March 19, 2016
Mick Curran has been comfortably returned for another term as Gympie Mayor.
Mr Curran was declared elected at 5:58pm on Thursday, March 24.
Mayoral Result:
1. Mick Curran – 19,307 (68.51pc)
2. Dereck Hume – 5119 (18.16pc)
3. George Groth – 3755 (13.32pc)
Division 1:
1. Mark McDonald – 1822 (48.20pc)
2. Bevan Reibel – 1205 (31.88pc)
3. Jess Milne – 753 (19.92pc)
Division 2:
1. Glen Hartwig – 1743 (51.02pc)
2. Rae Gate – 1393 (40.78pc)
3. Martin Poole – 280 (8.20pc)
Division 3:
1. Mal Gear – 1895 (50.25pc)
2. Shane Jocumsen – 963 (25.54pc)
3. Leonora Cox – 913 (24.21pc)
Division 4:
1. Daryl Dodt – 787 (24.87pc)
2. Graham Engeman- 759 (23.99pc)
3. Wayne Sachs – 745 (23.55pc)
4. Ross Caulfield – 537 (16.97pc)
5. Glen Tierney – 336 (10.62pc)
Division 5:
1. Dan Stewart – 1324 (39.88pc)
2. Gay Lohse – 1037 (31.23pc)
3. Peter Kross – 959 (28.89pc)
Division 6:
1. Ray Currie – 1097 (31.34pc)
2. Hilary Smerdon – 824 (23.54pc)
3. Kevin White – 792 (22.63pc)
4. Brian Thomas – 787 (22.49pc)
Division 7:
1. Bob Leitch – 1894 (48.85pc)
2. Donna Reardon – 1254 (32.34pc)
3. Tony Hanlon – 729 (18.80pc)
Division 8:
1. James Cochrane – 1428 (43.04pc)
2. Julie Walker – 1319 (39.75pc)
3. Ian Caulley – 571 (17.21pc)
Footnote: In a surprise result, Hilary Smerdon was declared elected in Division 6 after distribution of preferences, narrowly beating incumbent Ray Currie by 18 votes.
Related article: Shock Win For Smerdon
