# Candidates of the 1989 Queensland state election

The 1989 Queensland state election was held on 2 December 1989.

## By-elections

* On 20 June 1987, Mick Veivers (National) was elected to succeed Doug Jennings (National), who had died on 9 April 1987, as the member for Southport.
* On 16 April 1988, Trevor Perrett (CEC) was elected to succeed former Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen (National), who had resigned on 1 December 1987, as the member for Barambah. Perrett joined the Nationals in December 1988.
* On 20 August 1988, Judy Gamin (National) was elected to succeed Russ Hinze (National), who had resigned on 24 May 1988, as the member for South Coast.
* On 13 May 1989, Santo Santoro (Liberal) was elected to succeed Don Lane (National), who had resigned on 20 January 1989, as the member for Merthyr.
* On 31 July 1989, Lin Powell (Independent) resigned as the member for Isis. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the election.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Brian Davis (Brisbane Central)
* Bob Scott (Cook)
* David Underwood (Ipswich West)
* Les Yewdale (Rockhampton North)

### Liberal

* Norm Lee (Yeronga)
* Bill Lickiss (Moggill)

### National

* Brian Austin (Nicklin)
* Bill Glasson (Gregory)
* Peter McKechnie (Carnarvon)
* Ted Row (Hinchinbrook)
* Gordon Simpson (Cooroora)
* Martin Tenni (Barron River)

