2028 Queensland state election

For the local government elections scheduled to be held in March, see 2028 Queensland local elections.

2028 Queensland state election

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All 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly 47 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Leader David Crisafulli Steven Miles Party Liberal National Labor Leader since 12 November 2020 15 December 2023 Leader's seat Broadwater Murrumba Last election 52 seats, 41.52% 36 seats, 32.56% Current seats 52 36 Seats needed 11   Leader Robbie Katter No leader Party Katter's Australian Greens Leader since 2 February 2015 Leader's seat Traeger Last election 3 seats, 2.44% 1 seat, 9.89% Current seats 3 1 Seats needed 44 46
Incumbent Premier David Crisafulli Liberal National

The 2028 Queensland state election will be held on or before 28 October 2028 ^[1] to elect the 59th Parliament of Queensland and its 93 seats. The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) will conduct the election.

The incumbent Liberal National majority government, led by Premier David Crisafulli, will seek a second four-year term in government. They will be challenged by the Queensland Labor Party, led by Leader of the Opposition and former Premier Steven Miles. It is expected that the Queensland Greens, Pauline Hanson's One Nation, Katter's Australian Party, and other minor parties and independents will contest the election.

Queensland has compulsory voting, with preferential instant runoff voting in single-member seats.

Background

At the 2024 Queensland state election, the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP), led by David Crisafulli, ended nine years in Opposition by securing a decisive victory. The LNP won 52 seats, compared to Labor's 36. The Greens, who previously held two seats, narrowly lost South Brisbane but managed to retain Maiwar. Katter's Australian Party (KAP), led by Robbie Katter, held onto its three seats, while Pauline Hanson's One Nation lost Mirani following the defection of Stephen Andrew to the KAP. Andrew, however, was defeated by the LNP in Mirani during the election. ^{[2] [3]}

Date

The parliament has fixed four-year terms with the election held on the fourth Saturday in October, though the Governor may dissolve the house sooner on the advice of the Premier. Additionally, Section 19B, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution of Queensland 2001 states that “The Governor may at any time, by proclamation, order the polling day for an ordinary general election to be postponed to a Saturday not more than 35 days after the normal polling day (the postponed polling day)" if there are exceptional circumstances and if both the premier, and the Leader of the Opposition agrees to its postponement. Examples of exceptional circumstances listed in the constitution includes "An election for members of the House of Representatives or the Senate of the Commonwealth Parliament is to be held on the normal polling day or "A natural disaster has affected such a wide area of the State that the conduct of an election on the normal polling day would be impracticable. ^[1]

Opinion polling

Voting intention

Legislative Assembly polling

Date	Firm	Sample	Primary vote						2pp vote
			LNP	ALP	GRN	ONP	KAP	OTH	LNP	ALP
10–14 February 2025	DemosAU [4]	1,004	40%	30%	12%	10%	—	8%	56%	44%
26 October 2024 election			41.52%	32.56%	9.89%	8.00%	2.44%	5.59%	53.76%	46.24%

Preferred Premier and satisfaction

Preferred Premier

Date	Polling firm	Sample	Preferred Premier
			Crisafulli	Miles	Don't know

Satisfaction ratings

Date	Polling firm	Sample	Miles				Crisafulli
			Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Don't Know	Net	Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Don't Know	Net

See also

• 2024 Queensland state election
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028
• Premiership of David Crisafulli

References

1. "Constitution of Queensland 2001". www.legislation.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
2. Smee, Ben (26 October 2024). "David Crisafulli has narrowly won the Queensland election but the real fight has only just begun". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 9 January 2025.
3. "David Crisafulli sworn in as Queensland premier — as it happened". ABC News. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
4. "Qld politics: Poll finds LNP support holding steady since election". The Courier-Mail. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.