Redlands voters now know who has nominated for the 16 March local council elections.
By the close of nominations on 13 February, a total of 23 people submitted nominations to the Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) for election to Redland City Council.
The order of candidates names on ballot papers was drawn randomly yesterday by ECQ.
For the mayoral election, the ballot paper will show three candidates in the following order. Where applicable, a candidate’s group affiliation is shown.
MITCHELL, Jos Jos Mitchell Leading Change
Council elections – division contests
Ten division councillor positions are to be filled at the Redland City Council elections.
There were single nominations for Division 1 (Wendy Boglary) and Division 10 (Paul Bishop) so these candidates are automatically elected. Division 1 and Division 10 voters will still be voting to elect Redland City’s new mayor.
Details of the candidates for divisions 2-9 are shown below in the order that names will appear on the ballot papers.
Where we have shown a candidate’s name, we have included a link to their political Facebook page, if they have one. Some candidates may have blocked some people from seeing their Facebook pages.
Division 2
MCDONALD, Brian Jos Mitchell Leading Change
Division 3
SWEERIS-SIGRIST, Ludy
Division 4
HEWLETT, Lance Jos Mitchell Leading Change
Division 5
TRAVIS, Hilton Jos Mitchell Leading Change
Division 6
EVERY, Jasper Jos Mitchell Leading Change
Division 7
Division 8
Division 9
BERRIDGE, Adelia Jos Mitchell Leading Change
Voting in the Council elections
Redland City voters will have to complete ballot papers for mayor and for division councillor (Division 1 and 10 voters will only be voting in the mayoral election).
If you are not sure which division you are enrolled, in you can find out by putting your residential address into a search box on the ECQ website
Election Day is Saturday 16 March. Polling booths will open from 8:00am to 6:00pm.
Voting is compulsory, if you are on the electoral roll.
You can apply for a postal vote now. Applications close 7pm on Monday, 4 March 2024
Early Voting
Early voting will be available from Monday 4 March 2024. There will be three early voting centres in Redlands:
- Capalaba Place Hall 14 Noeleen Street, Capalaba, QLD
- Cleveland Baptist Church 4 Danielle St, Cleveland, QLD
- Victoria Point Community Hall, 140a Link Road, Victoria Point, QLD
The Early Voting Centres in Redlands will be open at these times:
- Monday 4 March from 9:00AM to 5:00PM
- Tuesday 5 March from 9:00AM to 5:00PM
- Wednesday 6 March from 9:00AM to 5:00PM
- Thursday 7 March from 9:00AM to 5:00PM
- Friday 8 March from 9:00AM to 5:00PM
- Monday 11 March from 9:00AM to 5:00PM
- Tuesday 12 March from 9:00AM to 5:00PM
- Wednesday 13 March from 9:00AM to 5:00PM
- Thursday 14 March from 9:00AM to 5:00PM
- Friday 15 March from 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Early voting will also be available at Brisbane City Hall.
More information about the 2024 local council elections is available on the ECQ website.
Optional Preferential Voting
Optional Preferential Voting (OPV) is used for these local council elections.
ECQ explains the ways that you can vote being either:
- Vote one: or
- Vote for some or all.
If you wish to Vote One:
Vote for only one candidate by placing a one (1), tick or cross in the square opposite the name of your preferred candidate.
If you wish to vote for some or all candidates:
Vote for some or all by placing a one (1) in the box of your preferred candidate. You can then number some or all of remaining boxes in order of your preference according to the instructions on the ballot paper.
Election material must be authorized
There are laws and rules governing communications by candidates and others during the local council elections.
Queensland’s local government electoral laws require that any publication of election material must be properly authorised by a named person and the the authorization must include a street address. These rules are explained in this ECQ fact sheet.
Election material includes anything that can or intends to influence an elector in relation to voting at the election or affect the result of an election.
The requirement for election material to be properly authorized includes election signs, brochures, newspaper advertisements, Facebook pages and posts, and texts.
If you notice any election material being issued without valid authorization you can report this (with evidence e.g. screenshots) to the ECQ at compliance@ecq.qld.gov.au
Council election signs
We explained the local laws applying to election signs in: Election signs in Redland City.
Election signs are NOT allowed on public land such as Council land, parks and local Council road reserves (which includes footpaths). The only exception is that candidates may have signs associated with staffed information booths on road sides or parks.
Complaints about candidates not complying with these local laws can be made to Redland City council at rcc@redland.qld.gov.au
Authorized by Steve MacDonald, 104 Channel Street, Cleveland QLD 4063
Redlands2030 15 February 2024
Update 24 February – added images of division councillors’ elections signs.
Please note: Offensive or off-topic comments will be deleted. If offended by any published comment please email thereporter@redlands2030.net