −4
Greens Jenny Mulkearns 2,386 10.2 +10.2
Total formal votes 23,499 -
Informal votes 962 -
Turnout 24,461 -
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Strunk 12,235 55.3 0
Liberal National Leanne McFarlane 9,886 44.7 0
Labor hold Swing 0

References

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  1. ^ "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Forest Lake Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Forest Lake - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Electorate: Forest Lake". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Electorate: Forest Lake". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 11 March 2017.