Candidates of the 2020 Queensland state election
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This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 2020 Queensland state election. The election was held on 31 October 2020.
- On 2 February 2019, Jason Costigan (Whitsunday) resigned and sat as an Independent, before forming his own party the North Queensland First.
- On 1 February, Jann Stuckey (Currumbin) resigned. At the by-election on 28 March 2020, Laura Gerber retained the seat for the Liberal National Party.
- On 20 February, Jo-Ann Miller (Bundamba) resigned. At the by-election on 28 March 2020, Lance McCallum retained the seat for the Labor Party.
Retiring Members
Labor
- Kate Jones MP (Cooper) – Announced 10 September 2020[1]
- Anthony Lynham MP (Stafford) – Announced 10 September 2020[2]
- Coralee O'Rourke MP (Mundingburra) – Announced 5 September 2020[3]
Liberal National
- Mark McArdle MP (Caloundra) – Announced retirement 27 June 2019[4]
- Ted Sorensen MP (Hervey Bay) – Announced retirement 25 May 2020[5]
- Simone Wilson MP (Pumicestone) – Announced retirement 27 September 2019[6]
Legislative Assembly
There are 597 candidates who nominated for the 2020 state election.[7]
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.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | LNP candidate | Greens candidate | One Nation candidate | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algester | Labor | Leeanne Enoch | Nerissa Aitken | Josie Mira | Wayne Stacey | |
| Aspley | Labor | Bart Mellish | Amanda Cooper | James Hansen | Walter Hardy | Joshua Morrison (UAP) Neil Skilbeck (CLM) |
| Bancroft | Labor | Chris Whiting | Phil Carlson | Ell-Leigh Ackerman | Nik Aai Reddy | Barry Grant (Ind) |
| Barron River | Labor | Craig Crawford | Linda Cooper | Aaron McDonald | Susan Andrews | Adam Rowe (IMOP) Jenny Brown (UAP) |
| Bonney | LNP | Ash Borg | Sam O'Connor | Amin Javanmard | Michael Rix | David Bark (UAP) Leanna Marquet (Ind) |
| Broadwater | LNP | Maureen Simpson | David Crisafulli | April Broadbent | Jesse Schneider | Mara Krischker (UAP) Natalie O'Donnell (IMOP) |
| Buderim | LNP | Ken Mackenzie | Brent Mickelberg | Deborah Moseley | Joyce Hosking | Michael Andrews (Ind) Alison Barry-Jones (Ind) Steve Dickson (Ind) Alina Lee (IMOP) Daniel Philp (UAP) |
| Bulimba | Labor | Di Farmer | Anthony Bishop | Rolf Kuelsen | Doug Conway | Finn Armstrong-Schmakeit (Ind) |
| Bundaberg | LNP | Tom Smith | David Batt | Claire Ogden | Stewart Jones | Shane Smeltz (UAP) Ian Zunker (LCQ) |
| Bundamba | Labor | Lance McCallum | Robert Shearman | Danielle Mutton | Sharon Bell | Angela Lowery (AJP) |
| Burdekin | LNP | Michael Brunker | Dale Last | Jack Smith | Clive Remmer | Sam Cox (KAP) Carolyn Moriarty (NQF) Dominique Thiriet (AJP) Benjamin Wood (UAP) |
| Burleigh | LNP | Wayne Bartholomew | Michael Hart | Rachel Mebberson | Georgie Batty | Carlo Filingari (UAP) Scott Wallace (AJP) Ingrid Weber (LCQ) |
| Burnett | LNP | Kerri Morgan | Stephen Bennett | Liam Johns | Geoffrey Mansell | Elizabeth Case (IMOP) Ric Glass (Ind) Paul Hudson (KAP) |
