2020 Bundamba state by-election

A by-election was held for the seat of Bundamba in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland on 28 March 2020 following the resignation of Jo-Ann Miller on 20 February 2020.^[1] The by-election was held on the same day as the Currumbin by-election and the statewide local government elections.

2020 Bundamba state by-election

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The district of Bundamba in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Turnout	66.4% 22.7
First party Second party   Candidate Lance McCallum Sharon Bell Party Labor One Nation Popular vote 9,134 6,006 Percentage 42.2% 27.7% Swing 11.2 27.7 2CP 59.8% 40.2% 2CP swing 11.8 40.2   Third party Fourth party   Candidate Robert Shearman Danielle Mutton Party Liberal National Greens Popular vote 3,589 2,924 Percentage 16.6% 13.5% Swing 1.4 2.6
Map of the Electoral district of Bundamba since the 2017 state election
MP before election Jo-Ann Miller Labor Elected MP Lance McCallum Labor

Lance McCallum won the by-election, holding the seat for the Labor Party.^[2]

Key dates

Date[3]	Event
24 February 2020	Issue of the writ
28 February 2020	Close of electoral rolls
3 March 2020	Close of nominations
16 March 2020	Early voting begins
28 March 2020	Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm

Candidates

Candidates in ballot paper order
	One Nation	Sharon Bell	Estimating assistant. Contested Blair at the 2019 federal election.[4]
	Labor	Lance McCallum	Former Electrical Trade Union official.[4]
	Greens	Danielle Mutton	Union organiser.[4]
	Liberal National	Robert Shearman	Retired army serviceman, businessman.[4]

Opinion polling

Bundamba by-election polling

Date	Firm	Commissioned by	Sample	Primary vote					TPP vote
				ALP	ON	LNP	GRN	OTH[a]	ALP	ON
22 March 2020	UComms	The Courier Mail[5]	~700	37.6%	21.2%	9.7%	14.4%	17.2%	62%	38%
2017 Queensland state election				53.3%	-	15.2%	10.9%	20.5%	71.6%	28.4%[b]

Results

Bundamba state by-election, 28 March 2020^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lance McCallum	9,134	42.2	−11.2
	One Nation	Sharon Bell	6,006	27.7	+27.7
	Liberal National	Robert Shearman	3,589	16.6	+1.4
	Greens	Danielle Mutton	2,924	13.5	+2.6
Total formal votes			21,653	89.1	−2.6
Informal votes			2,644	10.9	+2.6
Turnout			24,297	66.4	−22.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Lance McCallum	12,949	59.8	−11.8
	One Nation	Sharon Bell	8,704	40.2	+40.2
	Labor hold

Notes

1. Also includes 'Undecided'.
2. TPP results in 2017 was between Labor and LNP.