Next Queensland state election

Next Queensland state election

← 2015 On or before 5 May 2018
All 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 47 Assembly seats are needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk Tim Nicholls Party Labor Liberal National Leader since 28 March 2012 (2012-03-28) 6 May 2016 (2016-05-06) Leader's seat Inala Clayfield Last election 44 seats 42 seats Current seats 42 seats 41 seats Seats needed 5 6 TPP @ 2015 51.1% 48.9% TPP Polling 52% 48%   ONP Leader Robbie Katter Steve Dickson Party Katter's Australian One Nation Leader since 2 February 2015 (2015-02-02) 23 January 2017 (2017-01-23) Leader's seat Mount Isa Buderim Last election 2 seats 0 seats Current seats 2 seats 1 seat Seats needed 45 46
Incumbent Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk Labor

Annastacia Palaszczuk
Labor

The next Queensland state election is scheduled to be held on or before 5 May 2018 to elect all 93 members to the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The first-term incumbent Labor government, currently led by Premier of Queensland Annastacia Palaszczuk, will attempt to win a second term and will be challenged by the Liberal National opposition, currently led by Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls.

Following the 2015 election outcome, Labor formed a minority government in the hung parliament with confidence and supply support from the crossbench, while retaining the right to otherwise vote on conscience, from independent MP Peter Wellington. During the parliamentary term, both Labor-turned-independent MPs Billy Gordon and Rob Pyne indicated their ongoing support.

Successful amendments to the electoral act through legislation and a referendum in early 2016 include adding an additional four parliamentary seats from 89 to 93, changing from optional preferential voting to full-preferential voting, and moving from unfixed three-year terms to fixed four-year terms. However, fixed four-year terms will not take effect until after this election.

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