# Candidates of the 2012 Queensland state election

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 2012 Queensland state election on 24 March 2012.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Julie Attwood (Mount Ommaney) — Announced 16 January 2012
* Desley Boyle (Cairns) — Announced 17 February 2011
* Paul Lucas (Lytton) — Announced 15 September 2011
* Carolyn Male (Pine Rivers) — Announced 3 February 2012
* John Mickel (Logan) — Announced 10 August 2011
* Lindy Nelson-Carr (Mundingburra) — Announced 28 March 2011
* Neil Roberts (Nudgee) — Announced 12 December 2011
* Stephen Robertson (Stretton) — Announced 27 March 2011
* Robert Schwarten (Rockhampton) — Announced 17 February 2011
* Judy Spence (Sunnybank) — Announced 15 December 2010

### Liberal National

* Mike Horan (Toowoomba South) — Announced 26 March 2011

### Independent

* Dorothy Pratt (Nanango) — Announced 15 April 2011

## Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | LNP candidate | Greens candidate | KAP candidate | Other candidates |
| Albert | Labor | Margaret Keech | Mark Boothman | Petrina Maizey | Adam Hollis | Amanda Best (FFP) |
| Algester | Labor | Karen Struthers | Anthony Shorten | Justin Kerr | Gavan Duffy | |
| Ashgrove | Labor | Kate Jones | Campbell Newman | Sandra Bayley | Norman Wicks | Trevor Jones (Ind) Ian Nelson (ONP) |
| Aspley | LNP | Oskar Bronowicki | Tracy Davis | David Forrest | | Allan Vincent (FFP) |
| Barron River | Labor | Steve Wettenhall | Michael Trout | Elaine Harding | Brendan Fitzgerald | Mike Squire (Ind) |
| Beaudesert | LNP | Brett McCreadie | Jon Krause | Andy Grodecki | Aidan McLindon | Walter Abrahamson (FFP) Jim Savage (ONP) |
| Brisbane Central | Labor | Grace Grace | Robert Cavallucci | Anne Boccabella | | Ruth Bonnett (Ind) |
| Broadwater | Labor | Peta-Kaye Croft | Verity Barton | James Brydges | Peter McCambridge | Ron Clarke (Ind) Ben O'Brien (FFP) Liz Pforr (Ind) |
| Buderim | LNP | Chris Moore | Steve Dickson | Susan Etheridge | Lynette Bishop | Tony Moore (FFP) |
| Bulimba | Labor | Di Farmer | Aaron Dillaway | Justin Bennett | | |
| Bundaberg | LNP | Cindy Hyland | Jack Dempsey | Peter Higgins | Doug Anderson | Trevor Versace (FFP) Peter Wyatt (Ind) |
| Bundamba | Labor | Jo-Ann Miller | Michael Kitzelmann | Jim Prentice | Bernard Gaynor | Deborah Acason (FFP) Albert Viskers (Ind) Angela Watson (Ind) |
| Burdekin | LNP | Angela Zyla | Rosemary Menkens | Pete Johnson | Ron Wadforth | Amanda Nickson (FFP) |
| Burleigh | Labor | Christine Smith | Michael Hart | Jane Power | Dean Fisher | Jeremy Fredericks (FFP) |
| Burnett | LNP | Stuart Tomlinson | Stephen Bennett | David Eastland | Kevin Pauling | Rob Messenger (Ind) |
| Cairns | Labor | Kirsten Lesina | Gavin King | Geoff Holland | Darren Hunt | John Piva (Ind) |
| Callide | LNP | Melissa Newton | Jeff Seeney | Camilla Percy | Steve Ensby | Duncan Scott (Ind) |
| Caloundra | LNP | Christine Anthony | Mark McArdle | Allan McKay | | |
| Capalaba | Labor | Michael Choi | Steve Davies | Penny Allman-Payne | Graeme Moorhouse | David Chidgey (ONP) |
| Chatsworth | Labor | Steve Kilburn | Steve Minnikin | Jason Cooney | Sarah Henry | Axel Beard (FFP) |
| Clayfield | LNP | Brent Davidson | Tim Nicholls | Luke Morey | Will Keenan | |
| Cleveland | LNP | Jo Briskey | Mark Robinson | Brad Scott | | Ronald Lambert (Ind) |
| Condamine | LNP | Nev Swan | Ray Hopper | Gabriele Tabikh | John Mathison | Shane White (Ind) |
| Cook | Labor | Jason O'Brien | David Kempton | George Riley | Lachlan Bensted | Jim Evans (ONP) |
| Coomera | LNP | Graeme Higgs | Michael Crandon | Chris Wisbey | Peter Cobb | Rowan Harrip (Ind) |
