2016 State Referendum plus Brisbane City Election

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Fixed Four Year Term Referendum

In March Queenslanders will vote in local government elections as well as a referendum on whether the state should abandon variable three year parliamentary terms and adopt fixed four year terms.

Of Queensland's 77 local government authorities, elections in fifty five will be conducted by normal attendance voting at polling places on 19 March. Twenty mainly rural councils will see voters sent council and referendum voting papers by post with no attendance voting, while two councils will use a mix of attendance and postal voting.

A full list of the councils and the method by which the election will be conducted, as well as other details on voting, can be found at the Electoral Commission Queensland's website.

The details of the Yes and No cases for the referendum can be found at these links:

Brisbane City Council Election

Of all the local government elections, the contest for control of Brisbane City Council will attract the most attention. Brisbane is the largest local government body in Australia with a population larger than Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory combined. The election will be for a directly elected Lord Mayor and for 26 Councillors.

With 2016 being a federal election year, and Brisbane City Council being contested by the same parties that contest state and federal elections, it is a battle certain to attract attention beyond Brisbane itself.