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Electoral Commission of Queensland official account. Provides media updates.
For further information visit our website at or call our customer service centre on 1300 881 665.
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The Electoral Commissioner declares the winners in the following 3 seats:
* Capalaba: Don Brown (ALP).
* Mermaid Beach: Ray Stevens (LNP).
* Toowoomba South: David Janetzki (LNP)
All 93 seats have now been declared. ALP:48 LNP:39 KAP:3 PHON: 1 GRN: 1 IND:1
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The Electoral Commissioner declares the winners in the following five seats:
* Maiwar: Michael Berkman (GRN)
* Mirani: Stephen Andrew (PHON)
* Mulgrave: Curtis Pitt (ALP)
* Murrumba: Steven Miles (ALP)
* Townsville: Scott Stewart (ALP)
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The Electoral Commissioner has issued a new Direction, which now prohibits anyone from directly distributing election materials at polling booths.
Materials may be provided to booth supervisors for display at the booth:
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Almost 930,000 people voted today in Queensland’s State general election, 1.29 million people early voted and over 400,000 postal votes have already been returned to the ECQ. Final turnout will be determined after the return of postal votes and scrutiny of declaration votes.
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The Electoral Commission of Qld declares:
Leeanne Enoch (ALP) wins seat of Algester;
Jo-Ann Miller (ALP) wins seat of Bundamba;
Glenn Butcher (ALP) wins seat of Gladstone;
Cameron Dick (ALP) wins seat of Woodridge.
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Our call centre is receiving an unprecedented volume of calls this morning. Please be patient as we are working hard to answer your calls.
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Thank you Queensland! Polls are now closed and counting can begin. Preliminary results will be posted on the ECQ website as the counts come in, from around 7pm.
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The ECQ has extended opening hours at almost 130 early voting centres! Centres will be open until 9pm tonight, from 9am to 9pm tomorrow as well as next Wednesday and Thursday. You can also vote from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 21 March here:
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The ‘democracy sausage’ sizzles again!
The ECQ has confirmed sausage sizzles and other fundraising events can proceed on election day, as long as organisers follow relevant COVID-19 regulations.
More information on the ECQ website:
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The Electoral Commission of Queensland declares:
* Grace Grace (ALP) wins the seat of McConnel;
* Mark Ryan (ALP) wins the seat of Morayfield;
* Leanne Linard (ALP) wins the seat of Nudgee;
* Mark Robinson (LNP) wins the seat of Oodgeroo.
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Only 2 hours left until polling booths close!
Polling booths for the State general election close at 6pm. If you are still in line at 6pm, stay in line! You will be able to vote if you are in the queue by 6pm.
Find your closest polling booth here:
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The Electoral Commissioner declares the winners in the following seats:
* Macalister: Melissa McMahon (ALP)
* Mackay: Julieanne Gilbert (ALP)
* Mansfield: Corrine McMillan (ALP)
* Miller: Mark Bailey (ALP)
* Mount Ommaney: Jess Pugh (ALP)
* Mudgeeraba: Ros Bates (LNP)
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The ECQ has formally announced the 2020 local government elections.
Election day will be Saturday 28 March 2020.
The close of the electoral roll is Friday 28 February 2020.
The close of nominations for candidates is Tuesday 3 March at 12:00pm.
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QLD Chief Health Officer says voting in the 2020 local government elections is “perfectly safe”:
• bring your own pen or pencil
• keep 1.5 metres from others
• use hand sanitiser
Find your nearest polling booth here: or PDF:
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The ECQ has formally declared the successful candidate for Inala in the State general election as Annastacia Palaszczuk.
View the results on the ECQ website here:
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The ECQ has received over 745,000 postal vote applications for the State general election.
Postal vote applications close on Friday, 16 October. Apply now: .
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More than 140,000 electors voted in the first hour of election day, with over 820,000 votes cast by 4.00pm today.
