# 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.
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.

## Councillors for The Gabba Ward

| 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 | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,405 | 98.28 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 444 | 1.72 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Greens hold | Swing | −1.46 | |

### 2020

2020 Queensland local elections: The Gabba Ward :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,579 | 97.7 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 495 | 2.3 | –0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Greens hold | Swing | +5.3 | |

### 2016

2016 Queensland local elections: The Gabba Ward :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,508 | 97.1 | –1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 649 | 2.9 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Greens gain from Labor | Swing | +55.0 | |

### 2012

2012 Brisbane City Council election: The Gabba Ward :
| Party | 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 | Informal votes | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | +7.03 | |

### 2008

2008 Queensland local elections: The Gabba Ward :
| Party | 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 | Informal votes | 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 | Labor notional hold | Swing | –6.97 | |