Queensland elections since 2001: 5 informative figures

Today, Queensland is the only Australian state with a unicameral parliament. Here, the composition of the Legislative Assembly (LA) defines who can form a government.

Since 2001, 8 state elections have occurred in the state of Queensland. Out of those, we can underline a couple of informative figures:

· The biggest share of primary vote for one party

49.6% of primary votes went for the LNP in 2012. The newly formed party outdid the combine results of the Coalition in the years prior. With this share of primary votes, they went on to gain 87% of seats.

Labor was close to this share in 2001 when the received 48.9% of primary vote, while winning an outright majority of 74% of seats.

The 2012 election in Queensland. Credits: M. Mariton

· Biggest share of seats

This distinction comes back to the LNP in that year 2012. They won a supermajority of 78 seats out of 89.

· Number of time Labor formed government vs Coalition

Since 2001, Labor formed government 7 times out of 8 following a state election.

Over that period of time, the LNP managed to win the Premiership only once, in 2012.

· Biggest share of primary vote outside of Labor and Coalition

In 2017, 54.6% of primary votes went outside the two major party. By far the biggest year for smaller parties in terms of primary votes.

One Nation received 13.7% of these votes and the Greens 10%. Both finished with one seat in the LA.

· Smallest share of primary vote while forming government

In 2017, Labor received 35.7% of primary vote. As the party won 48 or 52% of seats in the Legislative Assembly, it went on to form a government.

The composition of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2001: