Three Councillors Declared Victors

April 7, 2020

There will be at least one new face on the new South Burnett Regional Council with the official declaration on Tuesday evening of a result in the Division 4 poll.

Kirstie Schumacher has been declared the winner by the Electoral Commission of Queensland over incumbent councillor Terry Fleischfresser.

The winners of Division 3 and Division 5 have also been declared, with sitting councillors Danita Potter and Kathy Duff officially returned.

There is still no decision in Division 6, with incumbent Ros Heit still narrowly ahead of Scott Henschen.

There were no contests in Divisions 1 and 2, with Roz Frohloff and Gavin Jones re-elected unopposed.

There is also no declaration yet in the vote for mayor, with challenger Brett Otto still ahead of incumbent Keith Campbell by 583 votes in the First Preference count.

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At 11:49am, Tuesday:

Mayor – 82.37 per cent – Official First Preference Count

*Keith Campbell – 6747
Abigail Andersson – 2765
Brett Otto – 7330
Toni Ralph – 1580
Informal – 530

Division 3 – 79.60 per cent – Official First Preference Count

Rhonda Trivett – 755
*Danita Potter – 2357 – DECLARED
Informal – 122

Division 4 – 83.69 per cent – Official First Preference Count

Kirstie Schumacher – 2250 – DECLARED
*Terry Fleischfresser – 965
Informal – 54

Division 5 – 83.30 per cent – Official First Preference Count

Colleen Bird – 461
*Kathy Duff – 2609 – DECLARED
Informal – 38

Division 6 – 81.90 per cent – Official First Preference Count

*Ros Heit – 1505
Scott Henschen – 1493
Informal – 88

* Sitting councillors

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