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1998 Mulgrave state by-election

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election_name1998 Mulgrave state by-election
countryQueensland
typeparliamentary
vote_typePrimary
election_date5 December 1998
seats_for_electionElectoral district of Mulgrave in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
previous_election1998 Queensland state election
previous_yearJune 1998
next_election2001 Queensland state election
next_year2001
image1
candidate1**Warren Pitt**
party1Queensland Labor Party
popular_vote1**9,446**
percentage1**42.35%**
swing15.33
image2
candidate2Naomi Wilson
party2Queensland National Party
popular_vote28,550
percentage238.33%
swing28.38
image3
candidate3Peter Boniface
party3Pauline Hanson's One Nation – Queensland
popular_vote33,470
percentage315.56%
swing315.48
1blankTPP
2blankTPP swing
1data1**50.63%**
2data14.80
1data249.37%
2data249.37
titleMP
before_electionCharles Rappolt
before_partyPauline Hanson's One Nation – Queensland
after_electionWarren Pitt
after_partyQueensland Labor Party

The 1998 Mulgrave state by-election was held on 5 December 1998 to elect the member for Mulgrave in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of One Nation MP Charles Rappolt.

Labor Party candidate and former member Warren Pitt won the by-election with 50.6% of the two-party-preferred vote against the National Party.

Pitt's victory meant Mulgrave was held by three separate political parties with three different members in 1998. It was also the last time that a sitting Queensland government gained a seat in a by-election until Hinchinbrook in 2025.

Background

Charles Rappolt entered parliament as one of eleven One Nation candidates elected at the 1998 state election. Rappolt won the seat of Mulgrave with 54.2% of the two party preferred vote. However, Rappolt found it difficult to cope with the pressures of public life and resigned his seat just four months into his term.

Candidates

The by-election pitted two former members for Mulgrave against each other. The National Party endorsed Naomi Wilson who had held the seat from 1995 to 1998 before her defeat to Rappolt at the 1998 state election. The Labor Party preselected Warren Pitt, member for Mulgrave from 1989 to 1995 before his defeat to Wilson at the 1995 state election. Pitt had also unsuccessfully stood for the seat at the 1998 state election, and would have won if not for Coalition preferences leaking to Rappolt.

One Nation chose Peter Boniface to defend the seat.

Results

With One Nation failing to repeat their strong state election performance, the contest reverted to a more typical Labor versus National contest. Labor's Warren Pitt prevailed narrowly.

Aftermath

Where previously the Labor government of Peter Beattie had governed in the minority—they held 44 seats in an 89-seat parliament and depended upon the support of independent MP Peter Wellington—their victory in Mulgrave gave the government an outright majority of 45 seats.

References

References

  1. "1998 Queensland election". Psephos.
  2. "Mulgrave By-election". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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