Candidates of the 2017 Queensland state election

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 2017 Queensland state election. The election was held on 25 November 2017.

At the close of nominations on 8 November 2017, there were 453 candidates standing for the election. The ALP, LNP & The Greens parties nominated candidates for every seat, therefore nominating 93 candidates each. One Nation nominated 61 candidates, KAP nominated 10 and CR nominated 8, whilst Independent or non-registered party candidates stood at 95.

Redistribution

A redistribution of electoral boundaries occurred earlier in 2017.

The electorates of Albert, Ashgrove, Beaudesert, Brisbane Central, Cleveland, Dalrymple, Indooroopilly, Kallangur, Mount Coot-tha, Mount Isa, Sunnybank, and Yeerongpilly were abolished.

The electorates of Bancroft, Bonney, Cooper, Hill, Jordan, Kurwongbah, Macalister, Maiwar, McConnel, Miller, Ninderry, Oodgeroo, Scenic Rim, Theodore, Toohey, and Traeger were created.

The Legislative Assembly was expanded from 89 to 93 members. Indooroopilly was abolished west of Brisbane, while notionally Labor-held Bancroft was created in the corridor north of Brisbane, notionally Liberal National-held Bonney created on the Gold Coast, notionally Labor-held Jordan created in the corridor west of Brisbane, notionally Labor-held Macalister created in the corridor south of Brisbane, and notionally Liberal National-held Ninderry created on the Sunshine Coast. Albert was renamed Theodore, Ashgrove was renamed Cooper, Beaudesert was renamed Scenic Rim, Brisbane Central was renamed McConnel, Cleveland was renamed Oodgeroo, Dalrymple was renamed Hill, Kallangur was renamed Kurwongbah, Mount Coot-tha was renamed Maiwar, Mount Isa was renamed Traeger, Sunnybank was renamed Toohey, and Yeerongpilly was renamed Miller. Burdekin, Mansfield, and Mount Ommaney became notionally Labor-held, while Pumicestone became notionally Liberal National-held.

The changes resulted in 48 notionally Labor-held seats, 2 notionally Katter's Australian-held seats, 42 notionally Liberal National-held seats, and 1 notionally Independent-held seat.

• The member for Albert, Mark Boothman (Liberal National) contested Theodore.
• The member for Ashgrove, Kate Jones (Labor), contested Cooper.
• The member for Beaudesert, Jon Krause (Liberal National), contested Scenic Rim.
• The member for Brisbane Central, Grace Grace (Labor), contested McConnel.
• The member for Cleveland, Mark Robinson (Liberal National), contested Oodgeroo.
• The member for Dalrymple, Shane Knuth (Katter's Australian Party), contested Hill.
• The member for Indooroopilly, Scott Emerson (Liberal National), contested Maiwar.
• The member for Kallangur, Shane King (Labor), contested Kurwongbah.
• The member for Mount Coot-tha, Steven Miles (Labor), contested Murrumba.
• The member for Mount Isa, Robbie Katter (Katter's Australian Party), contested Traeger.
• The member for Murrumba, Chris Whiting (Labor), contested Bancroft.
• The member for Sunnybank, Peter Russo (Labor), contested Toohey.
• The member for Yeerongpilly, Mark Bailey (Labor), contested Miller.

By-Elections

• On 31 March 2015, Billy Gordon (Cook) was expelled from the Labor Party and sat as an Independent.
• On 8 March 2016, Rob Pyne (Cairns) resigned from the Labor Party and sat as an Independent.
• On 29 April 2016, John McVeigh (Toowoomba South) resigned. At the by-election on 16 July 2016, David Janetzki retained the seat for the Liberal National Party.
• On 14 January 2017, Steve Dickson (Buderim) resigned from the Liberal National Party and joined the One Nation Party.
• On 29 October 2017, Rick Williams (Pumicestone) resigned from the Labor Party and sat as an Independent.

