1998 Queensland state election

none June 2020 August 2019 1998 Queensland state election Queensland parliamentary Primary no 1995 Queensland state election 1995 2001 Queensland state election 2001 All 89 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 45 #Opinion polling 2,115,977 5.41% 1,964,778 (92.85%)(1.42 pp) yes 1998 06 13 Peter Beattie, BYCC, August 2013 (cropped).jpg 125 120 160 1 2 Peter Beattie yes 1996 02 20 Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) Brisbane Central 773,585 38.86% 4.03 45 seats, 42.89% 44 44 Rob Borbidge 2018 (cropped).jpg 130 120 160 0 5 Rob Borbidge 10 December 1991 National–Liberal coalition nationals qld Surfers Paradise 605,353 31.26% 17.73 43 seats, 48.99% 32 44 12 PHON 1997 Placeholder.png 120 120 160 0 0 Heather Hill 21 May 1998 Pauline Hanson's One Nation – Queensland None(contested Ipswich) 439,121 22.68% 22.68 Did not exist 0 seats 11 11 1998 Queensland election - Vote Strength.svg 400px The top map shows the first party preference by electorate. The bottom map shows the final two-party preferred vote result by electorate. Premier Resulting Premier Rob Borbidge National–Liberal Coalition Peter Beattie Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) The 1998 Queensland state election was held on 13 June 1998 to elect all 89 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The result of the election was a second consecutive hung parliament, with the Labor Party forming minority government after receiving the support of independent Peter Wellington. This election was the first in which One Nation supporters were elected to state Parliament, with the controversial party winning 11 seats. With nearly 23% of the vote, One Nation gained a higher percentage of the vote than any other third party (i.e. not Labor, Coalition, or independents) at the state or territory level since Federation.March 2026 This was also the only election at which a third party gained more votes than both the Liberal Party and the National Party considered separately.March 2026 Unlike in previous elections, no attempt was made to calculate the statewide two-party preferred vote (2PP), because the One Nation vote was so high that any 2PP result would have been meaningless. A few months after the election, the One Nation member for Mulgrave, Charles Rappolt resigned. Labor won the ensuing by-election, allowing it to form government with a bare majority of 45 seats. The fact that the Coalition Government came to office as a direct result of the 1996 Mundingburra by-election instead of the general election the previous year, as well as its failure to win in its own right at the 1998 election, meant that the 1998 election was the fourth consecutive election victory for the Queensland Branch of the ALP, which had won every election since 1989. Background The previous state election (1995) had resulted in one of the narrowest margins of any Australian election. The National–Liberal Coalition won a slim majority of the two-party vote. However, the Coalition's majority was wasted on massive landslides in its rural heartland, while Labor won 31 seats in Brisbane. Labor Premier Wayne Goss' government thus clung to life by a single seat. This was brought undone when the Court of Disputed Returns ordered a new election in the disputed seat of Mundingburra, which the Liberals won on a modest swing. The balance of power rested with newly elected Independent MLA Liz Cunningham, who announced her support for the Coalition. Goss resigned, and Nationals leader Rob Borbidge was appointed as Premier. The Borbidge government's popularity suffered in the later part of its term due to the federal Howard government's GST plans. Seeking to create a more definite majority, Borbidge called a new election on 19 May 1998.http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/Pubs/cib/1998-99/99cib02.htm 1998 Queensland Election (Current Issues Brief 2 1998-99) Aph.gov.au 2012-01-25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110810104042/http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/Pubs/cib/1998-99/99cib02.htm August 10, 2011 Although early polling showed the government to be strongly competitive with