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1995 Queensland state election

State election in Australia

Field	Value
election_name	1995 Queensland state election
country	Queensland
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1992 Queensland state election
previous_year	1992
next_election	1998 Queensland state election
next_year	1998
seats_for_election	All 89 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
45 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
turnout	91.43 ( 0.05 pp)
election_date
image2
leader2	Rob Borbidge
leader_since2	10 December 1991
colour2	006946
party2	National–Liberal Coalition
leaders_seat2	Surfers Paradise
popular_vote2	883,580
percentage2	48.99%
swing2	4.85
last_election2	35 seats, 44.15%
seats2	43
seat_change2	8
image1	[[File:Wayne Goss.png	150x150px]]
leader1	Wayne Goss
leader_since1
party1	Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
leaders_seat1	Logan
popular_vote1	773,585
percentage1	42.89%
swing1	5.84
last_election1	54 seats, 48.73%
seats1	45
seat_change1	9
1blank	TPP
1data1	46.73%
1data2	53.27%
2blank	TPP swing
2data1	7.00
2data2	7.00
map_image	1995 Queensland election - Vote Strength.svg
map_size	400px
map_caption	The top map shows the first party preference by electorate. The bottom map shows the final two-party preferred vote by electorate.
title	Premier
before_election	Wayne Goss
before_party	Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
after_election	Wayne Goss
after_party	Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)

45 Assembly seats were needed for a majority

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 contesting their first election as a coalition in 15 years, having renewed their agreement 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

Date	Event
20 June 1995	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
24 June 1995	Close of electoral rolls.
27 June 1995	Close of nominations.
15 July 1995	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
31 July 1995	The Goss Ministry was reconstituted.
25 August 1995	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.

Retiring members

Labor

Ed Casey (Mackay)
Pat Comben (Kedron)
Ken Vaughan (Nudgee)
Anne Warner (South Brisbane)

Results

| turnout % = 91.43% | informal % = 1.75% |votes % = 42.89% |votes % = 26.25% |votes % = 22.74% |votes % = 2.87% |votes % = 1.25% |votes % = 0.52% |votes % = 3.47% |2pp % 1 = 46.73% |2pp % 2 = 53.27% |}

Seats changing hands

Seat	1995 Election	Party	Member	Margin	Margin	Member	Party
Albert	Labor	John Szczerbanik	1.64	–5.54	3.89	Bill Baumann	National
Barron River	Labor	Lesley Clark	4.16	–4.55	0.39	Lyn Warwick	Liberal
Gladstone	Labor	Neil Bennett	1.99	–5.05	3.07	Liz Cunningham	Independent
Greenslopes	Labor	Gary Fenlon	7.24	–7.34	0.11	Ted Radke	Liberal
Mansfield	Labor	Laurel Power	2.56	–9.25	6.70	Frank Carroll	Liberal
Mount Ommaney	Labor	Peter Pyke	1.25	–2.93	1.68	Bob Harper	Liberal
Mulgrave	Labor	Warren Pitt	3.17	–3.64	0.47	Naomi Wilson	National
Redlands	Labor	John Budd	5.25	–9.84	4.59	John Hegarty	National
Springwood	Labor	Molly Robson	8.66	–19.43	10.77	Luke Woolmer	Liberal

Post-election pendulum

Subsequent changes

On 8 December 1995, the Court of Disputed Returns declared the election in Mundingburra void and ordered a by-election. At the by-election on 3 February 1996, Frank Tanti gained the seat for the Liberal Party. This gave both the Labor Government and the National-Liberal Coalition 44 seats each, with 1 Independent. On 12 February, Independent Liz Cunningham announced her support for a National-Liberal Coalition minority government, and the Labor government resigned on 19 February.
On 16 May 1996, former Labor Deputy Premier Tom Burns (Lytton) resigned. At the by-election on 5 October 1996, Paul Lucas retained the seat for the Labor Party.
On 17 March 1997, Labor Party member Margaret Woodgate (Kurwongbah) resigned. At the by-election on 24 May 1997, Linda Lavarch retained the seat for the Labor Party.

References

Electoral Commission of Queensland. (1995). "Queensland Election 1995: Statistical Returns". The Commission.
Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 15 July 1995".
Hughes, Colin A.. (2002). "A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1985-1999". Federation Press.

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