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1995 Queensland state election
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Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 15 July 1995 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The Labor Party, which had been in power since the 1989 election and led by Premier Wayne Goss, was elected to a third term, defeating the National/Liberal Coalition under Rob Borbidge. The Queensland Nationals and Liberals were contesting their first election as a coalition in 15 years, having renewed their agreement midway through Goss' second term. The Coalition actually won a majority of the two-party preferred vote. However, most of that vote was wasted on landslide margins in the Nationals' rural heartland. As a result, while the Coalition scored an overall eight-seat swing, it only won nine seats in greater Brisbane, allowing Labor to hold on to power with a majority of one seat.
On 8 December 1995, the Court of Disputed Returns threw out the results in Mundingburra, which Labor's Ken Davies had won by 16 votes, after it was discovered that 22 overseas military personnel were denied the chance to vote. This forced a by-election, held in February 1996. Liberal Frank Tanti won the by-election, resulting in a hung parliament. With Labor and the Coalition holding 44 seats each, the balance of power rested with Liz Cunningham, the newly elected Independent member for Gladstone. Cunningham threw her support to the Coalition, allowing Borbidge to form a minority government.
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Key dates
Retiring members
Labor
Results
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Queensland state election, 15 July 1995[2][3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled voters | 2,007,450 | |||||
| Votes cast | 1,835,510 | Turnout | 91.43% | –0.05% | ||
| Informal votes | 32,030 | Informal | 1.75% | –0.50% | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 773,585 | 42.89% | –5.84% | 45 | –9 | |
| Nationals | 473,497 | 26.25% | +2.54% | 29 | +3 | |
| Liberal | 410,083 | 22.74% | +2.30% | 14 | +5 | |
| Greens | 51,748 | 2.87% | +2.57% | 0 | ±0 | |
| Democrats | 22,598 | 1.25% | +0.82% | 0 | ±0 | |
| Confederate Action | 9,329 | 0.52% | –0.83% | 0 | ±0 | |
| Independent | 62,640 | 3.47% | –1.94% | 1 | +1 | |
| Total | 1,803,480 | 89 | ||||
| Two-party-preferred | ||||||
| Labor | 842,766 | 46.73% | –7.0% | |||
| National/Liberal | 960,714 | 53.27% | +7.0% | |||
Seats changing hands
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Post-election pendulum
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Subsequent changes
- On 8 December 1995, the Court of Disputed Returns declared the election in Mundingburra void and ordered a by-election. At the by-election on 3 February 1996, Frank Tanti gained the seat for the Liberal Party. This gave both the Labor Government and the National-Liberal Coalition 44 seats each, with 1 Independent. On 12 February, Independent Liz Cunningham announced her support for a National-Liberal Coalition minority government, and the Labor government resigned on 19 February.
- On 16 May 1996, former Labor Deputy Premier Tom Burns (Lytton) resigned. At the by-election on 5 October 1996, Paul Lucas retained the seat for the Labor Party.
- On 17 March 1997, Labor Party member Margaret Woodgate (Kurwongbah) resigned. At the by-election on 24 May 1997, Linda Lavarch retained the seat for the Labor Party.
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See also
References
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