2024 Queensland local elections
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The 2024 Queensland local elections will be held on 16 March 2024 to elect the mayors and councils of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
The original scheduled elections date of 30 March 2024 was moved ahead to 16 March to avoid clashing with Easter holidays.[3]
The elections are being held on the same day as the state by-elections in Inala and Ipswich West.
Notable candidates
Former LNP, One Nation politician George Christensen is running for a seat in the Mackay City Council.[4][5]
Party changes before elections
A number of councillors joined or left parties before the 2024 elections.
| Council | Ward | Councillor | Former party | New party | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | Division 2 | Rob Pyne | Independent Socialist | Socialist Alliance | 23 September 2020[6] | ||
| Cairns | Division 9 | Brett Olds | Independent Liberal National | Independent | 20 September 2021[7] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "2024 local government elections". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
- ^ "Council candidates 2024". Queensland Greens. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024.
- ^ Kerr, Judith; McCormack, Madura (1 April 2023). "Council election moved to new date in March before Easter holidays in 2024". The Courier-Mail.
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- ^ "Councillor Rob Pyne: 'Democratic socialism is getting a wider hearing' | Green Left". www.greenleft.org.au. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Vocal councillor quits LNP over Covid to be anti-vax 'poster boy'". Cairns Post.