| Currumbin | LNP | Calum Hyslop | Jann Stuckey | David Wyatt | Steve Bowman | Royston Pickering (FFP) |
| Dalrymple | LNP | Benjamin Gertz | Liz Schmidt | Jess Jones | Shane Knuth | Jason Briskey (Ind) Christopher Williamson (Ind) |
| Everton | Labor | Murray Watt | Tim Mander | Bruce Hallett | Denym Witherow | |
| Ferny Grove | Labor | Geoff Wilson | Dale Shuttleworth | Howard Nielsen | | |
| Gaven | LNP | Michael Riordan | Alex Douglas | Stephen Power | Brian Zimmerman | Bibe Roadley (FFP) Penny Toland (Ind) |
| Gladstone | Independent | Glenn Butcher | Russell Schroter | Andrew Blake | Anthony Beezley | Liz Cunningham (Ind) |
| Glass House | LNP | Ryan Moore | Andrew Powell | Stewart Luke | Peter Harris | |
| Greenslopes | Labor | Cameron Dick | Ian Kaye | Emma-Kate Rose | | |
| Gregory | LNP | Jack O'Brien | Vaughan Johnson | Norman Weston | Pauline Williams | Bruce Currie (Ind) |
| Gympie | LNP | Ben Parker | David Gibson | Shena Macdonald | Shane Paulger | Santo Ferraro (ONP) Kathy Hawke (FFP) |
| Hervey Bay | LNP | Bernice Allen | Ted Sorensen | Glenn Martin | Isobel Dale | Troy Sullivan (FFP) |
| Hinchinbrook | LNP | Tony McGuire | Andrew Cripps | Pamela Monaghan | Jeff Knuth | Desmond Connors (Ind) |
| Inala | Labor | Annastacia Palaszczuk | Joanna Lindgren | Michael Quall | Ashley Dodd | |
| Indooroopilly | LNP | Oscar Schlamowitz | Scott Emerson | Charles Worringham | | Andrew Mooney (FFP) |
| Ipswich | Labor | Rachel Nolan | Ian Berry | Veronica White | Will Keys | Robert Jeremy (Ind) Patricia Petersen (Ind) Tim Stieler (FFP) |
| Ipswich West | Labor | Wayne Wendt | Sean Choat | Ursula Monsiegneur | Justin Bowman | |
| Kallangur | Labor | Mary-Anne O'Neill | Trevor Ruthenberg | Rachel Doherty | Michael Bates | |
| Kawana | LNP | Bruce Garner | Jarrod Bleijie | Gabrielle Roberts | Paul Spencer | |
| Keppel | Labor | Paul Hoolihan | Bruce Young | Paul Bambrick | Luke Hargreaves | |
| Lockyer | LNP | James Wilson | Ian Rickuss | Clare Rudkin | David Neuendorf | |
| Logan | Labor | Linus Power | Michael Pucci | Julian Hinton | Tony Karamatic | Troy Aggett (ONP) Mike Kelly (Ind) |
| Lytton | Labor | Daniel Cheverton | Neil Symes | Daniel Crute | Jim Vote | Russell McVey (Ind) |
| Mackay | Labor | Tim Mulherin | John Kerslake | Luke Mathews | Lindsay Temple | |
| Mansfield | Labor | Phil Reeves | Ian Walker | Craig Sheehan | Ray Smith | Carolyn Ferrando (FFP) Jarrod Wirth (Ind) |
| Maroochydore | LNP | Ray Barber | Fiona Simpson | Rainee Skinner | Mark Maguire | |
| Maryborough | Independent | Ezra Burtt | Anne Maddern | Garry Claridge | Gordon Dale | Chris Foley (Ind) |
| Mermaid Beach | LNP | Rachel Paterson | Ray Stevens | Jenny Boddy | Ken Law | Ben Donovan (FFP) |
| Mirani | LNP | Jim Pearce | Ted Malone | Christine Carlisle | Bevan Pidgeon | Mike Crouther (FFP) |
| Moggill | LNP | Michael Nelson | Bruce Flegg | Jake Schoermer | Barry Searle | |
| Morayfield | Labor | Mark Ryan | Darren Grimwade | Paul Doherty | Stephen Beck | |
| Mount Coot-tha | Labor | Andrew Fraser | Saxon Rice | Adam Stone | Margaret Waterman | |
| Mount Isa | Labor | Betty Kiernan | Kevin Pattel | Colleen Williams | Rob Katter | |
| Mount Ommaney | Labor | Ben Marczyk | Tarnya Smith | Jenny Mulkearns | Douglas Newson | Jordan Brown (FFP) Rex Schmith (Ind) |
| Mudgeeraba | LNP | Aaron Santelises | Ros Bates | Sally Spain | Kevin Swan | Barrie Nicholson (FFP) |
| Mulgrave | Labor | Curtis Pitt | Robyn Quick | Jim Cavill | Damian Byrnes | |
| Mundingburra | Labor | Mark Harrison | David Crisafulli | Bret Fishley | David Moyle | Michael Waters (FFP) |
| Murrumba | Labor | Dean Wells | Reg Gulley | Rodney Blair | Paul Edwards | Sally-Anne Vincent (FFP) |
