Kevin Cardew
Mayor
Dated current-office snapshot · source checked 2026-10-23Name links to the official roster.
Queensland / Local council
Tablelands Regional
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Local electoral areas
6 places · every entry is a direct page link
- Division 1Council electoral area
- Division 2Council electoral area
- Division 3Council electoral area
- Division 4Council electoral area
- Division 5Council electoral area
- Division 6Council electoral area
Current representation
Official place / representative directory
Current office, previous contestants and future candidacy are separate records. Published affiliation and links retain their source dates; no recontest is inferred.
Election dates & previous contestants
Each event keeps its own roster, result stage and boundary edition. A subsequent by-election does not replace the previous general-election record.
Next ordinary local government election
date-unannounced · ordinary
Awaiting confirmation to beginECQ four-year last-Saturday-in-March rule, subject to regulation and official timetable. Rule-derived indicative date only. No countdown is active. The indicative statutory date is retained separately; await an official event date before starting a countdown.
Indicative statutory date: 2028-03-25. This is not a confirmed event timetable and does not start the countdown.
Australia/Brisbane · Calendar days to the local event date; exact polling or closing hours remain with the official notice. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner.
No verified contestant roster has been entered for this future event. Previous candidacy does not establish future candidacy; follow the official nominations record.
2024 Tablelands Regional — Mayor
historical · ordinary
Calendar timer· ECQ2024 local ordinary election archive; jurisdiction ordinary day16 March 2024. Any council-specific postponed polling day requires its own notice. First preferences are only the expressly official count; no count is invented where absent.
Australia/Brisbane · Calendar days to the local event date; exact polling or closing hours remain with the official notice. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner. 2024 local election arrangement; later boundary editions and current roles remain separate.
2 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
| Name / public profile | Affiliation at this event | Recorded status / result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTI, Rod | Affiliation not recorded | Mayor · declared elected in this2024 event · 8153 first preference votes | Official record |
| CLIFTON, David | Affiliation not recorded | Mayor · contested this2024 event · 7263 first preference votes | Official record |
2024 Tablelands Regional — Tablelands Regional Division 1
historical · ordinary
Calendar timer· ECQ2024 local ordinary election archive; jurisdiction ordinary day16 March 2024. Any council-specific postponed polling day requires its own notice. First preferences are only the expressly official count; no count is invented where absent.
Australia/Brisbane · Calendar days to the local event date; exact polling or closing hours remain with the official notice. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner. 2024 local election arrangement; later boundary editions and current roles remain separate.
2 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
| Name / public profile | Affiliation at this event | Recorded status / result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARDEW, Kevin | Affiliation not recorded | Tablelands Regional Division 1 · declared elected in this2024 event · 1328 first preference votes | Official record |
| TAIT, Douglas | Affiliation not recorded | Tablelands Regional Division 1 · contested this2024 event · 1213 first preference votes | Official record |
2024 Tablelands Regional — Tablelands Regional Division 2
historical · ordinary
Calendar timer· ECQ2024 local ordinary election archive; jurisdiction ordinary day16 March 2024. Any council-specific postponed polling day requires its own notice. First preferences are only the expressly official count; no count is invented where absent.
Australia/Brisbane · Calendar days to the local event date; exact polling or closing hours remain with the official notice. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner. 2024 local election arrangement; later boundary editions and current roles remain separate.
3 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
| Name / public profile | Affiliation at this event | Recorded status / result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAREY, Ken | Affiliation not recorded | Tablelands Regional Division 2 · contested this2024 event · 880 first preference votes | Official record |
| CLARKE, Maz | Affiliation not recorded | Tablelands Regional Division 2 · contested this2024 event · 404 first preference votes | Official record |
| HAYDON, Annette | Affiliation not recorded | Tablelands Regional Division 2 · declared elected in this2024 event · 1211 first preference votes | Official record |
2024 Tablelands Regional — Tablelands Regional Division 3
historical · ordinary
Calendar timer· ECQ2024 local ordinary election archive; jurisdiction ordinary day16 March 2024. Any council-specific postponed polling day requires its own notice. First preferences are only the expressly official count; no count is invented where absent.
Australia/Brisbane · Calendar days to the local event date; exact polling or closing hours remain with the official notice. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner. 2024 local election arrangement; later boundary editions and current roles remain separate.
1 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
| Name / public profile | Affiliation at this event | Recorded status / result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILNEY, Dave | Affiliation not recorded | Tablelands Regional Division 3 · declared elected in this2024 event | Official record |
2024 Tablelands Regional — Tablelands Regional Division 4
historical · ordinary
Calendar timer· ECQ2024 local ordinary election archive; jurisdiction ordinary day16 March 2024. Any council-specific postponed polling day requires its own notice. First preferences are only the expressly official count; no count is invented where absent.
Australia/Brisbane · Calendar days to the local event date; exact polling or closing hours remain with the official notice. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner. 2024 local election arrangement; later boundary editions and current roles remain separate.
