2006 Queensland state election

none June 2020 August 2019 2006 Queensland state election Queensland parliamentary no 2004 Queensland state election 2004 2009 Queensland state election 2009 All 89 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland45 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 90.47 ( 0.97 pp) yes 2006 09 09 150x150px Peter Beattie yes 1996 02 20 Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) Brisbane Central 1,032,617 46.92% 0.09 63 seats, 47.01% 59 4 150x150px Lawrence Springborg 4 February 2003 006946 National–Liberal Coalition Southern Downs 834,577 37.92% 2.46 20 seats, 35.46% 25 5 Pauline Hanson's One Nation ON Rosa Lee Long One Nation 7 February 2004 Tablelands 13,207 0.60% 4.28 1 seat, 4.88% 1 TPP TPP swing 55.0% 45.0% 2006 Queensland election - Vote Strength.svg 450px The top map shows the first party preference by electorate. The bottom map shows the final two-party preferred vote result by electorate. Premier Peter Beattie Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) Peter Beattie Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) An election was held in the Australian state of Queensland on 9 September 2006 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly, after being announced by Premier Peter Beattie on 15 August 2006. The election saw the incumbent Labor government led by Premier Peter Beattie defeat the National-Liberal Coalition led by Lawrence Springborg and Bruce Flegg respectively, and gain a fourth consecutive term in office. Beattie thus became the first Labor Premier of Queensland to win four consecutive elections since William Forgan Smith did so in the 1930s. Had Beattie served out his fourth term, he would have become the second-longest serving Queensland Premier, after Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. After the election, Springborg resigned as Opposition Leader, being replaced by Jeff Seeney. This was the last election contested by the Queensland Liberal Party and National Party, who merged to form the Liberal National Party of Queensland on 26 July 2008. Background From mid-2005, after the revelation of the Jayant Patel scandal, the issue of health had become a focus of controversy, damaging to the Beattie government. After several inquiries and industrial disputes, a restructure of Queensland Health took place, and the state government was at the time lobbying the federal government for more doctor training places in universities for Queensland. Other issues of importance at the election included environmental management and land clearing, asbestos in state schools, the provision of transportation and infrastructure to rural and regional areas, and the management of South East Queensland's population growth. The campaign started unusually with Premier Peter Beattie denying a general election was about to be called, while residents in some Gold Coast electorates received direct mail from the ALP stating that the election had been called for September.June 2020 At a press conference on 16 August, Liberal leader Bruce Flegg stated that in the event that the Coalition won government, and the Liberal Party won more seats than the Nationals, Lawrence Springborg would still become Premier.2006-08-16 2006 Queensland. News: Springborg moves to defuse leadership tensions. Australian Broadcasting Corp http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200608/1716257.htm?elections/qld/2006/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110511193546/http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200608/1716257.htm?elections%2Fqld%2F2006%2F 2011-05-11 2010-06-09 ABC Other Liberal Party MPs such as Michael Caltabiano disagreed, as this ran contrary to the coalition agreement signed between the two parties, which stated that whichever party won the most seats would form government. The ALP used this to attack Coalition stability in media and advertising.June 2020 Flegg was subsequently asked