# Candidates of the 2009 Queensland state election

This article provides information on candidates standing for the 2009 Queensland state election, which was held on 21 March 2009.

## Redistribution

A redistribution of electoral boundaries occurred in 2008.
The electorates of Charters Towers, Cunningham, Darling Downs, Fitzroy, Kurwongbah, Mount Gravatt, Robina, and Tablelands were abolished.
The electorates of Buderim, Condamine, Coomera, Dalrymple, Mermaid Beach, Morayfield, Pine Rivers, and Sunnybank were created.
The redistribution merged Charters Towers with Tablelands to create the National-held Dalrymple, Fitzroy into Mirani, and Cunningham with Darling Downs to create the National-held Condamine, all in regional Queensland. Notionally Liberal-held Buderim was created on the Sunshine Coast, notionally Labor-held Morayfield in the corridor north of Brisbane, and notionally Labor-held Coomera was created on the Gold Coast. Kurwongbah was renamed Pine Rivers, Mount Gravatt was renamed Sunnybank, and Robina was renamed Mermaid Beach. Burdekin, Clayfield, and Mirani became notionally Labor-held, while Glass House became notionally National-held.
The changes resulted in 62 notionally Labor-held seats, 8 notionally Liberal-held seats, 15 notionally National-held seats, and 4 notionally Independent-held seats. All Liberal-held and National-held seats became Liberal National-held seats.
* The member for Charters Towers, Shane Knuth (Liberal National), contested Dalrymple.
* The member for Cunningham, Stuart Copeland (Independent), contested Condamine.
* The member for Darling Downs, Ray Hopper (Liberal National), contested Condamine.
* The member for Glass House, Carolyn Male (Labor), contested Pine Rivers.
* The member for Kawana, Steve Dickson (Liberal National), contested Buderim.
* The member for Mount Gravatt, Judy Spence (Labor), contested Sunnybank.
* The member for Robina, Ray Stevens (Liberal National), contested Mermaid Beach.
* The member for Tablelands, Rosa Lee Long (One Nation Party), contested Dalrymple.

## By-elections

* On 13 October 2007, Grace Grace (Labor) was elected to succeed former Premier Peter Beattie (Labor), who resigned on 13 September 2007, as the member for Brisbane Central.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Chris Bombolas MP (Chatsworth) - Announced 19 February 2009.
* Gary Fenlon MP (Greenslopes) - Announced 15 February 2009.
* Ken Hayward MP (Kallangur)
* Linda Lavarch MP (Kurwongbah)
* Jim Pearce MP (Fitzroy)
* Warren Pitt MP (Mulgrave) - Announced 17 February 2009.
* Pat Purcell MP (Bulimba)
* Mike Reynolds MP (Townsville) - Announced 15 February 2009.
* Rod Welford MP (Everton)

### Liberal National

* Kev Lingard MP (Beaudesert)