Retiring Members

Labor

• Bill Byrne (Rockhampton) – Announced 7 October 2017 ^[1]

Liberal National

• Verity Barton (Broadwater) – Lost preselection 28 May 2017 ^[2]
• Ian Rickuss (Lockyer) – Announced 12 November 2016 ^[3]
• Jeff Seeney (Callide) – Announced 2 March 2017 ^[4]
• Lawrence Springborg (Southern Downs) – Announced 3 December 2016 ^[5]

Independent

• Billy Gordon (Cook) – Elected as Labor; announced 31 October 2017 ^[6]
• Peter Wellington (Nicklin) – Announced 16 February 2017 ^[7]

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Electorate	Held by	Labor candidate	LNP candidate	Greens candidate	One Nation candidate	Other candidates
Algester	Labor	Leeanne Enoch	Clinton Pattison	Patsy O'Brien	Darryl Lanyon
Aspley	LNP	Bart Mellish	Tracy Davis	James Hansen	Shaun Byrne	Zachary King (Ind) Steve Ross (Ind) Neil Skilbeck (CLCRNT)
Bancroft	Labor	Chris Whiting	Kara Thomas	Simone Dejun	Chris Boulis	Barry Grant (Ind)
Barron River	Labor	Craig Crawford	Michael Trout	Cameron Boyd	Andrew Schebella	Andrew Hodgetts (Ind) Cheryl Tonkin (Ind)
Bonney	LNP	Rowan Holzberger	Sam O'Connor	Amin Javanmard		Robert Buegge (Ind) Ron Nightingale (Ind)
Broadwater	LNP	Peter Flori	David Crisafulli	Daniel Kwon	Brenden Ball
Buderim	LNP	Ken MacKenzie	Brent Mickelberg	Tracy Burton	Steve Dickson
Bulimba	Labor	Di Farmer	Fiona Ward	Felicity Jodell		Angus Jell (Ind) Bernadette Le Goullon (Ind)
Bundaberg	Labor	Leanne Donaldson	David Batt	Marianne Buchanan	Jane Truscott	Alan Corbett (Ind) Richard Glass (Ind) Richard Smith (Ind)
Bundamba	Labor	Jo-Ann Miller	Patrick Herbert	Michelle Duncan		Trev Judd (Ind) Shan-Ju Lin (Ind) Patricia Petersen (Ind)
Burdekin	Labor	Michael Brunker	Dale Last	Mathew Bing	Sam Cox
Burleigh	LNP	Gail Hislop	Michael Hart	Peter Burgoyne
Burnett	LNP	Lee Harvey	Stephen Bennett	Tim Roberts	Ashley Lynch
Cairns	Labor	Michael Healy	Sam Marino	Aaron McDonald	Ian Hodge	Rob Pyne (Ind)
Callide	LNP	Darren Blackwood	Colin Boyce	Jaiben Baker	Sharon Lohse	Sandra Anderson (Ind) Robbie Radel (KAP)
Caloundra	LNP	Jason Hunt	Mark McArdle	Marcus Finch	Rod Jones
Capalaba	Labor	Don Brown	Cameron Leafe	Joshua Sanderson	Paul Taylor	Jason Lavender (Ind)
Chatsworth	LNP	Paul Keene	Steve Minnikin	Dave Nelson
Clayfield	LNP	Philip Anthony	Tim Nicholls	Claire Ogden
Condamine	LNP	Brendon Huybregts	Pat Weir	Chris Turnbull	Frank Ashman	John Hill (KAP)
Cook	Labor	Cynthia Lui	Penny Johnson	Brynn Mathews	Jeanette Sackley	Gordon Rasmussen (KAP)
Coomera	LNP	Christopher Johnson	Michael Crandon	Tayla Kerwin	Ronald Pigdon
Cooper	Labor	Kate Jones	Robert Shearman	Reece Walters		Robert Wiltshire (Ind)
Currumbin	LNP	Georgi Leader	Jann Stuckey	David Wyatt		Andrew Semple (Ind)
Everton	LNP	David Greene	Tim Mander	Bridget Clinch
Ferny Grove	Labor	Mark Furner	Nick Elston	Elizabeth World		Lisa Foo (Ind)
Gaven	LNP	Meaghan Scanlon	Sid Cramp	Sally Spain
Gladstone	Labor	Glenn Butcher	Chay Conaglen	Peta Baker	Amy Lohse
Glass House	LNP	Brent Hampstead	Andrew Powell	Sue Weber	Tracey Bell-Henselin	Sue Mureau (Ind)