| Cairns | Labor | Michael Healy | Sam Marino | Daniel Dench | Darrin Griffith | Sarah Baxter (IMOP) David Wright (UAP) |
| Callide | LNP | Gordon Earnshaw | Colin Boyce | Anthony Walsh | Adam Burling (Ind) Loris Doessel (Ind) | |
| Caloundra | LNP | Jason Hunt | Stuart Coward | Raelene Ellis | Luke Poland | Trevor Gray (UAP) Belinda Hart (IMOP) Mathew Hill (Ind) Mike Jessop (Ind) |
| Capalaba | Labor | Don Brown | Bev Walters | Michael Metzen | Neal Gilmore | Paul Branagan (Ind) Peter Callil (CLM) Marilyn Winters (IMOP) |
| Chatsworth | LNP | Lisa O'Donnell | Steve Minnikin | Kathryn Fry | Aaron Clarke | Andrew Crook (UAP) Madonna Guy (IMOP) |
| Clayfield | LNP | Philip Anthony | Tim Nicholls | Andrew Bartlett | Abby Douglas | Rob King (Ind)[a] Kathy Maloney (CLM) |
| Condamine | LNP | Brendon Huybregts | Pat Weir | Sean Womersley | Greg Priebe | Nui Harris (UAP) |
| Cook | Labor | Cynthia Lui | Nipper Brown | Deby Ruddell | Brettlyn Neal | Yodie Batzkie (Ind) Stephen Goulmy (UAP) Tanika Parker (KAP) Desmond Tayley (NQF) |
| Coomera | LNP | Chris Johnson | Michael Crandon | Lissy Gavranich | Tabita Wilkinson | Kris Bourbon (Ind) Shé D'Montford (IMOP) Heath Gallagher (UAP) Darryl Prout (AJP) |
| Cooper | Labor | Jonty Bush | Trent Wiseman | Katinka Winston-Allom | Susan Ventnor | Robert Wiltshire (Ind) |
| Currumbin | LNP | Kaylee Campradt | Laura Gerber | Peter Burgoyne | Glen Wadsworth | Ian Logan (Ind) Anna Palmer (UAP) Richard Stuckey (Ind) Tracy Takacs-Thorne (Ind) |
| Everton | LNP | Danielle Shankey | Tim Mander | Helen Rath | Mal Johnson | Joanne Dissanayake (IMOP) Frank Jordan (LCQ) Simon Russ (UAP) Jabez Wells (Ind) |
| Ferny Grove | Labor | Mark Furner | Chris Lehmann | Joel Colls | Elton Williams | John McCabe (UAP) Susan Pini (IMOP) Mark Scofield (Ind) |
| Gaven | Labor | Meaghan Scanlon | Kirsten Jackson | Sally Spain | Sharon Sewell | Garry Beck (UAP) Reyna Drake (CLM) Suzette Luyken (LCQ) |
| Gladstone | Labor | Glenn Butcher | Ron Harding | Emma Eastaughffe | Kevin Jorgensen | Murray Peterson (Ind) |
| Glass House | LNP | Brent Hampstead | Andrew Powell | Andrew McLean | Graeme Campbell | Laressa McCoy (IMOP) James McDonald (UAP) |
| Greenslopes | Labor | Joe Kelly | Andrew Newbold | Victor Huml | John Booker | Jazzy Melhop (IMOP) |
| Gregory | LNP | Dave Kerrigan | Lachlan Millar | Paul Bambrick | Clint Rothery | Bruce Currie (CLM) Tania Kiara (IMOP) Thomas Turner (UAP) |
| Gympie | LNP | Geoff Williams | Tony Perrett | Lauren Granger-Brown | Michael Blaxland | Nicholas Fairbairn (IMOP) Tim Jerome (Ind) Roland Maertens (Ind) Donna Reardon (Ind) |
| Hervey Bay | LNP | Adrian Tantari | Steve Coleman | Sonja Gerdsen | Damian Huxham | Amy Byrnes (AJP) Stuart Taylor (Ind) |
| Hill | KAP | Michael Hodgkins | Nick Cuda | Jennifer Cox | Peter Campion (Ind) Tara Garozzo (IMOP) Shane Knuth* (KAP) Chester Tuxford (Ind) | |
| Hinchinbrook | KAP | Paul Jacob | Scott Piper | Carolyn Mewing | Michael Sullivan | Nick Dametto* (KAP) Aurelio Mason (UAP) Jen Sackley (Ind) |
