Walter Taylor Ward

The Walter Taylor Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Fig Tree Pocket, Indooroopilly, St Lucia, and parts of Chapel Hill, Taringa and Toowong.[1]

Walter Taylor Ward
MP	James Mackay
Party	Liberal National Party
Namesake	Walter Taylor
Electors	23,925 (2016)

Councillors for Walter Taylor Ward

Member		Party	Term
	June O'Connell	Liberal	1986-2000
	Jane Prentice	Liberal	2000-2008
		Liberal National Party	2008–2010[2]
	Julian Simmonds	Liberal National Party	2010-2019[3]
	James Mackay	Liberal National Party	2019–present[3]

Results

2020 Brisbane City Council election: Walter Taylor Ward[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	James Mackay	10,957	46.9	-12.7
	Greens	Michaela Sargent	8,147	34.9	+11.9
	Labor	Karthika Raghwan	3,582	15.3	-2.1
	Independent	Matt Antoniolli	684	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			23,370	-	-
Informal votes			412	-	-
Turnout			23,782	-	-
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	James Mackay	11,439	53.9	-11.8
	Greens	Michaela Sargent	9,766	46.1	+11.8
	Liberal National hold		Swing	-11.8

2016 Brisbane City Council election: Walter Taylor Ward[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Julian Simmonds	14,190	60.5	-3.5
	Greens	Chris Turnbull	5,354	22.8	+2.6
	Labor	Talbot Speechley	3,920	16.7	+0.9
Total formal votes			23,464	-	-
Informal votes			461	-	-
Turnout			23,925	-	-
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Julian Simmonds	14,574	66.5	-7.2
	Greens	Chris Turnbull	7,336	33.5	+7.2
	Liberal National hold		Swing	-7.2

References

1. "Walter Taylor Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. "Walter Taylor – Brisbane 2016". The Tally Room. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
3. Stone, Lucy (17 April 2019). "Schrinner's former ward still waiting for new councillor appointment". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
4. "Electorate: Walter Taylor". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
5. "Electorate: Walter Taylor". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.