# Holland Park Ward

Holland Park Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Holland Park, Holland Park West, Mt Gravatt, Mt Gravatt East and Tarragindi.

## History

Holland Park was the ward of Brisbane's only ever known Indigenous councillor, Robbie Williams. Williams, a Yugambeh man and Labor councillor, filled the vacancy caused by Kerry Rea's resignation in October 2007. In December that year, he died of a heart attack. The seat remained vacant until the election in March 2008.

## Councillors for Holland Park Ward

| Member | Party | Term | Notes |
| Gail Chiconi | Liberal | 1985 – 1997 | |
| Kerry Rea | Labor | 1997 – October 2007 | Councillor for Ekibin Ward from 1991–1997. Resigned to run for Bonner at 2007 federal election |
| Robbie Williams | Labor | October 2007 – 20 December 2007 | Died in office. Had been preselected by Labor to contest Wishart Ward at the 2008 election |
| Ian McKenzie | Liberal | 15 March 2008 – 26 July 2008 | Moved to Coorparoo Ward |
| Ian McKenzie | Liberal National | 26 July 2008 – 19 March 2016 | Moved to Coorparoo Ward |
| Krista Adams | Liberal National | 19 March 2016 – present | Councillor for Wishart Ward from 2008–2016. Incumbent |

## Results
### 2024

2024 Queensland local elections: Holland Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Krista Adams | 13,121 | 47.76 | −0.64 |
| | Labor | Shane Warren | 7,543 | 27.46 | −3.24 |
| | Greens | David Ford | 6,807 | 24.78 | +3.88 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,421 | 98.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 558 | 1.99 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,029 | 86.93 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Krista Adams | 13,794 | 53.72 | −1.08 |
| | Labor | Shane Warren | 11,882 | 46.28 | +1.08 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −1.08 | |

### 2020

2020 Queensland local elections: Holland Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Krista Adams | 11,553 | 48.4 | -0.8 |
| | Labor | Karleigh Auguston | 7,323 | 30.7 | -5.5 |
| | Greens | Jenny Gamble | 4,975 | 20.9 | +6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,851 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 580 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,431 | | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Krista Adams | 11,992 | 54.7 | +0.3 |
| | Labor | Karleigh Auguston | 9,924 | 45.3 | -0.3 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### 2016

2016 Queensland local elections: Holland Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Krista Adams | 11,476 | 49.6 | -4.1 |
| | Labor | Adam Obeid | 8,246 | 35.6 | +0.9 |
| | Greens | Karen Anderson | 3,409 | 14.7 | +3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,131 | - | − |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 609 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,740 | - | − |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Krista Adams | 11,897 | 54.8 | -4.0 |
| | Labor | Adam Obeid | 9,820 | 45.2 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | -4.0 | |

### 2004

2004 Brisbane City Council election: Holland Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Kerry Rea | 11,185 | 55.58 |
| | Liberal | Ian McKenzie | 8,939 | 44.42 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,124 | 97.74 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 465 | 2.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,589 | 87.69 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kerry Rea | 11,185 | 55.58 |
| | Liberal | Ian McKenzie | 8,939 | 44.42 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |