2028 Queensland state election
The 2028 Queensland state election will be held on or before 28 October 2028 to elect the 59th Parliament of Queensland and its 93 seats. The Electoral Commission of Queensland will conduct the election.
The incumbent Liberal National majority government, led by Premier David Crisafulli, will seek a second four-year term in government. They will be challenged by the Queensland Labor Party, led by Leader of the Opposition and former Premier Steven Miles. It is expected that the Queensland Greens, Pauline Hanson's One Nation, Katter's Australian Party, and other minor parties and independents will contest the election.
Queensland has compulsory voting, with preferential instant runoff voting in single-member seats. However, premier David Crisafulli has pledged to reinstate optional preferential voting after Labor reinstated full compulsory preferential voting in 2016, returning the system to the recommendations from the Fitzgerald Inquiry.
Background
At the 2024 Queensland state election, the Liberal National Party of Queensland, led by David Crisafulli, ended nine years in Opposition by securing a decisive victory. The LNP won 52 seats, compared to Labor's 36. The Greens, who previously held two seats, lost South Brisbane but managed to retain Maiwar. Katter's Australian Party, led by Robbie Katter, held onto its three seats, while Pauline Hanson's One Nation lost Mirani following the defection of Stephen Andrew to the KAP. Andrew, however, was defeated by the LNP in Mirani during the election.The KAP lost a further seat in 2025, in a by-election for the seat of Hinchinbrook, following the resignation of Nick Dametto in order to contest the 2025 Townsville mayoral by-election, which he won. It is the first time a sitting Queensland government has gained a seat in a by-election since Mulgrave in 1998.