1992 Queensland state election


Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 19 September 1992 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The Labor Party led by Wayne Goss was reelected for a second term with a strong majority government. The election effectively confirmed the status quo, although the ALP lost a small percentage of votes and four seats. Three of those were new seats which were nominally Labor following the redistribution.
This was the first election in many decades in which a zonal system of electoral representation did not exist. The previous parliament had legislated for a "one vote one value" electoral redistribution, in which almost all the 89 electoral districts were to have similar numbers of electors. The only exceptions were electorates that had areas of at least 100,000 square kilometres. The number of electors in each of those electorates was increased by 2% of the total area of the electorate expressed in square kilometres, to ensure that the number of electors in the affected electorates was within 10% of the mean enrolment.
Although Labor suffered a small swing against it in north Queensland, that was slightly masked by the abolition of the zonal system.

Key dates

Results

Seats changing hands

LABOR SEATS ---
Marginal---
Hervey BayBill NunnALP0.6%
Mount OmmaneyPeter PykeALP1.2%
AlbertJohn SzczerbanikALP1.6%
GladstoneNeil BennettALP2.0% v IND
WhitsundayLorraine BirdALP2.2%
MansfieldLaurel PowerALP2.6%
MulgraveWarren PittALP3.2%
MaryboroughBob DollinALP3.3%
Barron RiverLesley ClarkALP4.2%
RedlandsJohn BuddALP5.2%
SunnybankStephen RobertsonALP5.5%
CurrumbinMerri RoseALP5.8%
Fairly safe---
ThuringowaKen McElligottALP7.1%
GreenslopesGary FenlonALP7.2%
ClevelandDarryl BriskeyALP7.5%
CabooltureJon SullivanALP7.9%
RedcliffeRay HollisALP8.6%
BundabergClem CampbellALP8.7%
SpringwoodMolly RobsonALP8.7%
Mount GravattJudy SpenceALP9.2%
AshgroveJim FourasALP9.3%
MundingburraKen DaviesALP9.4%
Safe---
WaterfordTom BartonALP10.8%
CairnsKeith De LacyALP11.1%
ChatsworthTerry MackenrothALP11.1%
TownsvilleGeoff SmithALP11.2%
ChermsideTerry SullivanALP11.7%
EvertonRod WelfordALP11.7%
FitzroyJim PearceALP12.0%
KallangurKen HaywardALP12.1%
CookSteve BredhauerALP12.2%
Mount Coot-thaWendy EdmondALP12.4%
Ipswich WestDon LivingstoneALP12.7%
KurwongbahMargaret WoodgateALP13.1%
RockhamptonPaul BraddyALP13.1%
YerongaMatt FoleyALP13.5%
Ferny GroveGlen MillinerALP13.8%
MackayEd CaseyALP14.2%
CapalabaJim ElderALP14.7%
Brisbane CentralPeter BeattieALP14.8%
ArcherfieldLen ArdillALP15.2%
KedronPaul BraddyALP16.3%
MurrumbaDean WellsALP16.3%
SandgateGordon NuttallALP16.4%
Mount IsaTony McGradyALP17.6%
IpswichDavid HamillALP17.8%
South BrisbaneAnne WarnerALP18.5%
NudgeeKen VaughanALP18.7%
BundambaBob GibbsALP19.8% v IND
LyttonTom BurnsALP19.8%
BulimbaPat PurcellALP20.4%
WoodridgeBill D'ArcyALP25.2%
LoganWayne GossALP25.3%
InalaHenry PalaszczukALP26.4%