Paddington Ward

The Paddington Ward (formerly Toowong Ward) is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Paddington, Auchenflower, Kelvin Grove, Milton, Petrie Terrace, Red Hill, and parts of Bardon and Toowong.[1]

Paddington Ward
Created1994
MPPeter Matic
PartyLiberal National Party
NamesakePaddington
Electors23,600 (2016)

History

Toowong Ward was created in 1994 as a merger of Liberal-held Taringa Ward and Labor-held Paddington Ward. Liberal councillor Judy Magub was elected in 1994 and re-elected in 1997, 2000 and 2004, before retiring in 2007. Liberal councillor Peter Matic was appointed to the casual vacancy, and was re-elected in 2008. The ward was renamed Paddington Ward prior to the 2016 election after shifting to the north and east, and losing parts of Toowong to Walter Taylor Ward.[2][3]

Councillors for Paddington Ward
Member Party Term
  Helen Abrahams Labor 1991-1994[2]
  Judy Magub Liberal 1994-2007[4]
  Peter Matic Liberal 2007–2008
  Liberal National Party 2008–present

Results
2020 Brisbane City Council election: Paddington Ward[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Peter Matic 10,629 45.4 -3.2
Greens Donna Burns 8,984 38.4 +11.5
Labor Jeff Eelkema 3,775 16.1 -8.3
Total formal votes 23,388 - -
Informal votes 347 - -
Turnout 23,735 - -
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Peter Matic 11,064 50.7 -5.1
Greens Donna Burns 10,753 49.3 +5.1
Liberal National hold Swing-5.1
2016 Brisbane City Council election: Paddington Ward[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Peter Matic 11,326 48.9 -4.7
Greens Michael Kane 6,328 27.3 +6
Labor Jeff Eelkema 5,510 23.8 -1.3
Total formal votes 23,164 - -
Informal votes 436 - -
Turnout 23,600 - -
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Peter Matic 11,736 55.8 -6.1
Greens Michael Kane 9,283 44.2 +6.1
Liberal National hold Swing-6.1

References
  1. "Paddington Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. "Full list of Brisbane City Council candidates by ward". couriermail.com.au. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. "Electorate: Paddington". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. "Paddington– Brisbane 2016". The Tally Room. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  5. "Electorate: Paddington". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 11 March 2017.


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