Labor, led by Peter Beattie, later polls saw Labor gain a substantial lead. However, the debate between the two parties was rapidly sidelined by One Nation's emerging support. Formed in 1997 by federal Independent MP for Oxley Pauline Hanson, One Nation gained significant support on a platform of economic nationalism, anti-immigration sentiments and opposition to native title. Its platform was particularly well received in the Nationals' heartland of rural Queensland; indeed, at the time the writs were dropped, there had been fears over the past two years that One Nation would sweep the Nationals out of existence. One Nation stood candidates in 79 seats, all largely political novices. February 2021 The issue of preference allocations to One Nation, under Queensland's optional preferential voting (OPV) system, became a major campaign issue, with eventual poor results for the Liberals attributed to opposition from many of their traditional voters over their decision not to put One Nation last on preferences. Borbidge had been well aware of the threat from One Nation. February 2021 He tried to have One Nation preferenced last on Coalition how-to-vote cards. February 2021 However, the national Liberal and National organisations pressured their Queensland counterparts to preference One Nation ahead of Labor. February 2021 They apparently thought that One Nation's populism would peel off enough Labor voters to allow the Coalition to win another term. February 2021 One Nation won 11 seats and finished second (after preferences) in 23 seats. Seven of One Nation's seats would have gone to Labor had it not been for leakage of Coalition preferences; had Labor won those seats, it would have been able to form government in its own right.Green, Antony. Queensland election preview. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2012-01-25. Key dates Date Event 19 May 1998 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.Queensland Election 1998: Statistical Returns Electoral Commission of Queensland 1998 0-7242-5023-9 8 Electoral Commission Queensland 23 May 1998 Close of electoral rolls. 26 May 1998 Close of nominations. 13 June 1998 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. 25 June 1998 Peter Wellington announced that he would support a minority Labor government. 26 June 1998 The Borbidge Ministry resigned and the interim Beattie Ministry was sworn in.Queensland Parliamentary Record: the 52nd parliament Queensland Parliamentary Library 2009 1449-2083 114–115 29 June 1998 The full Beattie Ministry was sworn in. 27 July 1998 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. Retiring members Labor Len Ardill MLA (Archerfield) Clem Campbell MLA (Bundaberg) Keith De Lacy MLA (Cairns) Wayne Goss MLA (Logan) Glen Milliner MLA (Ferny Grove) Geoff Smith MLA (Townsville) National Di McCauley MLA (Callide) Mark Stoneman MLA (Burdekin) Results Results of the 1998 Queensland state election thumb|Winning party by electorate. thumb|Percentage of first preference votes for One Nation in each electorate. thumb|Candidates finishing in second place on a two-candidate-preferred basis (after full distribution of preferences) in each electorate. File:1998 Queensland Legislative Assembly.svg 2115977 28438 1.42 0.30 Labor 752374 4.03 44 1 One Nation 439121 New 11 New Liberal 311514 6.65 9 5 National 293839 11.08 23 6 Independents 41991 1.30 2 1 Greens 45709 0.51 0 0 Democrats 31119 0.36 0 0 Australia First 9560 New 0 New #cfb53b Reform 7658 New 0 0 Christian Democrats 2098 New 0 New Shooters 1058 New 0 New #ff6690 Women's 299 New 0 0 Wanna John December 1998 Australian Political Chronicle: January–June 1998 Australian Journal of Politics and History 44 4 593 0004-9522A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1985-1999 Hughes Colin A. 2002 Federation Press 978-1-86287-434-3 329 Popular vote var(--background-color-interactive) 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 38.86 One Nation Pauline Hanson's One Nation 22.68 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 16.09 Nationals National Party of Australia 15.17 Greens Australian Greens 2.36 Democrats Australian Democrats 1.61 Australia First #5D8AA5 0.49 Reform #CFB53B 