1998 Queensland state election
The result of the election was a second consecutive hung parliament, with the Labor Party forming minority government after receiving the support of independent Peter Wellington.However, the Coalition's majority was wasted on massive landslides in its rural heartland, while Labor won 31 seats in Brisbane.The balance of power rested with newly elected Independent MLA Liz Cunningham, who announced her support for the Coalition.[citation needed] The issue of preference allocations to One Nation, under Queensland's optional preferential voting (OPV) system, became a major campaign issue, with eventual poor results for the Liberals attributed to opposition from many of their traditional voters over their decision not to put One Nation last on preferences.[citation needed] They apparently thought that One Nation's populism would peel off enough Labor voters to allow the Coalition to win another term.
Legislative Assembly of QueenslandPeter BeattieRob BorbidgeHeather HillNational/Liberal coalitionOne NationBrisbane CentralSurfers ParadiseIpswichPremierAustralianQueenslandLegislative Assemblyhung parliamentLabor Partyminority governmentPeter WellingtonCoalitionLiberal PartyNational Partytwo-party preferred voteMulgraveCharles Rappoltprevious state electionBrisbaneWayne Gossnew electionLiz CunninghamPauline HansonGovernorBorbidge MinistryBeattie MinistryLen ArdillArcherfieldClem CampbellBundabergKeith De LacyCairnsGlen MillinerFerny GroveGeoff SmithTownsvilleDi McCauleyCallideMark StonemanBurdekinResults of the Queensland state election, 1998LiberalNationalGreensDemocratsAustralia FirstReformChristian DemocratsShootersWomen'sIndependentsBarambahTrevor PerrettDorothy PrattBarron RiverLyn WarwickLesley ClarkJeff KnuthCabooltureJon SullivanBill FeldmanGreenslopesTed RadkeGary FenlonHervey BayBill NunnDavid DalgleishIpswich WestDon LivingstoneJack PaffLockyerTony FitzgeraldPeter PrenzlerMansfieldFrank CarrollPhil ReevesMaryboroughBob DollinJohn KingstonMount OmmaneyBob HarperJulie AttwoodNaomi WilsonMundingburraFrank TantiLindy Nelson-CarrNicklinNeil TurnerSpringwoodLuke WoolmerGrant MusgroveTablelandsTom GilmoreShaun NelsonThuringowaKen McElligottKen TurnerWhitsundayLorraine BirdHarry BlackNita CunninghamDesley BoyleRedcliffeRay HollisCurrumbinMerri RoseDavid HamillKallangurKen HaywardMurrumbaDean WellsWaterfordTom BartonEvertonRod WelfordAshgroveJim FourasBundambaBob GibbsCleveland