Candidates of the 2020 Queensland state election

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 2020 Queensland state election. The election was held on 31 October 2020.

By-Elections

• On 2 February 2019, Jason Costigan (Whitsunday) resigned and sat as an Independent, before forming his own party the North Queensland First.
• On 1 February, Jann Stuckey (Currumbin) resigned. At the by-election on 28 March 2020, Laura Gerber retained the seat for the Liberal National Party.
• On 20 February, Jo-Ann Miller (Bundamba) resigned. At the by-election on 28 March 2020, Lance McCallum retained the seat for the Labor Party.

Retiring Members

Labor

• Kate Jones MP (Cooper) – Announced 10 September 2020 ^[1]
• Anthony Lynham MP (Stafford) – Announced 10 September 2020 ^[2]
• Coralee O'Rourke MP (Mundingburra) – Announced 5 September 2020 ^[3]

Liberal National

• Mark McArdle MP (Caloundra) – Announced retirement 27 June 2019 ^[4]
• Ted Sorensen MP (Hervey Bay) – Announced retirement 25 May 2020 ^[5]
• Simone Wilson MP (Pumicestone) – Announced retirement 27 September 2019 ^[6]

Legislative Assembly

There are 597 candidates who nominated for the 2020 state election. ^[7]

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	Nerissa Aitken	Josie Mira	Wayne Stacey
Aspley	Labor	Bart Mellish	Amanda Cooper	James Hansen	Walter Hardy	Joshua Morrison (UAP) Neil Skilbeck (CLM)
Bancroft	Labor	Chris Whiting	Phil Carlson	Ell-Leigh Ackerman	Nik Aai Reddy	Barry Grant (Ind)
Barron River	Labor	Craig Crawford	Linda Cooper	Aaron McDonald	Susan Andrews	Adam Rowe (IMOP) Jenny Brown (UAP)
Bonney	LNP	Ash Borg	Sam O'Connor	Amin Javanmard	Michael Rix	David Bark (UAP) Leanna Marquet (Ind)
Broadwater	LNP	Maureen Simpson	David Crisafulli	April Broadbent	Jesse Schneider	Mara Krischker (UAP) Natalie O'Donnell (IMOP)
Buderim	LNP	Ken Mackenzie	Brent Mickelberg	Deborah Moseley	Joyce Hosking	Michael Andrews (Ind) Alison Barry-Jones (Ind) Steve Dickson (Ind) Alina Lee (IMOP) Daniel Philp (UAP)
Bulimba	Labor	Di Farmer	Anthony Bishop	Rolf Kuelsen	Doug Conway	Finn Armstrong-Schmakeit (Ind)
Bundaberg	LNP	Tom Smith	David Batt	Claire Ogden	Stewart Jones	Shane Smeltz (UAP) Ian Zunker (LCQ)
Bundamba	Labor	Lance McCallum	Robert Shearman	Danielle Mutton	Sharon Bell	Angela Lowery (AJP)
Burdekin	LNP	Michael Brunker	Dale Last	Jack Smith	Clive Remmer	Sam Cox (KAP) Carolyn Moriarty (NQF) Dominique Thiriet (AJP) Benjamin Wood (UAP)
Burleigh	LNP	Wayne Bartholomew	Michael Hart	Rachel Mebberson	Georgie Batty	Carlo Filingari (UAP) Scott Wallace (AJP) Ingrid Weber (LCQ)
Burnett	LNP	Kerri Morgan	Stephen Bennett	Liam Johns	Geoffrey Mansell	Elizabeth Case (IMOP) Ric Glass (Ind) Paul Hudson (KAP)
Cairns	Labor	Michael Healy	Sam Marino	Daniel Dench	Darrin Griffith	Sarah Baxter (IMOP) David Wright (UAP)
