2007 Brisbane Central state by-election

2007 Brisbane Central state by-election

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Electoral district of Brisbane Central in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
First party Second party Third party   FFP Candidate Grace Grace Anne Boccabella Mark A. White Party Labor Greens Family First Primary  vote 11,248 7,396 1,738 Percentage 50.35% 33.11% 7.78% Swing 0.13 14.83 7.78 TCP 57.85% 42.15% TCP swing 6.92 42.15
MP before election Peter Beattie Labor Elected MP Grace Grace Labor

The 2007 Brisbane Central state by-election was held on 13 October 2007 to elect the member for Brisbane Central in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Labor Party MP and former premier Peter Beattie. ^{[1] [2]}

The National–Liberal coalition failed to stand a candidate in the by-election. ^{[3] [4]} A total of six candidates stood in the election. ^[5]

Grace Grace held the seat for Labor with slightly over 50% of the vote, negating the need for the count to go to preferences. ^[6] In the absence of a National–Liberal coalition candidate, the party with the largest gains were the Greens, who scored a swing in their favour of 14.83%. ^[7]

Results

2007 Brisbane Central state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Grace Grace	11,248	50.35	−0.13
	Greens	Anne Boccabella	7,396	33.11	+14.83
	Family First	Mark A. White	1,738	7.78	+7.78
	Independent	Erik Olaf Eriksen	711	3.18	+3.18
	Independent	Ronald Davy	674	3.02	+3.02
	One Nation	Ian Nelson	574	2.57	+2.57
Total formal votes			30,111	93.21	−1.16
Informal votes			2,193	6.79	+1.16
Turnout			32,304	84.93	−6.86
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Grace Grace	11,594	57.85	−6.92
	Greens	Anne Boccabella	8,449	42.15	+42.15
	Labor hold

See also

• List of Queensland state by-elections

References

1. Bligh hits Brisbane streets, ABC News , 16 September 2007
2. Bligh, Lucas team firms for Qld, ABC News, 11 September 2007
3. Coalition a no-show in Beattie electorate, The Australian , 26 September 2007
4. Coalition split over state poll, The Australian , 25 September 2007
5. Candidates in Ballot Paper Order: 2007 Brisbane Central By-Election Archived July 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , Electoral Commission Queensland
6. Strong win for Labor in Qld by-election, The Herald Sun , 13 October 2007
7. Greens take heart from Brisbane by-election showing, ABC News, 14 October 2007

External links

• All You Need To Know : 2007 Brisbane Central By-Election from Electoral Commission Queensland