The Gabba Ward

The Gabba Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Woolloongabba, Dutton Park, East Brisbane, Highgate Hill, Kangaroo Point, South Brisbane and West End.^[3]

The Gabba Ward Queensland — Brisbane City Council
Created	2008[1]
Councillor	Trina Massey
Party	Greens
Namesake	Woolloongabba
Electors	32,754 (2024)[2]
Demographic	Inner metropolitan

This was the first ward ever won by the Queensland Greens. It is currently held by Trina Massey, who succeeded Jonathan Sriranganathan in 2023 and was elected in her own right in 2024.

History

Greens candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan (then known as Sri) won the ward in 2016, with a 14% gain in primary votes. The ward was retained by the Greens at the 2020 election, with a swing towards Sriranganathan of 12.4% in first preference votes, achieving a total of 62.3% of two-party preferred votes.^[4]

Councillors for The Gabba Ward

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Helen Abrahams	Labor	15 March 2008 – 19 March 2016	Councillor for Paddington Ward from 1991–1994. Retired
		Jonathan Sriranganathan	Greens	19 March 2016 – 21 April 2023	Known as Jonathan Sri until 2022. First-ever Queensland Greens councillor. Resigned to run for Lord Mayor at 2024 election
		Trina Massey	Greens	21 April 2023 – present	Incumbent

Results

2024

2024 Queensland local elections: The Gabba Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Greens	Trina Massey	11,463	45.12	−0.48
	Liberal National	Laura Wong	7,899	31.09	+1.69
	Labor	Rebecca McIntosh	6,043	23.79	−1.21
Total formal votes			25,405	98.28
Informal votes			444	1.72
Turnout			25,849	78.92
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Greens	Trina Massey	13,554	60.84	−1.46
	Liberal National	Laura Wong	8,995	39.16	+1.46
	Greens hold		Swing	−1.46

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland local elections § The Gabba.[edit]

2020

2020 Queensland local elections: The Gabba Ward^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Greens	Jonathan Sri	9,383	45.6	+12.4
	Liberal National	Nathaniel Jones	6,060	29.4	–4.8
	Labor	Rachel Gallagher	5,136	25.0	–5.2
Total formal votes			20,579	97.7	+0.6
Informal votes			495	2.3	–0.6
Turnout			21,074	–	–
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Rachel Gallagher	9,753	58.4	N/A
	Liberal National	Nathaniel Jones	6,959	41.6	N/A
Two-party-preferred result
	Greens	Jonathan Sri	11,418	62.3	+5.3
	Liberal National	Nathaniel Jones	6,899	37.7	–5.3
	Greens hold		Swing	+5.3

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland local elections § The Gabba.[edit]

2016

2016 Queensland local elections: The Gabba Ward^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Sean Jacobs	7,712	35.9	–1.1
	Greens	Jonathan Sri	6,823	31.7	+13.8
	Labor	Nicole Lessio	6,457	30.0	–15.1
	People Decide	Leon Lechner	516	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			21,508	97.1	–1.1
Informal votes			649	2.9	+1.1
Turnout			22,157	100	–
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Nicole Lessio		58.4	–1.4
	Liberal National	Sean Jacobs		41.6	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Greens	Jonathan Sri	10,194	55.0	+55.0
	Liberal National	Sean Jacobs	8,336	45.0	+3.3
	Greens gain from Labor		Swing	+55.0

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Queensland local elections § The Gabba.[edit]

2012

2012 Brisbane City Council election: The Gabba Ward^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Helen Abrahams	8,637	45.12	+9.33
	Liberal National	Francis Quinlivan	7,117	37.18	+0.03
	Greens	Gary Kane	3,387	17.70	–7.94
Informal votes			356	1.83	+0.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Helen Abrahams	7,753	59.76	+7.03
	Liberal National	Francis Quinlivan	5,220	40.24	–7.03
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.03

2008

2008 Queensland local elections: The Gabba Ward^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Matthew Myers	7,275	37.15	+8.04
	Labor	Helen Abrahams	7,008	35.79	–4.32
	Greens	Drew Hutton	5,021	25.64	–0.12
	Independent	David Norton	279	1.42	+1.42
Informal votes			347	1.74	–0.44
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Helen Abrahams	8,641	52.73	–6.97
	Liberal	Matthew Myers	7,746	47.27	+6.97
	Labor notional hold		Swing	–6.97

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2008 Queensland local elections § The Gabba.[edit]

References

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2. "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
3. "The Gabba Ward". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
4. "The Gabba (Key seat) – Brisbane City Council 2020 Electorate, Candidates, Results | BCC Votes – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
5. "Electorate: The Gabba". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
6. "Electorate: The Gabba". ABC News. ABC Corporation. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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8. "Elections - 2008 Brisbane City - Councillor Election - the Gabba - Ward Summary".