Callide	LNP	Gordon Earnshaw	Colin Boyce	Anthony Walsh		Adam Burling (Ind) Loris Doessel (Ind)
Caloundra	LNP	Jason Hunt	Stuart Coward	Raelene Ellis	Luke Poland	Trevor Gray (UAP) Belinda Hart (IMOP) Mathew Hill (Ind) Mike Jessop (Ind)
Capalaba	Labor	Don Brown	Bev Walters	Michael Metzen	Neal Gilmore	Paul Branagan (Ind) Peter Callil (CLM) Marilyn Winters (IMOP)
Chatsworth	LNP	Lisa O'Donnell	Steve Minnikin	Kathryn Fry	Aaron Clarke	Andrew Crook (UAP) Madonna Guy (IMOP)
Clayfield	LNP	Philip Anthony	Tim Nicholls	Andrew Bartlett	Abby Douglas	Rob King (Ind) [a] Kathy Maloney (CLM)
Condamine	LNP	Brendon Huybregts	Pat Weir	Sean Womersley	Greg Priebe	Nui Harris (UAP)
Cook	Labor	Cynthia Lui	Nipper Brown	Deby Ruddell	Brettlyn Neal	Yodie Batzkie (Ind) Stephen Goulmy (UAP) Tanika Parker (KAP) Desmond Tayley (NQF)
Coomera	LNP	Chris Johnson	Michael Crandon	Lissy Gavranich	Tabita Wilkinson	Kris Bourbon (Ind) Shé D'Montford (IMOP) Heath Gallagher (UAP) Darryl Prout (AJP)
Cooper	Labor	Jonty Bush	Trent Wiseman	Katinka Winston-Allom	Susan Ventnor	Robert Wiltshire (Ind)
Currumbin	LNP	Kaylee Campradt	Laura Gerber	Peter Burgoyne	Glen Wadsworth	Ian Logan (Ind) Anna Palmer (UAP) Richard Stuckey (Ind) Tracy Takacs-Thorne (Ind)
Everton	LNP	Danielle Shankey	Tim Mander	Helen Rath	Mal Johnson	Joanne Dissanayake (IMOP) Frank Jordan (LCQ) Simon Russ (UAP) Jabez Wells (Ind)
Ferny Grove	Labor	Mark Furner	Chris Lehmann	Joel Colls	Elton Williams	John McCabe (UAP) Susan Pini (IMOP) Mark Scofield (Ind)
Gaven	Labor	Meaghan Scanlon	Kirsten Jackson	Sally Spain	Sharon Sewell	Garry Beck (UAP) Reyna Drake (CLM) Suzette Luyken (LCQ)
Gladstone	Labor	Glenn Butcher	Ron Harding	Emma Eastaughffe	Kevin Jorgensen	Murray Peterson (Ind)
Glass House	LNP	Brent Hampstead	Andrew Powell	Andrew McLean	Graeme Campbell	Laressa McCoy (IMOP) James McDonald (UAP)
Greenslopes	Labor	Joe Kelly	Andrew Newbold	Victor Huml	John Booker	Jazzy Melhop (IMOP)
Gregory	LNP	Dave Kerrigan	Lachlan Millar	Paul Bambrick	Clint Rothery	Bruce Currie (CLM) Tania Kiara (IMOP) Thomas Turner (UAP)
Gympie	LNP	Geoff Williams	Tony Perrett	Lauren Granger-Brown	Michael Blaxland	Nicholas Fairbairn (IMOP) Tim Jerome (Ind) Roland Maertens (Ind) Donna Reardon (Ind)
Hervey Bay	LNP	Adrian Tantari	Steve Coleman	Sonja Gerdsen	Damian Huxham	Amy Byrnes (AJP) Stuart Taylor (Ind)
Hill	KAP	Michael Hodgkins	Nick Cuda	Jennifer Cox		Peter Campion (Ind) Tara Garozzo (IMOP) Shane Knuth * (KAP) Chester Tuxford (Ind)
Hinchinbrook	KAP	Paul Jacob	Scott Piper	Carolyn Mewing	Michael Sullivan	Nick Dametto * (KAP) Aurelio Mason (UAP) Jen Sackley (Ind)
Inala	Labor	Annastacia Palaszczuk	Miljenka Perovic	Peter Murphy	Scott Reid	Terry Jones (Ind) Nigel Quinlan (LCQ) Michael Vidal (CLM)
Ipswich	Labor	Jennifer Howard	Scott O'Connell	Pat Walsh	Suzie Holmes	Shelly Morton (LCQ)