to leave a shopping centre in the Redcliffe suburb of Kippa-Ring for failing to obtain permission to do a campaign walkthrough.2006-08-18 2006 Queensland. News: Flegg denies shopping centre confrontation. Australian Broadcasting Corp http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200608/1718749.htm?elections/qld/2006/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110511193612/http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200608/1718749.htm?elections%2Fqld%2F2006%2F 2011-05-11 2010-06-09 ABC Flegg later denied that he had in fact been evicted.June 2020 On 22 August, Flegg took part in a media conference with Julie Bishop, federal Liberal Minister for Education, where he endorsed a Federal Government plan for the mandatory teaching of Australian history in schools. Responding to questions from journalists, he failed to identify the date of arrival of the Second Fleet (1790), or the person after whom Brisbane was named (noted astronomer and Governor of New South Wales Sir Thomas Brisbane).June 2010Hart Cath 22 August 2006 MATP New leader learns campaign lessons - QUEENSLAND POLL The Australian Local 4 10388761 AUS_T-20060822-1-004-603224. AUSTLN0020060821e28m0003h. 113A752C8C0B7348. Nexis Uni 4KPG-GS90-TX52-F1TT-00000-00. 357366858.Barrett Rosanne 22 August 2006 History repeats as Flegg flubs the facts The Courier-Mail News 11 13225235 CML_T-20060822-1-011-534311. COUMAI0020060821e28m00011. 113A748472DE4720. Nexis Uni 4KPG-GV20-TX52-P2F4-00000-00. 354004628. Two sad twists of fate impacted the 26-day campaign - on 30 August, opposition leader Lawrence Springborg took temporary leave from the campaign after the sudden death of his father-in-law, and National Party deputy leader Jeff Seeney and Liberal leader Bruce Flegg continued the campaign in his absence.2006-08-30 Springborg leaves election campaign after father-in-law's death. 30/08/2006. ABC News Online http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1728477.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110511193608/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1728477.htm 2011-05-11 2010-06-09 Abc.net.au The death of TV personality Steve Irwin ("The Crocodile Hunter") on 4 September in an accident off Port Douglas, Queensland, took the media's focus away from the election in its final week.2006-09-04 Steve Irwin http://www.pollbludger.com/384 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080728123535/http://www.pollbludger.com/384 28 July 2008 2012-01-27 The Poll Bludger Current Treasurer Anna Bligh has stated the coalition's major election promises of wiping out stamp duty within five years, increasing the first home buyers grant by $3,000 and introducing a 10% per litre subsidy on ethanol-blended petrol will cost $2.4 billion and has blown the budget. Lawrence Springborg says all his election promises are costed and affordable, with costings to be released two days before the election.2006-09-04 2006 Queensland. News: Parties at odds over Coalition's costings. Australian Broadcasting Corp http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200609/1732105.htm?elections/qld/2006/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110511193601/http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200609/1732105.htm?elections%2Fqld%2F2006%2F 2011-05-11 2010-06-09 ABC So far these costings have not been released.June 2020 On Friday 8 September, the day before the election, Premier Beattie and Opposition Leader Springborg participated in a "great debate"Franklin Katie September 8, 2006 Final showdown http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/featureitems/s1736449.