### Independent

* Eric Shaw (Manly) — elected for the Labor Party

## Legislative Assembly

Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | National candidate | Other candidates |
| Albert | National | John Szczerbanik | Kay Elson | Ivan Gibbs | John Ivory (AAP) |
| Archerfield | Labor | Henry Palaszczuk | Gordon Morris | Mark Goodin | |
| Ashgrove | Liberal | Jim Fouras | Alan Sherlock | John Giles | Garry Renshaw (Ind) Stephen Woolcock (Ind) |
| Aspley | National | Noela Pemberton | John Goss | Beryce Nelson | Eric Raetz (CTA) Ian Webster (Ind) |
| Auburn | National | Tom Hall | | Neville Harper | Maurice Hetherington (Ind) |
| Balonne | National | Barrie Ryan | | Don Neal | John Ellem (BAM) Allen Tinkler (Ind) |
| Barambah | CEC | John Lang | Bill Walters | Trevor Perrett | Craig Isherwood (CEC) |
| Barron River | National | Lesley Clark | David Forehead | Peter Dunn | |
| Bowen | Labor | Ken Smyth | | Trevor Maltby | Jo Cronin (Ind) |
| Brisbane Central | Labor | Peter Beattie | John Peeters | Justin Choveaux | Ranald McDonald (Grn Ind) |
| Broadsound | National | Jim Pearce | Howard Rodda | Denis Hinton | Jim O'Brien (Ind) Les White (CEC) |
| Bulimba | Labor | Ron McLean | Alvan Hawkes | Judith Brown | |
| Bundaberg | Labor | Clem Campbell | Peter MacSween | Mary Ann Walsh | Lin Myles (GP) |
| Burdekin | National | Don Wallace | Anthony Chandler | Mark Stoneman | |
| Burnett | National | Vicki Pritchett | Alex Warren | Doug Slack | Maurice Chapman (Ind) |
| Caboolture | Labor | Ken Hayward | Bob O'Sullivan | Roy Rogers | Raymond De Gruchy (CTA) Ron Fenton (Ind) James Kessels (Ind) |
| Cairns | Labor | Keith De Lacy | | Wally Scholtens | |
| Callide | National | Greg Clair | | Di McCauley | |
| Carnarvon | National | Maurice Passmore | Ruth Buchanan | Lawrence Springborg | Graham Caslick (Ind) Jim Smith (Ind) |
| Chatsworth | Labor | Terry Mackenroth | Jack Butler | David Stone | |
| Condamine | National | Bill Murphy | | Brian Littleproud | |
| Cook | Labor | Steve Bredhauer | Bill Rutherford | Lester Rosendale | James Akee (Ind) David Byrne (Ind) Norman Johnson (Ind) Dan Paterson (Ind) |
| Cooroora | National | Ray Barber | Allen Low | Robin Priebe | Joseph Roach (Ind) |
| Cunningham | National | Noel Payne | Malcolm Wilson | Tony Elliott | |
| Currumbin | National | Michael Batkin | Trevor Coomber | Leo Gately | John Moreland (Dem) |
| Everton | Labor | Glen Milliner | Greg Smith | Peter Kuskie | |
| Fassifern | National | Don Petersen | Margaret Grevett | Kev Lingard | Lawrence Hawkins (CEC) Clyde Willis (CEC) |
| Flinders | National | Noel Robertson | Owen Pershouse | Bob Katter | Harrison Duncan (Ind) Beryl Hunter (Ind) |
| Glass House | National | Jon Sullivan | Errol Johnston | Bill Newton | Rona Joyner (CTA) Glen Spicer (Dem) |
| Greenslopes | National | Gary Fenlon | Graham Young | Leisha Harvey | Richard Tiainen (Ind) |
| Gregory | National | Robert Nilon | Dudley Church | Vaughan Johnson | Leo Baird (Ind) Alan Barton (Ind) |
| Gympie | National | Geoffrey Brown | Bruce Kean | Len Stephan | Lewis Blayse (UPP) Bruce Chapman (Ind) Adrian McClintock (Ind) |
| Hinchinbrook | National | George Day | Antonino Cardillo | Marc Rowell | Ron Dunn (Ind) |
| Ipswich | Labor | David Hamill | Ian Vagg | | Don McNabb (Ind) |
| Ipswich West | Labor | Don Livingstone | Ken Clift | | |
| Isis | National | Bill Nunn | Fred Kleinschmidt | Bob Kerr | Lin Powell (Ind) |
| Landsborough | National | Francis Bowyer | Garnet Ross | Mike Ahern | Santo Ferraro (CI) |
| Lockyer | National | Marie Klajn | Fabius Manners | Tony Fitzgerald | Bryan Greenham (Ind) Peter McKinlay (Ind) |
| Logan | Labor | Wayne Goss | Peter Carroll | Wayne Robertson | |
| Lytton | Labor | Tom Burns | Peter Dutton | Victor Sirl | |
| Mackay | Labor | Ed Casey | Gary Kennedy | Greg Williamson | Trevor Dempster (Ind) |
| Manly | Labor | Jim Elder | Verlie Farrell | Paul Asher | Barry Cullen (AAP) Bob George (Dem) |
| Mansfield | National | Laurel Power | David Greig | Craig Sherrin | |