Greenslopes	Labor	Joe Kelly	Ian Kaye	Victor Huml
Gregory	LNP	Dave Kerrigan	Lachlan Millar	Norman Weston	Mark Higgins	Bruce Currie (Ind)
Gympie	LNP	Tracey McWilliam	Tony Perrett	Roxanne Kennedy-Perriman	Chelle Dobson	Donna Reardon (Ind)
Hervey Bay	LNP	Adrian Tantari	Ted Sorensen	Jenni Cameron	Damian Huxham	Jannean Dean (Ind)
Hill	KAP	Diana O'Brien	Mario Quagliata	Johanna Kloot		Shane Knuth * (KAP) Chester Tuxford (Ind) Stewart Worth (Ind)
Hinchinbrook	LNP	Paul Jacob	Andrew Cripps	Lyle Burness	Margaret Bell	Nick Dametto* (KAP) Peter Raffles (Ind)
Inala	Labor	Annastacia Palaszczuk	Leanne McFarlane	Nav Singh Sidhu
Ipswich	Labor	Jennifer Howard	Andrew Caswell	Brett Morrissey	Malcolm Roberts	Troy Aggett (Ind)
Ipswich West	Labor	Jim Madden	Anna O'Neill	Keith Muller	Brad Trussell
Jordan	Labor	Charis Mullen	Duncan Murray	Steven Purcell	Michael Pucci	Phil Cutcliffe (Ind) Peter Ervik (CLCRNT) Steve Hodgson (Ind)
Kawana	LNP	Mark Moss	Jarrod Bleijie	Annette Spendlove		Jeremy Davey (Ind) Michael Jessop (Ind)
Keppel	Labor	Brittany Lauga	Peter Blundell	Clancy Mullbrick	Matt Loth
Kurwongbah	Labor	Shane King	Allan Cook	Rachel Doherty	Karen Haddock	Thor Prohaska (Ind)
Lockyer	LNP	Nicole Lincoln	Jim McDonald	Ian Simons	James Savage	Tony Parr (Ind)
Logan	Labor	Linus Power	Gloria Vicario	Liam Jenkinson	Scott Bannan	Danielle Cox (Ind) Daniel Murphy (Ind)
Lytton	Labor	Joan Pease	Karren Strahan	Ken Austin	Suzanne Black
Macalister	Labor	Melissa McMahon	Judi van Manen	Gabi Nehring		Greg Bradley (Ind) Janelle Clancy (Ind) Hetty Johnston (Ind) Ben Musgrave (CLCRNT)
Mackay	Labor	Julieanne Gilbert	Nicole Batzloff	Elliot Jennings	Jeff Keioskie	Martin McCann (Ind)
Maiwar	LNP	Ali King	Scott Emerson	Michael Berkman		Anita Diamond (Ind)
Mansfield	Labor	Corrine McMillan	Ian Walker	Barbara Bell	Neil Symes
Maroochydore	LNP	Julie McGlone	Fiona Simpson	Daniel Bryar	Cam Young
Maryborough	Labor	Bruce Saunders	Richard Kingston	Craig Armstrong	James Hansen	Roger Currie (Ind)
McConnel	Labor	Grace Grace	Jamie Forster	Kirsten Lovejoy		John Dobinson (Ind) Kamala Emanuel (Ind) Edward Gilmour (Ind)
Mermaid Beach	LNP	Joshua Blundell-Thornton	Ray Stevens	Helen Wainwright		Ric Allport (Ind) Saraya Beric (Ind) Mona Hecke (Ind) Gary Pead (Ind)
Miller	Labor	Mark Bailey	Belinda Kippen	Deniz Clarke		Ted Starr (Ind)
Mirani	Labor	Jim Pearce	Kerry Latter	Christine Carlisle	Stephen Andrew
Moggill	LNP	Evan Jones	Christian Rowan	Lawson McCane		Amy Rayward (CLCRNT)
Morayfield	Labor	Mark Ryan	Jason Snow	Gavin Behrens	Rodney Hansen	Jamie Janulewicz (Ind)
Mount Ommaney	Labor	Jess Pugh	Tarnya Smith	Jenny Mulkearns	Ian Eugarde
Mudgeeraba	LNP	Paul Taylor	Ros Bates	Rod Duncan	Andrew Liddell	Jill Pead (Ind) Bill Sherwood (Ind)
Mulgrave	Labor	Curtis Pitt	Karina Samperi	Carmel Murray	Sue Bertuch
Mundingburra	Labor	Coralee O'Rourke	Matthew Derlagen	Jenny Brown	Mal Charlwood	Mike Abraham (KAP) Alan Birrell (Ind) Dennis Easzon (Ind) Geoff Virgo (Ind)
Murrumba	Labor	Steven Miles	Reg Gulley	Jason Kennedy	Scott Dare