| Inala | Labor | Annastacia Palaszczuk | Miljenka Perovic | Peter Murphy | Scott Reid | Terry Jones (Ind) Nigel Quinlan (LCQ) Michael Vidal (CLM) |
| Ipswich | Labor | Jennifer Howard | Scott O'Connell | Pat Walsh | Suzie Holmes | Shelly Morton (LCQ) |
| Ipswich West | Labor | Jim Madden | Chris Green | Raven Wolf | Gary Duffy | Clem Grieger (CLM) Anthony Hopkins (LCQ) Karakan Kochardy (Ind) |
| Jordan | Labor | Charis Mullen | Andrew Mooney | Navdeep Singh | Neil Symes | |
| Kawana | LNP | Bill Redpath | Jarrod Bleijie | Anna Sri | Lyn Moussalli | Pamela Mariko (AJP) Afrikah McGladrigan (UAP) |
| Keppel | Labor | Brittany Lauga | Adrian de Groot | Clancy Mullbrick | Wade Rothery | James Dockery (LCQ) Paula Ganfield (IMOP) Nikki Smeltz (UAP) |
| Kurwongbah | Labor | Shane King | Kerry Petrus | Earl Snijders | Kim Attrill | Heather Dwane (AJP) Thor Prohaska (Ind) |
| Lockyer | LNP | Janet Butler | Jim McDonald | Rebecca Haley | Corey West | Andrew Rockliff (UAP) Jim Savage (Ind) |
| Logan | Labor | Linus Power | Clinton Pattison | Liam Jenkinson | Peter Weber | Sam Iskander (UAP) |
| Lytton | Labor | Joan Pease | Gordon Walters | Ken Austin | Debra Smith | Georgia Phillips (IMOP) Jonathan Spaits (UAP) |
| Macalister | Labor | Melissa McMahon | Judi Van Manen | Kirsty Petersen | Bronwyn Bye | Margaret Keech (Ind) David McClaer (UAP) Ben Musgrave (CLM) Paul Taylor (Ind) |
| Mackay | Labor | Julieanne Gilbert | Chris Bonanno | Imogen Lindenberg | Christine Keys | Shaun Kristic (LCQ) Julie Saunders (IMOP) |
| Maiwar | Greens | Palani Thevar | Lauren Day | Michael Berkman | Boyd Shannon | Michael Johnson (Ind) Jacob Rush (UAP) |
| Mansfield | Labor | Corrine McMillan | Janet Wishart | Rob Walter | Christopher O'Callaghan | Brendan Taylor (LCQ) Maria Todorova (UAP) Jarrod Wirth (Ind) |
| Maroochydore | LNP | Alison Smith | Fiona Simpson | Gabrielle Unverzagt | Rod McCormack | John Connolly (Ind) Janet Creevey (Ind) Tash Poole (AJP) Greg Searle (UAP) Mark Wadeson (Ind) |
| Maryborough | Labor | Bruce Saunders | Denis Chapman | Craig Armstrong | Sharon Lohse | River Body (LCQ) Samantha Packer (IMOP) Alex Sokolov (UAP) |
| McConnel | Labor | Grace Grace | Pinky Singh | Kirsten Lovejoy | Anne Perry | Miranda Bertram (Ind) John Dobinson (Ind) Alan Hamilton (IMOP) Paul Swan (LCQ) Malcolm Wood (UAP) |
| Mermaid Beach | LNP | Carl Ungerer | Ray Stevens | Zai Harris | Stephen James | Hristo Avdjiev (UAP) Rhett Holt (Ind) Tory Jones (Ind) Deb Lynch (LCQ) Nicholas McArthur-Williams (Ind) Suphakan Somsriruen (CLM) |
| Miller | Labor | Mark Bailey | Paul Darwen | Patsy O'Brien | Maria Packer | Edward Carroll (Ind)[b] Christian Julius (UAP) Josip Zirdum (LCQ) |
| Mirani | One Nation | Shane Hamilton | Tracie Newitt | Ben Watkin | Stephen Andrew | Jason Borg (NQF) Tepepe Borg (UAP) Nick Byram (CLM) |
| Moggill | LNP | Roberta Albrecht | Christian Rowan | Lawson McCane | Bruce Mitchell | Amy Rayward (CLM) |
| Morayfield | Labor | Mark Ryan | Theresa Craig | Amy Smith | Rodney Hansen | Grant Matthews (IMOP) Jason Snow (Ind) |
| Mount Ommaney | Labor | Jess Pugh | Roger Hooper | Asha Worsteling | Michael Powell | Clive Brazier (LCQ) Ian Eugarde (Ind) |