| Maryborough | National | Bob Dollin | Kevin Mahoney | Gilbert Alison | Camillo Primavera (CEC) |
| Merthyr | Liberal | Barbara Dawson | Santo Santoro | Pat Kelly | |
| Mirani | National | David Robinson | Bevin Coleman | Jim Randell | |
| Moggill | Liberal | Robyn Campbell | David Watson | Trevor St Baker | James Fredericks (Grn Ind) |
| Mount Coot-tha | Liberal | Wendy Edmond | Lyle Schuntner | Geoff Colless | Myron Loving (Grn Ind) |
| Mount Gravatt | National | Judy Spence | Guelfi Scassola | Ian Henderson | |
| Mount Isa | Liberal | Tony McGrady | Peter Beard | Stephen Wollaston | |
| Mourilyan | Labor | Bill Eaton | | Malcolm Taylor | Philip Condon (Ind) |
| Mulgrave | National | Warren Pitt | | Max Menzel | |
| Murrumba | Labor | Deane Wells | Patrick Seeney | Phil Benson | |
| Nerang | National | Robert Lee | Ray Connor | Tom Hynd | Harry Howard (Ind) |
| Nicklin | National | Ian Matthews | Bob King | Neil Turner | Keith Bartholomew (Ind) Bob Borsellino (Dem) Cecil Hamley (Ind) Judith Jackson (Con) |
| Nudgee | Labor | Ken Vaughan | Ronald Nightingale | Charles Allsop | |
| Nundah | Liberal | Phil Heath | William Knox | Russell Parry | |
| Peak Downs | National | Paul Bell | | Vince Lester | Robert Reinke (CEC) |
| Pine Rivers | National | Margaret Woodgate | Rob Akers Graham Harris | Yvonne Chapman | Trevor Campbell (Ind) John Kennedy (Ind) |
| Port Curtis | Labor | Bill Prest | | Ron Streeter | Eric Bailey (Ind) Kevin Meyrick (Ind) |
| Redcliffe | Liberal | Ray Hollis | Terry White | Robert Quinn | Jenny Ballantine-Morris (Ind) |
| Redlands | National | Darryl Briskey | Edward Santagiuliana | Paul Clauson | Leo Grace (Ind) Geoff Speakman (Dem) |
| Rockhampton | Labor | Paul Braddy | | Barry Such | |
| Rockhampton North | Labor | Robert Schwarten | Alan Cornick | Lee Nevison | Len Clampett (CEC) John Harding (CEC) |
| Roma | National | Ray Johanson | | Russell Cooper | |
| Salisbury | Labor | Len Ardill | Richard Iliff | Ross Adams | |
| Sandgate | Labor | Nev Warburton | Ronald Nankervis | Stephen Purtill | |
| Sherwood | Liberal | Peter Pyke | Angus Innes | | |
| Somerset | National | Lyn Kally | Neil Zabel | Bill Gunn | Jean Bray (Ind) Rob Lucas (Ind) Noel Qualischefski (Ind) |
| South Brisbane | Labor | Anne Warner | Heather Scantlebury | Peter Peters | Drew Hutton (Grn Ind) |
| South Coast | National | Constance Stern | Bob Quinn | Judy Gamin | David Champion (Ind) |
| Southport | National | Andrew Prenzler | Keith Thompson | Mick Veivers | John Roe (Grn Ind) Eamonn Sherrard (Dem) |
| Springwood | National | Molly Robson | Christopher Macdade | Huan Fraser | Patsybeth Ridgway (Ind) |
| Stafford | Liberal | Rod Welford | Terry Gygar | Robert Hutchinson | Gayle Woodrow (Dem) |
| Surfers Paradise | National | Bruce Farrell | John Bradford | Rob Borbidge | Selwyn Tully (Ind) |
| Tablelands | National | Alfredo Cattarossi | | Tom Gilmore | Andrew Snowdon (CEC) |
| Thuringowa | Labor | Ken McElligott | Sandra Chesney | Reg Fenton | |
| Toowong | National | Janelle Howe | Denver Beanland | Rodney Hall | Neil Kelly (Grn Ind) |
| Toowoomba North | National | John Flynn | John Gouldson | Sandy McPhie | Vincent Burke (Ind) |
| Toowoomba South | National | Bill Buchanan | Neville Stewart | Clive Berghofer | |
| Townsville | National | Ken Davies | James Cathcart | Tony Burreket | Sharon Crowe (Grn Ind) |
| Townsville East | Labor | Geoff Smith | Susanne Luckel | Dickway Goon Chew | |
| Warrego | National | Gordon Harding | Kevin Trueman | Howard Hobbs | |
| Warwick | National | Bev Brennan | Peter Beatty | Des Booth | Bev Shelley (Ind) |
| Whitsunday | National | Lorraine Bird | Barry Gomersall | Robert Dawson | John Egan (Ind) Geoff Muntz (Ind) |
| Windsor | Labor | Pat Comben | Kaye Harcourt | Andrew Hassall | |
| Wolston | Labor | Bob Gibbs | Hendrik Schimmel | | |
| Woodridge | Labor | Bill D'Arcy | Graeme Collins | Tom Trethewey | |
| Yeronga | Liberal | Matt Foley | Cliff Dee | Gordon Fisher | |