# Candidates of the 1998 Queensland state election

The 1998 Queensland state election was held on 13 June 1998.

## By-elections

* On 3 February 1996, Frank Tanti (Liberal) was elected to succeed Ken Davies (Labor), who had been unseated by the Court of Disputed Returns on 8 December 1995, as the member for Mundingburra.
* On 5 October 1996, Paul Lucas (Labor) was elected to succeed Tom Burns (Labor), who resigned on 16 May 1996, as the member for Lytton.
* On 24 May 1997, Linda Lavarch (Labor) was elected to succeed Margaret Woodgate (Labor), who resigned on 17 March 1997, as the member for Kurwongbah.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Len Ardill MLA (Archerfield)
* Clem Campbell MLA (Bundaberg)
* Keith De Lacy MLA (Cairns)
* Wayne Goss MLA (Logan)
* Glen Milliner MLA (Ferny Grove)
* Geoff Smith MLA (Townsville)

### National

* Di McCauley MLA (Callide)
* Mark Stoneman MLA (Burdekin)

## 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 | Coalition candidate | One Nation candidate | Greens candidate | Democrats candidate | Other candidates |
| Albert | National | Peter Shooter | Bill Baumann (Nat) | Rod Evans | Sally Spain | | Lyn Green (ARP) |
| Archerfield | Labor | Karen Struthers | Fazal Deen (Lib) | Rodger Pryor | Rocco De Pierri | | Allen Hrstich (ARP) |
| Ashgrove | Labor | Jim Fouras | Alan Sherlock (Lib) | | Brenda Mason | Justin Yeend | Ray Sargent (AFP) |
| Aspley | Liberal | Steve Davey | John Goss (Lib) | Ron Eaton | Alison Green | Bruce Kent | Tony Argent (ARP) |
| Barambah | National | Michael Crook | Trevor Perrett (Nat) | Dorothy Pratt | | | Peter Hayden (Ind) Steve Jeffery (Ind) Rod Morgan (AFP) |
| Barron River | Liberal | Lesley Clark | Lyn Warwick (Lib) | Peter Starr | Denis Walls | Lisa Golding | Steve Dimitriou (Ind) |
| Beaudesert | National | Michael De Lacy | Kev Lingard (Nat) | Gordon Wadsworth | Bill Livermore | | Ian Dillon (Ind) Nick Duke (AFP) Don Green (ARP) Vin McNamara (Shooters) |
| Brisbane Central | Labor | Peter Beattie | Tony Gleeson (Lib) | John Beattie | Richard Nielsen | Nicky Jones | Graham Matthews (Ind) |
| Broadwater | National | Bob Brown | Allan Grice (Nat) | Rosita Petch | Marie Robb | | |
| Bulimba | Labor | Pat Purcell | Marjorie Threapleton (Lib) | Nigel Gibson | Greg George | Mark Ault | Wayne Jenkins (ARP) |
| Bundaberg | Labor | Nita Cunningham | David Porter (Nat) | Bernard Barry | Ray Pearce | Lance Hall | |
| Bundamba | Labor | Bob Gibbs | Jeff Matijasevic (Lib) | Colene Hughes | John McKeon | Andre Klingbeil | |
| Burdekin | National | Les Walker | Terry Morato (Nat) | Jeff Knuth | | Maurie Nichols | Elaine Steley (AFP) |
| Burleigh | National | Michael Lennon | Judy Gamin (Nat) | Terry Sharples | David Byerlee | | |
| Burnett | National | Greg McMahon | Doug Slack (Nat) | Glen Onoprienko | Christine Kret | | Richard Smith (Ind) |
| Caboolture | Labor | Jon Sullivan | Peter Lacey (Nat) | Bill Feldman | | Liz Oss-Emer | Bill Newton (Ind) Brian O'Grady (ARP) |
| Cairns | Labor | Desley Boyle | Myles Thompson (Lib) | Peter Boniface | Jonathan Metcalfe | | Nev Bates (Ind) |
| Callide | National | Gary Barton | Jeff Seeney (Nat) | Chris Savage | | | Dolores Fowler (AFP) |
| Caloundra | Liberal | Donald Wilson | Joan Sheldon (Lib) | Bronwyn Boag | Louise Peach | | John Goldsworthy (AFP) |
| Capalaba | Labor | Jim Elder | Richard Ferrett (Lib) | | Julie-Anne O'Donohue | | David Exelby (Ind) |
| Charters Towers | National | Christine Scott | Rob Mitchell (Nat) | Richard O'Pray | | | Ben Dyball (ARP) Peter Salisbury (Shooters) |
| Chatsworth | Labor | Terry Mackenroth | Bruce Martin (Lib) | Brian Annear-Walker | Clare Rudkin | | |
| Chermside | Labor | Terry Sullivan | Zenia Belcher (Lib) | Hazel Walsh | | John Lambert | Noel Otto (ARP) |