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071116114150/http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/featureitems/s1736449.htm 16 November 2007 ABC NEWS ONLINE Queensland State Election 2006. The Poll Vault Australian Broadcasting Corporation at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, moderated by ABC journalist Chris O'Brien.June 2020 Although Newspoll and other published polls showed Labor well ahead on predicted two-party-preferred vote, Labor strategists feared that people would vote for the Coalition in a protest vote, expecting Beattie not to lose.van Druten Rebekah August 30, 2006 Party peaking? http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/featureitems/s1727667.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071116113236/http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/featureitems/s1727667.htm 16 November 2007 ABC NEWS ONLINE Queensland State Election 2006. The Poll Vault Australian Broadcasting Corporation They adopted a strategy of denying Labor was in fact ahead.2006-09-07 Labor 'needs a miracle' to take Liberal seats. 07/09/2006. ABC News Online http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200609/s1735104.htm?elections/qld/2006/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110511193554/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200609/s1735104.htm?elections%2Fqld%2F2006%2F 2011-05-11 2010-06-09 Abc.net.au The Roy Morgan poll suggested the Liberal vote had fallen, while the Greens had risen to 8%.[Roy Morgan Research] Morgan Poll http://www.roymorgan.com/news/polls/2006/4082/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110610141658/http://www.roymorgan.com/news/polls/2006/4082/ 10 June 2011 2010-06-09 Roymorgan.com Key dates Date Event 15 August 2006 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an electionQueensland Election 2006: Statistical Returns Electoral Commission of Queensland March 2007 978-0-7242-6857-3 6 19 August 2006 Close of electoral rolls 22 August 2006 Close of nominations 9 September 2006 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm 13 September 2006 Beattie Ministry reconstituted 22 September 2006 Writ returned and results formally declared 10 October 2006 52nd Parliament convened Retiring members Labor Tom Barton (Waterford) Darryl Briskey (Cleveland) Lesley Clark (Barron River) Nita Cunningham (Bundaberg) Jim Fouras (Ashgrove) Don Livingstone (Ipswich West) Tony McGrady (Mount Isa) Gordon Nuttall (Sandgate) Henry Palaszczuk (Inala) Terry Sullivan (Stafford) Liberal Bob Quinn (Robina) National Marc Rowell (Hinchinbrook) Results Results of the Queensland state election, 2006 2484479 46848 0.97 0.09 File:2006 Queensland Legislative Assembly.svg Labor 1032617 0.09 59 4 Liberal 442453 1.60 8 3 National 392124 0.86 17 2 Greens 175798 1.23 0 0 Independents 103022 1.15 4 1 Family First Party 41659 New 0 New One Nation 13207 4.28 1 0 y Two-party-preferredExact numbers are an estimatehttps://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/qld/QLD2008_Redistribution.pdf#page=115 2008 Queensland Redistribution: Analysis of Redistributed Boundaries based on 2006 Election Results Antony Green Australian Broadcasting Corporation Antony Green 2008 22 October 2020 Labor 1122233 Liberal 916816 http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/state2006/results/summary.html Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 9 September 2006 Electoral Commission of Queensland 22 March 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090516080609/http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/state2006/results/summary.html 16 May 2009 Popular vote var(--background-color-interactive) 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 46.92 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 20.10 Nationals National Party of Australia 17.82 Greens Australian Greens 7.99 Family First #00CCFF 1.89 One Nation Pauline Hanson's One Nation 0.60 Independents Independent 4.68 Two-party preferred vote (estimate) var(--background-color-interactive) 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 55.0 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 45.0 Seats var(--background-color-interactive) 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 66.29 