Frontrunners emerge as vote counting for 17 candidates in Rockhampton by-election continues
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JanJanuary 2021 at 2:34am
Acting Mayor Neil Fisher and frontrunner Tony Williams were all smiles as counting began on Saturday night.
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A councillor who has been in local government for 16 years is among three frontrunners to become Rockhampton s new mayor as voting continues from a record-breaking field of 17 candidates.
Key points:
Councillor Tony Williams is in the lead, but does not want to claim victory prematurely
March 2020 election runner-up Chris Pineapple Hooper is happy with the results so far
Around 55,000 central Queenslanders were sent to the polls on Saturday after the shock resignation of Margaret Strelow in November.
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