Queensland state elections

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Queensland state elections are periodic democratic contests in which voters choose representatives to the Queensland Parliament and ultimately determine who will govern the Australian state of Queensland.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf democratic process
election
state election
administeredBy Electoral Commission of Queensland
ballotType secret ballot
campaignRegulation Queensland electoral law
chamberName Legislative Assembly
compulsoryVoting yes
country Australia
determine Premier of Queensland
composition of the Queensland Government
elect Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Parliament of Queensland
surface form: Queensland Parliament
electoralDivisionsCalled electoral districts
electoralRollManagedBy Electoral Commission of Queensland
electoralSystem full preferential voting
firstElectionHeld 1860
fixedTermIntroduced 2016
frequency every four years
govern Queensland
surface form: Australian state of Queensland
governedBy Electoral Act 1992 (Queensland)
hasFeature independent electoral commission oversight
historicalUpperHouseAbolished 1922
jurisdiction Queensland
language English
legislativeChamberElected Legislative Assembly of Queensland
legislatureType unicameral
levelOfGovernment state
locatedIn Queensland
mainParties Australian Labor Party
surface form: Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)

Liberal National Party of Queensland
numberOfMembersElected 93
otherParties Katter's Australian Party
Pauline Hanson's One Nation
The Greens
partOf Australian state and territory elections
surface form: Australian electoral system
resultsDetermine party or coalition forming government
scope state-wide
termLength 4 years
termType fixed term
upperHouseElected none
usualMonthHeld October
votingAge 18 years and over
votingEligibility Australian citizens enrolled to vote in Queensland
votingMethod single-member districts
votingOptions in-person voting
postal voting
pre-poll voting
votingSystem instant-runoff voting

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Premier of Queensland associatedWith Queensland state elections