Nanango	LNP	Ben Rankin	Deb Frecklington	John Harbison	Douglas Grant
Nicklin	Independent	Justin Raethel	Marty Hunt	Mick Tyrrell	Steven Ford	Jeffrey Hodges (CLCRNT) Tony Moore (Ind) Rachel Radic (Ind)
Ninderry	LNP	Bill Gissane	Dan Purdie	Sue Etheridge	Barry Ward	Richard Bruinsma (Ind) Jamila Riley (Ind)
Noosa	LNP	Mark Denham	Glen Elmes	Phillip Jenkins	Eve-Marie Whiteside	Sandy Bolton* (Ind) Robin Bristow (Ind) Aaron White (Ind)
Nudgee	Labor	Leanne Linard	Debbie Glaze	Ell-Leigh Ackerman		Anthony Simpson (Ind)
Oodgeroo	LNP	Tony Austin	Mark Robinson	Brad Scott
Pine Rivers	Labor	Nikki Boyd	Chris Thompson	Jack Margaritis	Peter Warren	Greg French (CLCRNT) Seath Holswich (Ind) Michael Kosenko (Ind)
Pumicestone	LNP	Michael Hoogwaerts	Simone Wilson	Tony Longland	Greg Fahey	Jason Burgess (Ind) Rick Williams (Ind)
Redcliffe	Labor	Yvette D'Ath	Kerri-Anne Dooley	James Bovill		Shayne Jarvis (Ind) Ian Philp (Ind) Graham Young (Ind)
Redlands	LNP	Kim Richards	Matt McEachan	David Keogh	Jason Quick	Peter Dowling (Ind)
Rockhampton	Labor	Barry O'Rourke	Douglas Rodgers	Kate Giamarelos	Wade Rothery	Margaret Strelow (Ind)
Sandgate	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	Jessie Van Der Hoek	Miree Le Roy	Matthew Stephen
Scenic Rim	LNP	Carolyn Buchan	Jon Krause	Shannon Girard	Rod Smith
South Brisbane	Labor	Jackie Trad	Simon Quinn	Amy MacMahon		Karel Boele (Ind) Frank Jordan (Ind) Karagh-Mae Kelly (Ind) Cameron Murray (Ind)
Southern Downs	LNP	Joel Richters	James Lister	Antonia van Geuns	Joshua Coyne	Rob Mackenzie (Ind) Jay Nauss (Ind)
Southport	LNP	Judy Searle	Rob Molhoek	Michelle Le Plastrier		Rick Flori (Ind) Johan Joubert (CLCRNT)
Springwood	Labor	Mick de Brenni	Julie Talty	Neil Cotter		John Taylor (CLCRNT)
Stafford	Labor	Anthony Lynham	Ed Sangjitphun	John Meyer
Stretton	Labor	Duncan Pegg	Freya Ostapovitch	Anisa Nandaula	Shane Holley	Shyamal Reddy (Ind)
Surfers Paradise	LNP	Tony Walker	John-Paul Langbroek	Scott Turner		Tylere Baker-Pearce (Ind) Chris Manley (Ind)
Theodore	LNP	Luz Stanton	Mark Boothman	Tina Meni	Darrell Lane
Thuringowa	Labor	Aaron Harper	Nick Martinez	Mike Rubenach	Mark Thornton	Terry Fox (KAP) Stephen Lane (Ind)
Toohey	Labor	Peter Russo	Anthony Shorten	Gordon King	Guansheng Zhang
Toowoomba North	LNP	Kerry Shine	Trevor Watts	Emmeline Chidley	Paul Wilson	Josie Townsend (Ind)
Toowoomba South	LNP	Susan Krause	David Janetzki	Alyce Nelligan	Jeremy Scamp	Rob Berry (Ind)
Townsville	Labor	Scott Stewart	Casie Scott	Rebecca Ryan	Allan Evans	Lindy Collins (Ind)
Traeger	KAP	Danielle Slade	Ronald Bird	Peter Relph		Sarah Isaacs (Ind) Robbie Katter * (KAP) Craig Scriven (Ind)
Warrego	LNP	Mark O'Brien	Ann Leahy	Ian Mazlin		Sandra Bamberry (Ind) Rob Loughnan (KAP) Mark Stone (Ind)
Waterford	Labor	Shannon Fentiman	Felicity Westguard	Kirsty Petersen	Kim Miller	Lee McKenzie McKinnon (Ind)
Whitsunday	LNP	Bronwyn Taha	Jason Costigan	Imogen Lindenberg	Noel Skippen	Dan Van Blarcom (Ind) Jenny Whitney (KAP)
Woodridge	Labor	Cameron Dick	Michael Rooms	Jacob Rice		Trevor Palmer (Ind)

