Darren Power

Darren Ross Power is an Australian politician who served as the mayor of the City of Logan from 2020 to 2024.^[2] Prior to his election as mayor, Power served as Logan City Councillor for Division 10 from 1997 to 2019, and as Advocate for the City of Logan from 2019 to 2020.^[3]

Darren Power
Mayor of Logan City
In office 28 March 2020 – 16 March 2024
Deputy	Natalie Willcocks
Preceded by	Luke Smith
Succeeded by	Jon Raven
Logan City Councillor for Division 10
In office 15 March 1997 – 2 May 2019
Succeeded by	Miriam Stemp
Personal details
Born	Darren Ross Power
Political party	Independent (from 2010)
Other political affiliations	Liberal National (2008–2010) National (1999–2008) Labor
Spouse	Lynne Power[1]
Children	4 (including Lachlan)[1]
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army Reserve
Unit	1st Commando Regiment

Logan City Council

After serving as the Councillor for Division 10 for 22 years, Power and all other councillors for Logan City were terminated by the Queensland Government in May 2019 and a temporary administrator was appointed.^[4] The decision followed the Crime and Corruption Commission charging 8 of 12 sitting councillors with official corruption one week earlier.^[5] Mr Power and 3 other councillors gave evidence to the Crime and Corruption Commission prior to charges being laid, and were subsequently given official advisory positions by the temporary administrator.^[6]

Electoral history

Power was elected mayor of Logan on 28 March 2020, achieving 36.62% of the primary vote and placing first in a field of 8 candidates.^[7]

Although elected to the mayoralty as an independent candidate, Power had previously been a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, the National Party,^[8] and the Australian Labor Party respectively.

While the incumbent councillor for Logan City Council's Division 10, Power stood as the National Party candidate for Springwood in the 2001 Queensland state election, as an independent candidate for the Division of Rankin in the 2004 Australian federal election,^[9] and was the endorsed Liberal National candidate for Springwood at the 2009 Queensland state election, however resigned as a candidate to avoid having to resign his seat on council.^[10]

In 2010, Power announced his resignation from the Liberal National Party, citing the party's treatment of Beaudesert state MP and former party member Aidan McLindon.^[11][12]

2004 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Emerson	34,471	43.92	−1.04
	Liberal	Wendy Creighton	28,819	36.72	−4.05
	Independent	Darren Power	5,134	6.54	+6.54
	Family First	Ross Wilson	4,036	5.14	+5.14
	Greens	Julian Hinton	2,422	3.09	+0.34
	One Nation	Margaret Hands	1,601	2.04	−4.57
	National	Mike Boyd	1,187	1.51	+1.51
	Democrats	Catherine Sporle	653	0.83	−3.97
	Citizens Electoral Council	Robert Meyers	158	0.20	+0.20
Total formal votes			78,481	92.81	−0.82
Informal votes			6,078	7.19	+0.82
Turnout			84,559	92.89	−1.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Emerson	41,774	53.23	+0.81
	Liberal	Wendy Creighton	36,707	46.77	−0.81
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.81

2001 Queensland state election: Springwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barbara Stone	11,192	45.6	+7.4
	Independent	Hetty Johnston	5,140	20.9	+20.9
	National	Darren Power	4,613	18.8	+8.4
	Liberal	Bob Ward	3,590	14.6	−9.5
Total formal votes			24,535	97.5
Informal votes			624	2.5
Turnout			25,159	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barbara Stone	12,442	60.4	+10.7
	National	Darren Power	8,169	39.6	+39.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+10.7

Personal life

He is the father of professional gamer Lachlan Power.^[13]