Claim: The 2016 Brisbane City Council election held on 19 March 2016, gathered a total of 610,234 formal votes, with Liberal National Party candidate, Karel Boele, garnering the most amount of votes.
Evidence: Elections to Brisbane City Council were held on Saturday, 19 March 2016 to elect a councillor to each of the local government area's 26 wards and the direct election of the Lord Mayor of Brisbane. 610,234 Liberal National 325,714 53.4 Brisbane City Council mayoral election, 2016