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Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 2 December 1989 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. This was the first election following the downfall of seven-term premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

The result of the election was a large majority for Australian Labor Party, which formed a majority government. This was a watershed election, the first in many decades that the ALP had won. The ALP won more than 50% of the primary vote.

Initially, it appeared that the Liberal Party had won the seat of Nicklin, however, the Court of Disputed Returns overturned that result and awarded the seat to the National Party.

In early 1990, the former Premier and leader of the National Party, Mike Ahern, resigned his seat of Landsborough, and the Liberal Party candidate, Joan Sheldon, won the subsequent by-election. Angus Innes, the former leader of the Liberal Party, also resigned his seat of Sherwood, and the Liberal Party won the subsequent by-election which was held on the same day as the Landsborough by-election. Joan Sheldon led the Liberal Party to the 1992 election.

[edit] Results

Queensland state election, 2 December 1989^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1986 — 1992 >>
Enrolled Voters		1,780,785
Votes Cast		1,623,637		Turnout	91.18%	–0.07%
Informal Votes		48,764		Informal	3.00%	+0.83%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	792,466	50.32%	+8.97%	54	+24
	National	379,364	24.09%	–15.55%	27	–22
	Liberal	331,562	21.05%	+4.55%	8	– 2
	Independent	50,689	3.22%	+1.34%	0	± 0
	Others	20,792	1.32%	+0.69%	0	± 0
Total		1,574,873			89

[edit] References

^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 2 December 1989". http://elections.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 22 February 2009.

[0] Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 2 December 1989". http://elections.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 22 February 2009.

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