2006 Queensland state election
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The top map shows the first party preference by electorate. The bottom map shows the final two-party preferred vote result by electorate. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An election was held in the Australian state of Queensland on 9 September 2006 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly, after being announced by Premier Peter Beattie on 15 August 2006.
The election saw the incumbent
Background
From mid-2005, after the revelation of the
Other issues of importance at the election included
The campaign started unusually with Premier Peter Beattie denying a general election was about to be called, while residents in some
At a press conference on 16 August, Liberal leader Bruce Flegg stated that in the event that the Coalition won government, and the Liberal Party won more seats than the Nationals, Lawrence Springborg would still become Premier.[1] Other Liberal Party MPs such as Michael Caltabiano disagreed, as this ran contrary to the coalition agreement signed between the two parties, which stated that whichever party won the most seats would form government. The ALP used this to attack Coalition stability in media and advertising.[citation needed]
Flegg was subsequently asked to leave a
On 22 August, Flegg took part in a media conference with Julie Bishop, federal Liberal Minister for Education, where he endorsed a Federal Government plan for the mandatory teaching of Australian history in schools. Responding to questions from journalists, he failed to identify the date of arrival of the Second Fleet (1790), or the person after whom Brisbane was named (noted astronomer and Governor of New South Wales Sir Thomas Brisbane).[3]
Two sad twists of fate impacted the 26-day campaign - on 30 August, opposition leader
Current Treasurer Anna Bligh has stated the coalition's major election promises of wiping out stamp duty within five years, increasing the first home buyers grant by $3,000 and introducing a 10% per litre subsidy on ethanol-blended petrol will cost $2.4 billion and has blown the budget. Lawrence Springborg says all his election promises are costed and affordable, with costings to be released two days before the election.[6] So far these costings have not been released.[citation needed]
On Friday 8 September, the day before the election, Premier Beattie and Opposition Leader Springborg participated in a "great debate"[7] at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, moderated by ABC journalist Chris O'Brien.[citation needed]
Although Newspoll and other published polls showed Labor well ahead on predicted two-party-preferred vote, Labor strategists feared that people would vote for the Coalition in a protest vote, expecting Beattie not to lose.[8] They adopted a strategy of denying Labor was in fact ahead.[9] The Roy Morgan poll suggested the Liberal vote had fallen, while the Greens had risen to 8%.[10]
Key dates
Date | Event |
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15 August 2006 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election[11] |
19 August 2006 | Close of electoral rolls |
22 August 2006 | Close of nominations |
9 September 2006 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm |
13 September 2006 | Beattie Ministry reconstituted
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22 September 2006 | Writ returned and results formally declared |
10 October 2006 | 52nd Parliament convened |
Results
Queensland state election, 9 September 2006[12] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 2,484,479 | |||||
Votes cast | 2,247,728 | Turnout | 90.47 | –0.97 | ||
Informal votes | 43,657 | Informal | 2.08 | +0.09 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor
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1,032,617 | 46.92 | –0.09 | 59 | – 4 | |
Liberal | 442,453 | 20.10 | +1.60 | 8 | + 3 | |
Nationals
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392,124 | 17.82 | +0.86 | 17 | + 2 | |
Greens | 175,798 | 7.99 | +1.23 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Family First | 41,659 | 1.89 | +1.89 | 0 | ± 0 | |
One Nation | 13,207 | 0.60 | –4.28 | 1 | ± 0 | |
Independent | 103,022 | 4.68 | –1.15 | 4 | - 1 | |
Total | 2,200,880 | 89 | ||||
Two-party-preferred | ||||||
Labor | 1,122,233(est)[13] | 55.0 | ||||
Liberal | 916,816(est)[13] | 45.0 | ||||
* The two-party preferred summary is an estimate by Antony Green using a methodology by Malcolm Mackerras. |
Seats changing hands
Seat | 2004 Election | Swing | 2006 Election | ||||||
Party | Member | Margin | Margin | Member | Party | ||||
Bundaberg | Labor | Nita Cunningham | 5.29 | -6.24 | 0.95 | Jack Dempsey | National | ||
Chatsworth | Liberal | Michael Caltabiano¹ | 2.49 | -3.37 | 0.78 | Chris Bombolas | Labor | ||
Clayfield | Labor | Liddy Clark | 1.17 | -2.85 | 1.67 | Tim Nicholls | Liberal | ||
Gaven | National | Alex Douglas¹ | 3.35 | -6.44 | 3.09 | Phil Gray | Labor | ||
Gympie | Independent | Elisa Roberts | 10.05 | -28.29 | 18.24 | David Gibson | National | ||
Kawana | Labor | Chris Cummins | 1.48 | -7.15 | 5.68 | Steve Dickson | Liberal | ||
Noosa | Labor | Cate Molloy² | 8.66 | -14.98 | 6.32 | Glen Elmes | Liberal | ||
Redcliffe | Liberal | Terry Rogers ¹
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1.25 | -6.70 | 5.45 | Lillian van Litsenburg | Labor |
- Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election.
