2013 Queensland local elections

Australian local elections Queensland parliamentary no 9 November 2013 2012 Queensland local elections 2012 2016 Queensland local elections 2016 The 2013 Queensland local elections were held on 9 November 2013 to elect the mayors and councils of four local government areas in Queensland, Australia.2013 New LG Elections https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2013/groupIndex.html Electoral Commission of Queensland https://web.archive.org/web/20240330080936/https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2013/groupIndex.html 30 March 2024 Elections were held for the shires of Douglas, Livingstone, Mareeba and Noosa following successful votes to de-amalgamate from the regions of Cairns, Rockhampton, Tablelands and Sunshine Coast respectively.Vote counting continues in council de-merger polls in four Qld shires https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-11/vote-counting-continues-in-council-de-merger-polls/5082624 ABC News 11 November 2013 The demergers officially came into effect on 1 January 2014.Local Government (De-amalgamation Implementation) Regulation 2013 https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/L/LocalGovDeamallmpR13.pdf Local Government Act 2009 Queensland Government 14 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130526200010/http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/L/LocalGovDeamallmpR13.pdf 26 May 2013 live Background 2008 amalgamations 2008 Queensland local elections In April 2007, an extensive local government reform process was set up by the Beattie Government, who set up a Local Government Reform Commission to report on the State's local government areas (other than the City of Brisbane). This was in part due to the number of financially weak councils with small populations in rural areas, dating from an earlier time when industry and population had justified their creation. The Commission reported back on 27 July 2007, recommending massive amalgamations all over the State into "regional councils" centred on major towns or centres, based on a range of criteria such as economy of scale, community of interest and financial sustainability. http://www.lgp.qld.gov.au/?id=4461 Local government reform Department of Local Government (Queensland) dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070427185806/http://www.lgp.qld.gov.au/?id=4461 2007-04-27 On 10 August 2007, the commission's amalgamation recommendations passed into law as the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007, with only a few name changes as alterations. "Local Transition Committees" (LTCs) were created for each new area, made up of councillors and staff from the original areas, with the old entities formally ceasing to exist on the day of the 2008 local elections. 2012 de-amalgamation push During the 2012 Queensland state election campaign, the Liberal National Party promised to reconsider the amalgamations. Having won government on 24 March 2012, they invited former shires wishing to de-amalgamate to make submissions which: demonstrated that it was financially viable to de-amalgamate accepted that the re-established shire would bear the full costs of de-amalgamation was supported by the signatures of at least 20% of the voters in the former shires. Viable proposals would then be put to a referendum in the former shire for a majority vote on de-amalgamation.De-amalgamation fact sheet http://statements.qld.gov.au/Content/MediaAttachments/2012/pdf/Fact%20Sheet.pdf Queensland Government 14 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051447/http://statements.qld.gov.au/Content/MediaAttachments/2012/pdf/Fact%20Sheet.pdf 8 August 2014 live Submissions were received from 19 communities, but only four submissions were found to be viable: Douglas, Livingstone, Mareeba and Noosa.Strong interest in De-amalgamation http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2012/8/31/strong-interest-in-deamalgamation 14 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051450/http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2012/8/31/strong-interest-in-deamalgamation 8 August 2014 live March 2013 de-amalgamation polls On 9 March 2013, polls were held in the four affected former shires, asking residents if they wanted to de-amalgamate. Voting was compulsory.Council de-merger poll 'historic' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-08/council-de-merger-poll-historic/4560284 ABC News 8 March 2013 The wording of the question for each region was: "Should a [former LGA] Shire Council be created by the de-amalgamation of the [current LGA] Regional Council local government area, with the costs to be met by the [former LGA] Shire Council?"Livingstone Area De-amalgamation Poll - Livingstone - Poll Area Summary https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LIVINGSTONE/results/district97.html Electoral Commission of Queensland The "Yes" vote won in all councils, with the highest vote in Noosa, where more than 80% of residents voted to split from Sunshine Coast.Queensland local councils vote to go it alone in de-amalgamation vote http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/councils-vote-to-go-it-alone/story-e6freoof-1226593959005 Courier-Mail 13 August 2013 10 March 2013 LGA YES NO Informal Turnout Votes % Votes % Votes % Total % Douglas3,230 57.642,374 42.36510.905,65581.98 Livingstone10,862 56.598,331 43.411951.0119,38887.57 Mareeba6,165 57.904,482 42.101010.9410,74887.19 Noosa24,477 81.385,602 18.622700.8930,34987.16 References Category:Local elections in Queensland Queensland Queensland