The candidates of the 2024 Queensland state election vary and cover all ninety-three electorates in all of the state's regions.
Crisafulli began announcing LNP candidates 18 months prior to the election, making the LNP the first party to formally endorse candidates for the election. [10] The LNP announced several other candidates afterwards. The second party to formally endorse a candidate was Katter's Australian Party (KAP), announcing Bruce Logan as their candidate for the Far North Queensland seat of Cook on 6 October 2023. [11] Logan would later withdraw from the race, citing family issues and property damage arising from Cyclone Jasper. [12]
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate [13] | LNP candidate [14] | Greens candidate [15] | One Nation candidate [16] | KAP candidate | Other candidates [17] [18] |
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Algester | Labor | Leeanne Enoch | Jitendra Prasad | Andrea Wildin [19] | Rhys Bosley (Ind. KAP) [20] | ||
Aspley | Labor | Bart Mellish | Amanda Cooper [21] | Wayne Capell (FFP) | |||
Bancroft | Labor | Chris Whiting | Rob Barridge | ||||
Barron River | Labor | Craig Crawford | Bree James [22] | Peter Eicens [23] | |||
Bonney | LNP | Kyle Kelly-Collins | Sam O'Connor | Amin Javanmard [24] | Scott Philip [25] | ||
Broadwater | LNP | Tamika Hicks | David Crisafulli | Steven Whitehead [26] | Peter Edwards (FFP) | ||
Buderim | LNP | Brent Mickelberg | Shaun Sandow (LCQ) | ||||
Bulimba | Labor | Di Farmer | Linda Barry [27] | ||||
Bundaberg | Labor | Tom Smith | Bree Watson [28] | Alan Corbett (Ind.) [29] Ian Zunker (LCQ) | |||
Bundamba | Labor | Lance McCallum | Tracey Nayler [30] | Clive Brazier (LCQ) Jeremy Williams (FFP) | |||
Burdekin | LNP | Anne Baker [31] | Dale Last | Andrew Elborne [32] | Amanda Nickson (FFP) | ||
Burleigh | LNP | Claire Carlin | Hermann Vorster [33] | Hunter Grove-McGrath [34] | Jason Gann (LCQ) Neena Tester (FFP) Cathy Osborne (LBT) [35] | ||
Burnett | LNP | Stephen Bennett | Arno Blank [36] | ||||
Cairns | Labor | Michael Healy | Yolonde Entsch [10] | Josh Holt [37] | Geena Court [38] | Shane Cuthbert (Ind.) [39] | |
Callide | LNP | Bryson Head | Christopher O'Callaghan [40] | ||||
Caloundra | Labor | Jason Hunt | Kendall Morton [41] | Peta Higgs [42] | |||
Capalaba | Labor | Don Brown | Russell Field | Donna Weston [43] | |||
Chatsworth | LNP | Lisa O’Donnell | Steve Minnikin | James Smart [44] | |||
Clayfield | LNP | Belle Brookfield | Tim Nicholls | Jaimyn Mayer [45] | Michelle Wilde [46] | ||
Condamine | LNP | Pat Weir | Ellisa Parker [47] | Alan Hughes (FFP) | |||
Cook | Labor | Cynthia Lui | David Kempton [48] | Troy Miller [49] | Peter Campion [50] | Duane Amos [51] | |
Coomera | LNP | Chris Johnson [52] | Michael Crandon | Nick Muir [53] | Suzette Luyken (LCQ) | ||
Cooper | Labor | Jonty Bush | Katinka Winston-Allom [54] | Donna Gallehawk (FFP) | |||
Currumbin | LNP | Nathan Fleury | Laura Gerber | Braden Smith [55] | Angela Gunson [56] | Kath Down (Ind.) [57] | |
Everton | LNP | Michelle Byard | Tim Mander | Brent McDowall [58] | |||
Ferny Grove | Labor | Mark Furner | Nelson Savanh [59] | Elizabeth McAulay [60] | |||
Gaven | Labor | Meaghan Scanlon | Bianca Stone [61] | Sally Spain [62] | Sandy Roach [63] | Jenelle Porter (LCQ) | |
Gladstone | Labor | Glenn Butcher | Beau Pett [64] | Andrew Jackson [65] | Christopher Herring (FFP) | ||
Glass House | LNP | Andrew Powell | Andrew McLean [66] | Tim Hallcroft (LCQ) Bronwen Bolitho (FFP) | |||
