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In 2007, the Queensland Parliament had the highest female parliamentary representation in Australia and the third highest in the world, with 30 out of 89 members having been women. [25] After the 2012 election, Queensland now has the lowest female parliamentary representation in Australia. [26]
The Australian state of Queensland is divided into 30 electoral divisions for the purposes of electing the Australian House of Representatives. At the 2022 federal election, the Liberal National Party of Queensland won 21 seats, the Australian Labor Party won 5 seats, the Greens won 3 seats, Katter's Australian Party won 1 seat. [1]
Queensland is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the United Kingdom.Legislative power rests with the Parliament of Queensland, which consists of the King, represented by the Governor of Queensland, and the one house, the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
The 58th Parliament of Queensland is the current meeting of the unicameral chamber of the Queensland Parliament known as the Legislative Assembly. The 2024 state election gave the Liberal National Party of Queensland a majority in parliament, winning 52 of 93 seats to defeat the incumbent Labor government. [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Politics of Queensland" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The 2028 Queensland state election will be held on or before 28 October 2028 [1] to elect the 59th Parliament of Queensland and its 93 seats. The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) will conduct the election. The incumbent Liberal National majority government, led by Premier David Crisafulli, will seek a second four-year term in government.
The 2024 Queensland state election was held on 26 October 2024 to elect all members to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland pursuant to the Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment Act 2015. As a result of the 2016 Queensland term length referendum , the term of the parliament will run for four years.
Past and present politicians who served in Queensland, Australia, or who contested elections as high visibility candidates at both State and/or Local Government levels, as well as federal politicians representing seats in Queensland or commonly identified as Queenslanders.