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Queensland

QLD starts from Brisbane and works outward: current power, chamber balance, election clocks and the local civic rehearsal layer that can plug back into the national P4A preframe.

Last research run2026-07-14Australia/Brisbane

Who is in power

Premier David Crisafulli

Government
Liberal National Party
Arrangement
Majority government
In power since
2024-10-28

Queensland has a single chamber. Stafford was retained by Labor at the 16 May 2026 by-election.

QLD timers

Election timers.

Scheduled, expected, recent or last-possible dates are labelled directly on each card, including days-until, days-since and the markdown archive rule.

QueenslandState general election

2028 Queensland State election

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28 Oct 2028

Scheduled by fixed-term cycle

Queensland state elections are held on the last Saturday in October every four years.

Days-since referencePrevious Queensland State general election polling day

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Archive ruleWhen this election becomes historical, keep days-since visible in the current cycle, then archive it with the next higher-order election cycle.

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QueenslandState by-election

Stafford State by-election

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16 May 2026

Held - Labor retain (Luke Richmond)

Held Saturday 16 May 2026. Luke Richmond (Labor) retained Stafford, 51.3 to 48.7 two-party-preferred, a swing of about 4 per cent against Labor.

Days-since referencePrevious Queensland State general election polling day

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Chamber split

Party seats and named crossbench.

These totals are the data layer future agents should refresh when resignations, recounts or by-elections change the map.

Unicameral parliament

Legislative Assembly

93seats

Majority line: 47 seats

  • Liberal National PartyLNP
    53
  • Australian Labor PartyALP
    36
  • Katter's Australian PartyKAP
    2
  • Queensland GreensGRN
    1
  • Sandy BoltonNOOSA
    • Sandra (Sandy) BoltonNoosa
    Named member source
    1

Queensland has no upper house. Stafford returned to Labor at the 16 May 2026 by-election.

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Tailoring notes

How this clone should think.

  • Queensland is the home-base page for the Brisbane 2032 runway.
  • The unicameral system makes local electorate trust and member accountability especially important.
  • The Stafford by-election (held 16 May 2026, Labor retain) is the worked example for refreshing seat data after any by-election.