2007 Brisbane Central state by-election
Appearance
Astate by-electionwas held inQueenslandon 13 October 2007[1]to fill the vacancy in theLegislative Assembly of Queenslandelectoral district ofBrisbane Central,formerly held byLabormember and former PremierPeter Beattie,who resigned on 14 September 2007.[2]TheLiberal-Nationalcoalition failed to stand a candidate in the by-election.[3][4]A total of six candidates stood in the election.[5]
Grace Graceheld the seat for Labor with slightly over 50% of the vote, negating the need for the count to go to preferences.[6]In the absence of a Liberal-National coalition candidate, the party with the largest gains wereThe Greens,who scored a swing in their favour of 14.83%.[7]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Grace Grace | 11,248 | 50.35 | −0.13 | |
Greens | Anne Boccabella | 7,396 | 33.11 | +14.83 | |
Family First | Mark A. White | 1,738 | 7.78 | +7.78 | |
Independent | Erik Olaf Eriksen | 711 | 3.18 | +3.18 | |
Independent | Ronald Davy | 674 | 3.02 | +3.02 | |
One Nation | Ian Nelson | 574 | 2.57 | +2.57 | |
Total formal votes | 30,111 | 93.21 | −1.16 | ||
Informal votes | 2,193 | 6.79 | +1.16 | ||
Turnout | 32,304 | 84.93 | −6.86 | ||
Two-candidate-preferredresult | |||||
Labor | Grace Grace | 11,594 | 57.85 | −6.92 | |
Greens | Anne Boccabella | 8,449 | 42.15 | +42.15 | |
Laborhold | Swing | N/A |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Bligh hits Brisbane streets,ABC News,16 September 2007
- ^Bligh, Lucas team firms for Qld,ABC News,11 September 2007
- ^Coalition a no-show in Beattie electorate,The Australian,26 September 2007
- ^Coalition split over state poll,The Australian,25 September 2007
- ^Candidates in Ballot Paper Order: 2007 Brisbane Central By-ElectionArchivedJuly 28, 2008, at theWayback Machine,Electoral Commission Queensland
- ^Strong win for Labor in Qld by-election,The Herald Sun,13 October 2007
- ^Greens take heart from Brisbane by-election showing,ABC News,14 October 2007
External links[edit]
- All You Need To Know: 2007 Brisbane Central By-ElectionfromElectoral Commission Queensland