2004 Queensland state election
An election was held in the Australian state of Queensland on 7 February 2004 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
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All 89 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 45 Assembly seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 91.44 ( 1.13 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Labor Party (ALP) government of Premier Peter Beattie won a third term in office, with its large majority almost untouched.
Key dates
| Date | Event |
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| 13 January 2004 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[1] |
| 19 January 2004 | Close of electoral rolls. |
| 20 January 2004 | Close of nominations. |
| 7 February 2004 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 12 February 2004 | The Beattie Ministry was reconstituted. |
| 20 February 2004 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
Results
The Nationals regained three seats from Labor — Burdekin, Burnett and Charters Towers — as well as Lockyer from One Nation member Bill Flynn, but lost Keppel to Labor, leaving them with a total gain of three seats. The Liberal Party won Currumbin from Minister Merri Rose, as well as taking Rob Borbidge's former seat of Surfers Paradise from independent Lex Bell, who had won it in the 2001 by-election following Borbidge's resignation.
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Queensland state election, 7 February 2004[2] | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 2,400,977 | |||||
| Votes cast | 2,195,400 | Turnout | 91.44 | –1.13 | ||
| Informal votes | 43,657 | Informal | 1.99 | –0.30 | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 1,011,630 | 47.01 | –1.92 | 63 | – 3 | |
| Liberal | 398,147 | 18.50 | +4.18 | 5 | + 2 | |
| Nationals | 365,005 | 16.96 | +2.80 | 15 | + 3 | |
| Greens | 145,522 | 6.76 | +4.25 | 0 | ± 0 | |
| One Nation | 104,980 | 4.88 | –3.81 | 1 | – 2 | |
| Democrats | 943 | 0.04 | –0.30 | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Independent | 125,516 | 5.83 | –2.78 | 5 | ± 0 | |
| Total | 2,151,743 | 89 | ||||
Seats changing hands
| Seat | Pre-2004 | Swing | Post-2004 | ||||||
| Party | Member | Margin | Margin | Member | Party | ||||
| Burdekin | Labor | Steve Rodgers | 5.1 | -9.5 | 4.4 | Rosemary Menkens | National | ||
| Burnett | Labor | Trevor Strong | 1.7 | -4.3 | 2.6 | Rob Messenger | National | ||
| Charters Towers | Labor | Christine Scott | 2.2 | -4.9 | 2.7 | Shane Knuth | National | ||
| Currumbin | Labor | Merri Rose | 14.5 | -17.7 | 3.2 | Jann Stuckey | Liberal | ||
| Keppel | National | Vince Lester | 1.5 | -5.3 | 3.8 | Paul Hoolihan | Labor | ||
| Lockyer | One Nation | Bill Flynn | 7.3 | -11.4 | 4.1 | Ian Rickuss | National | ||
Post-election pendulum
| NATIONAL/LIBERAL SEATS (20) | |||
| Marginal | |||
| Caloundra | Mark McArdle | LIB | 1.3% |
| Burnett | Rob Messenger | NAT | 2.6% |
| Charters Towers | Shane Knuth | NAT | 2.7% |
| Currumbin | Jann Stuckey | LIB | 3.2% |
| Lockyer | Ian Rickuss | NAT | 4.1% |
| Maroochydore | Fiona Simpson | NAT | 4.1% |
| Burdekin | Rosemary Menkens | NAT | 4.4% |
| Fairly safe | |||
| Moggill | Bruce Flegg | LIB | 6.3% |
| Beaudesert | Kev Lingard | NAT | 8.1% |
| Robina | Bob Quinn | LIB | 8.8% |
| Safe | |||
| Mirani | Ted Malone | NAT | 10.6% |
| Hinchinbrook | Marc Rowell | NAT | 10.9% v IND |
| Toowoomba South | Mike Horan | NAT | 11.5% |
| Surfers Paradise | John-Paul Langbroek | LIB | 13.9% |
| Gregory | Vaughan Johnson | NAT | 17.4% |
| Darling Downs | Ray Hopper | NAT | 17.8% |
| Cunningham | Stuart Copeland | NAT | 18.9% |
| Callide | Jeff Seeney | NAT | 23.6% |
| Warrego | Howard Hobbs | NAT | 24.8% |
| Southern Downs | Lawrence Springborg | NAT | 25.2% |
| CROSSBENCH SEATS (6) | |||
| Gympie | Elisa Roberts | IND | 10.0% v ALP |
| Gladstone | Liz Cunningham | IND | 11.2% v ALP |
| Tablelands | Rosa Lee Long | ONP | 12.4% v NAT |
| Nanango | Dorothy Pratt | IND | 12.7% v NAT |
| Maryborough | Chris Foley | IND | 18.0% v ALP |
| Nicklin | Peter Wellington | IND | 29.6% v ALP |
Subsequent changes
In 2005, Deputy Premier Terry Mackenroth and Speaker Ray Hollis resigned from parliament, forcing by-elections in their former seats of Chatsworth and Redcliffe on 20 August 2005. The Liberal Party won both seats, with Michael Caltabiano successful in Chatsworth and Terry Rogers in Redcliffe. ALP member Robert Poole resigned from his seat of Gaven on 28 February 2006. National Party candidate Dr Alex Douglas won the Gaven by-election held on 1 April 2006.
The results of the three by-elections left Labor with 60 seats and lift National and Liberal Party representation to 16 and seven seats respectively.
References
- Electoral Commission of Queensland (August 2004). Queensland Election 2004: Statistical Returns. p. 6. ISBN 0-7242-6851-0.
- Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 7 February 2004". Retrieved 22 February 2009.
See also
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 2004
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2001–2004
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2004–2006
- Beattie Ministry
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