Ipswich West	Labor	Jim Madden	Chris Green	Raven Wolf	Gary Duffy	Clem Grieger (CLM) Anthony Hopkins (LCQ) Karakan Kochardy (Ind)
Jordan	Labor	Charis Mullen	Andrew Mooney	Navdeep Singh	Neil Symes
Kawana	LNP	Bill Redpath	Jarrod Bleijie	Anna Sri	Lyn Moussalli	Pamela Mariko (AJP) Afrikah McGladrigan (UAP)
Keppel	Labor	Brittany Lauga	Adrian de Groot	Clancy Mullbrick	Wade Rothery	James Dockery (LCQ) Paula Ganfield (IMOP) Nikki Smeltz (UAP)
Kurwongbah	Labor	Shane King	Kerry Petrus	Earl Snijders	Kim Attrill	Heather Dwane (AJP) Thor Prohaska (Ind)
Lockyer	LNP	Janet Butler	Jim McDonald	Rebecca Haley	Corey West	Andrew Rockliff (UAP) Jim Savage (Ind)
Logan	Labor	Linus Power	Clinton Pattison	Liam Jenkinson	Peter Weber	Sam Iskander (UAP)
Lytton	Labor	Joan Pease	Gordon Walters	Ken Austin	Debra Smith	Georgia Phillips (IMOP) Jonathan Spaits (UAP)
Macalister	Labor	Melissa McMahon	Judi Van Manen	Kirsty Petersen	Bronwyn Bye	Margaret Keech (Ind) David McClaer (UAP) Ben Musgrave (CLM) Paul Taylor (Ind)
Mackay	Labor	Julieanne Gilbert	Chris Bonanno	Imogen Lindenberg	Christine Keys	Shaun Kristic (LCQ) Julie Saunders (IMOP)
Maiwar	Greens	Palani Thevar	Lauren Day	Michael Berkman	Boyd Shannon	Michael Johnson (Ind) Jacob Rush (UAP)
Mansfield	Labor	Corrine McMillan	Janet Wishart	Rob Walter	Christopher O'Callaghan	Brendan Taylor (LCQ) Maria Todorova (UAP) Jarrod Wirth (Ind)
Maroochydore	LNP	Alison Smith	Fiona Simpson	Gabrielle Unverzagt	Rod McCormack	John Connolly (Ind) Janet Creevey (Ind) Tash Poole (AJP) Greg Searle (UAP) Mark Wadeson (Ind)
Maryborough	Labor	Bruce Saunders	Denis Chapman	Craig Armstrong	Sharon Lohse	River Body (LCQ) Samantha Packer (IMOP) Alex Sokolov (UAP)
McConnel	Labor	Grace Grace	Pinky Singh	Kirsten Lovejoy	Anne Perry	Miranda Bertram (Ind) John Dobinson (Ind) Alan Hamilton (IMOP) Paul Swan (LCQ) Malcolm Wood (UAP)
Mermaid Beach	LNP	Carl Ungerer	Ray Stevens	Zai Harris	Stephen James	Hristo Avdjiev (UAP) Rhett Holt (Ind) Tory Jones (Ind) Deb Lynch (LCQ) Nicholas McArthur-Williams (Ind) Suphakan Somsriruen (CLM)
Miller	Labor	Mark Bailey	Paul Darwen	Patsy O'Brien	Maria Packer	Edward Carroll (Ind) [b] Christian Julius (UAP) Josip Zirdum (LCQ)
Mirani	One Nation	Shane Hamilton	Tracie Newitt	Ben Watkin	Stephen Andrew	Jason Borg (NQF) Tepepe Borg (UAP) Nick Byram (CLM)
Moggill	LNP	Roberta Albrecht	Christian Rowan	Lawson McCane	Bruce Mitchell	Amy Rayward (CLM)
Morayfield	Labor	Mark Ryan	Theresa Craig	Amy Smith	Rodney Hansen	Grant Matthews (IMOP) Jason Snow (Ind)
Mount Ommaney	Labor	Jess Pugh	Roger Hooper	Asha Worsteling	Michael Powell	Clive Brazier (LCQ) Ian Eugarde (Ind)
Mudgeeraba	LNP	Maxim Otten-Kamp	Ros Bates	Scott Turner	Andrew Liddell	Lindon Cox (AJP) Leith Erikson (Ind) Brandon McMahon (UAP) Gary Pead (Ind) Mark Pytellek (CLM) Bill Sherwood (Ind)
