1988 Brisbane City Council election

1988 Brisbane City Council election
← 1985 19 March 1988 1991 →
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Sallyanne Atkinson Jeannie Davis
Party Liberal Labor
Lord Mayor before election

Sallyanne Atkinson
Liberal

Subsequent Lord Mayor

Sallyanne Atkinson
Liberal

All 26 wards on the City Council
13 wards needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Liberal Sallyanne Atkinson 17 +2
Labor Jeannie Davis 9 −2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 1988 Brisbane City Council election was held on 30 March 1985 to elect a lord mayor and 26 aldermen to the City of Brisbane.[1] The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland, Australia.

The election resulted in the re-election of the Liberal Party, with incumbent Liberal Lord Mayor Sallyanne Atkinson also being returned.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Tucker, Doug; Neylan, Mark (1994). "Lord Mayor Superstar: Sallyanne Atkinson and the media" (PDF). Australian Studies in Journalism (3): 254–274.
  2. ^ Stockwell, S. E. (1997). Rhetoric and democracy : deliberative opportunities in current electoral processes (Thesis thesis).