2015 Queensland State Election Saturday Jan 31,2015

 

The 2015 Queensland state election was held on January 31,2015 to elect all 89 members of the Unicameral Legislative Assembly

This is the first time in over a century that an Australian general election is held in January. The last January election was held in Tasmania in 1913

In Queensland, a parliamentary term is a maximum of three years, measured from the day set for the return of the electoral writs.
Section 80 of the Queensland Electoral Act 1992 states that an election must be held on a Saturday, and that the election campaign must run for a minimum of 26 or a maximum of 56 days following the issue of the writs including the day the writ drops and polling day

 The previous election was held on March 24,2012

In the 2012 Election,the Liberal National Party(LNP) led by Premier Campbell Newman sought its second term after defeating Labor in the largest defeat of a sitting Govt in Queensland history.
The LNP won 78 seats – the largest majority Govt in Queensland history – compared to 7 seats for Labor, two for Katter's Australian Party  and 2  seats won by Independents

Two by-elections saw Labor defeat the LNP, reducing the LNP to 73 seats with Labor on 9 seats. Although Labor hoped to regain much of what it lost in its severe defeat of three years earlier, most polls pointed to the LNP being returned for another term.

Parties Contesting the 2015 Queensland State Election
Australian Labor Party(ALP)
Liberal National Party(LNP)
The Greens
Family First
Katter's Australian Party
One Nation and
Palmer United Party


2015 Queensland State Election Result

Queensland state election, 31 January 2015
Enrolled voters		2,981,145
Votes cast				Turnout	87.1
Informal votes				Informal	2.1	−0.0
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal National		41.4	–8.2	39	–34
	Labor		37.6	+10.9	43	+34
	Greens		8.3	+0.8	0	±0
	Palmer United		5.0	+5.0	0	±0
	Katter's Australian		1.9	–9.7	2	±0
	Family First		1.2	–0.2	0	±0
	One Nation		0.9	+0.8	0	±0
	Independent		3.7	+0.5	1	−3
Total					89 (4 in doubt)