Council margin – ALP 4.9%
Mayoral margin – LNP 8.9%
Incumbent councillor
Jared Cassidy, since 2015.
Geography
Northern Brisbane. Deagon covers the suburbs of Brighton, Deagon, Boondall, Sandgate, Shorncliffe and Taigum. These suburbs lie close to Moreton Bay at the northern end of the city.
Redistribution
Deagon underwent minor changes, keeping all of its existing territory and gaining a small area from Bracken Ridge. These changes cut the ALP’s council margin from 5.4% to 4.9%, and increased the LNP’s mayoral margin from 8.4% to 8.9%.
History
Labor’s Victoria Newton won Deagon in the year 2000, polling 56% of the primary vote. She was re-elected in 2004 with an 11% margin. She won further terms in 2008 (7.9% margin) and 2012 (5.4% margin).
Newton resigned from council in August 2015 and her seat was filled by Jared Cassidy.
Candidates
- Anthony Walsh (Greens)
- Jared Cassidy (Labor)
- Kerry Millard (Liberal National)
Assessment
When Labor was in a strong position on Brisbane City Council, Deagon was considered to be a safe ward. Labor should be able to hold on to the ward in 2016.
2012 council result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Victoria Newton | Labor | 10,325 | 48.9 | -2.8 | 48.2 |
| Gordana Blazevic | Liberal National | 8,563 | 40.5 | +2.5 | 41.3 |
| Georgia Farrell | Greens | 1,575 | 7.5 | -0.1 | 7.5 |
| John Harbison | Independent | 657 | 3.1 | +1.4 | 3.0 |
| Informal | 494 | 2.3 |
2012 council two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Victoria Newton | Labor | 10,939 | 55.4 | -2.5 | 54.9 |
| Gordana Blazevic | Liberal National | 8,809 | 44.6 | +2.5 | 45.1 |
| Exhausted | 1,809 |
2012 mayoral result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Graham Quirk | Liberal National | 11,170 | 53.0 | +0.8 | 53.3 |
| Ray Smith | Labor | 7,463 | 35.4 | -3.5 | 35.2 |
| Andrew Bartlett | Greens | 1,851 | 8.8 | +2.9 | 8.8 |
| Rory Killen | Independent | 351 | 1.7 | +1.7 | 1.6 |
| Chris Carson | Independent | 228 | 1.1 | +1.1 | 1.1 |
| Informal | 536 | 2.5 |
2012 mayoral two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Graham Quirk | Liberal National | 11,391 | 58.4 | +1.7 | 58.9 |
| Ray Smith | Labor | 8,103 | 41.6 | -1.7 | 41.1 |
| Exhausted | 1,569 |
Booth breakdown
Booths in Deagon have been split into three parts: central, north and south.
The Labor council vote was just under 58% in the centre and north, and 54% in the south.
| Voter group | ALP council 2PP | LNP mayoral 2PP | Total votes | % of votes |
| South | 53.8 | 59.2 | 7,842 | 35.9 |
| Central | 57.9 | 58.9 | 4,242 | 19.4 |
| North | 57.8 | 56.5 | 3,526 | 16.1 |
| Other votes | 52.5 | 59.9 | 6,244 | 28.6 |
