Overview
- Early counting shows Dametto on about 61% of roughly 43,000 votes in the full‑postal contest.
- The Electoral Commission of Queensland is still processing returns, with about 40% of ballots outstanding and a receipt deadline of November 25.
- Acting mayor Ann-Maree Greaney conceded after polling just over 12%, and Premier David Crisafulli publicly congratulated Dametto.
- The race followed Troy Thompson’s resignation after a Crime and Corruption Commission probe into his credentials; the completed report is not yet public and he denies wrongdoing.
- Dametto resigned from Queensland parliament and Katter’s Australian Party to run, prompting a Hinchinbrook by-election on November 29.