Greenslopes | Labor | Joe Kelly | Andrew Newbold | Rebecca White [67] | |||
Gregory | LNP | Rebecca Humphreys | Sean Dillon [68] | John Campbell (FFP) | |||
Gympie | LNP | Lachlan Anderson | Tony Perrett | Katy McCallum [69] | |||
Hervey Bay | Labor | Adrian Tantari | David Lee [70] | Quinn Hendry [71] | Jeff Knipe (LCQ) James Milliner (FFP) | ||
Hill | KAP | Michael Hodgkins | Cameron McCollum | Brenda Turner [72] | Shane Knuth | ||
Hinchinbrook | KAP | Annette Swaine | Ric Daubert [73] | Nick Dametto | |||
Inala | Labor | Margie Nightingale | Trang Yen | Linh Nguyen | |||
Ipswich | Labor | Jennifer Howard | Amanda Holly [74] | Karen Fuller (FFP) [75] | |||
Ipswich West | LNP | Wendy Bourne [76] | Georgia Toft | Mark Delaney [77] | Beverley Byrnes (FFP) | ||
Jordan | Labor | Charis Mullen | |||||
Kawana | LNP | Jarrod Bleijie | Ian Simons [78] | ||||
Keppel | Labor | Brittany Lauga | Nigel Hutton [79] | James Ashby [80] | Roger McWhinney (FFP) | ||
Kurwongbah | Labor | Shane King | Tanya McKewen | Jordan Martin [81] | Christopher Leech | ||
Lockyer | LNP | Jim McDonald | Corey West [82] | Julie Rose (FFP) | |||
Logan | Labor | Linus Power | Mathew Owens [83] | Simon Taylor (FFP) | |||
Lytton | Labor | Joan Pease | Chad Gardiner | Jade Whitla [84] | David White [85] | Craig Moore (Ind.) Jim Vote (FFP) | |
Macalister | Labor | Melissa McMahon | Rob Van Manen | Meredith Brisk (LCQ) | |||
Mackay | Labor | Belinda Hassan [86] | Nigel Dalton [87] | Paula Creen [88] | Kylee Stanton [89] | Ben Gauci (LCQ) | |
Maiwar | Greens | Susan Irvine | Natasha Winters [90] | Michael Berkman | |||
Mansfield | Labor | Corrine McMillan | Pinky Singh [91] | Ross Dovey (FFP) | |||
Maroochydore | LNP | Naomi McQueen | Fiona Simpson | Kyle Haley [92] | |||
Maryborough | Labor | Bruce Saunders | John Barounis [93] | Taryn Gillard [94] | Kerry Petrus (FFP) | ||
McConnel | Labor | Grace Grace | Christien Duffey | Holstein Wong [95] | Kristen Sands (FFP) | ||
Mermaid Beach | LNP | Joseph Shiels | Ray Stevens | Roger Marquass [96] | Clare Todd (FFP) | ||
Miller | Labor | Mark Bailey | Clio Padayachee | Liam Flenady [97] | |||
Mirani | KAP | Susan Teder | Glen Kelly [98] | Brettlyn Neal [99] | Stephen Andrew | Patricia Martin (FFP) | |
Moggill | LNP | Eric Richman [100] [101] | Christian Rowan | Andrew Kidd [102] | |||
Morayfield | Labor | Mark Ryan | Sarah Ross | Mark Jessup [103] | Rodney Hansen [104] | Suniti Hewett (FFP) | |
Mount Ommaney | Labor | Jessica Pugh | Lisa Baillie | ||||
Mudgeeraba | LNP | Sophie Lynch | Ros Bates | Carl Mocnik [105] | |||
Mulgrave | Labor | Richie Bates [106] | Terry James | Michael McInnes [107] | Steven Lesina | Yodie Batzke (Ind.) [108] Les Searle (FFP) Nicholas Daniels (LCQ) Dave Raymond (Ind.) [109] | |
Mundingburra | Labor | Les Walker | Janelle Poole [110] | Robyn Fitzgerald [111] | Michael Pugh [112] | ||
Murrumba | Labor | Steven Miles | Gary Fulton | Deklan Green [113] | Duncan Geldenhuys | David Zaloudek (LCQ) Scott Donovan (Ind. DLP) [114] | |
Nanango | LNP | Val Heward | Deb Frecklington | Adam Maslen [115] | Benjamin Mitchell (FFP) | ||
Nicklin | Labor | Robert Skelton | Marty Hunt [116] | Sue Etheridge [117] | Melody Lindsay (LCQ) Phillip Eschler (FFP) | ||
Ninderry | LNP | Jo Justo [118] | Dan Purdie | Tom Carden [119] | Tim Nixon (LCQ) | ||
Noosa | Independent | Mark Denham | Clare Stewart [120] | Rhonda Prescott [121] | Sandy Bolton (Ind.) | ||
Nudgee | Labor | Leanne Linard | Robert Wilson | Jim Davies [122] | Sharan Hall (FFP) | ||
