Forest Lake Ward

Forest Lake Ward
Queensland — Brisbane City Council
Forest Lake Ward; Queensland — Brisbane City Council
Created	2015
Councillor	Charles Strunk
Party	Labor
Namesake	Forest Lake
Electors	34,192 (2024)
Demographic	Outer-metropolitan

Forest Lake Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Doolandella, Inala, Richlands, and parts of Forest Lake and Durack.^[2] It was created in 2015 to replace Richlands Ward ahead of the 2016 election.^[3]

Quick facts Forest Lake Ward Queensland — Brisbane City Council, Created ...

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Strunk	10,654	39.71	−13.09
	Liberal National	Kylie Gates	9,237	34.43	+3.53
	Greens	Vi Phuong Nguyen	6,941	25.87	+9.57
Total formal votes			26,832	97.35
Informal votes			731	2.65
Turnout			27,563	80.61
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Strunk	12,800	55.33	−8.07
	Liberal National	Kylie Gates	10,333	44.67	+8.07
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.07

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Strunk	12,667	52.8	+3.6
	Liberal National	Roger Hooper	7,399	30.8	−9.8
	Greens	Jenny Mulkearns	3,920	16.3	+6.2
Total formal votes			23,986
Informal votes			1,044
Turnout			25,030
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Strunk	13,971	63.4	+7.9
	Liberal National	Roger Hooper	8,072	36.6	−7.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Strunk	11,553	49.2	−6.2
	Liberal National	Leanne McFarlane	9,560	40.7	−4
	Greens	Jenny Mulkearns	2,386	10.2	+10.2
Total formal votes			23,499	-	−
Informal votes			962	-	−
Turnout			24,461	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Strunk	12,235	55.3	0
	Liberal National	Leanne McFarlane	9,886	44.7	0
	Labor hold		Swing	0

Councillors for Forest Lake Ward