An election was held in the Australian state of Queensland on 17 February 2001 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The result of the election was the return of the Labor Party (ALP) government of Premier Peter Beattie, with an increased majority. Labor won 66 seats, easily the most it has ever won in Queensland and one of Labor's best-ever results nationwide. There was a 10.07% swing towards Labor, while One Nation suffered a 13.98% swing against it, losing eight seats.
This is a list of members of the 50th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2001 to 2004, as elected at the 2001 state election held on 17 February 2001.
This is a list of members of the 49th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1998 to 2001, as elected at the 1998 state election held on 13 June 1998.
Colin Dunlop Wilson Rankin, was a Scottish-born Australian soldier, politician, cane farmer and company director.
Maryborough is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
Edward Bernard Cresset Corser was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maryborough from 1909 to 1915 and a Commonwealth Liberal Party and then Nationalist Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1915 until his death.
Bernard Henry Corser was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1912 to 1928 and a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1928 to 1954.
Brendan Percival Hansen was an Australian politician. He served as Member for Wide Bay in the Federal Parliament from 1961 to 1974 and as Member for Maryborough in the Queensland Parliament from 1977 to 1983, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
John Adamson CBE was an English-born Australian politician.
Christopher John Foley is an Australian politician. Born in Brisbane, he became a certified financial planner and received a Diploma in Christian Doctrine and Practice, was an Associate in Theology, and became a Justice of the Peace. An ordained minister with the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia, he is married with five children.
A by-election was held in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Maryborough on 26 April 2003. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting member John Kingston.
Wide Bay was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland.
Robert Henry "Bob" Dollin is a former Australian politician.
Kenneth Victor McElligott was an Australian politician.
William George Nunn is a former Australian politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Walter Adams (1830–1892) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
James (Stoppy) Stopford (1878–1936) was a miner, union organiser and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
John Gore Jones (1820–1868) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Peter Airey was a Treasurer of Queensland, a member of the Queensland Legislative Council, and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Airey was also known as a poet and as a short story writer, publishing a number of pieces in various periodicals from 1888.
William Halliwell Demaine was a newspaper editor, trade union official, and member of both the Queensland Legislative Council and the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