- ¹ Michael Caltabiano gained Chatsworth for the Liberal Party at the 2005 by-election. Alex Douglas gained Gaven for the National Party at the 2006 by-election. Terry Rogers gained Redcliffe for the Liberal Party at the 2005 by-election. The Labor Party had retained Chatsworth, Gaven, and Redcliffe at the 2004 election.
- ² Cate Molloy resigned from the Labor Party and contested the election as an Independent.
Post-election pendulum
Subsequent changes
- On 13 September 2007, Labor Premier Peter Beattie (Brisbane Central) resigned. At the by-election on 13 October 2007, Grace Grace retained the seat for the Labor Party.
- On 26 July 2008, the Queensland Liberal Party and the Queensland National Party agreed to merge into the Liberal National Party. All sitting Liberal Party and National Party members became members of the Liberal National Party.
- On 5 October 2008, Ronan Lee (Indooroopilly) resigned from the Labor Party and joined the Greens.
- On 24 February 2009, Stuart Copeland (Cunningham) resigned from the Liberal National Party and sat as an Independent.
State of the parties before the election
Since April 2006, the ALP held 60 of the 89 seats in the Legislative Assembly, the Coalition 23 seats (16 National and seven Liberal), along with five
Sitting Labor member for
Members who did not recontest their seats
A number of members of parliament retired at this election:
- Tom Barton: Waterford, ALP
- Darryl Briskey: Cleveland, ALP
- Dr Lesley Clark: Barron River, ALP
- Nita Cunningham: Bundaberg, ALP
- Jim Fouras: Ashgrove, ALP
- Don Livingstone: Ipswich West, ALP
- Tony McGrady: Mount Isa, ALP
- Gordon Nuttall: Sandgate, ALP
- Henry Palaszczuk: Inala, ALP
- Bob Quinn: Robina, Liberal
- Terry Sullivan: Stafford, ALP
- Marc Rowell: Hinchinbrook, Nationals
Polling
Primary vote | 2PP vote | ||||||
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Date | ALP | LIB | NAT | GRN | OTH | ALP | L/NP |
2006 election | 46.9% | 20.1% | 17.8% | 8.0% | 7.2% | 55.0% | 45.0% |
6–7 Sep 2006 | 48% | 21% | 17% | 4% | 10% | 55% | 45% |
25–28 Aug 2006 | 52% | 20% | 16% | 2% | 10% | 58% | 42% |
Jul–Aug 2006 | 45% | 25% | 13% | 2% | 15% | 54% | 46% |
Apr–Jun 2006 | 41% | 26% | 13% | 4% | 16% | 52% | 48% |
Jan–Mar 2006 | 40% | 28% | 14% | 4% | 14% | 50% | 50% |
Oct–Dec 2005 | 40% | 27% | 16% | 3% | 14% | 50% | 50% |
Aug–Sep 2005 | 41% | 26% | 16% | 4% | 13% | 50% | 50% |
Jul–Aug 2005 | 40% | 27% | 15% | 3% | 15% | 50% | 50% |
Apr–Jun 2005 | 47% | 23% | 14% | 3% | 13% | 56% | 44% |
Jan–Mar 2005 | 46% | 27% | 11% | 5% | 11% | 55% | 45% |
Oct–Dec 2004 | 43% | 29% | 12% | 3% | 13% | 52% | 48% |
2004 election | 47.0% | 18.5% | 17.0% | 6.7% | 10.8% | 55.5% | 44.5% |
4-5 Feb 2004 | 50% | 18% | 15% | 5% | 12% | 59% | 41% |
See also
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 2006
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2004–2006
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2006–2009
- Beattie Ministry
References
- ^ "2006 Queensland. News: Springborg moves to defuse leadership tensions. Australian Broadcasting Corp". ABC. 16 August 2006. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ "2006 Queensland. News: Flegg denies shopping centre confrontation. Australian Broadcasting Corp". ABC. 18 August 2006. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Springborg leaves election campaign after father-in-law's death. 30/08/2006. ABC News Online". Abc.net.au. 30 August 2006. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ "Steve Irwin". The Poll Bludger. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "2006 Queensland. News: Parties at odds over Coalition's costings. Australian Broadcasting Corp". ABC. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ [2] Archived 16 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [3] Archived 16 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Labor 'needs a miracle' to take Liberal seats. 07/09/2006. ABC News Online". Abc.net.au. 7 September 2006. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ "[Roy Morgan Research] Morgan Poll". Roymorgan.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ISBN 0-7242-6857-X.
- ^ Electoral Commission of Queensland. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 9 September 2006". Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ^ a b Antony Green (2008). "2008 Queensland Redistribution: Analysis of Redistributed Boundaries based on 2006 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Totals for the 2006 Election". Queensland Election Archive. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
External links
- Election analysis by Antony Green of the ABC