Council Elections

2016 Council Electoral results

The Mayoral election results can be found here.

The Councillor election results can be found here. 

Local Government Elections

In the Rockhampton Region, voters elect one Mayor, and vote for a Councillor to represent the Division in which they live. There are seven Divisions in the Rockhampton Region. If you are unsure which Council division you reside in, please feel free to contact Council's Customer Service on 07 4932 9000.

The current elected members for Rockhampton Regional Council are as follows:

Mayor Margaret Strelow

Division 1 - Councillor Rose Swadling

 Division 2 - Councillor Neil Fisher

Division 3 - Councillor Tony Williams

Division 4 - Councillor Ellen Smith

Division 5 - Deputy Mayor Councillor Rutherford

Division 6 - Councillor Drew Wickerson

Division 7 - Councillor Stephen Schwarten

For more information or to enrol to vote please visit the Electoral Commission Queensland (ECQ) website www.ecq.qld.gov.au

Local Government in Queensland

Local governments in Queensland are guided by the Local Government Act 2009 which came into operation from 1 July 2010. The State Government Department of Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs oversee this legislation. For more information please visit the Department website www.dilgp.qld.gov.au.