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An election was held in the Australian state of Queensland on 7 February 2004 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

The result of the election was the return of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) government of Premier Peter Beattie, with its large majority substantially intact.

[edit] Results

Queensland state election, 7 February 2004^[1] Legislative Assembly << 2001 — 2006 >>
Enrolled Voters		2,400,977
Votes Cast		2,195,400		Turnout	91.44%	–1.13%
Informal Votes		43,657		Informal	1.99%	–0.30%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	1,011,630	47.01%	–1.92%	63	– 3
	Liberal	398,147	18.50%	+4.18%	5	+ 2
	National	365,005	16.96%	+2.80%	15	+ 3
	Greens	145,522	6.76%	+4.25%	0	± 0
	One Nation	104,980	4.88%	–3.81%	1	– 2
	Democrats	943	0.04%	–0.30%	0	± 0
	Independent	125,516	5.83%	–2.78%	5	± 0
Total		2,151,743			89

The Nationals regained three seats from the ALP, Burdekin, Burnett and Charters Towers , as well as Lockyer from One Nation member Bill Flynn, but lost Keppel to the ALP, leaving them with a total gain of three seats. The Liberal Party won Currumbin from Minister Merri Rose, as well as taking Rob Borbidge's former seat of Surfers Paradise from independent Lex Bell, who had won it in the 2001 by-election following Borbidge's resignation.

[edit] Subsequent changes

In 2005, Deputy Premier Terry Mackenroth and Speaker Ray Hollis resigned from parliament, forcing by-elections in their former seats of Chatsworth and Redcliffe on 20 August 2005. The Liberal Party won both seats, with Michael Caltabiano successful in Chatsworth and Terry Rogers in Redcliffe. ALP member Robert Poole resigned from his seat of Gaven on 28 February 2006. National Party candidate Dr Alex Douglas won the Gaven by-election held on 1 April 2006.

The results of the three by-elections leave the ALP with 60 seats and lift National and Liberal Party representation to 16 and seven seats respectively.

[edit] References

^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 7 February 2004". http://elections.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 22 February 2009.

[edit] See also

[0] Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 7 February 2004". http://elections.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 22 February 2009.

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