2016 Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership spill

Leader selection contests within Queensland's opposition party 2016 Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership spill LNP Regular.svg presidential Caucus no 6 May 2016 2015 Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership election 2015 2017 Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership election 2017 Leadership election Caucus yes First round Second round Seat Faction TimNicholls2023.png 120 125 150 0 0 center Tim Nicholls lnp 14 22 Clayfield 150x150px Lawrence Springborg lnp 17 19 Southern Downs 150x150px Tim Mander lnp 10 Eliminated Everton Leader Lawrence Springborg Tim Nicholls Deputy leadership election Caucus yes Seat Faction 150x150px Deb Frecklington lnp Unopposed Nanango Deputy John-Paul Langbroek Deb Frecklington The 2016 Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership spill was held on 6 May 2016 to elect a new leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) and, ex officio, Leader of the Opposition.Agius Kym Lawrence Springborg faces challenge from Tim Nicholls and Tim Mander https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-05/lnp-spill-who-are-contenders-springborg-mander-nicholls/7385750 ABC News 5 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20160711170424/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-05/lnp-spill-who-are-contenders-springborg-mander-nicholls/7385750 11 July 2016 5 May 2016 Tim Nicholls was elected as the new leader, defeating sitting leader Lawrence Springborg in the second round of voting.Salisbury Chris Nicholls toppling Springborg lays bare the still-uneasy marriage of Queensland's Liberals and Nationals https://theconversation.com/nicholls-toppling-springborg-lays-bare-the-still-uneasy-marriage-of-queenslands-liberals-and-nationals-58993 The Conversation 5 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240813092159/https://theconversation.com/nicholls-toppling-springborg-lays-bare-the-still-uneasy-marriage-of-queenslands-liberals-and-nationals-58993 13 August 2024 6 May 2016 Deb Frecklington was elected unopposed as deputy leader after John-Paul Langbroek did not recontest the position.'Rising star' Frecklington new LNP deputy https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/rising-star-frecklington-new-lnp-deputy/jq77vbhnd SBS News 5 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250105053527/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/rising-star-frecklington-new-lnp-deputy/jq77vbhnd 5 January 2025 6 May 2016Deb Elected Deputy Leader https://southburnett.com.au/news2/2016/05/06/deb-elected-deputy-leader/ southburnett.com.au 5 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250105053238/https://southburnett.com.au/news2/2016/05/06/deb-elected-deputy-leader/ 5 January 2025 6 May 2016 Candidates Leader Declared Candidate Electorate Announced  100px Tim Mander Everton 4 May 2016Remeikis Amy Tim Nicholls and Tim Mander challenge for LNP leadership https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/tim-nicholls-challenges-for-lnp-leadership-20160505-gommdd.html Brisbane Times 5 January 2025 https://archive.today/20250105055907/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/tim-nicholls-challenges-for-lnp-leadership-20160505-gommdd.html 5 January 2025 5 May 2016  100px Tim Nicholls Clayfield 5 May 2016Lawrence Springborg challenger Tim Nicholls urged by colleagues to run for LNP leadership https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-05/tim-nicholls-to-contest-lnp-leadership-at-spill-motion/7385526 ABC News 5 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20160608165640/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-05/tim-nicholls-to-contest-lnp-leadership-at-spill-motion/7385526 8 June 2016 5 May 2016  100px Lawrence Springborg Southern Downs 4 May 2016Agius Kym LNP spill: Poor ratings, failure to negotiate with KAP behind Lawrence Springborg challenge https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-04/lnp-leadership-spill-lawrence-springborg-faces-challenge/7378548 ABC News 5 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20160811000604/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-04/lnp-leadership-spill-lawrence-springborg-faces-challenge/7378548 11 August 2016 4 May 2016 Results Leader 2016 Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership spill: LeaderLNP elects Tim Nicholls as new party leader https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/2016/05/06/springborg-facing-lnp-leadership-spill The New Daily 5 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20160507130324/http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2016/05/06/springborg-facing-lnp-leadership-spill/ 7 May 2016 6 May 2016How Qld's LNP spill played out https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-qld-s-lnp-spill-played-out/256661ad-67db-49b2-8d6f-76f2ef403fc9 9News 5 January 2025 https://archive.today/20250105054951/https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-qld-s-lnp-spill-played-out/256661ad-67db-49b2-8d6f-76f2ef403fc9 5 January 2025 6 May 2016 lnp Lawrence Springborg 17 41.5 lnp Tim Nicholls 14 34.1 lnp Tim Mander 10 24.4 lnp Tim Nicholls 22 53.7 lnp Lawrence Springborg 19 46.3 41 Deputy leader 2016 Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership spill: Deputy leaderTim Nicholls to lead Queensland LNP after defeating Lawrence Springborg https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/may/06/tim-nicholls-to-lead-queensland-lnp-after-defeating-lawrence-springborg The Guardian 5 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20160510000006/http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/may/06/tim-nicholls-to-lead-queensland-lnp-after-defeating-lawrence-springborg 10 May 2016 6 May 2016 lnp Deb Frecklington unopposed 41 References Category:Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership spills LiberalNational LiberalNational