## 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 | Other candidates |
| Albert | Labor | Margaret Keech | Andrea Johanson | Marlee Bruinsma | Geoff Flannery (Ind) |
| Algester | Labor | Karen Struthers | Anthony Shorten | Stan Cajdler | Steve Christian (FFP) |
| Ashgrove | Labor | Kate Jones | Scott McConnel | Robert Hogg | Bill Grieve (DS4SEQ) Ian Saunders (Ind) Ruth Spencer (Ind) |
| Aspley | Labor | Bonny Barry | Tracy Davis | James White | Allan Vincent (FFP) |
| Barron River | Labor | Steve Wettenhall | Wendy Richardson | Sarah Isaacs | |
| Beaudesert | LNP | Brett McCreadie | Aidan McLindon | Andy Grodecki | Keith Gee (Ind) Pauline Hanson (Ind) Russell Pata (DS4SEQ) Richard Somers (Ind) |
| Brisbane Central | Labor | Grace Grace | Mark Wood | Anne Boccabella | Adrian Miller (DS4SEQ) |
| Broadwater | Labor | Peta-Kaye Croft | Richard Towson | Graeme Maizey | Ben Monaghan (DS4SEQ) Rohan Turnley (Ind) |
| Buderim | LNP | Laura Hawkins | Steve Dickson | Daniel Stevens | Neil Heyme (DS4SEQ) Cathy Turner (FFP) |
| Bulimba | Labor | Di Farmer | Paul Walker | Angela Dean | Angela Wright (DS4SEQ) |
| Bundaberg | LNP | Phil Freeman | Jack Dempsey | Erin Hall | |
| Bundamba | Labor | Jo-Ann Miller | Simon Ingram | Ric Nattrass | Cameron Hodges (DS4SEQ) Patricia Petersen (Ind) Bevan Smith (FFP) |
| Burdekin | Labor | Les Walker | Rosemary Menkens | Maria MacDonald | |
| Burleigh | Labor | Christine Smith | Michael Hart | Anja Light | Bryden Elssmann (DS4SEQ) Jeremy Fredericks (FFP) Ray Sperring (Ind) |
| Burnett | LNP | Chris Pianta | Rob Messenger | Bernie Williams | Robert Bromwich (Ind) Peter Wyatt (Ind) |
| Cairns | Labor | Desley Boyle | Joel Harrop | Steve Brech | Janice Skipp (FFP) |
| Callide | LNP | David Pullen | Jeff Seeney | Camilla Percy | Clare Mildren (Ind) |
| Caloundra | LNP | Jody Tunnicliffe | Mark McArdle | Roger Callen | John Fogarty (DS4SEQ) Mike Jessop (Ind) |
| Capalaba | Labor | Michael Choi | Paul Gleeson | Chad Kirby | |
| Chatsworth | Labor | Steve Kilburn | Andrea Caltabiano | Jason Cooney | Jason Furze (DS4SEQ) Tony Zegenhagen (Ind) |
| Clayfield | Labor | Joff Lelliott | Tim Nicholls | Andrew Jeremijenko | Randle Thomas (DS4SEQ) Brendan Wong (FFP) |
| Cleveland | Labor | Phil Weightman | Mark Robinson | Colin Nightingale | Richard Jemison (DS4SEQ) |
| Condamine | LNP | Tracey Harris | Ray Hopper | Craig Sheehan | Stephanie Bugg (Ind) Stuart Copeland (Ind) Rod Watson (ONP) |
| Cook | Labor | Jason O'Brien | Craig Batchelor | Neville St John-Wood | Michaelangelo Newie (Ind) |
| Coomera | Labor | Leeanne Enoch | Michael Crandon | Petrina Maizey | Russell Anderson (DS4SEQ) |
| Currumbin | LNP | Michael Riordan | Jann Stuckey | Inge Light | Jason Hockings (DS4SEQ) |
| Dalrymple | LNP | Jason Briskey | Shane Knuth | Glenn Martin | Harrison Duncan (Ind) Adrienne Freeman (Ind) Rosa Lee Long (ONP) |
| Everton | Labor | Murray Watt | Troy Knox | Bruce Hallett | Anthony Vella (DS4SEQ) |
| Ferny Grove | Labor | Geoff Wilson | Dale Shuttleworth | Howard Nielsen | Mark White (FFP) |
