Related Research Articles
Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman is an Australian former politician who served as the 38th Premier of Queensland from 26 March 2012 to 14 February 2015. He served as the member for Ashgrove in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland between 24 March 2012 and 31 January 2015. He was LNP Leader from 2 April 2011 to 7 February 2015; Newman previously served as the 15th Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 27 March 2004 to 3 April 2011.
The Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) is a major political party in Queensland, Australia. It was formed in 2008 by a merger of the Queensland divisions of the Liberal Party and the National Party. At a federal level and in most other states, the two parties remain distinct and often operate as a Coalition. The LNP is a division of the Liberal Party of Australia, and an affiliate of the National Party of Australia.
Bruce Stephen Flegg is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2015, representing the electorate of Moggill in south-western Brisbane for the Liberal Party and its successor the Liberal National Party. He was the leader of the state Liberal Party from 2006 to 2007 and served as Minister for Housing and Public Works in the Newman government from April to November 2012.
Gladstone is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
Timothy James Nicholls is an Australian politician and a former leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland. He served as the Treasurer of Queensland and the Minister for Trade of that state between March/April 2012 and 14 February 2015. He is the member for Clayfield in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. He was originally a member of the Liberal Party including a stint as its deputy leader, but joined the Liberal National Party in 2008 when the Liberal Party and the National Party merged in Queensland.
James Pearce is an Australian politician, born in the Sydney suburb of Paddington. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1989 to 2009. He returned to the Assembly in 2015 as the member for Mirani, but was defeated in 2017.
The 2009 Queensland state election was held on 21 March 2009 to elect all 89 members of the Legislative Assembly, a unicameral parliament.
The 2012 Queensland state election was held on 24 March 2012 to elect all 89 members of the Legislative Assembly, a unicameral parliament.
The 2015 Queensland state election was held on 31 January 2015 to elect all 89 members of the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
The United Australia Party (UAP), formerly known as Clive Palmer's United Australia Party and the Palmer United Party (PUP), is an Australian political party formed by mining magnate Clive Palmer in April 2013. The party was deregistered by the Australian Electoral Commission in 2017, revived and re-registered in 2018, and voluntarily deregistered in 2022. The party fielded candidates in all 150 House of Representatives seats at the 2013 federal election. Palmer, the party's leader, was elected to the Division of Fairfax and it reached a peak of three senators following the rerun of the Western Australian senate election in 2014. When the party was revived under its original name in 2018, it was represented by ex-One Nation senator Brian Burston in the federal parliament.
Barry James O'Sullivan is an Australian politician who was a senator for Queensland from 11 February 2014 until 30 June 2019. He is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) and sat with the Nationals in federal parliament. A former police detective, grazier, property developer and LNP executive treasurer, O'Sullivan was appointed by the Queensland Parliament to the Senate seat vacated by Barnaby Joyce, who had resigned to contest the House of Representatives seat of New England at the 2013 federal election. He was elected to a three-year term at the 2016 federal election.
A by-election for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Redcliffe took place on 22 February 2014. Yvette D'Ath won the seat for Labor.
The 2017 Queensland state election was held on 25 November 2017 to elect all 93 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the unicameral Parliament of Queensland.
Glenn James Butcher is an Australian politician currently serving as the Queensland Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing and Minister for Water. He previously served as the Assistant Minister for Local Government and Infrastructure and Assistant Minister for Transport and Infrastructure respectively. He has been the Labor member for Gladstone in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015.
Christian Andrew Carr Rowan is an Australian politician and specialist physician. He has been the Liberal National Party State Member for Moggill in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015.
Colin Einar Boyce is an Australian politician who is a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Division of Flynn since 2022. He is a member of the Liberal National Party and sits with the National Party in federal parliament.
Stephen Seymour James Andrew is an Australian politician who has served as the member for Mirani in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017.
The 2020 Queensland state election was held on 31 October to elect all 93 members to the 57th Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The Labor Party was returned to government for a third-term, led by incumbent premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. With 47 seats needed to form a majority government, Labor won 52 seats, including all but five in Brisbane, while the Liberal National Party won 34 seats and formed opposition. On the crossbench, Katter's Australian Party retained its 3 seats, the Queensland Greens picked up South Brisbane for a total of 2, Pauline Hanson's One Nation retained Mirani and independent Sandy Bolton retained her seat of Noosa.
The 2024 Queensland state election is scheduled to be held on 26 October 2024 to elect all members to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland pursuant to the Constitution Amendment Act 2015. As a result of the 2016 Queensland term length referendum, the term of the parliament will run for four years.
A by-election for the electoral district of Inala in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland was held on 16 March 2024 following the resignation of former Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk from parliament, which was announced on 10 December 2023 and took effect on 31 December 2023. The by-election was held on the same day as the Ipswich West by-election and the statewide local government elections.
References
- ↑ Green, Antony (13 January 2015). "2015 Queensland Election - Summary of Candidates and Parties". Antony Green's Election Blog. ABC. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Deputy ALP leader Tim Mulherin resigns on day four of the campaign". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ Amy Remeikis (17 January 2013). "Cameron Dick's plan to return puts Labor leadership in the spotlight". Brisbanetimes.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ↑ Remeikis, Amy (25 October 2014). "'Sexting' MP Peter Dowling shattered as LNP members vote 'no'". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ "Queensland MP Bruce Flegg defeated in preselection battle for Moggill". ABC News. 7 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ Atfield, Cameron (2 May 2014). "Queensland MP David Gibson to quit politics". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ "LNP congratulates retiring Howard Hobbs - LNP". lnp.org.au. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "Retirement of Vaughan Johnson MP | LNP". lnp.org.au. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "Ted Malone won't run for Mirani seat again". Daily Mercury. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ "Retirement of Rosemary Menkens MP - LNP". lnp.org.au. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "Gladstone MP confirms she won't run in 2015 election | Gladstone Observer". Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.