| Mudgeeraba | LNP | Maxim Otten-Kamp | Ros Bates | Scott Turner | Andrew Liddell | Lindon Cox (AJP) Leith Erikson (Ind) Brandon McMahon (UAP) Gary Pead (Ind) Mark Pytellek (CLM) Bill Sherwood (Ind) |
| Mulgrave | Labor | Curtis Pitt | Gerry Vallianos | Sue Cory | Francis Bartorillo | Attila Feher-Holan (KAP) |
| Mundingburra | Labor | Les Walker | Glenn Doyle | Jenny Brown | Ian Bowron | Martin Brewster (UAP) Susan Jackson (LCQ) Alannah Tomlinson (KAP) |
| Murrumba | Labor | Steven Miles | Yvonne Barlow | Jason Kennedy | Karen Haddock | Stewart Clark (Ind) Leichelle McMahon (SFF) |
| Nanango | LNP | Mark Stapleton | Deb Frecklington | John Harbison | Tony Scrimshaw | Maggie O'Rance (LCQ) |
| Nicklin | LNP | Robert Skelton | Marty Hunt | Sue Etheridge | Michael Cardinal | Riccardo Bosi (Ind) Allona Lahn (IMOP) |
| Ninderry | LNP | Melinda Dodds | Dan Purdie | Dan Bryar | Frank Weijers | Jay Giles (UAP) Andrea Newland-Blackmore (IMOP) |
| Noosa | Independent | Mark Denham | James Blevin | Rhonda Prescott | Tracey Bell-Henselin | Sandy Bolton* (Ind) Darrell Redford (AJP) |
| Nudgee | Labor | Leanne Linard | Ryan Shaw | Jim Davies | Carrol Halliwell | Dan Pritchard (IMOP) |
| Oodgeroo | LNP | Irene Henley | Mark Robinson | Ian Mazlin | Douglas Chapman | Kirstyn Marriott (IMOP) Claire Richardson (Ind) |
| Pine Rivers | Labor | Nikki Boyd | Kara Thomas | Tara Seiffert-Smith | Christopher Leech | Stephen Austin (UAP) Maureen Brohman (AJP) Alissa Pattrick (IMOP) Bruce Vaschina (Ind) |
| Pumicestone | LNP | Ali King | Fiona Gaske | Richard Ogden | Ross Konowalenko | Ryan Dryden (LCQ) Steven Newbery (UAP) |
| Redcliffe | Labor | Yvette D'Ath | Kerri-Anne Dooley | Will Simon | Virginia Davy | Robert Blohberger (UAP) Carolyn Kerr (Ind) Ian Philp (Ind) |
| Redlands | Labor | Kim Richards | Henry Pike | Carmen McNaught | Peter Williams | Frank Brady (LCQ) Craig Gunnis (UAP) Michelle Maher (IMOP) Andrew Pope (SFF) |
| Rockhampton | Labor | Barry O'Rourke | Tony Hopkins | Mick Jones | Torin O'Brien | Laura Barnard (LCQ) Paul Crangle (UAP) Dominic Doblo (Ind) Yvette Saxon (IMOP) Christian Shepherd (KAP) |
| Sandgate | Labor | Stirling Hinchliffe | Clark Siemsen | Miree Le Roy | Rodney Miles | Todd Milham (Ind) |
| Scenic Rim | LNP | Luz Stanton | Jon Krause | Pietro Agnoletto | Paul Henselin | Brad Fowler (UAP) Deborah Husbands (IMOP) |
| South Brisbane | Labor | Jackie Trad | Clem Grehan | Amy MacMahon | Rosalie Taxis | John Jiggens (Ind) John Meyer (Ind) Marcus Thorne (UAP) |
| Southern Downs | LNP | Joel Richters | James Lister | Tom Henderson | Rosemary Moulden | Malcolm Richardson (SFF) Debbie Waldron (LCQ) |
| Southport | LNP | Susie Gallagher | Rob Molhoek | Alan Quinn | Raphael Felix | Maria Avdjieva (UAP) Jack Drake (CLM) Brett Lambert (Ind) |
| Springwood | Labor | Mick de Brenni | Kirrily Boulton | Janina Leo | Glen Cookson | Judy Rush (AJP) Ian Sganzerla (CLM) Gueorgui Sokolov (UAP) |
| Stafford | Labor | Jimmy Sullivan | Ed Sangjitphun | Stephen Bates | Kerrie Dwyer | Anthony Conciatore (Ind) Jeff Hodges (CLM) |