Nationals National Party of Australia 19.10 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 8.99 One Nation Pauline Hanson's One Nation 1.12 Independents Independent 4.49 Seats changing hands Seat 2004 Election Swing 2006 Election Party Member Margin Margin Member Party Bundaberg  Labor Nita Cunningham 5.29 –6.24 0.95 Jack Dempsey National  Chatsworth  Liberal Michael Caltabiano¹ 2.49 –3.37 0.78 Chris Bombolas Labor  Clayfield  Labor Liddy Clark 1.17 –2.85 1.67 Tim Nicholls Liberal  Gaven  National Alex Douglas¹ 3.35 –6.44 3.09 Phil Gray Labor  Gympie  Independent Elisa Roberts 10.05 –28.29 18.24 David Gibson National  Kawana  Labor Chris Cummins 1.48 –7.15 5.68 Steve Dickson Liberal  Noosa  Labor Cate Molloy² 8.66 –14.98 6.32 Glen Elmes Liberal  Redcliffe  Liberal Terry Rogers¹ 1.25 –6.70 5.45 Lillian van Litsenburg Labor  Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election. ¹ Michael Caltabiano gained Chatsworth for the Liberal Party at the 2005 by-election. Alex Douglas gained Gaven for the National Party at the 2006 by-election. Terry Rogers gained Redcliffe for the Liberal Party at the 2005 by-election. The Labor Party had retained Chatsworth, Gaven, and Redcliffe at the 2004 election. ² Cate Molloy resigned from the Labor Party and contested the election as an independent. Post-election pendulum Labor seats (59)Green Antony Totals for the 2006 Election http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/qld/results/2006/ElectionTotals2006.htm Queensland Election Archive 7 December 2014Marginal ClevelandPhil WeightmanALP0.54% ChatsworthChris BombolasALP0.78% Hervey BayAndrew McNamaraALP1.79% IndooroopillyRonan LeeALP2.43% MudgeerabaDianne ReillyALP2.93% GavenPhil GrayALP3.09% WhitsundayJan JarrattALP4.36% AspleyBonny BarryALP4.61% Barron RiverSteve WettenhallALP5.14% SpringwoodBarbara StoneALP5.17% BroadwaterPeta-Kaye CroftALP5.21% PumicestoneCarryn SullivanALP5.42% RedcliffeLillian van LitsenburgALP5.45%Fairly Safe RedlandsJohn EnglishALP6.92% KeppelPaul HoolihanALP7.19% Glass HouseCarolyn MaleALP7.68% MansfieldPhil ReevesALP7.73% CairnsDesley BoyleALP8.07% AshgroveKate JonesALP8.08% BurleighChristine SmithALP8.33% TownsvilleMike ReynoldsALP9.10% SouthportPeter LawlorALP9.11% MulgraveWarren PittALP9.92%Safe GreenslopesGary FenlonALP10.11% EvertonRod WelfordALP10.15% Mount OmmaneyJulie AttwoodALP10.20% KallangurKen HaywardALP10.33% Toowoomba NorthKerry ShineALP10.41% Mount Coot-thaAndrew FraserALP10.45% MurrumbaDean WellsALP11.58% MundingburraLindy Nelson-CarrALP11.83% Ferny GroveGeoff WilsonALP12.07% Mount IsaBetty KiernanALP12.28% KurwongbahLinda LavarchALP12.36% Mount GravattJudy SpenceALP12.88% Ipswich WestWayne WendtALP13.11% YeerongpillySimon FinnALP13.75% StrettonStephen RobertsonALP14.19% Brisbane CentralPeter BeattieALP14.77% StaffordStirling HinchliffeALP14.89% CookJason O'BrienALP15.13% SandgateVicky DarlingALP15.19% WaterfordEvan MoorheadALP15.85% CapalabaMichael ChoiALP16.17% BulimbaPat PurcellALP16.24% FitzroyJim PearceALP16.40% LyttonPaul LucasALP16.85% AlbertMargaret KeechALP17.01% ThuringowaCraig WallaceALP17.01% MackayTim MulherinALP17.62% AlgesterKaren StruthersALP17.84% NudgeeNeil RobertsALP18.34% South BrisbaneAnna BlighALP18.39% Very SafeRockhamptonRobert SchwartenALP20.52%IpswichRachel NolanALP21.62%LoganJohn MickelALP23.90%BundambaJo-Ann MillerALP24.78%InalaAnnastacia PalaszczukALP26.34%WoodridgeDesley ScottALP28.99% National/Liberal seats (25)MarginalBundabergJack DempseyNAT0.95%ClayfieldTim NichollsLIB1.67%LockyerIan RickussNAT1.74%CurrumbinJann StuckeyLIB2.22%BurdekinRosemary MenkensNAT2.40%RobinaRay StevensLIB2.53%HinchinbrookAndrew CrippsNAT3.69%CaloundraMark McArdleLIB4.45%BeaudesertKev LingardNAT4.49%KawanaSteve DicksonLIB5.68%Fairly SafeNoosaGlen ElmesLIB6.32% v INDMiraniTed MaloneNAT6.47%BurnettRob MessengerNAT7.57%MoggillBruce FleggLIB7.95%Toowoomba SouthMike HoranNAT9.79%SafeMaroochydoreFiona SimpsonNAT10.68%Charters TowersShane KnuthNAT11.05%Surfers