Oodgeroo | LNP | Irene Henley [123] | Amanda Stoker [124] | Callen Sorensen Karklis [125] | |||
Pine Rivers | Labor | Nikki Boyd | Dean Clements [126] | Sonja Gerdsen [127] | |||
Pumicestone | Labor | Ali King | Ariana Doolan [21] | Samuel Beaton [128] | Rosemary Doolan (LCQ) | ||
Redcliffe | Labor | Kassandra Hall [129] | Kerri-Anne Dooley [130] | Will Simon [131] | Simon Salloum (Ind.) [132] | ||
Redlands | Labor | Kim Richards | Rebecca Young [10] | Kristie Lockhart [133] | Suzanne Spierenburg (LCQ) | ||
Rockhampton | Labor | Craig Marshall [134] | Donna Kirkland [135] | David Bond [136] | Margaret Strelow (Ind.) [137] Fredy Johnston (FFP) | ||
Sandgate | Labor | Bisma Asif [138] | Chris Mangan | Rachel Kennedy [139] | Chris Simpson (Ind. Dem) [140] Brett Finnis (Ind.) [141] | ||
Scenic Rim | LNP | Shireen Casey | Jon Krause | Nicole Thompson [142] | Wayne Ziebarth [143] | Louise Austin (FFP) | |
South Brisbane | Greens | Barbara O'Shea [144] | Marita Parkinson | Amy MacMahon | |||
Southern Downs | LNP | James Lister | David Newport [145] | Liz Suduk [146] | Melinda Keller (FFP) | ||
Southport | LNP | Letitia Del Fabbro | Rob Molhoek | David Vaughan [147] | Ruth Fea (FFP) | ||
Springwood | Labor | Mick de Brenni | Susanna Damianopoulos [148] | Glen Cookson [149] | |||
Stafford | Labor | Jimmy Sullivan | Fiona Hammond [150] | Jessica Lane [151] | Alan Denaro (FFP) | ||
Stretton | Labor | James Martin | Ahmed Abdulhamed [152] | ||||
Surfers Paradise | LNP | James Knight | John-Paul Langbroek | Mark Jaric [153] | |||
Theodore | LNP | Rita Anwari | Mark Boothman | Eleanor McAlpine (FFP) | |||
Thuringowa | Labor | Aaron Harper | Natalie Marr [10] | Matthew Millar (suspended) [154] | Reuben Richardson [155] | Natasha Lane (Ind.) [156] | |
Toohey | Labor | Peter Russo | Taylor Hull | Melissa McArdle [157] | |||
Toowoomba North | LNP | James Green | Trevor Watts | ||||
Toowoomba South | LNP | Susan Krause | David Janetzki | Alex Todd (FFP) | |||
Townsville | Labor | Scott Stewart | Adam Baillie [158] | Benjamin Tiley [159] | Margie Ryder [160] | Wesley Newman (Ind.) [161] William Tento (FFP) | |
Traeger | KAP | Georgia Heath | Yvonne Tunney | Robbie Katter | |||
Warrego | LNP | Ann Leahy | Daniel Gill (Ind.) [162] Chris Schenk (FFP) Angela Adams (LCQ) | ||||
Waterford | Labor | Shannon Fentiman | Jacob Heremaia | ||||
Whitsunday | LNP | Bauke Hovinga | Amanda Camm | Julie Hall [163] | Peter Atchison (FFP) | ||
Woodridge | Labor | Cameron Dick |
Date | Party | Candidate | Seat | Details | |
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8 February 2024 | Katter's Australian | Bruce Logan | Cook | Withdrew candidacy citing family issues and property damage arising from Cyclone Jasper. [164] | |
30 April 2024 | Katter's Australian | Clynton Hawks | Thuringowa | Disendorsed in "honourable agreement" as the party seeks to endorse a better candidate for Thuringowa. [165] [166] | |
11 July 2024 | One Nation | Matthew Millar | Thuringowa | Candidacy suspended in order to give Millar "the opportunity to gather material to respond to claims concerning a previous relationship", pending a party investigation. [167] | |
2 August 2024 | One Nation | Stephen Andrew | Mirani | Incumbent MP disendorsed after he considered joining Katter's Australian Party. [168] | |
Unknown date 2024 | Greens | Eleanor Sharman | Lockyer | Withdrew candidacy for unknown reasons. [169] | |
Unknown date 2024 | Legalise Cannabis | Adam Benjamin | Caloundra | Withdrew candidacy for unknown reasons. |
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