| Clayfield | Liberal | Liddy Clark | Santo Santoro (Lib) | | Malcolm Lewis | Michael Brown | |
| Cleveland | Labor | Darryl Briskey | Damien Massingham (Lib) | Bluey Bostock | | Jenny Van Rooyen | Barry Archie (ARP) Phil Ball (Ind) |
| Cook | Labor | Steve Bredhauer | Terry Cranwell (Nat) | Carmel Williams | | | Smiley Burnett (ARP) Edgar Williams (Ind) |
| Crows Nest | National | Fiona Bucknall | Russell Cooper (Nat) | David Cockburn | John Langford | | Brenda Moloney (ARP) |
| Cunningham | National | Jackie Trad | Tony Elliott (Nat) | Sherry Passfield | | | Ken Davies (Ind) Bill Ison (ARP) Anne Smeaton (Ind) |
| Currumbin | Labor | Merri Rose | Warrick Coleborne (Lib) Sue Robbins (Nat) | Paul Boyle | John Palmer | | Mick Gay (Ind) |
| Everton | Labor | Rod Welford | Karen Jones (Lib) | Ken Brady | | Brett Matthews | |
| Ferny Grove | Labor | Geoff Wilson | Ashley Manicaros (Lib) | Kevin John | Mark Taylor | Suzanne Lawson | |
| Fitzroy | Labor | Jim Pearce | Richie Bills (Nat) | Joan Wilson | | Peter Cvetko-Lueger | Christopher Chatham (AFP) |
| Gladstone | Independent | Leo Zussino | Paul Ford (Nat) | | | | Liz Cunningham (Ind) |
| Greenslopes | Liberal | Gary Fenlon | Ted Radke (Lib) | | Libby Connors | John Cherry | Paul Feeney (ARP) Nigel Freemarijuana (Ind) Jenny Hughey (AWP) |
| Gregory | National | Donna O'Donoghue | Vaughan Johnson (Nat) | Allan Bahr | | Rebecca Hack | Ron Crozier (AFP) Frank Taylor (Shooters) |
| Gympie | National | David Warren | Len Stephan (Nat) | Ian Petersen | Chris Gwin | | |
| Hervey Bay | Labor | Bill Nunn | Scott McLay (Nat) | David Dalgleish | Bob Borsellino | Phil Rodhouse | |
| Hinchinbrook | National | Richard Barkas | Marc Rowell (Nat) | John Wyllie | | | Teresa Roveda (AFP) |
| Inala | Labor | Henry Palaszczuk | Philip Greenaway (Lib) | | Lenore Taylor | Lyn Dengate | Xuan Thu Nguyen (Ind) |
| Indooroopilly | Liberal | Anne Stuart | Denver Beanland (Lib) | | Drew Hutton | Mary McIntyre | |
| Ipswich | Labor | David Hamill | Steve Wilson (Lib) | Heather Hill | Desiree Mahoney | | Peter Morris (ARP) |
| Ipswich West | Labor | Don Livingstone | Sue Wykes (Nat) | Jack Paff | | | Lance Schloss (ARP) |
| Kallangur | Labor | Ken Hayward | Scott Driscoll (Lib) | Boyd Nimmo | Noel Hoffman | | Peter Birt (Ind) Howard Shepherd (CDP) Allan Taylor (ARP) |
| Kedron | Labor | Paul Braddy | Cynthia Harris (Lib) | Joan Gordon | | Elizabeth Rowland | Kay Spence (Ind) |
| Keppel | National | Bruce Saunders | Vince Lester (Nat) | Wendy McFarlane | | Terry Clark | Toni Hansen (Ind) Glenda Mather (Ind) Rick Nagle (AFP) |
| Kurwongbah | Labor | Linda Lavarch | Justin Kerr (Lib) | Kim Thistlethwaite | Kim Pantano | | |
| Lockyer | National | Dan O'Brien | Tony Fitzgerald (Nat) | Peter Prenzler | | | Patricia Andrew (Shooters) Tony Howard (ARP) Jim McDonald (Ind) |
| Logan | Labor | John Mickel | James Lister (Nat) | Jan Dawson | | Alan Dickson | Russell Leneham (Ind) |
| Lytton | Labor | Paul Lucas | Tony Murphy (Lib) | | Rob Wilson | Marianne Dickie | |
| Mackay | Labor | Tim Mulherin | Marcella Massie (Nat) | Barry Evans | | | Mike Ettridge (Ind) |
| Mansfield | Liberal | Phil Reeves | Frank Carroll (Lib) | Michael Harris-Gahan | Scott Alderson | Faye Carrington | |
| Maroochydore | National | Dan Siskind | Fiona Simpson (Nat) | Cheryl Parker | John Fitzgerald | Gaylene Bell | |
| Maryborough | Labor | Bob Dollin | Kevin Mahoney (Nat) | John Kingston | Sue Russell | | |
| Merrimac | Liberal | Robert Poole | Bob Quinn (Lib) | John Fairfax | | Colin O'Brien | |
| Mirani | National | Barry Gomersall | Ted Malone (Nat) | Edward Vaughan | | | Lawrence Hewitt (AFP) Steve Purtill (Shooters) |