ParadiseJohn-Paul LangbroekLIB11.98%CunninghamStuart CopelandNAT16.43%GregoryVaughan JohnsonNAT17.96%GympieDavid GibsonNAT18.24% v INDDarling DownsRay HopperNAT19.14%Very SafeSouthern DownsLawrence SpringborgNAT20.28%CallideJeff SeeneyNAT22.28%WarregoHoward HobbsNAT23.34%Crossbench seats (5)GladstoneLiz CunninghamIND1.99% v ALPNanangoDorothy PrattIND4.24% v NATTablelandsRosa Lee LongONP19.77% v ALPNicklinPeter WellingtonIND25.08% v NATMaryboroughChris FoleyIND32.73% v ALP Subsequent changes On 13 September 2007, Labor Premier Peter Beattie (Brisbane Central) resigned. At the by-election on 13 October 2007, Grace Grace retained the seat for the Labor Party. On 26 July 2008, the Queensland Liberal Party and the Queensland National Party agreed to merge into the Liberal National Party. All sitting Liberal Party and National Party members became members of the Liberal National Party. On 5 October 2008, Ronan Lee (Indooroopilly) resigned from the Labor Party and joined the Greens. On 24 February 2009, Stuart Copeland (Cunningham) resigned from the Liberal National Party and sat as an independent. State of the parties before the election Candidates of the Queensland state election, 2006 Since April 2006, the ALP held 60 of the 89 seats in the Legislative Assembly, the Coalition 23 seats (16 National and seven Liberal), along with five Independents and one member of the One Nation Party. Thus to win an outright majority (45 seats), the Coalition would have needed to win an additional 22 seats from the ALP, the Independents or One Nation, assuming that they retained all of their own seats. This would have required a uniform swing against Labor of approximately 8% (such swings are very rare). Sitting Labor member for Noosa, Cate Molloy, had resigned from the Labor Party following her disendorsement as a Labor candidate, which in turn followed her repudiation of the state government's plans to build a dam on the Mary River at Traveston. Molloy recontested the seat as an independent. Members who did not recontest their seats A number of members of parliament retired at this election: Tom Barton: Waterford, ALP Darryl Briskey: Cleveland, ALP Dr Lesley Clark: Barron River, ALP Nita Cunningham: Bundaberg, ALP Jim Fouras: Ashgrove, ALP Don Livingstone: Ipswich West, ALP Tony McGrady: Mount Isa, ALP Gordon Nuttall: Sandgate, ALP Henry Palaszczuk: Inala, ALP Bob Quinn: Robina, Liberal Terry Sullivan: Stafford, ALP Marc Rowell: Hinchinbrook, Nationals Polling +Legislative Assembly opinion pollingPrimary vote2PP vote DateALPLIBNATGRNOTHALPL/NP2006 election46.9%20.1%17.8%8.0%7.2%55.0%45.0%6–7 Sep 200648%21%17%4%10%55%45%25–28 Aug 200652%20%16%2%10%58%42%Jul–Aug 200645%25%13%2%15%54%46%Apr–Jun 200641%26%13%4%16%52%48%Jan–Mar 200640%28%14%4%14%50%50%Oct–Dec 200540%27%16%3%14%50%50%Aug–Sep 200541%26%16%4%13%50%50%Jul–Aug 200540%27%15%3%15%50%50%Apr–Jun 200547%23%14%3%13%56%44%Jan–Mar 200546%27%11%5%11%55%45%Oct–Dec 200443%29%12%3%13%52%48%2004 election47.0%18.5%17.0%6.7%10.8%55.5%44.5%4-5 Feb 200450%18%15%5%12%59%41% Labor's high levels of support was maintained until mid-2005 when support for Labor slumped and the Coalition opened a minor lead on primary votes for the first time since 1996. However, this was eventually wiped out as Labor restored a huge lead in polls in the lead up to the election and the Coalition only managed a 0.5% swing. Even though some mid-term polls suggested a swing of up to 6% against Labor, a swing of over 8% was required for Labor to lose its majority. See also Candidates of the Queensland state election, 2006 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2004–2006 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2006–2009 Beattie Ministry Notes References External links Election analysis by Antony Green of the ABC Category:Elections in Queensland Category:2006 elections in Australia Category:2000s in Queensland Category:September 2006 in Australia Category:September 2006 elections