Candidates

Updated: 4 July 2016

Nominations for candidates have now closed. A ballot paper position draw was conducted on 30 June 2016. Listed below are the candidates for each ward in the position they will appear on the ballot paper.

Candidates for contested wards

Contested Wards
Ward Name Ballot Paper Position
Badu Island MORSEU, George Dennis 1
NOMOA, Manuel 2
STOW, Geiza 3
BAIRA, Horace 4
Bamaga YUSIA, Patricia 1
SABATINO, Ilario 2
Boigu Island BANU, Donald 1
PETER, Eric John 2
Erub Island BEDFORD, Kenneth Reginald 1
GHEE, Isaac Francis David 2
SAYLOR, Chris 3
GELA, Jimmy Joe 4
Hammond Island DORANTE, Seriako 1
GELA, Fred 2
Iama Island KEPA, Jack 1
LUI, Getano (Jnr) 2
BANN, Billy 3
Kubin KANAI, Garagu 1
MANAS, Louise Eileen 2
BOSUN, David 3
Mabuiag Island FELL, Keith 1
REPU, Cygnet J. 2
WHAP, Frank J. 3
Mer Island NOAH, Aven Stanley 1
HAVILI, Ofa 2
Port Kennedy STEPHEN, Pedro 1
SAGIGI, Robert Bongo 2
AH WANG, Pauline 3
FUJII, Romina 4
DAVID, Frank 5
Poruma Island FAUID, Frank (Snr) 1
PEARSON, Francis 2
St Pauls LUI, Kiwat 1
PAIWAN, John 2
TRAWQ KETCHELL, Allan 1
ABEDNEGO, John Stephen 2
KRIS, Ella 3
GELA, Saimo 4
Warraber Island LUI, Willie 1
BILLY, Iris 2

Candidates for uncontested wards

There is no election in wards where there is only one candidate nominated. These are called 'uncontested wards' because the sole candidate will be declared the 'duly elected' member of the TSRA. This is outlined in section 143A of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005.

For the 2016 TSRA election, there is only one candidate nominated for the following wards
Ward Candidate
Dauan Island GAIDAN, Joel George
Masig Island MOSBY, Hilda
Ngurapai and Muralag LOBAN, Yen N.
Saibai Island ANIBA, Chelsea
Seisia ELU, Joseph
Ugar Island STEPHEN, Jerry Dixie

These wards, therefore, will not have an election. Once the results are known for all TSRA wards (including those that do have an election) the AEC will declare all winning candidates (including those listed above) as 'duly elected'.