Mulgrave	Labor	Curtis Pitt	Gerry Vallianos	Sue Cory	Francis Bartorillo	Attila Feher-Holan (KAP)
Mundingburra	Labor	Les Walker	Glenn Doyle	Jenny Brown	Ian Bowron	Martin Brewster (UAP) Susan Jackson (LCQ) Alannah Tomlinson (KAP)
Murrumba	Labor	Steven Miles	Yvonne Barlow	Jason Kennedy	Karen Haddock	Stewart Clark (Ind) Leichelle McMahon (SFF)
Nanango	LNP	Mark Stapleton	Deb Frecklington	John Harbison	Tony Scrimshaw	Maggie O'Rance (LCQ)
Nicklin	LNP	Robert Skelton	Marty Hunt	Sue Etheridge	Michael Cardinal	Riccardo Bosi (Ind) Allona Lahn (IMOP)
Ninderry	LNP	Melinda Dodds	Dan Purdie	Dan Bryar	Frank Weijers	Jay Giles (UAP) Andrea Newland-Blackmore (IMOP)
Noosa	Independent	Mark Denham	James Blevin	Rhonda Prescott	Tracey Bell-Henselin	Sandy Bolton * (Ind) Darrell Redford (AJP)
Nudgee	Labor	Leanne Linard	Ryan Shaw	Jim Davies	Carrol Halliwell	Dan Pritchard (IMOP)
Oodgeroo	LNP	Irene Henley	Mark Robinson	Ian Mazlin	Douglas Chapman	Kirstyn Marriott (IMOP) Claire Richardson (Ind)
Pine Rivers	Labor	Nikki Boyd	Kara Thomas	Tara Seiffert-Smith	Christopher Leech	Stephen Austin (UAP) Maureen Brohman (AJP) Alissa Pattrick (IMOP) Bruce Vaschina (Ind)
Pumicestone	LNP	Ali King	Fiona Gaske	Richard Ogden	Ross Konowalenko	Ryan Dryden (LCQ) Steven Newbery (UAP)
Redcliffe	Labor	Yvette D'Ath	Kerri-Anne Dooley	Will Simon	Virginia Davy	Robert Blohberger (UAP) Carolyn Kerr (Ind) Ian Philp (Ind)
Redlands	Labor	Kim Richards	Henry Pike	Carmen McNaught	Peter Williams	Frank Brady (LCQ) Craig Gunnis (UAP) Michelle Maher (IMOP) Andrew Pope (SFF)
Rockhampton	Labor	Barry O'Rourke	Tony Hopkins	Mick Jones	Torin O'Brien	Laura Barnard (LCQ) Paul Crangle (UAP) Dominic Doblo (Ind) Yvette Saxon (IMOP) Christian Shepherd (KAP)
Sandgate	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	Clark Siemsen	Miree Le Roy	Rodney Miles	Todd Milham (Ind)
Scenic Rim	LNP	Luz Stanton	Jon Krause	Pietro Agnoletto	Paul Henselin	Brad Fowler (UAP) Deborah Husbands (IMOP)
South Brisbane	Labor	Jackie Trad	Clem Grehan	Amy MacMahon	Rosalie Taxis	John Jiggens (Ind) John Meyer (Ind) Marcus Thorne (UAP)
Southern Downs	LNP	Joel Richters	James Lister	Tom Henderson	Rosemary Moulden	Malcolm Richardson (SFF) Debbie Waldron (LCQ)
Southport	LNP	Susie Gallagher	Rob Molhoek	Alan Quinn	Raphael Felix	Maria Avdjieva (UAP) Jack Drake (CLM) Brett Lambert (Ind)
Springwood	Labor	Mick de Brenni	Kirrily Boulton	Janina Leo	Glen Cookson	Judy Rush (AJP) Ian Sganzerla (CLM) Gueorgui Sokolov (UAP)
Stafford	Labor	Jimmy Sullivan	Ed Sangjitphun	Stephen Bates	Kerrie Dwyer	Anthony Conciatore (Ind) Jeff Hodges (CLM)
Stretton	Labor	Duncan Pegg	Peter Zhuang	Andrea Wildin	Alexey Chekhunov
Surfers Paradise	LNP	Brianna Bailey	John-Paul Langbroek	Nelson Quinn	Leanne Schultz	Roger McKay (UAP)
