The Borbidge Ministry was a Ministry of the Government of Queensland , led by National Party Premier Rob Borbidge and his deputy, Liberal leader Joan Sheldon . It commenced on 19 February 1996 after the Goss Ministry , led by Premier Wayne Goss of the Labor Party , resigned following the loss of the Mundingburra by-election two weeks earlier. The Coalition party leaders were sworn in by the Governor of Queensland as a two-member cabinet. A week later, on 26 February 1996, they resigned so that a full ministry could be sworn in. The Borbidge Ministry was followed by the Beattie Ministry on 26 June 1998 upon the Government's defeat at the 1998 election .
15-892: On 26 February 1996, a full ministry of 18 cabinet ministers (consisting of 12 Nationals and 6 Liberals) and 3 parliamentary secretaries was sworn in. It served until the end of the Ministry on 26 June 1998 following the 1998 election . Blue entries indicate members of the Liberal Party. Premier Deputy Premier Treasurer Minister for the Arts Leader of the House Attorney-General Minister for Justice Minister for Police and Corrective Services Minister for Racing Minister for Health Minister for Education Minister for Economic Development and Trade Minister assisting
30-624: A major campaign issue, with eventual poor results for the Liberals attributed to opposition from many of their traditional voters over their decision not to put One Nation last on preferences. Borbidge had been well aware of the threat from One Nation. He tried to have One Nation preferenced last on Coalition how-to-vote cards. However, the national Liberal and National organisations pressured their Queensland counterparts to preference One Nation ahead of Labor. They apparently thought that One Nation's populism would peel off enough Labor voters to allow
45-443: A more definite majority, Borbidge called a new election on 19 May 1998. Although early polling showed the government to be strongly competitive with Labor, led by Peter Beattie , later polls saw Labor gain a substantial lead. However, the debate between the two parties was rapidly sidelined by One Nation's emerging support. Formed in 1997 by federal Independent MP for Oxley Pauline Hanson , One Nation gained significant support on
60-588: A platform of economic nationalism, anti-immigration sentiments and opposition to native title. Its platform was particularly well received in the Nationals' heartland of rural Queensland; indeed, at the time the writs were dropped, there had been fears over the past two years that One Nation would sweep the Nationals out of existence. One Nation stood candidates in 79 seats, all largely political novices. The issue of preference allocations to One Nation, under Queensland's optional preferential voting (OPV) system, became
75-590: A result, while the Coalition scored an overall eight-seat swing, it only won nine seats in greater Brisbane , allowing Labor to hold on to power with a majority of one seat. On 8 December 1995, the Court of Disputed Returns threw out the results in Mundingburra , which Labor's Ken Davies had won by 16 votes, after it was discovered that 22 overseas military personnel were denied the chance to vote. This forced
90-525: The Australian state of Queensland on 13 June 1998 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly . The result of the election was a second consecutive hung parliament , with the Labor Party forming minority government after receiving the support of independent Peter Wellington . This election was the first in which One Nation supporters were elected to state Parliament, with
105-455: The National / Liberal Coalition under Rob Borbidge . The Queensland Nationals and Liberals were contesting their first election as a coalition in 15 years, having renewed their agreement midway through Goss' second term. The Coalition actually won a majority of the two-party preferred vote . However, most of that vote was wasted on landslide margins in the Nationals' rural heartland. As
120-510: The Coalition to win another term. One Nation won 11 seats and finished second (after preferences) in 23 seats. Seven of One Nation's seats would have gone to Labor had it not been for leakage of Coalition preferences; had Labor won those seats, it would have been able to form government in its own right. Although the Coalition Government initially enjoyed strong levels of support subsequent to assuming office in 1996 , support
135-1038: The Premier Minister for Small Business and Industry Minister for Tourism Minister for Environment and Heritage Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Fisheries and Forestry Minister for Local Government and Planning Minister for Training Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Natural Resources Minister for Transport Minister for Main Roads Minister for Public Works and Housing Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Sport Minister for Families Minister for Youth and Community Care Mark Stoneman Tony Fitzgerald Dr David Watson (until 28 April 1997) Bob Harper (from 8 May 1997) Naomi Wilson (until 16 February 1998) Graham Healy (from 16 February 1998) 1998 Queensland state election Rob Borbidge National/Liberal coalition Peter Beattie Labor Elections were held in
150-561: The controversial party winning 11 seats. With nearly 23% of the vote, One Nation gained a higher percentage of the vote than any other third party (i.e. not Labor, Coalition , or independents) at the state or territory level since Federation. This was also the only election at which a third party gained more votes than both the Liberal Party and the National Party considered separately. Unlike in previous elections, no attempt
165-426: The disputed seat of Mundingburra, which the Liberals won on a modest swing. The balance of power rested with newly elected Independent MLA Liz Cunningham , who announced her support for the Coalition. Goss resigned, and Nationals leader Rob Borbidge was appointed as Premier. The Borbidge government's popularity suffered in the later part of its term due to the federal Howard government's GST plans. Seeking to create
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#1732787582975180-472: The narrowest margins of any Australian election. The National–Liberal Coalition won a slim majority of the two-party vote. However, the Coalition's majority was wasted on massive landslides in its rural heartland, while Labor won 31 seats in Brisbane . Labor Premier Wayne Goss ' government thus clung to life by a single seat. This was brought undone when the Court of Disputed Returns ordered a new election in
195-405: The swing to One Nation. 1995 Queensland state election Wayne Goss Labor Wayne Goss Labor Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 15 July 1995 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly . The Labor Party , which had been in power since the 1989 election and led by Premier Wayne Goss , was elected to a third term, defeating
210-541: Was made to calculate the statewide two-party preferred vote (2PP), because the One Nation vote was so high that any 2PP result would have been meaningless. A few months after the election, the One Nation member for Mulgrave , Charles Rappolt resigned. Labor won the ensuing by-election, allowing it to form government with a bare majority of 45 seats. The previous state election (1995) had resulted in one of
225-513: Was quickly lost. From 1997, Labor opened a consistent, albeit narrow, lead in the polls and by 1998 Labor was enjoying a commanding lead. The Coalition was eventually disadvantaged by what was commonly deemed to be poor government performance and the rapid rise of One Nation support, which under the state's optional preferential voting, fractured the Conservative vote. The Coalition vote significantly plummeted, whilst Labor essentially withstood
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