Angela Owen Explained

Angela Owen
Honorific-Prefix:Councillor
Office1:Brisbane City Councillor for
Calamvale Ward
Term Start1:16 March 2016
Term End1:27 March 2024
Predecessor1:Ward established
Successor1:Emily Kim
Office2:Brisbane City Councillor for
Parkinson Ward
Term Start2:26 March 2008
Term End2:16 March 2016
Predecessor2:Ward established
Successor2:Ward abolished
Party:Liberal National
Alma Mater:Griffith University
Profession:Accountant

Angela Carolyn Owen[1] (formerly Owen-Taylor) is an Australian former politician who was a Councillor of Brisbane City Council (BCC), the local government authority for the City of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland, from 2008[2] to 2024.[3]

Political career

Local government

Owen (formerly known as Owen-Taylor) was first elected in 2008 to Brisbane City Council as the inaugural Councillor for Parkinson Ward, then re-elected in 2012.

In 2014 and 2015, the Local Government Change Commission undertook a review of all BCC electoral wards, resulting in the abolition of Parkinson Ward and the creation of Calamvale Ward. Owen contested the 2016 Brisbane City Council election and was elected as the inaugural Councillor for Calamvale Ward, then re-elected in 2020.

Whilst elected, Owen additionally served as Chairman of Council.[4] Deputy Chairman of Council, Deputy Chairman of the Finance, Economic Development and Administration Committees, Deputy Chairman of City Business and Local Assets, Deputy Chair of Public and Active Transport as well as Deputy to the Lord Mayor on Multicultural Affairs and International Relations, Chairman of the Sister Cities Committee and Deputy to the Lord Mayor on the $215m City Hall Restoration project.

On 13 March 2020, the Council’s conduct review panel found Owen to have engaged in misconduct over her use of ratepayer-funded cab charges.[5] She subsequently apologised for her actions.[6]

Owen contested the 2024 Brisbane City Council election for Calamvale Ward. After a 4% swing against Owen, she lost to Emily Kim. [7] [8] In losing her seat, Owen became the first sitting LNP Councillor to lose their own ward to Labor in the twenty-first century.

Federal government

Owen is a member of the Liberal National Party.[9] In March 2019, she was endorsed as the LNP candidate for the Australian House of Representatives in the marginal Brisbane seat of Moreton and contested the 2019 Australian federal election.[10] Owen led on first preference votes, however incumbent Labor member Graham Perrett marginally retained the seat, in part due to preferences from Greens voters.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Notice of Election Results. Electoral Commission of Queensland. 9 April 2020. 12 April 2020.
  2. 30 August 2012, Courier-Mail, Key projects in Parkinson ward are progressing well, according to Councillor Angela Owen-Taylor. Retrieved 13 July 2014
  3. Web site: Queensland . Electoral Commission of . 2019-07-01 . Electoral Commission of Queensland . 2024-03-28 . results.elections.qld.gov.au . en.
  4. Web site: Brisbane City Council Calamvale Ward. 9 August 2019. Brisbane City Council. 30 April 2019. 4 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204173800/https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-strategy/councillors-wards/calamvale-ward. live.
  5. Web site: Stone . Lucy . 2020-03-20 . Two Brisbane councillors engaged in misconduct, review panel finds . 2024-04-04 . Brisbane Times . en.
  6. Web site: Stone . Lucy . 2020-09-08 . Two Brisbane councillors refuse to pay fines for conduct rulings . 2024-04-04 . Brisbane Times . en.
  7. Web site: . 2024-04-03 . ABC Calamvale Ward results . 2024-07-07 . en.
  8. Web site: Queensland . Electoral Commission of . 2019-07-01 . Electoral Commission of Queensland . 2024-03-28 . results.elections.qld.gov.au . en.
  9. 29 April 2012, ABC News, 2012 Brisbane City Council Election. Retrieved 13 July 2014, "...Parkinson was a new and notionally Labor held ward first contested at the 2008 election, when a swing of 7.6% delivered victory to Liberal Angela Owen-Taylor...."
  10. Web site: Second Brisbane councillor to run in federal election. Lydia. Lynch. 30 March 2019. The Brisbane Times. 30 April 2019. 30 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190430213558/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/second-brisbane-councillor-to-run-in-federal-election-20190330-p5197p.html. live.
  11. Web site: Moreton. Antony. Green. 6 June 2019. ABC News. 14 April 2020. 28 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228182330/https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2019/guide/more. live.