Theodore	LNP	Tracey Bell	Mark Boothman	John Woodlock	Anita Holland	Robert Marks (UAP) Gale Oxenford (Ind)
Thuringowa	Labor	Aaron Harper	Natalie Marr	Heidi Hardisty	Jeni Alexander	Michael Turner (UAP) Julianne Wood (KAP)
Toohey	Labor	Peter Russo	Warren Craze	Claire Garton	Claudia Roel	Nikolas Peterson (LCQ)
Toowoomba North	LNP	Megan O'Hara Sullivan	Trevor Watts	Alyce Nelligan	Ron Humphrey	Stella Sokolova (UAP)
Toowoomba South	LNP	Susan Krause	David Janetzki	Thomas Coyne	Dylan Kozlowski	Robert Berry (Ind) Allan Turner (UAP)
Townsville	Labor	Scott Stewart	John Hathaway	Tom O'Grady	Clive Clarkson	Greg Dowling (UAP) Samara Grumberg (AJP) Clynton Hawks (NQF) Toni McMahon (IMOP) Josh Schwarz (KAP)
Traeger	KAP	James Bambrick	Marnie Smith	Kristian Horvath		Robbie Katter * (KAP) Craig Scriven (Ind)
Warrego	LNP	Mark O'Brien	Ann Leahy	Joshua Sanderson	Joshua Coyne	Rick Gurnett (KAP) Mark Stone (Ind)
Waterford	Labor	Shannon Fentiman	Andrew Caswell	Lachlan Smart	Kim Miller	Lanai Carter (Ind) Ben Olsen (CLM)
Whitsunday	LNP	Angie Kelly	Amanda Camm	Emma Barrett	Deb Lawson	Greg Armstrong (UAP) Jason Costigan (NQF) Paul Hilder (LCQ) Ciaron Patterson (KAP)
Woodridge	Labor	Cameron Dick	Russell Bauer	Valerie Bennett	Lann Valentine

Notes

1. The Liberal Democrats endorsed Rob King for Clayfield, but were unregistered, so he appeared as an independent on the ballot paper. ^[8]
2. The Australian Progressives endorsed Edward Carroll for Miller, but were unregistered, so he appeared as an independent on the ballot paper. ^[9]

References

1. Lynch, Lydia (10 September 2020). "Kate Jones becomes third Queensland Labor minister to call time". Brisbane Times . Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. Lynch, Lydia (10 September 2020). "Mines Minister Anthony Lynham will not contest his seat at election". Brisbane Times . Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. Stone, Lucy (5 September 2020). "Minister Coralie O'Rourke announces she will not contest election". Brisbane Times . Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
4. Lynch, Lydia (28 June 2019). "Sunshine Coast MP to stand down at next election for younger blood". Brisbane Times . Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
5. Lynch, Lydia (25 May 2020). "LNP's Ted Sorensen to retire after 26 years in local and state politics". Brisbane Times . Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
6. "Member for Pumicestone Simone Wilson not to recontest in the next state election to be held October 2020". 1015 FM. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
7. "Candidate information". 2020 State General Election. Electoral Commission Queensland. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
8. "Clayfield State Election 2020 - Vote Independent". Liberal Democrats.
9. "Qld Election". Australian Progressives.