| Stretton | Labor | Duncan Pegg | Peter Zhuang | Andrea Wildin | Alexey Chekhunov | |
| Surfers Paradise | LNP | Brianna Bailey | John-Paul Langbroek | Nelson Quinn | Leanne Schultz | Roger McKay (UAP) |
| Theodore | LNP | Tracey Bell | Mark Boothman | John Woodlock | Anita Holland | Robert Marks (UAP) Gale Oxenford (Ind) |
| Thuringowa | Labor | Aaron Harper | Natalie Marr | Heidi Hardisty | Jeni Alexander | Michael Turner (UAP) Julianne Wood (KAP) |
| Toohey | Labor | Peter Russo | Warren Craze | Claire Garton | Claudia Roel | Nikolas Peterson (LCQ) |
| Toowoomba North | LNP | Megan O'Hara Sullivan | Trevor Watts | Alyce Nelligan | Ron Humphrey | Stella Sokolova (UAP) |
| Toowoomba South | LNP | Susan Krause | David Janetzki | Thomas Coyne | Dylan Kozlowski | Robert Berry (Ind) Allan Turner (UAP) |
| Townsville | Labor | Scott Stewart | John Hathaway | Tom O'Grady | Clive Clarkson | Greg Dowling (UAP) Samara Grumberg (AJP) Clynton Hawks (NQF) Toni McMahon (IMOP) Josh Schwarz (KAP) |
| Traeger | KAP | James Bambrick | Marnie Smith | Kristian Horvath | Robbie Katter* (KAP) Craig Scriven (Ind) | |
| Warrego | LNP | Mark O'Brien | Ann Leahy | Joshua Sanderson | Joshua Coyne | Rick Gurnett (KAP) Mark Stone (Ind) |
| Waterford | Labor | Shannon Fentiman | Andrew Caswell | Lachlan Smart | Kim Miller | Lanai Carter (Ind) Ben Olsen (CLM) |
| Whitsunday | LNP | Angie Kelly | Amanda Camm | Emma Barrett | Deb Lawson | Greg Armstrong (UAP) Jason Costigan (NQF) Paul Hilder (LCQ) Ciaron Patterson (KAP) |
| Woodridge | Labor | Cameron Dick | Russell Bauer | Valerie Bennett | Lann Valentine | |
Notes
- ↑ The Liberal Democrats endorsed Rob King for Clayfield, but were unregistered, so he appeared as an independent on the ballot paper.[8]
- ↑ The Australian Progressives endorsed Edward Carroll for Miller, but were unregistered, so he appeared as an independent on the ballot paper.[9]
References
- ↑ Lynch, Lydia (10 September 2020). "Kate Jones becomes third Queensland Labor minister to call time". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ Lynch, Lydia (10 September 2020). "Mines Minister Anthony Lynham will not contest his seat at election". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ Stone, Lucy (5 September 2020). "Minister Coralie O'Rourke announces she will not contest election". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ Lynch, Lydia (28 June 2019). "Sunshine Coast MP to stand down at next election for younger blood". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ Lynch, Lydia (25 May 2020). "LNP's Ted Sorensen to retire after 26 years in local and state politics". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ "Member for Pumicestone Simone Wilson not to recontest in the next state election to be held October 2020". 1015 FM. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ "Candidate information". 2020 State General Election. Electoral Commission Queensland. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ↑ "Clayfield State Election 2020 - Vote Independent". Liberal Democrats.
- ↑ "Qld Election". Australian Progressives.