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Solid swings but not many ward wins – unpacking the results of the 2024 Brisbane City Council election
Well it’s six days since the council election, and the last few postal votes are being scrutinised closely, with the Greens frustratingly close to winning in a couple of different electorates both in Brissie and elsewhere in South-East Queensland. Across Brisbane’s 26 wards, the Greens primary vote has grown by a very healthy 5.2% on average, to 23%. (There’s a few percentage points difference between the ward vote and the mayoral vote due to the two Independent mayoral candidates and the Legalise Cannabis candidate, who tend to take more votes off the Greens than from the major parties). It’s a very respectable and encouraging swing, [...]
