This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 2017 Queensland state election. The election was held on 25 November 2017.
At the close of nominations on 8 November 2017, there were 453 candidates standing for the election. The ALP, LNP & The Greens parties nominated candidates for every seat, therefore nominating 93 candidates each. One Nation nominated 61 candidates, KAP nominated 10 and CR nominated 8, whilst Independent or non-registered party candidates stood at 95.
Redistribution A redistribution of electoral boundaries occurred earlier in 2017.
The electorates of Albert, Ashgrove, Beaudesert, Brisbane Central, Cleveland, Dalrymple, Indooroopilly, Kallangur, Mount Coot-tha, Mount Isa, Sunnybank, and Yeerongpilly were abolished.
The electorates of Bancroft, Bonney, Cooper, Hill, Jordan, Kurwongbah, Macalister, Maiwar, McConnel, Miller, Ninderry, Oodgeroo, Scenic Rim, Theodore, Toohey, and Traeger were created.
The Legislative Assembly was expanded from 89 to 93 members. Indooroopilly was abolished west of Brisbane, while notionally Labor-held Bancroft was created in the corridor north of Brisbane, notionally Liberal National-held Bonney created on the Gold Coast, notionally Labor-held Jordan created in the corridor west of Brisbane, notionally Labor-held Macalister created in the corridor south of Brisbane, and notionally Liberal National-held Ninderry created on the Sunshine Coast. Albert was renamed Theodore, Ashgrove was renamed Cooper, Beaudesert was renamed Scenic Rim, Brisbane Central was renamed McConnel, Cleveland was renamed Oodgeroo, Dalrymple was renamed Hill, Kallangur was renamed Kurwongbah, Mount Coot-tha was renamed Maiwar, Mount Isa was renamed Traeger, Sunnybank was renamed Toohey, and Yeerongpilly was renamed Miller. Burdekin, Mansfield, and Mount Ommaney became notionally Labor-held, while Pumicestone became notionally Liberal National-held.
The changes resulted in 48 notionally Labor-held seats, 2 notionally Katter's Australian-held seats, 42 notionally Liberal National-held seats, and 1 notionally Independent-held seat.
The member for Albert, Mark Boothman (Liberal National) contested Theodore. The member for Ashgrove, Kate Jones (Labor), contested Cooper. The member for Beaudesert, Jon Krause (Liberal National), contested Scenic Rim. The member for Brisbane Central, Grace Grace (Labor), contested McConnel. The member for Cleveland, Mark Robinson (Liberal National), contested Oodgeroo. The member for Dalrymple, Shane Knuth (Katter's Australian Party), contested Hill. The member for Indooroopilly, Scott Emerson (Liberal National), contested Maiwar. The member for Kallangur, Shane King (Labor), contested Kurwongbah. The member for Mount Coot-tha, Steven Miles (Labor), contested Murrumba. The member for Mount Isa, Robbie Katter (Katter's Australian Party), contested Traeger. The member for Murrumba, Chris Whiting (Labor), contested Bancroft. The member for Sunnybank, Peter Russo (Labor), contested Toohey. The member for Yeerongpilly, Mark Bailey (Labor), contested Miller.
By-Elections
On 31 March 2015, Billy Gordon (Cook) was expelled from the Labor Party and sat as an Independent. On 8 March 2016, Rob Pyne (Cairns) resigned from the Labor Party and sat as an Independent. On 29 April 2016, John McVeigh (Toowoomba South) resigned. At the by-election on 16 July 2016, David Janetzki retained the seat for the Liberal National Party. On 14 January 2017, Steve Dickson (Buderim) resigned from the Liberal National Party and joined the One Nation Party. On 29 October 2017, Rick Williams (Pumicestone) resigned from the Labor Party and sat as an Independent.
Retiring Members
Labor Bill Byrne (Rockhampton) – Announced 7 October 2017
Liberal National Verity Barton (Broadwater) – Lost preselection 28 May 2017 Ian Rickuss (Lockyer) – Announced 12 November 2016 Jeff Seeney (Callide) – Announced 2 March 2017 Lawrence Springborg (Southern Downs) – Announced 3 December 2016
Independent Billy Gordon (Cook) – Elected as Labor; announced 31 October 2017 Peter Wellington (Nicklin) – Announced 16 February 2017
Legislative Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.