| Gaven | Labor | Phil Gray | Alex Douglas | Sally Spain | David Montgomery (Ind) Derek Radke (FFP) Ramiah Selwood (Ind) |
| Gladstone | Independent | Peter O'Sullivan | | Kirsten Neilson | Liz Cunningham (Ind) |
| Glass House | LNP | Jennifer Hansen-Read | Andrew Powell | Jenny Fitzgibbon | |
| Greenslopes | Labor | Cameron Dick | Ian Kaye | Darryl Rosin | Brad Armstrong (DS4SEQ) Doug Russell (Ind) |
| Gregory | LNP | Fabian Webber | Vaughan Johnson | Carla Dalton | |
| Gympie | LNP | Daniel Tabone | David Gibson | Kent Hutton | Elisa Roberts (Ind) |
| Hervey Bay | Labor | Andrew McNamara | Ted Sorensen | Paul Brown | Jason Powning (DS4SEQ) Peter Schuback (Ind) |
| Hinchinbrook | LNP | Mark Platt | Andrew Cripps | Michelle Mackin | Raymond Thomson (Ind) |
| Inala | Labor | Annastacia Palaszczuk | Leo Perkins | Alan Maizey | Felicity Ryan (FFP) |
| Indooroopilly | Labor | Sarah Warner | Scott Emerson | Ronan Lee | John Burkett (DS4SEQ) |
| Ipswich | Labor | Rachel Nolan | Suzie Holmes | Peter Luxton | Elwyn Denman (FFP) |
| Ipswich West | Labor | Wayne Wendt | Sean Choat | Di Clark | |
| Kallangur | Labor | Mary-Anne O'Neill | Trevor Ruthenberg | Craig Graham | Mark McDowell (DS4SEQ) Alan Revie (FFP) |
| Kawana | LNP | Jenny Goodwin | Jarrod Bleijie | Lindsay Holt | |
| Keppel | Labor | Paul Hoolihan | Stephen McKenna | Paul Bambrick | |
| Lockyer | LNP | John Kelly | Ian Rickuss | Emma Hine | |
| Logan | Labor | John Mickel | Tristan McLindon | Jamie Brown | Jenny Gear (DS4SEQ) |
| Lytton | Labor | Paul Lucas | Ryan Murphy | Daniel Crute | Trish Kelly (Ind) Neil Plevey (DS4SEQ) |
| Mackay | Labor | Tim Mulherin | Robert Oakes | Jonathon Dykyj | |
| Mansfield | Labor | Phil Reeves | Adrian Hart | Dean Love | Wendy Fitz-Gerald (DS4SEQ) Jesse Webb (FFP) |
| Maroochydore | LNP | Sue Carlos | Fiona Simpson | Brenton Clutterbuck | |
| Maryborough | Independent | Brad Hansen | Anne Maddern | David Arthur | Chris Foley (Ind) |
| Mermaid Beach | LNP | Christina Landis | Ray Stevens | Marella Pettinato | Shannon Crane (Ind) Ibolya Monai (DS4SEQ) |
| Mirani | Labor | Scott Murphy | Ted Malone | Christine Carlisle | |
| Moggill | LNP | Robert Colvin | Bruce Flegg | Philip Machanick | Andrew Bradbury (DS4SEQ) Barry Searle (Ind) |
| Morayfield | Labor | Mark Ryan | Fiona Brydon | Therese O'Brien | Lynette Devereaux (Ind) |
| Mount Coot-tha | Labor | Andrew Fraser | John Pollard | Larissa Waters | Suzanne Karamujic (DS4SEQ) James Sinnamon (Ind) Dave Zwolenski (Ind) |
| Mount Isa | Labor | Betty Kiernan | Ted Randall | Paul Costin | Roy Collins (Ind) Keith Douglas (Ind) |
| Mount Ommaney | Labor | Julie Attwood | Tamara Foong | Robert Huston | Evan O'Brien (DS4SEQ) |
| Mudgeeraba | Labor | Dianne Reilly | Ros Bates | Julian Woolford | Tom Hardin (DS4SEQ) James Tayler (FFP) |
| Mulgrave | Labor | Curtis Pitt | Victor Black | Hugh Whitehouse | Damian Byrnes (Ind) |
| Mundingburra | Labor | Lindy Nelson-Carr | Colin Dwyer | Jenny Brown | Amanda Nickson (FFP) Francis Pauler (Ind) |
