The 2004 Queensland state election was held on 7 February 2004 to elect all 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
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All 89 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 45 Assembly seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 2,400,977 ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 2,195,400 (91.44%)[1] ( ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() The top map shows the first party preference by electorate. The bottom map shows the final two-party preferred vote result by electorate. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Labor Party (ALP) government of premier Peter Beattie won a third term in office, with its large majority almost untouched.
Date | Event |
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13 January 2004 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[2] |
19 January 2004 | Close of electoral rolls. |
20 January 2004 | Close of nominations. |
7 February 2004 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
12 February 2004 | The Beattie Ministry was reconstituted. |
20 February 2004 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
Queensland state election, 7 February 2004[3] | ||||||
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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 | |
Nationals | 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 |
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Seat | 2001 Election | Swing | 2004 Election | ||||||
Party | Member | Margin | Margin | Member | Party | ||||
Burdekin | Labor | Steve Rodgers | 5.13 | -9.51 | 4.39 | Rosemary Menkens | National | ||
Burnett | Labor | Trevor Strong | 1.70 | -4.26 | 2.56 | Rob Messenger | National | ||
Charters Towers | Labor | Christine Scott | 2.17 | -4.89 | 2.7 | Shane Knuth | National | ||
Currumbin | Labor | Merri Rose | 14.55 | -17.78 | 3.23 | Jann Stuckey | Liberal | ||
Gympie | One Nation | Elisa Roberts¹ | 3.26 | -13.32 | 10.05 | Elisa Roberts | Independent | ||
Keppel | National | Vince Lester | 1.46 | -5.23 | 3.78 | Paul Hoolihan | Labor | ||
Lockyer | One Nation | Bill Flynn | 7.30 | -11.42 | 4.12 | Ian Rickuss | National | ||
Surfers Paradise | Independent | Lex Bell² | 8.12 | -22.02 | 13.91 | John-Paul Langbroek | Liberal |