Unregistered parties and groups

• The Animal Justice Party endorsed Lisa Foo in Ferny Grove, Danielle Cox in Logan, Janelle Clancy in Macalister, Ric Allport in Mermaid Beach, Rachel Radic in Nicklin, Jamila Riley in Ninderry and Karagh-Mae Kelly in South Brisbane. ^[8]
• The Australian Workers Party endorsed Sue Mureau in Glass House, ^[9] and Greg Bradley in Macalister. ^[10]
• The Whig Party endorsed Mike Jessop in Kawana. ^[11]
• The North Queensland Party endorsed Peter Raffles in Hinchinbrook. ^[12]
• People Decide endorsed Angus Jell in Bulimba, Anita Diamond in Maiwar and Karel Boele in South Brisbane. ^[13]
• The Reason Party endorsed Robin Bristow in Noosa. ^[14]
• The Socialist Alliance endorsed Kamala Emanuel in McConnel. ^[15]

References

• LNP - Meet Our Team
• Queensland Greens
• Pauline Hanson's One Nation

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2. Emery, Lea (28 May 2017). "Newman government minister beats MP Verity Barton in battle for Broadwater preselection". Gold Coast News.
3. "MP Ian Rickuss announces retirement". news.com.au. 12 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
4. "Former Qld deputy premier Seeney retires". news.com.au. 2 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
5. "Lawrence Springborg to quit politics". The Courier-Mail. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
6. Akers, Trenton (31 October 2017). "Billy Gordon quits politics". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
7. "Peter Wellington to retire at next Queensland election". The Courier Mail. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
8. "AJP Candidates Queensland".
9. "Sue Mureau - Australian Workers Party Qld - Facebook".
10. "Greg Bradley - Australian Workers Party Qld - Facebook".
11. "Election Manifesto Queensland State Election".
12. "Hinchinbrook - ABC News".
13. "Candidates - People Decide".
14. "Robin Bristow Reason Noosa - Facebook".
15. "Vote 1 Kamala Emanuel".