| Nanango | Independent | Virginia Clarke | Deb Frecklington | Grant Newson | Carl Rackemann | John Dalton (Ind) David Thomson (Ind) |
| Nicklin | Independent | Luke Moore | John Connolly | John Law | Matthew Smith | Cathy Turner (FFP) Peter Wellington* (Ind) |
| Noosa | LNP | Kurt Hopkins | Glen Elmes | Jim McDonald | Bob Jarvis | Bill Colley (Ind) Gemika Maloney (FFP) |
| Nudgee | Labor | Leanne Linard | Jason Woodforth | Anthony Pink | Terri Bell | Douglas Crowhurst (Ind) Claude Gonsalves (FFP) |
| Pine Rivers | Labor | Patrick Bulman | Seath Holswich | Di Clark | John Alexander | |
| Pumicestone | Labor | Carryn Sullivan | Lisa France | Jenny Fitzgibbon | Brandt King | |
| Redcliffe | Labor | Lillian van Litsenburg | Scott Driscoll | Noel Clothier | Bevan Collingwood | Kerri Dooley (FFP) |
| Redlands | LNP | Peter Seage | Peter Dowling | David Keogh | | |
| Rockhampton | Labor | Bill Byrne | Gavin Finch | Bronwen Lloyd | Shane Guley | Bruce Diamond (Ind) Genevieve Ellis (FFP) Diane Hamilton (Ind) Chris Hooper (Ind) |
| Sandgate | Labor | Vicky Darling | Kerry Millard | Claire Ogden | John Dunkley | Mike Crook (Ind) Penny McCreery (FFP) |
| South Brisbane | Labor | Anna Bligh | Clem Grehan | Jo-Anne Bragg | Robert Wardrop | Liam Flenady (Ind) |
| Southern Downs | LNP | Suzanne Kidman | Lawrence Springborg | Michael Kane | Ade Larsen | John Spellman (FFP) |
| Southport | Labor | Peter Lawlor | Rob Molhoek | Stephen Dalton | Kevin Brown | Matthew Mackechnie (Ind) |
| Springwood | LNP | Barbara Stone | John Grant | Neil Cotter | Julian Tocaciu | Chris Lawrie (FFP) |
| Stafford | Labor | Stirling Hinchliffe | Chris Davis | Peter Jeremijenko | Karin Hunter | |
| Stretton | Labor | Duncan Pegg | Freya Ostapovitch | Brian Sadler | | David Forde (Ind) |
| Sunnybank | Labor | Meg Bishop | Mark Stewart | Gordon King | | Matt Darragh (FFP) |
| Surfers Paradise | LNP | Matthew Donovan | John-Paul Langbroek | Helen Wainwright | | Andrea Raymond (FFP) |
| Thuringowa | Labor | Craig Wallace | Sam Cox | Bernie Williams | Steve Todeschini | Adrian Britton (FFP) |
| Toowoomba North | Labor | Kerry Shine | Trevor Watts | Frida Forsberg | Peter Pyke | Neil Riethmuller (Ind) |
| Toowoomba South | LNP | Sam McFarlane | John McVeigh | Trevor Smith | David Curless | Charlene Phillips (Ind) |
| Townsville | Labor | Mandy Johnstone | John Hathaway | Jenny Stirling | Ray Grigg | Michael Punshon (FFP) |
| Warrego | LNP | David Bowden | Howard Hobbs | Graeme Maizey | Robert Earixson | Mark O'Brien (Ind) |
| Waterford | Labor | Evan Moorhead | Mike Latter | Ray Smith | Albert Page | Peter Farrar (FFP) David Howse (Ind) |
| Whitsunday | Labor | Jan Jarratt | Jason Costigan | Jonathon Dykyj | Amanda Camm | |
| Woodridge | Labor | Desley Scott | Simon Dorries | John Reddington | | Justin Geange (FFP) |
| Yeerongpilly | Labor | Simon Finn | Carl Judge | Libby Connors | Kathleen Hewlett | Alexandra Todd (FFP) |

## Unregistered parties and groups

Some parties and groups that did not qualify for registration with the Electoral Commission of Queensland nevertheless endorsed candidates, who appeared on the ballot papers as independent or unaffiliated candidates.
* The Queensland Party endorsed Ruth Bonnett in Brisbane Central and David Thomson in Nanango.
* The Democratic Labor Party endorsed Rowan Harrip in Coomera.
* The Socialist Alliance endorsed Jason Briskey in Dalrymple, Mike Crook in Sandgate and Liam Flenady in South Brisbane.
* The North Queensland Party endorsed Mike Squire in Barron River, John Piva in Cairns and Des Connors in Hinchinbrook.
* The Middle Australian Party endorsed Russell McVey in Lytton.