2024 Queensland state election
The 2024 Queensland state election is scheduled to be held on 26 October 2024 to elect all members to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland pursuant to the "Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment Act 2015". As a result of the 2016 Queensland term length referendum, the term of the parliament will run for four years. Electoral system. Queensland has compulsory voting and uses full-preference instant-runoff voting for single-member electorates. The election will be conducted by the Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ). The party or coalition that wins the majority of seats (at least 47 ) will form the government. If no majority emerges then the party or coalition that wins a plurality of seats will form government. The party or coalition that wins the second highest number of seats forms the opposition, with the remaining parties and independents candidates being allocated to the cross bench. The Queensland Parliament is the only unicameral state parliament in Australia, composed of the Legislative Assembly. The upper house, the "Queensland Legislative Council" was abolished in 1922. Key dates. The election will be for all 93 members of the Legislative Assembly. Pursuant to "Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment Act 2015  Queensland has fixed terms, with all elections following this election held every 4 years on the last Saturday of October. The Governor may call an election earlier than scheduled if the Government does not maintain confidence, or the annual appropriation bill fails to pass.