1973 Brisbane City Council election

Australian local election March 2024 Brisbane parliamentary no 1970 Brisbane City Council election 1970 31 March 1973 1976 Brisbane City Council election 1976 All 21 seats on Brisbane City Council 170x170px Clem Jones Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) Camp Hill 20 wards BCP John Andrews Brisbane Civic Mitchelton (lost seat) 8DB4D2 1 ward Lord Mayor Clem Jones Labor Subsequent Lord Mayor Clem Jones Labor The 1973 Brisbane City Council election was held on 31 March 1973 to elect 21 aldermen to the City of Brisbane. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland, Australia.ALP wins council election https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136968412 The Canberra Times 2 April 1973 31 March 2024 30 March 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240330133412/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136968412 live The Labor Party defeated the Brisbane Civic Party (BCP) in a landslide victory, winning 20 out of 21 wards. This was despite changes introduced by the Bjelke-Petersen state government before the election, which reduced the number of wards and removed the direct lord mayoral election.Queensland Liberals leave the sinking party https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127215138 The Canberra Times 21 July 1984 31 March 2024 31 March 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240331034249/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127215138 live How Diverging Interests in Public Health and Urban Planning Can Lead to Less Healthy Cities 2020 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1538513219873591 Journal of Planning History 11 10.1177/1538513219873591 Hensley Melissa Mateo-Babiano Derlie Minnery John Pojani Dorina 19 2 Green Antony Election Preview http://www.abc.net.au/elections/brisbane/2008/guide/summary.htm ABC News 17 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080317172559/http://www.abc.net.au/elections/brisbane/2008/guide/summary.htm 2008-03-17 Background Prior to the election, the Country Party state government reduced the number of wards from 28 to 21, and removed the direct election for lord mayor. This meant incumbent Clem Jones had to contest a ward, and the lord mayor was elected by a vote of aldermen after the election. The changes were aimed at Labor, who had controlled the mayoralty since 1961. After another defeat in 1970, the Citizens' Municipal Organisation (CMO) was described as "moribund" and did not contest the election. Instead, the Brisbane Civic Party was formed and led by Mitchelton Ward councillor John Andrews.Mr. K. J. HOOPER https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/1979/1979_03_14.pdf Queensland Parliament 22 2024-03-31 2024-03-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20240331034250/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/1979/1979_03_14.pdf live Results The BCP won just one ward − Indooroopilly − while Andrews lost his seat in Mitchelton.Australian Political Chronicle 273–274 1973 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/data/UQ_239886/AJPH_Political_Chronicles_Qld_1973_19_2.pdf?Expires=1555085011&Signature=PbMILXn7Ad5jQ6D2PMkLQRvQM7p-YZKZWsp1REOL4F4HNx6nndJYVHS0TmftNLKklDR06H0PlLF8e7WIktRZ5MIL3DG3mdWzNOUU2cmBPaQklLd63ErsyJXrviIqV6RVmB7e2bzUUUSb73keCtZ7IHAy5vYvcqez7d4Yia~lhRKRvwiLlZlI2xOKR0QByKrbInbcmX9XmX6cf1fbYHxaOifZVqSACSUq1KTUjPEXE5GeuxICPo~-v96h-sj0A-1Q4sw7B7jqvC1oSGO4UM1wgUOeUKY9O7dd9sdSJMNffsFSDRA5Iw4s2y209xwuN6YNGV8jMliTYFe0~HawO0dGAQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJKNBJ4MJBJNC6NLQ Ward summary WardPartyAldermanMargin (%)Acacia Labor Clarrie O'SullivanQueensland Hansard 24 March 2011 https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2011/2011_03_24_WEEKLY.PDF Legislative Assembly 2011-03-24 884 Annastacia Palaszczuk Member for InalaAnnerley LaborAuchenflower LaborBanyo LaborBramble Bay LaborCamp Hill LaborClem JonesCarina LaborCentral City LaborChermside LaborColmslie LaborCorinda Labor Gordon ThomsonHamilton Labor Beatrice Elizabeth DawsonIndooroopilly Brisbane Civic Party Lex OrdLegislative Assembly Hansard 1973 https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/1973/1973_10_12.PDF 1973-10-12 2025-10-28 946 2025-10-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20251028051151/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/1973/1973_10_12.PDF liveLutwyche LaborMitchelton LaborNathan LaborSunnybank LaborThe Gap LaborToombul LaborWaterloo Bay LaborEric ShawWoolloongabba Labor Aftermath Following the BCP's loss, the Liberal Party decided to endorse candidates, starting at the 1976 election. The CMO disbanded around this time.Shaping A City – Making Greater Brisbane Work (1925–1985) John Cole 1985 William Brooks Queensland 98, 107–108 References 1973 Brisbane City Council election, 1973 Brisbane City Council election