2005 Redcliffe state by-election
A by-election was held for the
The by-election was held to coincide with the
Background
Ray Hollis first entered parliament at the 1989 state election and held the seat of Redcliffe at every election thereafter. When Labor came to power at the 1998 state election, Hollis was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
On 21 July 2005, Hollis announced his retirement from politics, citing ill health.[1] This followed political controversy over whether Hollis's claimed travel expenses had been authorised, although the Crime and Misconduct Commission did not consider the matter suspicious.[2]
Candidates
At the
The Labor Party chose school teacher Lillian van Litsenburg to defend Redcliffe, a seat they'd held for the past 19 years.[3]
Also standing at the by-election was independent candidate Rob McJannett who, as the only non-major party candidate to run for Redcliffe, achieved a hefty 14.3% of the primary vote at the 2004 state election.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Terry Rogers
|
9,425 | 41.17 | +5.54 | |
Labor | Lillian van Litsenburg | 9,076 | 39.65 | −10.43 | |
Greens | Pete Johnson | 1,467 | 6.41 | +6.41 | |
Terry Shaw | 1,171 | 5.12 | +5.12 | ||
Rob McJannett | 869 | 3.80 | −10.49 | ||
One Nation | Susan Meredith | 762 | 3.33 | +3.33 | |
Rod McDonough | 121 | 0.53 | +0.53 | ||
Total formal votes | 22,891 | 97.65 | −0.01 | ||
Informal votes | 550 | 2.35 | +0.01 | ||
Turnout | 23,441 | 87.78 | −4.93 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Terry Rogers
|
10,466 | 51.25 | +8.35 | |
Labor | Lillian van Litsenburg | 9,955 | 48.75 | −8.35 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +8.35 |
Aftermath
The by-election win of
Labor's unsuccessful candidate for the Redcliffe by-election, Lillian van Litsenburg, was again the Labor candidate for the seat at the 2006 state election when she was elected the member for Redcliffe.
See also
References
- ^ "Qld Speaker Hollis quits". ABC. 21 July 2005.
- ^ "Speaker Background". Stateline Queensland. 6 May 2005.
- ^ a b "By-election campaign kicks off". ABC. 20 July 2005.
- ^ "2005 Redcliffe by-election". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011.
- ^ "2004 general election: Redcliffe". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012.