0.40 Christian Democrats Christian Democratic Party (Australia) 0.11 Shooters Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party 0.05 Women's Party #FF5583 0.01 Independents Independent 2.17 Seats var(--background-color-interactive) 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 49.44 Nationals National Party of Australia 25.84 One Nation Pauline Hanson's One Nation 12.36 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 10.11 Independents Independent 2.25 Seats changing hands Seat 1995 Election Swing 1998 Election Party Member Margin Margin Member PartyBarambah  National Trevor Perrett 24.40 –30.26 5.85 Dorothy Pratt One Nation Barron River  Liberal Lyn Warwick 0.39 –1.02 0.63 Lesley Clark Labor Burdekin  National Mark Stoneman 10.57 –19.98 9.42 Jeff Knuth One Nation Caboolture  Labor Jon Sullivan 2.27 –4.96 2.69 Bill Feldman One Nation Greenslopes  Liberal Ted Radke 0.11 –5.28 5.17 Gary Fenlon Labor Hervey Bay  Labor Bill Nunn 1.92 –7.20 5.28 David Dalgleish One Nation Ipswich West  Labor Don Livingstone 5.49 –7.35 1.85 Jack Paff One Nation Lockyer  National Tony Fitzgerald 20.82 –24.49 3.68 Peter Prenzler One Nation Mansfield  Liberal Frank Carroll 6.70 –6.87 0.17 Phil Reeves Labor Maryborough  Labor Bob Dollin 0.37 –8.70 8.32 John Kingston One Nation Mount Ommaney  Liberal Bob Harper 1.68 –3.63 1.95 Julie Attwood Labor Mulgrave  National Naomi Wilson 0.47 –4.61 4.15 Charles Rappolt One Nation Mundingburra  Liberal Frank Tanti¹ 2.79 –6.59 3.81 Lindy Nelson-Carr Labor Nicklin  National Neil Turner 12.84 –18.58 5.73 Peter Wellington Independent Springwood  Liberal Luke Woolmer 10.77 –11.33 0.57 Grant Musgrove Labor Tablelands  National Tom Gilmore 22.95 –23.23 0.28 Shaun Nelson One Nation Thuringowa  Labor Ken McElligott 1.34 –7.97 6.63 Ken Turner One Nation Whitsunday  Labor Lorraine Bird 0.13 –1.87 1.73 Harry Black One Nation  Members listed in italics did not contest their seats at this election. ¹ Frank Tanti gained Mundingburra for the Liberal Party at the 1996 by-election. The Labor Party had retained the seat at the 1995 election. Post-election pendulum Government seats (44)Marginal MansfieldPhil ReevesALP0.17% SpringwoodGrant MusgroveALP0.57% Barron RiverLesley ClarkALP0.63% Mount OmmaneyJulie AttwoodALP1.95% BundabergNita CunninghamALP2.05% v ONP CairnsDesley BoyleALP2.26% v ONP RedcliffeRay HollisALP2.31% CurrumbinMerri RoseALP2.78% IpswichDavid HamillALP3.42% v ONP MundingburraLindy Nelson-CarrALP3.81% KallangurKen HaywardALP3.91% v ONP MurrumbaDean WellsALP5.04% v ONP GreenslopesGary FenlonALP5.17% WaterfordTom BartonALP5.21% v ONP EvertonRod WelfordALP5.99%Fairly safe AshgroveJim FourasALP6.10% BundambaBob GibbsALP6.22% v ONP ClevelandDarryl BriskeyALP6.42% MackayTim MulherinALP6.53% v ONP Mount GravattJudy SpenceALP7.17% TownsvilleMike ReynoldsALP7.74% SunnybankStephen RobertsonALP8.18% LoganJohn MickelALP8.42% v ONP Ferny GroveGeoff WilsonALP8.58% ChatsworthTerry MackenrothALP8.70% ChermsideTerry SullivanALP9.02% RockhamptonRobert SchwartenALP9.61% v ONPSafe Mount Coot-thaWendy EdmondALP10.51% FitzroyJim PearceALP10.72% v ONP ArcherfieldKaren StruthersALP11.71% YerongaMatt FoleyALP12.47% KurwongbahLinda LavarchALP13.21% WoodridgeBill D'ArcyALP13.52% v ONP CapalabaJim ElderALP13.72% KedronPaul BraddyALP14.07% Brisbane CentralPeter BeattieALP15.15% CookSteve BredhauerALP15.52% v ONP Mount IsaTony McGradyALP15.62% v ONP SandgateGordon NuttallALP15.99% South BrisbaneAnna BlighALP16.29% LyttonPaul LucasALP17.42% NudgeeNeil RobertsALP17.45% BulimbaPat PurcellALP19.51% Very safe InalaHenry PalaszczukALP27.39% Opposition seats (32)MarginalIndooroopillyDenver BeanlandLIB0.67%Crows NestRussell CooperNAT0.88% v ONPRedlandsJohn HegartyNAT0.98%GympieLen StephanNAT1.70% v ONPAspleyJohn GossLIB1.77%CallideJeff SeeneyNAT2.28% v ONPBurnettDoug SlackNAT2.33% v ONPMiraniTed MaloneNAT2.70%KeppelVince LesterNAT3.60%Charters TowersRob MitchellNAT3.71%SouthportMick VeiversNAT3.75%BeaudesertKev LingardNAT4.09%AlbertBill BaumannNAT4.83%Fairly safeClayfieldSanto SantoroLIB6.55%Toowoomba NorthGraham HealyNAT8.20%BurleighJudy GaminNAT8.45%HinchinbrookMarc RowellNAT8.56% v ONPCunninghamTony ElliottNAT8.85% v ONPMoggillDavid