| Election Name: | 1934 Brisbane City Council elections |
| Country: | Brisbane |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1970 Brisbane City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1970 |
| Election Date: | 31 March 1973 |
| Next Election: | 1976 Brisbane City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Seats For Election: | All 21 seats on the Brisbane City Council |
| Leader1: | Clem Jones |
| Party1: | Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) |
| Seats1: | 20 wards |
| Leader2: | John Andrews |
| Party2: | Brisbane Civic |
| Leaders Seat2: | Mitchelton Ward (lost seat) |
| Colour2: | 8DB4D2 |
| Seats2: | 1 ward |
| Lord Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Clem Jones |
| Before Party: | Labor |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Lord Mayor |
| After Election: | Clem Jones |
| After Party: | 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.[1]
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.[2] [3] [4]
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.[5]
The BCP won just one ward − Indooroopilly − while Andrews lost his seat in Mitchelton.[6]
Following the BCP's loss, the Liberal Party decided to endorse candidates, starting at the 1976 election. The CMO disbanded around this time.[7]