Dumbed down voters stick to LibLab party like glue leaving no hope for their survival, while Premier Stephen Miles claims hollow victory in former Premier Palaszczuk ‘s seat of Inala after a 22 per cent swing against Labor thanks to two party preferred system
From ABC
Queensland’s Labor government has lost a once-safe seat after heavy swings to the Liberal National Party (LNP) in both state by-elections held yesterday.
Queensland’s Labor government has lost a once-safe seat after heavy swings to the Liberal National Party (LNP) in both state by-elections held yesterday.
has won with a huge swing
against Labor.
Labor had held the seat of Ipswich West, west of Brisbane, on a margin of 14.3 per cent, but it became obvious within hours of polls closing yesterday that a heavy double-digit swing was underway.
Labor had previously won Ipswich West at 19 of the past 22 elections.
The ABC’s chief election analyst Antony Green declared on Sunday morning that LNP candidate Darren Zanow had clearly won the seat, attracting 39.6 per cent of the primary vote with 77 per cent of votes counted.
In the other by-election in the south-west Brisbane seat of Inala, the swing against the ALP is even larger, but Labor’s Margie Nightingale appears on track to retain the seat of former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
Inala had been in the hands of the Palaszczuk family for more than 30 years and will remain with Labor despite a swing of 22 per cent to the LNP.
Labor had held the seat of Ipswich West, west of Brisbane, on a margin of 14.3 per cent, but it became obvious within hours of polls closing yesterday that a heavy double-digit swing was underway.
Labor had previously won Ipswich West at 19 of the past 22 elections.
The ABC’s chief election analyst Antony Green declared on Sunday morning that LNP candidate Darren Zanow had clearly won the seat, attracting 39.6 per cent of the primary vote with 77 per cent of votes counted.
In the other by-election in the south-west Brisbane seat of Inala, the swing against the ALP is even larger, but Labor’s Margie Nightingale appears on track to retain the seat of former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
Inala had been in the hands of the Palaszczuk family for more than 30 years and will remain with Labor despite a swing of 22 per cent to the LNP.
Meanwhile local government elections Saturday across the state saw some big changes with no Labor gains to be found.
