2020 Bundamba state by-election

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2020 Bundamba state by-election
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  2017 28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) 2020  

The district of Bundamba in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Turnout66.4% Decrease2.svg 22.7
 First partySecond party
 
Candidate Lance McCallum Sharon Bell
Party Labor One Nation
Popular vote9,1346,006
Percentage42.2%27.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 11.2Increase2.svg 27.7
2CP 59.8%40.2%
2CP swingDecrease2.svg 11.8Increase2.svg 40.2

 Third partyFourth party
 
CandidateRobert ShearmanDanielle Mutton
Party Liberal National Greens
Popular vote3,5892,924
Percentage16.6%13.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.4Increase2.svg 2.6

ECQ-2017-Final-Bundamba.pdf
Map of the Electoral district of Bundamba since the 2017 state election

MP before election

Jo-Ann Miller
Labor

Elected MP

Lance McCallum
Labor

A by-election was held for the seat of Bundamba in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland on 28 March 2020 following the resignation of Jo-Ann Miller on 20 February 2020. [1] The by-election was held on the same day as the Currumbin by-election and the statewide local government elections.

Contents

Lance McCallum won the by-election, holding the seat for the Labor Party. [2]

Key dates

Date [3] Event
24 February 2020Issue of the writ
28 February 2020Close of electoral rolls
3 March 2020Close of nominations
16 March 2020Early voting begins
28 March 2020Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm

Candidates

Candidates in ballot paper order
  One Nation Sharon BellEstimating assistant. Contested Blair at the 2019 federal election. [4]
  Labor Lance McCallum Former Electrical Trade Union official. [4]
  Greens Danielle MuttonUnion organiser. [4]
  Liberal National Robert ShearmanRetired army serviceman, businessman. [4]

Opinion polling

Bundamba by-election polling
DateFirmCommissioned bySample Primary vote TPP vote
ALP ON LNP GRN OTH [a] ALP ON
22 March 2020UCommsThe Courier Mail [5] ~70037.6%21.2%9.7%14.4%17.2%62%38%
2017 Queensland state election 53.3%-15.2%10.9%20.5%71.6%28.4% [b]

Results

Bundamba state by-election, 28 March 2020 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lance McCallum 9,13442.2−11.2
One Nation Sharon Bell6,00627.7+27.7
Liberal National Robert Shearman3,58916.6+1.4
Greens Danielle Mutton2,92413.5+2.6
Total formal votes21,65389.1−2.6
Informal votes2,64410.9+2.6
Turnout 24,29766.4−22.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Lance McCallum 12,94959.8−11.8
One Nation Sharon Bell8,70440.2+40.2
Labor hold 

Notes

  1. Also includes 'Undecided'.
  2. TPP results in 2017 was between Labor and LNP.

References

  1. "Jo-Ann Miller quits Queensland Parliament". Brisbane Times. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. Hartley, Anna; Siganto, Talissa (29 March 2020). "Brisbane's Lord Mayor and Gold Coast Mayor retain office, new Ipswich Mayor revealed, as election results trickle in". ABC News. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. "Bundamba By-election". Electoral Commission Queensland. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Green, Antony. "Bundamba by-election". ABC News. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  5. Wardill, Steve. "Palaszczuk Government on brink of winning Currumbin by-election". The Courier Mail.
  6. "Bundamba State By-Election". Electoral Commission Queensland. Retrieved 10 April 2020.