WatsonLIB8.93%Western DownsBrian LittleproudNAT9.42% v ONPBroadwaterAllan GriceNAT9.77%NoosaBruce DavidsonLIB9.86%SafeCaloundraJoan SheldonLIB10.67%NerangRay ConnorLIB11.00%WarwickLawrence SpringborgNAT11.85% v ONPGregoryVaughan JohnsonNAT13.08%Toowoomba SouthMike HoranNAT13.36%MerrimacBob QuinnLIB14.69%MaroochydoreFiona SimpsonNAT15.05% v ONPWarregoHoward HobbsNAT15.32%MooloolahBruce LamingLIB15.93%Very safeSurfers ParadiseRob BorbidgeNAT22.26%Crossbench seats (13)TablelandsShaun NelsonONP0.28% v NATGladstoneLiz CunninghamIND1.36% v ALPWhitsundayHarry BlackONP1.73% v ALPIpswich WestJack PaffONP1.85% v ALPCabooltureBill FeldmanONP2.69% v ALPLockyerPeter PrenzlerONP3.68% v NATMulgraveCharles RappoltONP4.15% v ALPHervey BayDavid DalgleishONP5.28% v ALPNicklinPeter WellingtonIND5.73% v NATBarambahDorothy PrattONP5.85% v NATThuringowaKen TurnerONP6.63% v ALPMaryboroughJohn KingstonONP8.32% v ALPBurdekinJeff KnuthONP9.42% v ALP Subsequent changes On 4 November 1998, One Nation Party member Charles Rappolt (Mulgrave) resigned. At the by-election on 5 December 1998, Warren Pitt gained the seat for the Labor Party. This gave Labor 45 seats, enough for a majority government. On 6 February 1999, the One Nation Party members Shaun Nelson (Tablelands), Dorothy Pratt (Barambah), and Ken Turner (Thuringowa) resigned from the party and sat as Independents. On 23 February 1999, the One Nation Party members John Kingston (Maryborough) and Jeff Knuth (Burdekin) resigned from the party and sat as Independents. On 18 February 2000, Jeff Knuth (Burdekin) joined the City Country Alliance. On 22 December 1999, the One Nation Party members Harry Black (Whitsunday), David Dalgleish (Hervey Bay), Bill Feldman (Caboolture), Jack Paff (Ipswich West), and Peter Prenzler (Lockyer) resigned from the party and formed the City Country Alliance. On 14 December 1999, the Labor Party member Bob Gibbs (Bundamba) resigned. At the by-election on 5 February 2000, Jo-Ann Miller retained the seat for the Labor Party. On 9 January 2000, the Labor Party member Bill D'Arcy (Woodridge) resigned. At the by-election on 5 February 2000, Mike Kaiser retained the seat for the Labor Party. On 30 November 2000, Deputy Premier Jim Elder (Capalaba) resigned from the Labor Party and sat as an independent. On 4 December 2000, Grant Musgrove (Springwood) resigned from the Labor Party and sat as an independent. On 10 January 2001, Mike Kaiser (Woodridge) resigned from the Labor Party and sat as an independent. Opinion polling Although the Coalition government initially enjoyed strong levels of support subsequent to assuming office in 1996, support was quickly lost. From 1997, Labor opened a consistent, albeit narrow, lead in the polls and by 1998 Labor was enjoying a commanding lead. The Coalition was eventually disadvantaged by what was commonly deemed to be poor government performance and the rapid rise of One Nation support, which under the state's optional preferential voting, fractured the conservative vote. The Coalition vote significantly plummeted, whilst Labor essentially withstood the swing to One Nation. +Legislative Assembly opinion pollinghttp://polling.newspoll.com.au.tmp.anchor.net.au/cgi-bin/polling/display_poll_data.pl?url_caller=&mode=trend&page=show_polls&question_set_id=13 QLD Newspoll 1 August 2014 8 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051536/http://polling.newspoll.com.au.tmp.anchor.net.au/cgi-bin/polling/display_poll_data.pl?url_caller=&mode=trend&page=show_polls&question_set_id=13 dead Primary vote DateL/NPALPONPOTH1998 election31.3%38.9%22.7%7.1%10–11 Jun 199833%41.5%18.5%7%29–31 May 199834%44%15%7%Apr–May 199839%41%10%10%Jan–Mar 199839%41%5%15%Oct–Dec 199738%43%19%Jul–Sep 199741%40%19%Apr–Jun 199741%41%18%Jan–Mar 199741%44%15%Oct–Dec 199646%41%13%Jul–Sep 199649%42%9%1995 election49.0%42.9%8.1% See also Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1998 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1995–1998 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1998–2001 Borbidge Ministry Beattie Ministry References Category:Elections in Queensland Category:1998 elections in Australia Category:1990s in Queensland Category:June 1998 in Australia