# Candidates of the 1986 Queensland state election

The 1986 Queensland state election was held on 1 November 1986.

## By-elections

* On 19 May 1984, Henry Palaszczuk (Labor) was elected to succeed Kevin Hooper (Labor), who had died on 9 March 1984, as the member for Archerfield.
* On 4 August 1984, Terry Gygar (Liberal) was elected to succeed Dr Denis Murphy, who had died on 21 June 1984, as the member for Stafford.
* On 16 February 1985, Paul Braddy (Labor) was elected to succeed Keith Wright (Labor), who had resigned on 5 November 1984, as the member for Rockhampton.
* On 2 November 1985, Paul Clauson (National) was elected to succeed John Goleby (National), who had died on 10 September 1985, as the member for Redlands.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Jim Fouras (South Brisbane) - Lost preselection

### National

* Brian Cahill (Aspley) - Lost preselection
* Bill Kaus (Mansfield)
* Neil Turner (Warrego)
* John Warner (Toowoomba South)
* Claude Wharton (Burnett)

### Independent

* Lindsay Hartwig (Callide)
* Col Miller (Ithaca) - Elected for the Liberal 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 | Tom Harrison | Vince Camilleri | Ivan Gibbs | |
| Archerfield | Labor | Henry Palaszczuk | John Shea | Peter Jorgensen | |
| Ashgrove | Labor | Tom Veivers | Alan Sherlock | Frank Gaffy | Paul Wright (Dem) |
| Aspley | National | Joe Marney | Scott McLeay | Beryce Nelson | Paul Wright (Ind) |
| Auburn | National | Tom Hall | | Neville Harper | |
| Balonne | National | Elwyn Brookes | | Don Neal | |
| Barambah | National | Jim Horton | | Joh Bjelke-Petersen | |
| Barron River | National | Terry Doyle | | Martin Tenni | |
| Bowen | Labor | Ken Smyth | Jeanette Hunter | Jim Turner | |
| Brisbane Central | Labor | Brian Davis | Muriel Ward | Peter Peters | Jack Cotter (SPA) Mark Gardener (Ind) Tony Kneipp (Ind) |
| Broadsound | National | Chris Palmer | | Denis Hinton | Ros Scott (Ind) Barbara Wildin (Ind) |
| Bulimba | Labor | Ron McLean | Alan Bavister | Judith Brown | |
| Bundaberg | Labor | Clem Campbell | | Heather Galley | Alex Warren (Ind) |
| Burdekin | National | Richard Tucker | Colin Jackson | Mark Stoneman | Laurence Fabrellas (Ind) |
| Burnett | National | Robin Webcke | | Doug Slack | |
| Caboolture | Labor | Ken Hayward | | Ron Grant | |
| Cairns | Labor | Keith De Lacy | | Terry Adair | |
| Callide | Independent | Nick Kofoed | Geoffrey Clarke | Di McCauley | Barry James (Ind) |
| Carnarvon | National | Paul Lucas | | Peter McKechnie | |
| Chatsworth | Labor | Terry Mackenroth | Ian Chandler | Greg Jones | |
| Condamine | National | Gordon Zigenbine | | Brian Littleproud | |
| Cook | Labor | Bob Scott | | Getano Lui | |
| Cooroora | National | Brian Payler | Wehl Wansley | Gordon Simpson | John Boultbee (Dem) |
| Cunningham | National | Paul Kerswell | | Tony Elliott | |
| Currumbin | National | Noel Elliot | Robert Freebairn | Leo Gately | Trevor Coomber (Ind) Yvonne Stoelhorst (Dem) |
| Everton | Labor | Glen Milliner | Greg Smith | Richard Jackson | |
| Fassifern | National | Jim Egan | Margaret Grevett | Kev Lingard | |
| Flinders | National | Alex Wilson | | Bob Katter | |
| Glass House | National | Lloyd Barr | Ernie McEntee | Bill Newton | Glen Spicer (Dem) |
| Greenslopes | National | Fred Wright | Bill Hewitt | Leisha Harvey | Ron Smith (Ind) |
| Gregory | National | Kevin Alexander | | Bill Glasson | |
| Gympie | National | Sven Condon | Bruce Kean | Len Stephan | |
| Hinchinbrook | National | Allan Vitale | John Williams | Ted Row | Ron Dunn (Ind) |
| Ipswich | Labor | David Hamill | Janice Akroyd | Michael Byrnes | |
| Ipswich West | Labor | David Underwood | Ken Clift | Neil Russell | |
| Isis | National | Bill Nunn | | Lin Powell | William Elson-Green (Ind) Kevin Hendstock (Ind) |
| Landsborough | National | Michael Cramb | John McCaw | Mike Ahern | |
| Lockyer | National | Jack Phelan | Fabius Manners | Tony Fitzgerald | |
| Logan | Labor | Wayne Goss | Allen Johnstone | Wendy Howard | Heather Haub (SPA) |
| Lytton | Labor | Tom Burns | Daryl Mercer | Liz Upton | |
