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Bracken Ridge Ward
Bracken Ridge Ward;
MP	Sandy Landers
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Bracken Ridge
Electors	31,445 (2024)
Demographic	Outer metropolitan

The Bracken Ridge Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Bracken Ridge, Bald Hills, Carseldine, Fitzgibbon, and parts of Aspley and Zillmere.^[2] The ward has been represented by Amanda Cooper of the Liberal National Party since 2007.^[2]^[3]^[4] Amanda Cooper resigned in October 2019 to contest the District of Aspley in the 2020 QLD Election for the LNP.

History

Liberal councillor Carol Cashman was elected in 1997, and re-elected in 2000 and 2004.^[3] Cashman resigned in 2007, and Amanda Cooper was appointed to the casual vacancy.^[3]^[4] Cooper has since been re-elected in 2008, 2012 and 2016.^[5]^[6]

	Party	Term
Keith Murray	Liberal	1985–1997
Carol Cashman	Liberal	1997–2007
Amanda Cooper	Liberal	2007–2008
Amanda Cooper	Liberal National	2008–2019
Sandy Landers	Liberal National	2019–present

Results

2024

2024 Queensland local elections: Bracken Ridge Ward^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Sandy Landers	14,997	56.91	+6.87
	Labor	Thomas Stephen	7,836	29.74	−7.80
	Greens	John Harbison	3,519	13.35	+0.93
Total formal votes			26,352	97.63	+0.54
Informal votes			640	2.37	−0.54
Turnout			26,992	85.84	+4.58
Two-party-preferred result^[9]
	Liberal National	Sandy Landers	15,418	61.37	+7.22
	Labor	Thomas Stephen	9,704	38.63	−7.22
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+7.22

2020

2020 Queensland local elections: Bracken Ridge Ward^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Sandy Landers	11,798	50.0	−6.6
	Labor	Cath Palmer	8,850	37.5	+2.9
	Greens	Kathryn Fry	2,929	12.4	+3.6
Total formal votes			23,577
Informal votes			707
Turnout			24,284
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Sandy Landers	12,127	54.2	−6.4
	Labor	Cath Palmer	10,267	45.8	+6.4
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−6.4

2016

2016 Queensland local elections: Bracken Ridge Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Amanda Cooper	13,669	56.6	−10.4
	Labor	Cath Palmer	8,352	34.6	+9.3
	Greens	Keith Skelton	2,120	8.8	+1.1
Total formal votes			24,141	-	−
Informal votes			688	-	−
Turnout			24,829	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Amanda Cooper	13,989	60.6	−11.1
	Labor	Cath Palmer	9,101	39.4	+11.1
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−11.1

2012

2012 Brisbane City Council election: Bracken Ridge Ward^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Amanda Cooper	14,786	67.0	+7.9
	Labor	Carla Pinder	5,583	25.3	−7.3
	Greens	Keith Skelton	1,695	7.7	+2.3
Total formal votes			22,064	-	−
Informal votes			551	2.4	+0.5
Turnout			22,615	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Amanda Cooper	15,027	71.6	+7.7
	Labor	Carla Pinder	5,962	28.4	−7.7
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+7.7

2008

2008 Queensland local elections: Bracken Ridge Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Amanda Cooper	13,322	59.16	−6.26
	Labor	Sean Waugh	7,332	32.56	+3.99
	Greens	Janine Murphy	1,214	5.39	+0.62
Informal votes			440	1.92	−0.12
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Amanda Cooper	13,501	63.88	−5.31
	Labor	Sean Waugh	7,634	36.12	+5.31
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.31

2004

2004 Brisbane City Council election: Bracken Ridge Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Carol Cashman	14,103	65.45
	Labor	Steve Davey	6,137	28.48
	Greens	Mark Carey-Smith	1,308	6.07
Total formal votes			21,548	98.07
Informal votes			423	1.93
Turnout			21,971	89.25
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Carol Cashman	14,274	69.19
	Labor	Steve Davey	6,356	30.81
	Liberal hold		Swing