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The Australian state of Queensland is divided into 30 electoral divisions for the purposes of electing the Australian House of Representatives. At the 2022 federal election, the Liberal National Party of Queensland won 21 seats, the Australian Labor Party won 5 seats, the Greens won 3 seats, Katter's Australian Party won 1 seat. [1]
The Electoral Districts Act (1872) resulted in 42 one-member electorates for the 1873 election, while in 1875 the Cook District Representation Act added the Electoral district of Cook. [1] [2] Four electorates were renamed: Hamlet of Fortitude Valley became Fortitude Valley; Town of Brisbane became Brisbane City; Town of Ipswich became Ipswich
The candidates of the 2024 Queensland state election vary and cover all ninety-three electorates in all of the state's regions. A total of 525 candidates from nine political parties (or independent) contested the election. It is the second-most contested election by nominated candidates in Queensland history, behind the previous election (2020 ...
2020 Queensland state election; 2024 Queensland state election; 2028 Queensland state election; C. Court of Disputed Returns (Queensland) E. Electoral and ...
2024 Queensland state election: Algester [4]; Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor: Leeanne Enoch: 15,463 45.81 −13.11 Liberal National: Jitendra Prasad 10,871 32.21
2024 Queensland local elections: Paddington Ward [26] [27] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National: Clare Jenkinson 12,090 43.86 −1.64 Greens: Seal Chong Wah: 10,863 39.41 +1.11 Labor: Sún Etheridge 4,613 16.73 +0.53 Total formal votes 27,566 98.57 Informal votes 400 1.43 Turnout: 27,966 83.82 Two-candidate-preferred result Greens: Seal ...
Queensland has compulsory voting and uses full-preference instant-runoff voting for single-member electorates. The election was conducted by the Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ). Of the political parties contesting the election, the party, or coalition, that win the majority of seats (at least 47) forms the government.
The 2024 Queensland state election was held on 26 October 2024 to elect all members to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland pursuant to the Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment Act 2015. As a result of the 2016 Queensland term length referendum, the term of the parliament will run for four years. [1] [2]