1998 Mulgrave state by-election

none November 2025 November 2025 1998 Mulgrave state by-election Queensland parliamentary Primary 5 December 1998 Electoral district of Mulgrave in the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1998 Queensland state election June 1998 2001 Queensland state election 2001 Labor Placeholder.png 120 120 160 0 0 Warren Pitt Queensland Labor Party 9,446 42.35% 5.33 Nationals Placeholder.png 120 120 160 0 0 Naomi Wilson Queensland National Party 8,550 38.33% 8.38 PHON 1997 Placeholder.png 120 120 160 0 0 Peter Boniface Pauline Hanson's One Nation – Queensland 3,470 15.56% 15.48 TPP TPP swing 50.63% 4.80 49.37% 49.37 MP Charles Rappolt Pauline Hanson's One Nation – Queensland Warren Pitt Queensland Labor Party The 1998 Mulgrave state by-election was held on 5 December 1998 to elect the member for Mulgrave in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of One Nation MP Charles Rappolt. Labor Party candidate and former member Warren Pitt won the by-election with 50.6% of the two-party-preferred vote against the National Party. Pitt's victory meant Mulgrave was held by three separate political parties with three different members in 1998. It was also the last time that a sitting Queensland government gained a seat in a by-election until Hinchinbrook in 2025. Background Charles Rappolt entered parliament as one of eleven One Nation candidates elected at the 1998 state election. Rappolt won the seat of Mulgrave with 54.2% of the two party preferred vote.1998 Queensland election Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/qld/qld-98.txt However, Rappolt found it difficult to cope with the pressures of public life and resigned his seat just four months into his term. Candidates The by-election pitted two former members for Mulgrave against each other. The National Party endorsed Naomi Wilson who had held the seat from 1995 to 1998 before her defeat to Rappolt at the 1998 state election. The Labor Party preselected Warren Pitt, member for Mulgrave from 1989 to 1995 before his defeat to Wilson at the 1995 state election. Pitt had also unsuccessfully stood for the seat at the 1998 state election, and would have won if not for Coalition preferences leaking to Rappolt. One Nation chose Peter Boniface to defend the seat. Results With One Nation failing to repeat their strong state election performance, the contest reverted to a more typical Labor versus National contest. Labor's Warren Pitt prevailed narrowly. [[1998 Mulgrave state by-election|1998 Mulgrave state by-election]]Mulgrave By-election Electoral Commission of Queensland http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/data/portal/00000005/content/45531001068527911437.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090713085736/http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/data/portal/00000005/content/45531001068527911437.pdf 2009-07-13 Labor QLD Warren Pitt 9,446 42.35 +5.33 Nationals QLD Naomi Wilson 8,550 38.33 +8.38 PHON Qld Peter Boniface 3,470 15.56 −15.48 Greens QLD Jonathan Metcalfe 573 2.57 +2.57 Independent Norm Mathison 266 1.19 +1.19 22,205 98.99 228 1.01 22,433 85.83 Labor QLD Warren Pitt 10,394 50.63 +4.80 Nationals QLD Naomi Wilson 10,135 49.37 +49.37 Labor QLD PHON Qld No Aftermath Where previously the Labor government of Peter Beattie had governed in the minority—they held 44 seats in an 89-seat parliament and depended upon the support of independent MP Peter Wellington—their victory in Mulgrave gave the government an outright majority of 45 seats. See also List of Queensland state by-elections References Category:1998 elections in Australia Category:Queensland state by-elections Category:1990s in Queensland