2007 Brisbane Central state by-election

none November 2025 November 2025 2007 Brisbane Central state by-election Queensland parliamentary Primary 13 October 2007 Electoral district of Brisbane Central in the Queensland Legislative Assembly 2006 Queensland state election 2006 2009 Queensland state election 2009 Labor Placeholder.png 120 120 160 0 0 Grace Grace Queensland Labor Party 11,248 50.35% 0.13 Anne Boccabella.jpg 160 120 160 0 23 Anne Boccabella Queensland Greens 7,396 33.11% 14.83 Family First Party Mark A. White Family First Party 1,738 7.78% 7.78 TCP TCP swing 57.85% 6.92 42.15% 42.15 MP Peter Beattie Queensland Labor Party Grace Grace Queensland Labor Party The 2007 Brisbane Central state by-election was held on 13 October 2007 to elect the member for Brisbane Central in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Labor Party MP and former premier Peter Beattie.https://archive.today/20120717194625/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/16/2034135.htm Bligh hits Brisbane streets, ABC News, 16 September 2007Bligh, Lucas team firms for Qld, ABC News, 11 September 2007 The National–Liberal coalition failed to stand a candidate in the by-election.Coalition a no-show in Beattie electorate 26 September 2007 The Australian http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22483443-5006786,00.html dead https://archive.today/20120912010357/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22483443-5006786,00.html 12 September 2012 Coalition split over state poll 25 September 2007 The Australian http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22476840-2702,00.html dead https://archive.today/20121215173834/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22476840-2702,00.html 15 December 2012 A total of six candidates stood in the election.Candidates in Ballot Paper Order: 2007 Brisbane Central By-Election https://web.archive.org/web/20080728122627/http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/BrisbaneCentral2007/candidates.html July 28, 2008 , Electoral Commission Queensland Grace Grace held the seat for Labor with slightly over 50% of the vote, negating the need for the count to go to preferences.Strong win for Labor in Qld by-election 13 October 2007 The Herald Sun http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22581765-5005961,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071015052852/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22581765-5005961,00.html dead 15 October 2007 In the absence of a National–Liberal coalition candidate, the party with the largest gains were the Greens, who scored a swing in their favour of 14.83%.Greens take heart from Brisbane by-election showing, ABC News, 14 October 2007 Results [[2007 Brisbane Central state by-election|2007 Brisbane Central state by-election]] Labor QLD Grace Grace 11,248 50.35 −0.13 Greens QLD 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 PHON Qld Ian Nelson 574 2.57 +2.57 30,111 93.21 −1.16 2,193 6.79 +1.16 32,304 84.93 −6.86 Labor QLD Grace Grace 11,594 57.85 −6.92 Greens QLD Anne Boccabella 8,449 42.15 +42.15 Labor QLD No See also List of Queensland state by-elections References External links All You Need To Know : 2007 Brisbane Central By-Election from Electoral Commission Queensland Brisbane Central state by-election Category:Queensland state by-elections Central state by-election, 2007 Brisbane Central state by-election