Queensland Election 2024 Results

Source : Dæhæna – November 2024

The Queensland State election held on 26 October saw the Liberal National Party (LNP) securing a decisive victory, capturing more than 50% of the seats. The counting had not completed at the time of issuing this newsletter. It is also confirmed that Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) has won three seats and Greens reducing to only one seat.

This election was the first time since 2006 to feature two men leading the two major parties: David Crisafulli leading LNP and Steven Miles leading ALP.

The LNP’s victory was not clear until late on the night of the election count, when analysts projected Labor had lost their majority and the LNP was on track to form a majority government. Crisafulli declared victory in a late-night speech following the close of polls. However, Miles initially held back on conceding pending further counting in several seats, though by the following morning he conceded defeat at a press conference.

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The LNP has currently won 50 seats in the assembly, with a positive swing of approximately six percentage points on firstpreference (primary) votes translating into a net 14-seat gain. Labor by contrast has had a swing against them of almost seven percent, losing a net 14 seats and currently leaving them on 33 seats.

Katter’s Australian Party has retained three of their seats, with a chance to gain another from third place pending a distribution of preferences, however they narrowly lost Mirani to the LNP. The Greens were targeting victories in multiple seats throughout metropolitan Brisbane, though their primary vote stagnated and the party’s representation in parliament was halved, winning only one seat. Independent Sandy Bolton has retained the seat of Noosa. According to the ABC there are currently 5 seats in doubt.

The LNP’s David Crisafulli successfully campaigned on key issues like crime, cost of living, housing, and healthcare, winning over a broad voter base amid frustration over the handling of these concerns. This outcome marks a shift in Queensland’s political landscape and concludes a decade of Labor governance.

It is significant to note that the more seats in the north of the state swung towards LNP while the southeast remained steady towards Labor. The traditional “democracy sausage” on the election day lost its significance with close to 2 million people voting before the election day.

Per the Queensland electoral system, the party or coalition that wins the majority of seats (at least 47) forms the government. If no majority emerges, then the party or coalition that is able to command the confidence of the Legislative Assembly forms government as a minority government. Based on the latest results, LNP thus will be able to govern the State without the necessity for a coalition.

The Queensland Parliament is the only unicameral state parliament in Australia, composed of the Legislative Assembly. The upper house, the Legislative Council, was abolished in 1922.

Crisafulli was sworn in as Queensland’s 41st Premier by Governor Jeannette Young on 28 October, alongside his deputy Jarrod Bleijie.