1995 Queensland state election


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 fighting their first election as a coalition in 15 years, having renewed it 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.

Key dates

Results

Seats changing hands

Post-election pendulum

LABOR SEATS ---
Marginal---
MundingburraKen DaviesALP0.04%
WhitsundayLorraine BirdALP0.1%
MaryboroughBob DollinALP0.4%
RedcliffeRay HollisALP0.4%
BundabergClem CampbellALP0.5%
EvertonRod WelfordALP1.0%
AshgroveJim FourasALP1.3%
SunnybankStephen RobertsonALP1.4%
ThuringowaKen McElligottALP1.4%
CurrumbinMerri RoseALP1.5%
TownsvilleGeoff SmithALP1.8%
Hervey BayBill NunnALP1.9%
Mount GravattJudy SpenceALP2.1%
CabooltureJon SullivanALP2.3%
CairnsKeith De LacyALP2.3%
ClevelandDarryl BriskeyALP2.5%
Ferny GroveGlen MillinerALP3.2%
Mount Coot-thaWendy EdmondALP3.5%
KallangurKen HaywardALP4.0%
ChatsworthTerry MackenrothALP4.2%
YerongaMatt FoleyALP4.6%
ChermsideTerry SullivanALP5.3%
Ipswich WestDon LivingstoneALP5.5%
MackayTim MulherinALP5.7%
KurwongbahMargaret WoodgateALP5.9%
Fairly safe---
ArcherfieldRod WelfordALP6.1%
IpswichDavid HamillALP6.4%
RockhamptonRobert SchwartenALP6.4%
FitzroyJim PearceALP6.6%
MurrumbaDean WellsALP7.2%
CookSteve BredhauerALP7.7%
SandgateGordon NuttallALP7.9%
CapalabaJim ElderALP8.7%
WaterfordTom BartonALP9.1%
KedronPaul BraddyALP9.2%
Safe---
Brisbane CentralPeter BeattieALP10.3%
NudgeeNeil RobertsALP10.7%
South BrisbaneAnna BlighALP10.7%
LyttonTom BurnsALP11.3%
BulimbaPat PurcellALP12.6%
BundambaBob GibbsALP14.8%
LoganWayne GossALP16.9%
WoodridgeBill D'ArcyALP18.1%
Mount IsaTony McGradyALP18.7%
InalaHenry PalaszczukALP18.9%