| Murrumba | Labor | Dean Wells | Peter Flannery | Rod Blair | Sally Vincent (FFP) |
| Nanango | Independent | Danielle Randall | John Bjelke-Petersen | Frida Forsberg | Dorothy Pratt (Ind) |
| Nicklin | Independent | Peter Baulch | Steven Morrison | Garry Claridge | Peter Wellington (Ind) |
| Noosa | LNP | Brian Stockwell | Glen Elmes | Stephen Haines | John Chapman (FFP) Cate Molloy (Ind) |
| Nudgee | Labor | Neil Roberts | Michael Palmer | Noel Clothier | Douglas Crowhurst (Ind) Catherine Francis (FFP) |
| Pine Rivers | Labor | Carolyn Male | Luke Mellers | Tony Cole | Tim Wallace (FFP) |
| Pumicestone | Labor | Carryn Sullivan | Shane Moon | Ian Bell | Colin Bishop (Ind) Bert Bowden (Ind) Paul McGrane (Ind) |
| Redcliffe | Labor | Lillian van Litsenburg | Bill Gollan | Peter Johnson | Philip Cramer (FFP) Peter Houston (Ind) |
| Redlands | Labor | John English | Peter Dowling | Rod Young | Mark Edwards (Ind) Cameron Krook (DS4SEQ) Heather Steinberg (Ind) |
| Rockhampton | Labor | Robert Schwarten | Don Kane | Sam Clifford | Gavin Finch (Ind) |
| Sandgate | Labor | Vicky Darling | Lenard Gaffel | Keith Skelton | Mike Crook (Ind) Mark Grundy (FFP) Kevin Stiller (Ind) |
| South Brisbane | Labor | Anna Bligh | Mary Carroll | Gary Kane | Matt Coates (Ind) Merilyn Haines (Ind) Greg Martin (Ind) David Rendell (DS4SEQ) Derek Rosborough (Ind) Sam Watson (Ind) |
| Southern Downs | LNP | Geoffrey Keating | Lawrence Springborg | Bob East | |
| Southport | Labor | Peter Lawlor | Tania Wright | Stephen Dalton | Graeme Hill (Ind) Brian Morris (DS4SEQ) Mark Tull (Ind) |
| Springwood | Labor | Barbara Stone | Dave Beard | Neil Cotter | Allan de Brenni (Ind) Kim Limburg (Ind) Lesley Noah (Ind) |
| Stafford | Labor | Stirling Hinchliffe | Brad Carswell | Tristan Peach | Paul Fomiatti (FFP) |
| Stretton | Labor | Stephen Robertson | Kerrie Frizzell | Jane Cajdler | |
| Sunnybank | Labor | Judy Spence | Marie Jackson | Matthew Ryan-Sykes | Peter Flaws (Ind) Bruce Spiers (Ind) |
| Surfers Paradise | LNP | Caleb Rook | John-Paul Langbroek | Bridget Maizey | Wendy Coe (DS4SEQ) Don Magin (Ind) |
| Thuringowa | Labor | Craig Wallace | Tony Elms | Frank Reilly | Paul Lynam (Ind) Ken Turner (Ind) |
| Toowoomba North | Labor | Kerry Shine | Trevor Watts | Brett Robinson | Archie Franz (FFP) Perry Jewell (Ind) Neil Riethmuller (Ind) |
| Toowoomba South | LNP | Daniel Toombs | Mike Horan | Barnaby Heaton | Peter Pyke (Ind) |
| Townsville | Labor | Mandy Johnstone | Murray Hurst | Jenny Stirling | Delena Oui-Foster (Ind) Michael Punshon (FFP) |
| Warrego | LNP | Elliott Thornton | Howard Hobbs | Kate East | Wally Gleeson (Ind) Allen Hassall (Ind) Tony Kusters (FFP) |
| Waterford | Labor | Evan Moorhead | Freya Ostapovitch | Dale Taylor | David Howse (Ind) |
| Whitsunday | Labor | Jan Jarratt | Paul Joice | Austin Lund | |
| Woodridge | Labor | Desley Scott | Sarina Patane | John Reddington | |
| Yeerongpilly | Labor | Simon Finn | Julianna Kneebone | Libby Connors | Tom McCosker (DS4SEQ) |