| Mackay | Labor | Ed Casey | Charles Camilleri | Greg Williamson | |
| Manly | Labor | Eric Shaw | Des Morris | Merv Hoppner | |
| Mansfield | National | Nicole Stehn | Leo White | Craig Sherrin | |
| Maryborough | National | Peter Nightingale | | Gilbert Alison | |
| Merthyr | Liberal | Garrett Purtill | Santo Santoro | Don Lane | Bernard O'Malley (Dem) Maurice Sibelle (SWP) |
| Mirani | National | Jeff Gascoyne | | Jim Randell | |
| Moggill | Liberal | Harry Thornton | Bill Lickiss | Douglas Mactaggart | Geoffrey Fawthrop (Dem) |
| Mount Coot-tha | Liberal | John Moran | Lyle Schuntner | Geoff Colless | John Elfick (Dem) |
| Mount Gravatt | National | Pauline McLaughlin | Guelfi Scassola | Ian Henderson | Christine Shackleton (TWP) |
| Mount Isa | Labor | Bill Price | Peter Beard | Lilian Miller | |
| Mourilyan | Labor | Bill Eaton | Andrea Walduck | Malcolm Taylor | |
| Mulgrave | National | Warren Pitt | Andrew Rankine | Max Menzel | |
| Murrumba | Labor | Deane Wells | Jenny Roberts | Leslie Fletcher | Joe Kruger (Ind) |
| Nerang | National | Marjorie Thompson | Russell Stuart | Tom Hynd | Tony Kennedy (Dem) Bob Sparks (Ind) |
| Nicklin | National | Ian Matthews | Geoffrey Malcolm | Brian Austin | Barbara Camplin (Dem) |
| Nudgee | Labor | Ken Vaughan | Peter Hull | Reginald Rofe | |
| Nundah | Liberal | Gary Johns | William Knox | Goodwin Poole | |
| Peak Downs | National | Albert Holzapfel | | Vince Lester | Vrettos Cominos (Ind) |
| Pine Rivers | National | Daniel O'Connell | Rob Akers | Yvonne Chapman | Isobel Robinson (Dem) |
| Port Curtis | Labor | Bill Prest | | Colin Brown | Kevin Meyrick (Ind) |
| Redcliffe | Liberal | Peter Houston | Terry White | Richard Proctor | Murray Rutherford (Ind) |
| Redlands | National | Graeme Kinnear | Martin Shepherd | Paul Clauson | Richard May (Dem) |
| Rockhampton | Labor | Paul Braddy | | Dennis Stevenson | Carl Hatte (Ind) |
| Rockhampton North | Labor | Les Yewdale | | Bob Simpson | John Murphy (Ind) |
| Roma | National | Ray Johanson | | Russell Cooper | |
| Salisbury | Labor | Len Ardill | Richard Iliff | Gordon Fisher | |
| Sandgate | Labor | Nev Warburton | Ivan Storey | John Curtin | |
| Sherwood | Liberal | Peter Rowe | Angus Innes | | |
| Somerset | National | Ron Hazelden | | Bill Gunn | |
| South Brisbane | Labor | Anne Warner | Guri Lluka | Leo Tsimpikas | Susanne Bolton (SWP) |
| South Coast | National | Rupert Granrott | John Richardson | Russ Hinze | |
| Southport | National | Alfred Stubbs | Timothy Baker | Doug Jennings | Susan Petersen (Dem) |
| Springwood | National | Edward Warren | Christopher Macdade | Howard Edmunds Huan Fraser* | Eric Dawson (Ind) Allan de Brenni (Ind) Kay Elson (Ind) Humphrey Maltman (Dem) |
| Stafford | Labor | Janine Walker | Terry Gygar | Robert Hutchinson | Marjorie Blair-West (Dem) |
| Surfers Paradise | National | Bruce Farrell | Laurence Wade | Rob Borbidge | Warren Fenton (Vig) Ken Petersen (Dem) |
| Tablelands | National | James Mealing | Richard Male | Tom Gilmore | Ralph Reese (Ind) |
| Thuringowa | Labor | Ken McElligott | Allan Paulsen | Bronwyn Walker | |
| Toowong | National | Jonathan Ford | Denver Beanland | Earle Bailey | |
| Toowoomba North | National | Sheila Forknall | Janet Rankin | Sandy McPhie | |
| Toowoomba South | National | Neville Green | John Gouldson | Clive Berghofer | Peter Mather (Ind) |
| Townsville | Labor | Tony Mooney | Bill Mason | Tony Burreket | Shireen Malamoo (Dem) |
| Townsville East | Labor | Geoff Smith | Vincent Nielsen | Dickway Goon Chew | |
| Warrego | National | Gordon Harding | | Howard Hobbs | |
| Warwick | National | Bev Brennan | | Des Booth | |
| Whitsunday | National | Peter Jardine | Robert Rowley | Geoff Muntz | |
| Windsor | Labor | Pat Comben | Keren Muir-McCarey | Bob Moore | |
| Wolston | Labor | Bob Gibbs | Hendrik Schimmel | Ron Jakeman | |
| Woodridge | Labor | Bill D'Arcy | Graeme Collins | Jon Cooper | Graham Able (Ind) Kenneth Mantell (SLL) |
| Yeronga | Liberal | John Mickel | Norm Lee | Peter Castrisos | Kitchener Farrell (Ind) |