Legalise Cannabis Queensland Really Stirred the Pot in Weekend Elections!The Party had candidates running in three separate races, Lord Mayor of Brisbane, alongside Inala and Ipswich-West By-elections, so it was a very busy past two weeks for all the Committee Members and their highly valued volunteers.
With pre-polling well and truly underway, the Electoral Commission Queensland (ECQ) initially did not approve of the Party how-to-vote cards! With a font size adjustment (or two) and a bit of back-and-forth with the ECQ, the issue was solved.Reportedly over-worked, having to deal with three different election types taking place on one day seemed to overwhelm some of the ECQ’s booth workers too. On polling day, there were reports that some polling booths ran out of ballot papers, and those that could, had to be restocked during actual election proceedings!
Throw in visits by the State Premier, leader of the State Opposition and Barnaby Joyce, it was a circus in Ipswich-West in particular. At Inala, the former Premier paid a visit on polling day and in Brisbane City, the flow of voters at Town Hall was non-stop, being the largest local government in Australia (let alone Queensland).
As at 4.20 pm, Sunday, 17 March 2024 the unofficial preliminary count is as follows;
Clive Brazier, Lord Mayor Brisbane = 20,941 votes (3.3%)
Nigel Quinlan, Inala By-election = 985 votes (3.77%)
Melody Lindsay, Ipswich-West By-election = 4,097 votes (14.52%)
