1995 Gold Coast City Council election

none 1995 Queensland local electionsMarch 2024 Queensland parliamentary no 1994 (GC)← 1994 (Albert) 1997 Gold Coast City Council election 1997 11 March 1995 Mayoral election yes parliamentary Primary no Ray Stevens 2012 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Ray Stevens Independent Liberal (Australia) Gary Baildon GCWA (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Gary Baildon Independent (Australia) 2CP 2CP swing Mayor Subsequent Mayor Gary Baildon Independent Ray Stevens Ind. Liberal The 1995 Gold Coast City Council election was held on 11 March 1995 to elect a mayor and 14 councillors to the City of Gold Coast, a local government area (LGA) of Queensland, Australia. The election was one of three held in 1995 following several amalgamations, which included the Shire of Albert being absorbed into Gold Coast City.Gold Coast history: 25 years since Gold Coast and Albert Shire councils amalgamated in 1995 https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/lifestyle/gold-coast-history-25-years-since-gold-coast-and-albert-shire-councils-amalgamated-in-1995/news-story/599ec3ac62e225579667705514a4d9cf Gold Coast Bulletin 8 March 2020 Ray Stevens, the outgoing mayor of Albert, won the mayoral election, defeating incumbent Gold Coast mayor Gary Baildon as well as five other candidates.Campaign shock as former mayor Gary Baildon launches bid to return to council in Surfers https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/campaign-shock-as-former-mayor-gary-baildon-launches-bid-to-return-to-council-in-surfers/news-story/9d5ea42f9703b8300bf51d0e05e28070 Gold Coast Bulletin 6 February 2016 Background 1995 Queensland local elections#Background Albert, created in 1948, had seen a rapid expansion from the late 1960s onwards.Dedekorkut-Howes Aysin Severine Mayere 2016 Planning the Unplanned City: The Story of the Gold Coast https://www.academia.edu/22570215 4 However, the Shire of Logan was separately incorporated in 1978, and Albert lost 110.0 km2 sqmi 1 on of its area and 54,650 people in the change − almost three-quarters of its population. With the astronomic growth levels experienced by the Gold Coast area from the late 1970s onwards, the new Albert grew from 18,753 at the 1976 census to 143,697 in 1991. Although the commission's recommendations only included boundary adjustments between Albert and the City of Gold Coast, the outcome following much public debate was a decision by the Queensland Government to absorb Albert into Gold Coast City. References Category:Gold Coast City Council elections Gold Gold