Next Queensland state election

Next Queensland state election

All 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 47 seats needed for a majority
200x200px Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk Tim Nicholls Party Labor Liberal National Leader since 28 March 2012 (2012-03-28) 6 May 2016 (2016-05-06) Leader's seat Inala Clayfield Last election 44 seats 42 seats Current seats 42 seats 42 seats Seats needed 5 5 TPP @ 2015 51.1% 48.9% TPP Polling 49% 51% Preferred Premier 59.5% 40.5%
Incumbent Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk Labor

The next Queensland state election is scheduled to be held in or before 2018 to elect all 93 members to the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The first-term Labor government, currently led by Premier of Queensland Annastacia Palaszczuk, will attempt to win a second term. The Liberal National opposition is currently led by Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls.

Labor is governing as a minority government in a hung parliament with confidence and supply support while retaining the right to vote on conscience from crossbench independent MP Peter Wellington as well as the support of the independent member for Cook, Billy Gordon, who was expelled from the Parliamentary Labor Party over a failure to disclose criminal history, and the independent member for Cairns, Rob Pyne, who resigned from the Labor Party in March 2016.

Successful amendments to the electoral act through legislation and a referendum in early 2016 include adding an additional four parliamentary seats from 89 to 93, changing from optional preferential voting to full-preferential voting, and moving from unfixed three-year terms to fixed four-year terms. However, fixed four-year terms will not take effect until after the 2017/18 election.

Previous election

See also: Post-election pendulum for the Queensland state election, 2015

At the 2015 election, Labor won 44 seats, the most of all parties, but short by one of commanding a majority in the Legislative Assembly. The Liberal National Party, despite winning a record majority of 78 at the previous election, won 42 seats. Katter's Australian Party won two seats, and the independent member for Nicklin, Wellington, retained his seat.

Wellington gave confidence and supply support to Labor to form government, giving it the majority of 45 out of 89 seats in parliament, and consequently the previous Liberal National government under the leadership of Campbell Newman, who lost his seat of Ashgrove, lost office after one term.

Polling

Legislative Assembly polling

Date	Firm	Primary vote				TPP vote
		ALP	LNP	Green	Other	ALP	LNP
10–11 February 2016	Galaxy	43%	37%	9%	11%	48%	52%
December 2015	Newspoll	41%	39%	8%	12%	52%	48%
17–18 November 2015	Galaxy	42%	37%	9%	12%	49%	51%
16 Oct 2015	Morgan	34.5%	42%	11.5%	12%	49%	51%
Sep 2015	Newspoll	41%	38%	9%	12%	53%	47%
28–31 Aug 2015	Morgan	38.5%	41.5%	12%	8%	52%	48%
19–20 Aug 2015	Galaxy	40%	39%	10%	11%	52%	48%
19–21 Jun 2015	Morgan	39.5%	42%	9.5%	9%	51.5%	48.5%
22–24 May 2015	Morgan	34%	44%	11%	1%	48%	52%
22 May 2015	ReachTEL	37.6%	45.6%	9.4%	7.4%	48%	52%
19–20 May 2015	Galaxy	40%	39%	9%	12%	52%	47%
10–12 Apr 2015	Morgan	40%	40.5%	9.5%	10%	52.5%	47.5%
8–9 Apr 2015	Galaxy	39%	42%	7%	12%	50%	50%
31 Jan 2015 election		37.5%	41.3%	8.4%	12.8%	51.1%	48.9%
26–29 Jan 2015	Newspoll	37%	41%	6%	14%	48%	52%
9–26 Jan 2015	Essential	38%	39%	7%	16%	50%	50%
16–18 Jan 2015	Morgan	37%	39.5%	10%	13.5%	49.5%	50.5%

See also

• Politics of Queensland