4 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
| Name / public profile | Affiliation at this event | Recorded status / result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANKS, Samantha | Affiliation not recorded | Tablelands Regional Division 4 · contested this2024 event · 473 first preference votes | Official record |
| BAADE, Maree | Affiliation not recorded | Tablelands Regional Division 4 · declared elected in this2024 event · 1107 first preference votes | Official record |
| MCCOLLUM, Cameron | Affiliation not recorded | Tablelands Regional Division 4 · contested this2024 event · 976 first preference votes | Official record |
| JOHNSON, Mark | Affiliation not recorded | Tablelands Regional Division 4 · contested this2024 event · 313 first preference votes | Official record |
2024 Tablelands Regional — Tablelands Regional Division 5
historical · ordinary
Calendar timer· ECQ2024 local ordinary election archive; jurisdiction ordinary day16 March 2024. Any council-specific postponed polling day requires its own notice. First preferences are only the expressly official count; no count is invented where absent.
Australia/Brisbane · Calendar days to the local event date; exact polling or closing hours remain with the official notice. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner. 2024 local election arrangement; later boundary editions and current roles remain separate.
1 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
| Name / public profile | Affiliation at this event | Recorded status / result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPANOS, Constantinos | Affiliation not recorded | Tablelands Regional Division 5 · declared elected in this2024 event | Official record |
2024 Tablelands Regional — Tablelands Regional Division 6
historical · ordinary
Calendar timer· ECQ2024 local ordinary election archive; jurisdiction ordinary day16 March 2024. Any council-specific postponed polling day requires its own notice. First preferences are only the expressly official count; no count is invented where absent.
Australia/Brisbane · Calendar days to the local event date; exact polling or closing hours remain with the official notice. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner. 2024 local election arrangement; later boundary editions and current roles remain separate.
3 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
| Name / public profile | Affiliation at this event | Recorded status / result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILCE, Bernard | Affiliation not recorded | Tablelands Regional Division 6 · contested this2024 event · 867 first preference votes | Official record |
| LANG, Kylie-Anne | Affiliation not recorded | Tablelands Regional Division 6 · declared elected in this2024 event · 1126 first preference votes | Official record |
| STROUD, Clinton | Affiliation not recorded | Tablelands Regional Division 6 · contested this2024 event · 703 first preference votes | Official record |
2026 Tablelands mayoral by-election
historical; current mayor independently verified · by-election
Calendar timer· Official ECQ postal election date. Council confirms Kevin Cardew as current Mayor and refers to his election on 2 September; formal declaration date/votes not independently extracted.
Australia/Brisbane · Calendar days to the local event date; exact polling or closing hours remain with the official notice. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner.
The individual contestant roster is not populated for this event. Follow the official record; this collection does not claim a complete historical candidate list here.
2026 Tablelands Division 1 by-election
Postal vote completion closed; receipt of returns continues · by-election
Calendar timer· The postal vote completion deadline, 31 October 2026 at 18:00 AEST, has elapsed. Receipt remains open until 10 November at 17:00 AEST. No result declaration was established. These are distinct deadlines; no winner or in-person voting is inferred. Verified 1 November 2026.
Australia/Brisbane · Published closing time: 2026-10-31T18:00:00+10:00. The clock respects this deadline. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner.
The contestant roster and result declaration are not independently verified in this collection. Follow the official record; the elapsed completion deadline does not establish a winner.
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Sources, boundaries & coverage
Boundary basis: Current Queensland administrative local-government boundary service snapshot, retrieved 17 October 2026. Geographic boundaries describe the sourced edition; they do not determine a person's current address entitlement.
- Queensland council boundary map sources · checked 2026-10-17. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
- ECQ verified-web local ordinary election rule and current events · checked 2026-10-17
- ECQ2024 local election archive independently downloaded through official public browser interface · checked 2026-10-17. Minimal event-specific names, declared historical outcomes and typed vote facts. Full copyrighted archive and incidental venue/address data remain local-only.
- Independent official-browser archive acquisition and retained hash · checked 2026-10-17. Minimal source acquisition facts.
- Official14 March 2024 Gazette changes Torres Strait Island Regional Council polling day to 23March · checked 2026-10-17. Minimal official election-calendar fact. Full Gazette publisher rights retained.
- Queensland Government current local government directory: independently published mayors and official council websites · checked 2026-10-17. Minimal public professional name, role and institutional website facts. Publisher rights retained; no addresses, contacts or CEO data republished.
- Tablelands current mayor and Division 1 vacancy · checked 2026-10-23. Publisher rights retained; minimal attributed public facts only.
- 1 November official election review: tablelands · checked 2026-11-01. Original source rights retained; normalised public civic facts only.
- Current individual councillor roster, personal public profiles and complete previous contestants require council-level source reconciliation.
- All2024 local-election ballot names and historical declarations are independently sourced from the ECQ archive downloaded via its official public browser interface. These2024 outcomes do not establish current office; later by-elections/replacements remain separate.
- Official council website independently published in the Queensland Government directory, checked17October2026.
- This source supplies the published mayor independently of2024 election results. Complete current councillor rosters and individual biographies remain unpopulated except where separately sourced. The page-wide16October2026 update is not an individual office-commencement date.
- All 2024 local-election ballot names and historical declarations are independently sourced from the ECQ archive downloaded via its official public browser interface. These2024 outcomes do not establish current office; later by-elections/replacements remain separate.
- Official council website independently published in the Queensland Government directory, checked 17 October 2026.
- This source supplies the published mayor independently of2024 election results. Complete current councillor rosters and individual biographies remain unpopulated except where separately sourced. The page-wide16 October 2026 update is not an individual office-commencement date.
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