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The 2024 Queensland state election is scheduled to be held on 26 October 2024 to elect all members to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland pursuant to the Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment Act 2015. As a result of the 2016 Queensland term length referendum, the term of the parliament will run for four years.[1][2]
The Labor government will attempt to win a fourth term against the Liberal National opposition, currently led by David Crisafulli. On 10 December 2023, Annastacia Palaszczuk announced her resignation after more than eight years in government, prompting a leadership election to elect a new leader and subsequently Premier.[3]
Electoral system
Queensland has compulsory voting and uses full-preference instant-runoff voting for single-member electorates. The election will be conducted by the Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ). The party or coalition that wins the majority of seats (at least 47) will form the government. If no majority emerges then the party or coalition that is able to command the confidence of the Legislative Assembly will form government.
The party or coalition that wins the second highest number of seats forms the opposition, with the remaining parties and independents candidates being allocated to the cross bench.
The Queensland Parliament is the only unicameral state parliament in Australia, composed of the Legislative Assembly. The upper house, the Queensland Legislative Council was abolished in 1922.
Key dates
The election will be for all 93 members of the Legislative Assembly. Pursuant to Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment Act 2015 Queensland has fixed terms, with all elections following the 2020 election held every four years on the last Saturday of October.[4] The Governor may call an election earlier than scheduled if the Government does not maintain confidence, or the annual appropriation bill fails to pass.
Candidates
Crisafulli began announcing LNP candidates 18 months prior to the election, making the LNP the first party to formally endorse candidates for the election.[5] The LNP announced several other candidates afterwards. The second party to formally endorse a candidate was Katter's Australian Party (KAP), announcing their candidate for the Far North Queensland seat of Cook on 6 October 2023.[6]
Retiring members
Labor
- Stirling Hinchliffe (Sandgate) – announced retirement on 11 October 2023.[7]
- Barry O'Rourke (Rockhampton) – announced retirement on 13 November 2023, citing health issues.[8]
Liberal National
- Mark Robinson (Oodgeroo) – announced retirement on 16 June 2023.[9]
- Michael Hart (Burleigh) – announced retirement on 6 September 2023.[10]
- Lachlan Millar (Gregory) – announced retirement on 18 October 2023.[11]
Electoral pendulum
This is a pre-election pendulum for the 2024 Queensland state election. Members in italics will not contest the election. By-elections were held in two seats during this term of Parliament that changed their margins. See the footnotes for details.
- Notes
Opinion polling
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References
- ^ The Queensland Electoral System Queensland Parliament
- ^ Queensland referendum: Vote on four-year parliamentary terms passes ABC News 5 April 2016
- ^ Remeikis, Amy (10 December 2023). "Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk retires from politics". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment Act 2015" (PDF). www.legislation.qld.gov.au.
- ^ Cosoleto, Tara (26 March 2023). "LNP names candidates 18 months out from Queensland poll". Brisbane Times. AAP. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ McCarthy, Isaac (6 October 2023). "Katters announce Malanda man, ex-SAS soldier Bruce Logan as Cook candidate". Cairns Post. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Elks, Sarah (11 October 2023). "Stirling Hinchliffe calls it quits after 17 years to 'put family first'". The Australian. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Johnson, Hayden (13 November 2023). "Premier to lose another Labor MP at 2024 poll". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ McCormack, Madura (16 June 2023). "Oodgeroo MP Mark Robinson confirms retirement at next election, paving way for Amanda Stoker's political comeback". Courier Mail. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ McCormack, Madura (6 September 2023). "LNP MP for Burleigh Michael Hart won't recontest 2024 state election". Courier Mail. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Gall, Sally (18 October 2023). "Gregory MP calls time on representing largest electorate in Queensland". Queensland Country Life. Retrieved 21 October 2023.