| Moggill | Liberal | Laurie Lumsden | David Watson (Lib) | | Brett Sloan | Kirsty Fraser | |
| Mooloolah | Liberal | Marc Zande | Bruce Laming (Lib) | Roy Schell | Nicholas Redmond | | |
| Mount Coot-tha | Labor | Wendy Edmond | Rolene Orford (Lib) | | Dick Copeman | Alison Jensen | |
| Mount Gravatt | Labor | Judy Spence | Graham Quirk (Lib) | Richard Duffell | Rod Young | Ian Laing | Arthur Colebrook (ARP) |
| Mount Isa | Labor | Tony McGrady | Bill Baldwin (Nat) | Malcolm MacDonald | | | Ian Inglis (Shooters) Shirleen Webber (ARP) |
| Mount Ommaney | Liberal | Julie Attwood | Bob Harper (Lib) | Allan Gregory | Helen King | Natalia Infield | Peter Pyke (Ind) John Tiplady (Ind) |
| Mulgrave | National | Warren Pitt | Naomi Wilson (Nat) | Charles Rappolt | | Jo Gallo | |
| Mundingburra | Liberal | Lindy Nelson-Carr | Frank Tanti (Lib) | Trevor Elson | | | |
| Murrumba | Labor | Dean Wells | Susan Haskell (Lib) | Tony Cleaver | | Peter Kennedy | Mark Lewry (ARP) |
| Nerang | Liberal | Peter Burke | Ray Connor (Lib) | John Coyle | Jacquie Hughes | Lynne Grimsey | Richard Balcke (ARP) |
| Nicklin | National | Coleen Giles | Neil Turner (Nat) | Santo Ferraro | | Geoff Armstrong | Peter Wellington (Ind) |
| Noosa | Liberal | Don Sfiligoj | Bruce Davidson (Lib) | David Summers | Peter Sykes | | John Jones (Ind) Robert Logan (Ind) Eddie Taylor (CDP) |
| Nudgee | Labor | Neil Roberts | Paul Varley (Lib) | Wayne Whitney | Mike Stasse | | Keith Lane (ARP) |
| Redcliffe | Labor | Ray Hollis | Allan Sutherland (Lib) | Phil Knight | | | Terry Fleming (ARP) Bill Turner (Ind) |
| Redlands | National | John Budd | John Hegarty (Nat) | June Woodward | | Graham Jenkin | Don Ruwoldt (ARP) |
| Rockhampton | Labor | Robert Schwarten | Karen Mackay (Nat) | Len Timms | | Fay Lawrence | |
| Sandgate | Labor | Gordon Nuttall | Don Young (Lib) | Elizabeth Thurman | Peter Burgoyne | | Anne Hobbs (Ind) Fay Mills (ARP) |
| South Brisbane | Labor | Anna Bligh | Leo Tsimpikas (Lib) | Raymond Meiers | | Anthony Lee | Guy Freemarijuana (Ind) Chris Ray (ARP) Murray Swan (Ind) Coral Wynter (Ind) Mario Zocchi (AFP) |
| Southport | National | Peter Lawlor | Mick Veivers (Nat) | Jay Nauss | | John Huta | |
| Springwood | Liberal | Grant Musgrove | Luke Woolmer (Lib) | Neil Pitt | | Paul Thomson | Allan De Brenni (Ind) Mark Mackintosh (ARP) |
| Sunnybank | Labor | Stephen Robertson | Steven Huang (Lib) | Ken Lock | Andrew Grigg | | |
| Surfers Paradise | National | Steve Axe | Rob Borbidge (Nat) | Phil Connolly | Ray Schearer | | |
| Tablelands | National | Nigel Tucker | Tom Gilmore (Nat) | Shaun Nelson | | | |
| Thuringowa | Labor | Ken McElligott | Ross Contarino (Nat) David Moore (Lib) | Ken Turner | | Annette Reed | Lilian Malcolm (Ind) |
| Toowoomba North | National | Kerry Shine | Graham Healy (Nat) | Ron Davy | | | Barry Reid (ARP) |
| Toowoomba South | National | Andrew Isfree | Mike Horan (Nat) | Darryl Shoesmith | | | Andrew Chambers (ARP) |
| Townsville | Labor | Mike Reynolds | Joy Rutledge (Lib) | Ted Ive | | | Steve McGuire (ARP) Billy Tait (Ind) |
| Warrego | National | Elizabeth Pommer | Howard Hobbs (Nat) | Victor Espie | | | Sandy Kidd (Ind) Bev Salisbury (Shooters) |
| Warwick | National | Jeffrey Singleton | Lawrence Springborg (Nat) | Joan White | Kim Olsen | | |
| Waterford | Labor | Tom Barton | Aidan McLindon (Lib) | Jim Hebbard | | | |
| Western Downs | National | Ron Lockwood | Brian Littleproud (Nat) | Peter McLaren | | | |
| Whitsunday | Labor | Lorraine Bird | Ian Roebuck (Nat) | Harry Black | | | |
| Woodridge | Labor | Bill D'Arcy | Adam Young (Lib) | Leonce Kealy | | Robert Hernandez | |
| Yeronga | Labor | Matt Foley | John Webster (Lib) | Vanessa Pacitto | Stephen Burchall | | Rick Stapleton (ARP) |