2008 Gold Coast City Council election explained
| Country: | Queensland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Gold Coast City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Gold Coast City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | 15 March 2008 |
| Turnout: | | Embed: | yes | | Type: | parliamentary | | Ongoing: | no | | Candidate1: | Ron Clarke | | Party1: | Independent | | Popular Vote1: | 79,463 | | Percentage1: | 35.62% | | Party2: | Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division) | | Popular Vote2: | 59,585 | | Percentage2: | 26.71% | | Swing2: | 26.71 | | Image3: | UGC | | Colour3: | 1C5CED | | Popular Vote3: | 57,605 | | Percentage3: | 25.82% | | Swing3: | 25.82 | | 1Blank: | 2CP | | 2Blank: | 2CP swing | | 1Data1: | 53.99% | | 1Data2: | 46.01% | | Mayor | | Posttitle: | Subsequent Mayor | | Before Election: | Ron Clarke | | Before Party: | Independent | | After Election: | Ron Clarke | | After Party: | Independent |
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The 2008 Gold Coast City Council election was held on 15 March 2008 to elect a mayor and 14 councillors to the City of Gold Coast. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia.[1]
Although there was speculation he would retire, incumbent mayor Ron Clarke contested and was re-elected, defeating four candidates − including Tom Tate (Liberal), sitting councillor Rob Molhoek (Unite GC) and former federal MP John Bradford.[2]
Results
Mayor
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2008 Local Government Elections . Electoral Commission of Queensland . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302020402/https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/lg2008/groupIndex.html . 2 March 2023.
- Web site: Flashback: The battle for the Gold Coast mayoralty in 2008 as Tom Tate fought Ron Clarke . Gold Coast Bulletin.
