2001 Queensland state election


The 2001 Queensland state election was held on 17 February 2001 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The result of the election was the return of the Labor Party government of Premier Peter Beattie, with an increased majority in a landslide. Labor won 66 seats, easily the most it has ever won in Queensland and one of Labor's best-ever results nationwide. There was a 10.07% swing towards Labor, while One Nation suffered a 13.98% swing against it, losing eight seats.
The longstanding coalition between the Nationals and Liberals, led by Nationals leader Rob Borbidge recorded only a 2.39% swing against it. However, its support in Brisbane all but vanished; indeed, Labor won every seat in Brisbane except Moggill. Largely due to losses in Brisbane, the Coalition suffered an overall 17-seat loss. This included only three seats for the Liberals, easily the worst showing for the urban non-Labor party in Queensland since it adopted the Liberal banner in 1948. The 'Just Vote 1' strategy adopted by the Labor campaign was also considered to be effective in reducing preference flows between the Coalition parties, thereby dampening the combined strength of the conservative parties.

Electoral redistribution

A redistribution of electoral boundaries occurred in 1999.
The electorates of Archerfield, Barambah, Caboolture, Chermside, Crows Nest, Kedron, Merrimac, Mooloolah, Nerang, Sunnybank, Warwick, Western Downs, and Yeronga were abolished.
The electorates of Algester, [Electoral district of Electoral district of Darling Downs (Queensland)|Darling Downs (Queensland)|Darling Downs], Gaven, Glass House, Kawana, Mudgeeraba, Nanango, Pumicestone, Robina, Southern Downs, Stafford, Stretton, and Yeerongpilly were created.
The redistribution merged Chermside with Kedron to create the notionally Labor-held Stafford north of Brisbane, and Crows Nest with Western Downs to create the notionally National-held Darling Downs in regional Queensland. Notionally National-held Gaven was created on the Gold Coast, and notionally One Nation-held Glass House was created on the Sunshine Coast. Archerfield was renamed Algester, Caboolture was renamed Pumicestone, Merrimac was renamed Robina, Mooloolah was renamed Kawana, Nerang was renamed Mudgeeraba, Sunnybank was renamed Stretton, Warwick was renamed Southern Downs, and Yeronga was renamed Yeerongpilly. Albert notionally became Labor-held, Callide notionally became One Nation-held, while Springwood notionally became Liberal-held.
The changes resulted in 43 notionally Labor-held seats, 10 notionally Liberal-held seats, 21 notionally National-held seats, 13 notionally One Nation-held seats, and 2 notionally Independent-held seats.

Retiring members

Labor

National

Independent

Seats changing hands

Post-election pendulum

National/Liberal seats ---
Marginal---
WarregoHoward HobbsNAT0.30% v IND
MaroochydoreFiona SimpsonNAT0.79%
MoggillDavid WatsonLIB0.88%
CaloundraJoan SheldonLIB0.97%
KeppelVince LesterNAT1.46%
CallideJeff SeeneyNAT2.32% v ONP
HinchinbrookMarc RowellNAT2.77% v ONP
MiraniTed MaloneNAT3.80%
RobinaBob QuinnLIB4.03%
BeaudesertKev LingardNAT5.09%
Surfers ParadiseRob BorbidgeNAT5.29%
Fairly Safe---
Toowoomba SouthMike HoranNAT7.94%
CunninghamStuart CopelandNAT8.63%
GregoryVaughan JohnsonNAT9.30%
Safe---
Southern DownsLawrence SpringborgNAT16.77%
Crossbench seats ---
MaryboroughJohn KingstonIND0.50% v ALP
Darling DownsRay HopperIND1.13% v NAT
GympieElisa RobertsONP3.26% v ALP
GladstoneLiz CunninghamIND3.50% v ALP
LockyerBill FlynnONP7.30% v ALP
TablelandsRosa Lee LongONP13.81% v ALP
NanangoDorothy PrattIND17.07% v ALP
NicklinPeter WellingtonIND23.43% v ONP

Subsequent changes