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A by-election for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Redcliffe took place on 22 February 2014. [1] Yvette D'Ath won the seat for Labor. [2]
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A by-election for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Redcliffe took place on 22 February 2014. [1] Yvette D'Ath won the seat for Labor. [2]
The Liberal Nationals had won Redcliffe from Labor at the 2012 election with 60 percent of the two-party vote from a 15.7-point two-party swing compared to the statewide two-party swing of 13.7 points. [3]
On 25 March 2013, sitting MP Scott Driscoll was suspended from the Liberal Nationals due to allegations of financial improprieties. [4] He resigned from the party the following month and subsequently sat as an independent. [5]
Driscoll was the subject of complaints of official misconduct referred to the Crime and Misconduct Commission in November 2012, followed by complaints of fraud to the Queensland Police. [6] [7] It was alleged that he secretly controlled the taxpayer-funded Moreton Bay Regional Community Association and had funnelled $2600 in consultancy fees each week to his wife. It was also claimed that he used his electorate office to continue his work with the Queensland Retail Traders and Shopkeepers Association, and that his wife had a contract with the retailers' body worth $350,000 a year. [4] His home was raided by the CMC in May 2013. [8]
The allegations were referred to the Queensland Parliament Ethics Committee in June 2013. [9] On 19 November 2013, Driscoll was found guilty of 42 counts of Contempt of Parliament, four counts of failing to register interests and one count of misleading the House. The Parliament of Queensland Ethics Committee recommended that he be fined $90,000 and that the House vote to expel him from Parliament and declare the seat of Redcliffe vacant. He resigned from Parliament later that day, citing health reasons. [10] However, both major parties had indicated they would support an expulsion motion, making Driscoll's removal from the legislature all but certain. [11]
Premier Campbell Newman announced the 22 February 2014 election date on 13 January 2014. [1] The writ for the election was issued on 28 January 2014. Electoral rolls closed 5pm 3 February 2014, candidate nominations closed midday 13 February 2014 with declaration of candidate nominations and ballot order draw occurring shortly after. [12] [13]
The nine candidates in ballot paper order were as follows: [3] [14]
| Candidate nominations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
| Independent | Andrew Tyrrell | [3] | |
| Family First Party | Sally Vincent | Contested state seat of Sandgate in 2006, state seat of Murrumba in 2009 and 2012 and federal seat of Petrie in 2010. [3] | |
| Independent | Len Thomas | Former police officer and Moreton Bay Regional Community Association member. [3] Endorsed by United Australia (Palmer) MP Alex Douglas. [15] | |
| Queensland Greens | John Marshall | Contested federal seat of Petrie at the 2013 federal election. [3] | |
| Independent | Gabriel Buckley | Civil libertarian. [16] Ran as an independent Liberal Democratic Party candidate, LDP unregistered for Queensland state elections. [3] | |
| Labor Party | Yvette D'Ath | Federal Labor MP for Petrie 2007–2013. [17] | |
| Independent | Talosaga McMahon | Long-term varied community involvement. [3] [18] | |
| Independent | Liz Woollard | Building Surveyor. [3] [19] | |
| Liberal National Party of Queensland | Kerri-Anne Dooley | Nurse educator. Contested Redcliffe at the 2012 state election as a Family First Party candidate. [20] | |
Katter's Australian Party, which received 8.7 percent in 2012, did not re-contest Redcliffe at the by-election. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Yvette D'Ath | 12,437 | 44.6 | +13.9 | |
| Liberal National | Kerri-Anne Dooley | 9,724 | 34.9 | –14.4 | |
| Independent Palmer United | Len Thomas | 2,837 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
| Greens | John Marshall | 1,064 | 3.8 | –2.9 | |
| Family First | Sally Vincent | 675 | 2.4 | –2.1 | |
| Independent | Talosaga McMahon | 345 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Independent | Liz Woollard | 327 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Independent Liberal Democrat | Gabriel Buckley | 268 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Andrew Tyrrell | 205 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,882 | 97.7 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 665 | 2.3 | –0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 28,547 | 86.1 | –5.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Yvette D'Ath | 14,043 | 57.1 | +17.2 | |
| Liberal National | Kerri-Anne Dooley | 10,540 | 42.9 | –17.2 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal National | Swing | +17.2 | |||
Results are final. [26] The ABC's Antony Green said at 7:20pm on election night that D'Ath had reclaimed the seat for Labor. [2] The by-election proved to be the beginning of the end for the Newman government, which suffered a shock defeat at the 2015 state election.
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