2024 Ipswich West state by-election

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2024 Ipswich West state by-election
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Electoral district of Ipswich West in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Registered39,136
Turnout31,579 (80.7% Decrease2.svg 6.1)
 First partySecond party
  LNP Placeholder.png Labor Placeholder.png
Candidate Darren Zanow Wendy Bourne
Party Liberal National Labor
Popular vote11,67610,349
Percentage39.5%35.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 18.4Decrease2.svg 15.1
TPP 53.5%46.5%
TPP swingIncrease2.svg 17.9Decrease2.svg 17.9
ECQ-2017-Final-Ipswich West.pdf
Map of boundaries
MP before election

Jim Madden
Labor

Elected MP

Darren Zanow
Liberal National

A by-election for the electoral district of Ipswich West in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland was held on 16 March 2024 following the resignation of Labor MP Jim Madden. The by-election was held on the same day as the Inala by-election and the statewide local government elections. [1]

Contents

Madden resigned on 26 January 2024 to contest Division 4 of Ipswich City Council at the March local government elections. [2]

Although the seat was considered safe for the Labor Party, Liberal National candidate Darren Zanow won the by-election after a 17.9% two-party-preferred swing. [3]

Following the by-election, Zanow was diagnosed with Microvascular Ischemic Disease, an incurable brain disease, on 16 April 2024 − the day he was formally sworn into parliament. [4] He made his diagnosis public on 12 July and announced he would not contest the 2024 Queensland state election in October. [5]

Background

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Jim Madden, who had served as a member for Ipswich West since 2015 after he defeated sitting Liberal National MP Sean Choat, the first major party non-Labor MP to represent the seat since Nationals MP Albert Hales (who served between 1974 and 1977).

Madden previously announced that he would not contest the 2024 state election, but resigned whilst still in office shortly after the resignation of former premier and Inala MP Annastacia Palaszczuk.

Previous election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Ipswich West.[ edit ]
2020 Queensland state election: Ipswich West [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Madden 15,03350.15+2.88
Liberal National Chris Green6,32821.11+4.57
One Nation Gary Duffy4,41214.72−13.44
Greens Raven Wolf1,9576.53−1.50
Legalise Cannabis Anthony Hopkins1,3614.54+4.54
Civil Liberties & Motorists Clem Grieger5651.88+1.88
Independent Karakan Kochardy3211.07+1.07
Total formal votes29,97795.99+0.73
Informal votes1,2524.01−0.73
Turnout 31,22986.76−2.08
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Madden 19,28964.35+2.70
Liberal National Chris Green10,68835.65−2.70
Labor hold Swing +2.70

Candidates

PartyCandidateBackground
Legalise Cannabis Melody Lindsay
Liberal National Darren ZanowBusinessman in the construction industry [8]
One Nation Mark Bone
Labor Wendy Bourne Former president of the Rosewood & District Kindergarten and member of the party's right faction. [9] [10]

Results

2024 Ipswich West state by-election [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Darren Zanow 11,67639.53+18.42
Labor Wendy Bourne 10,34935.04−15.11
Legalise Cannabis Melody Lindsay4,30214.57+10.03
One Nation Mark Bone3,20610.86−3.86
Total formal votes29,53393.52−2.47
Informal votes2,0466.48+2.47
Turnout 31,57980.69−6.07
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Darren Zanow 15,80153.50+17.85
Labor Wendy Bourne 13,73246.50−17.85
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +17.85

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References

  1. ↑ Raue, Ben (14 June 2023). "Ipswich West by-election, 2024". The Tally Room.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Hayden (27 January 2024). "Labor MP Jim Madden resigns to run for Ipswich City Council" . The Courier-Mail . Brisbane: News Corp Australia . Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Evans, Duncan; Brennan, Aisling (17 March 2024). "The Queensland Labor government has suffered big swings against it in two key by-elections". news.com.au . Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Hevesi, Bryant (12 July 2024). "Ipswich West LNP MP Darren Zanow announces he will not contest October state election due to devastating diagnosis". Sky News Australia. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Stewart, Rachel (12 July 2024). "Ipswich West MP Darren Zanow diagnosed with incurable brain disease and will step down at state election". ABC News. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. ↑ 2020 State General Election – Ipswich West – District Summary, ECQ.
  7. ↑ "Ipswich West - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation .
  8. ↑ "Darren Zanow - LNP for Ipswich West" . Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "First Palaszczuk, now Madden; two Queensland by-elections in March" . The Australian.
  10. ↑ "Wendy Bourne | Labor Candidate for Ipswich West". Queensland Labor . Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "Ipswich West By-election - BCC Election 2024". Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024– via ABC News.
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