Former Division 2 councillor Glen Hartwig had been declared the winner in the poll for Gympie Mayor and Cr Hilary Smerdon has been safely re-elected in Division 6

April 15, 2020

Glen Hartwig is the new mayor of Gympie Regional Council, defeating incumbent Mick Curran by almost 5000 votes.

The Electoral Commission of Queensland officially declared the results for Divisions 2, 6 and 8 and the Mayor on Monday afternoon and for Divisions 3, 4, 5 and 7 on Wednesday.

The only Division still to be declared is Division 1 where a recount has been ordered.

Sitting councillor Hilary Smerdon was easily re-elected in Division 6, which covers the Goomeri, Tansey, Kilkivan, Widgee, Woolooga and Pie Creek areas.

The first council meeting after the poll has been pencilled in for April 23, dependent on the ECQ declaring the results in the remaining Divisions.

UPDATE: Division 1 has now been declared.  The election of Jess Milne in Division 1 means that the Mayor and four sitting councillors were not returned.

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Mayor – 79.75 per cent – Official First Preference Count

Glen Hartwig – 14,647 – DECLARED
*Mick Curran – 9673
Tim Jerome – 4484
Informal – 1012

Division 1 – 73.91 per cent – Official First Preference Count

Jess Milne – 1241  – DECLARED
Ash Little – 455
*Mark McDonald – 1286
Philip Felman – 563
Informal – 141

Division 2 – 78.51 per cent – Official First Preference Count

Dolly Jensen – 2078  – DECLARED
Leonora Cox – 1357
Informal – 181

Division 3 – 82.32 per cent – Official First Preference Count

*Mal Gear – 819
Terry McMullan – 235
Shane Waldock – 1190 – DECLARED
Michiel Pratt – 359
Colleen Miller – 913
Informal – 153

Division 4 – 79.01 per cent – Official First Preference Count

Bruce Devereaux – 1339  – DECLARED
Rae Gate – 941
*Daryl Dodt – 585
Wayne Sachs – 664
Informal – 125

Division 5 – 78.05 per cent – Official First Preference Count

Bob Burns – 893
*Dan Stewart – 1419  – DECLARED
Chelle Dobson – 1073
Informal – 178

Division 6 – 82.15 per cent – Official First Preference Count

*Hilary Smerdon – 2084 – DECLARED
Brian Thomas – 905
Mikki Lawson – 721
Informal – 160

Division 7 – 82.26 per cent – Official First Preference Count

Donna Reardon – 1033
*Bob Leitch – 1328
Warren Polley – 1336  – DECLARED
Informal – 111

Division 8 – 78.06 per cent – Official First Preference Count

*Bob Fredman – 2033 – DECLARED
Trent Mitchell – 481
Lyndall Ensbey – 1097
Informal – 140

* Sitting councillors

[UPDATED]


 

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