Chandler – Brisbane 2016

Council margin – LNP 25.4%
Mayoral margin – LNP 27.9%

Incumbent councillor
Adrian Schrinner, since 2005.

Geography
Eastern suburbs of Brisbane. Chandler covers suburbs at the eastern edge of Brisbane, including Carindale, Mansfield, Mackenzie and Rochedale.

Map of Chandler's 2012 and 2016 boundaries. 2012 boundaries marked as red lines, 2016 boundaries marked as white area. Click to enlarge.
Map of Chandler’s 2012 and 2016 boundaries. 2012 boundaries marked as red lines, 2016 boundaries marked as white area. Click to enlarge.

Redistribution
Chandler lost parts of Carina to Coorparoo, gained Mansfield from Wishart and Ransome from Doboy. These changes cut the LNP council margin from 26.8% to 25.4%, and cut the mayoral margin from 27.8% to 26.8%.

History
Liberal councillor Michael Caltabiano was appointed to represent Chandler ward in 1996, replacing fellow Liberal Graeme McDougall, who resigned from council to run for the federal seat of Griffith. McDougall won the seat in 1996, defeating Labor candidate Kevin Rudd, who came back and beat him in 1998.

He was re-elected in 1997, 2000 and 2004. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2000 to 2002.

In 2005, Caltabiano resigned from council to run for the Chatsworth state by-election. He lost his seat at the 2006 state election.

The 2005 Chandler by-election was won by Liberal candidate Adrian Schrinner. He was re-elected in 2008 with a 21.2% margin, and re-elected again in 2012 with a 26.8% margin. Schrinner was elected deputy mayor in 2011, after sitting deputy mayor Graham Quirk was appointed as Lord Mayor.

Candidates

Assessment
Chandler is a safe Liberal ward.

2012 council result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing Redist
Adrian Schrinner Liberal National 16,768 76.8 +5.6 74.4
Liz Starr Labor 5,070 23.2 -5.6 23.8
Greens 1.8
Informal 495 2.2

2012 council two-party-preferred result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing Redist
Adrian Schrinner Liberal National 16,768 76.8 +5.6 75.4
Liz Starr Labor 5,070 23.2 -5.6 24.6

2012 mayoral result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing Redist
Graham Quirk Liberal National 15,992 73.0 +2.4 73.1
Ray Smith Labor 4,171 19.1 -3.5 19.3
Andrew Bartlett Greens 1,319 6.0 +1.6 5.8
Rory Killen Independent 256 1.2 +1.2 1.2
Chris Carson Independent 159 0.7 +0.7 0.7
Informal 451 2.0

2012 mayoral two-party-preferred result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing Redist
Graham Quirk Liberal National 16,157 77.8 +2.8 77.9
Ray Smith Labor 4,616 22.2 -2.8 22.1
Exhausted 1,124
Polling places in Chandler at the 2012 Brisbane City Council election. North in green, South in orange. Click to enlarge.
Polling places in Chandler at the 2012 Brisbane City Council election. North in green, South in orange. Click to enlarge.

Booth breakdown
Booths in Chandler have been split between the north and south. The LNP did slightly better in the south for the council election, but did slightly better in the north for the mayoral election.

Voter group LNP council 2PP LNP mayoral 2PP Total votes % of votes
North 76.8 79.5 10,237 46.9
South 77.8 79.1 5,501 25.2
Other votes 71.1 73.9 6,101 27.9
Two-party-preferred votes for mayor in Chandler at the 2012 Brisbane City Council election.
Two-party-preferred votes for mayor in Chandler at the 2012 Brisbane City Council election.
Two-party-preferred votes for councillor in Chandler at the 2012 Brisbane City Council election.
Two-party-preferred votes for councillor in Chandler at the 2012 Brisbane City Council election.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here