Brisbane Central by-election, 2007
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A state by-election was held in Queensland
on 13 October 2007 to fill the vacancy in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
electoral district of Brisbane Central
, formerly held by Labor
member and former Premier Peter Beattie
, who resigned on 14 September 2007. The Liberal
-National
coalition failed to stand a candidate in the by-election. A total of six candidates stood in the election.
Grace Grace
held the seat for Labor with slightly over 50% of the vote, negating the need for the count to go to preferences. Turnout was 67.66% of registered electors. However, the party with the largest gains were The Greens
, who scored a swing in their favour of 14.83%.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
on 13 October 2007 to fill the vacancy in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
electoral district of Brisbane Central
Electoral district of Brisbane Central
The district of Brisbane Central is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.As its name suggests, the electorate covers the central portion of Brisbane. It includes the Brisbane central business district as well as the inner suburbs of Bowen Hills, Fortitude Valley, Herston,...
, formerly held by Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member and former Premier Peter Beattie
Peter Beattie
Peter Douglas Beattie , Australian politician, was the 36th Premier of the Australian state of Queensland for nine years and leader of the Australian Labor Party in that state for eleven and a half years...
, who resigned on 14 September 2007. The Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
-National
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
coalition failed to stand a candidate in the by-election. A total of six candidates stood in the election.
Grace Grace
Grace Grace
Ignazia Graziella Grace, usually known as Grace Grace is an Australian politician, representing the electoral district of Brisbane Central in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since the October 2007 by-election...
held the seat for Labor with slightly over 50% of the vote, negating the need for the count to go to preferences. Turnout was 67.66% of registered electors. However, the party with the largest gains were The Greens
Queensland Greens
The Queensland Greens is a Green party in the Australian state of Queensland, and a member of the federation of the Australian Greens. The party was founded in November 1991 and made its electoral debut at the 1993 federal election...
, who scored a swing in their favour of 14.83%.
Results
External links
- All You Need To Know : 2007 Brisbane Central By-Election from Electoral Commission Queensland