Angela Owen

Councillor Angela Owen
Brisbane City Councillor for Calamvale Ward
In office 16 March 2016 – 27 March 2024
Preceded by	Ward established
Succeeded by	Emily Kim
Brisbane City Councillor for Parkinson Ward
In office 26 March 2008 – 16 March 2016
Preceded by	Ward established
Succeeded by	Ward abolished
Personal details
Political party	Liberal National
Alma mater	Griffith University
Profession	Accountant

Angela Carolyn Owen[1] (formerly Owen-Taylor)[2] is an Australian former politician who was a Councillor of Brisbane City Council (BCC), the local government authority for the City of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland, from 2008[3] to 2024.[4]

Political career

Local government

Owen (formerly known as Owen-Taylor) was first elected in 2008 to Brisbane City Council as the inaugural Councillor for Parkinson Ward, then re-elected in 2012.

In 2014 and 2015, the Local Government Change Commission undertook a review of all BCC electoral wards, resulting in the abolition of Parkinson Ward and the creation of Calamvale Ward. Owen contested the 2016 Brisbane City Council election and was elected as the inaugural Councillor for Calamvale Ward, then re-elected in 2020.[5]

Whilst elected, Owen additionally served as Chairman of Council,[2] Deputy Chairman of Council, Deputy Chairman of the Finance, Economic Development and Administration Committees, Deputy Chairman of City Business and Local Assets, Deputy Chair of Public and Active Transport as well as Deputy to the Lord Mayor on Multicultural Affairs and International Relations, Chairman of the Sister Cities Committee and Deputy to the Lord Mayor on the $215m City Hall Restoration project.^[citation needed]

On 13 March 2020, the Council’s conduct review panel found Owen to have engaged in misconduct over her use of ratepayer-funded cab charges.[6] She subsequently apologised for her actions.[7]

Owen contested the 2024 Brisbane City Council election for Calamvale Ward. After a 4% swing against Owen, she lost to Emily Kim. [8][9] In losing her seat, Owen became the first sitting LNP Councillor to lose their own ward to Labor in the twenty-first century.^[citation needed]

Federal government

Owen is a member of the Liberal National Party.[10] In March 2019, she was endorsed as the LNP candidate for the Australian House of Representatives in the marginal Brisbane seat of Moreton and contested the 2019 Australian federal election.[11] Owen led on first preference votes, however incumbent Labor member Graham Perrett marginally retained the seat, in part due to preferences from Greens voters.[12]

References

1. "Notice of Election Results". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
2. "Brisbane City Council Calamvale Ward". Brisbane City Council. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
3. 30 August 2012, Courier-Mail, Key projects in Parkinson ward are progressing well, according to Councillor Angela Owen-Taylor. Retrieved 13 July 2014
4. Queensland, Electoral Commission of (1 July 2019). "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
5. Vidgen, Pat (9 April 2020), Notice of Election Results Local Government Elections (PDF), Electoral Commission Queensland, archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2020
6. Stone, Lucy (20 March 2020). "Two Brisbane councillors engaged in misconduct, review panel finds". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
7. Stone, Lucy (8 September 2020). "Two Brisbane councillors refuse to pay fines for conduct rulings". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
8. "ABC Calamvale Ward results". ABC News (Australia). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
9. Queensland, Electoral Commission of (1 July 2019). "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
10. 29 April 2012, ABC News, 2012 Brisbane City Council Election. Retrieved 13 July 2014, "...Parkinson was a new and notionally Labor held ward first contested at the 2008 election, when a swing of 7.6% delivered victory to Liberal Angela Owen-Taylor...."
11. Lynch, Lydia (30 March 2019). "Second Brisbane councillor to run in federal election". The Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
12. Green, Antony (6 June 2019). "Moreton". ABC News. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

External links

• Ward profile