Read the SGE update here:
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The ECQ has formally declared the successful candidate for Gladstone in the State general election as Glenn Butcher.
View the results on the ECQ website here: .
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The Electoral Commission declares the winner in the seat of Barron River is Craig Crawford (ALP).
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The ECQ has seen some misinformation circulating about eligibility for telephone voting.
Telephone voting is a limited service specifically for our most vulnerable citizens. Find out more about eligibility here:
If you are able, vote in person.
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The Electoral Commissioner has declared the winner in the following seat:
1.Thuringowa: Aaron Harper (ALP).
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As at 3.30pm this afternoon, a record more than 100,000 electors have attended one of the 200 early voting centres on the first day of early voting in the 2020 State general election.
Read the SGE update here:
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The ECQ has formally declared the successful candidate for the Stretton by-election: James Martin.
View the results here:
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The Electoral Commissioner has declared the winner of the following seat:
* Mundingburra: Coralee O'Rourke (ALP)
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Voting for the State general election has now finished.
If you are in line, you can still vote. The unofficial preliminary count will begin shortly.
The formal count will commence tomorrow, 1 November.
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Postal vote applications for the State general election opened today. By 5pm, the ECQ had received over 35,000 postal vote applications.
Apply for a postal vote: . Postal vote applications will be open until Friday, 16 October.
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@ariadne_quinn
@ShiannonC
Hi all, apologies. The Electoral Act 1992 requires the ECQ to provide candidates with a copy of the voter roll prior to an election period. The roll includes an elector’s surname, given name and address. We do not provide phone numbers or email addresses. Thank you, ECQ
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Today, the Electoral Commission of Queensland received a writ for the State general election issued by His Excellency the Governor of Queensland.
Election day is Saturday, 31 October 2020 and early voting starts from 19 October 2020.
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The local government elections will proceed on 28 March, with early polling centres open till 6pm tomorrow and Friday, and 9pm on Wednesday and Thursday.
Find out more about the progress of the local government elections:
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Over one million people have early voted for the State general election, with a day and a half of early voting to go before election day!
Most early voting centres are open until 9pm tonight. Keep it up Queensland!
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Almost 2 million votes have been counted tonight in the preliminary, unofficial count. Counting will resume at 9am tomorrow. Follow the results here: .
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The ECQ has formally declared the successful candidate in Hervey Bay. The results for all 93 electorates are now declared.
View the results on the ECQ website here:
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Early voting for the 2020 State general election has broken Queensland records, with more than 740,000 electors already casting their vote. This matches the total number of early voters in the 2017 State general election.
Read the SGE update here:
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Queensland's Chief Health Officer has reassured Queenslanders that there is no risk going to vote on Saturday.
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The ECQ has received over 611,000 postal vote applications for the State general election.
Postal vote applications close on Friday, 16 October. Apply now: .
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The Electoral Commission of Queensland declares the following results from the 2017 State election:
* Steve Minnikin (LNP) wins the seat of Chatsworth;
* Yvette D'Ath (ALP) wins the seat of Redcliffe.
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The ECQ has formally declared the successful candidate for Algester in the State general election as Leeanne Enoch.
View the results on the ECQ website here:
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As at 3:30pm, nearly 100,000 electors had voted today. This brings the total number of early votes cast to almost 360,000. Booths will be open until 6pm this evening and from 9am to 9pm tomorrow.
Read the SGE update here:
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This morning the Electoral Commissioner visited Government House to return the 2020 State general election writ to His Excellency, the Governor of Queensland.
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The ECQ has formally declared the successful candidate for Woodridge in the State general election as Cameron Dick.
View the results on the ECQ website here:
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@QldGreens
Hello, yes, electors can vote in person even if they applied for a postal vote. Thank you, ECQ.
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The ECQ has received over 679,000 postal vote applications for the State general election.
Postal vote applications close on Friday, 16 October. Apply now: .
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As at 8.30pm, the ECQ had counted approximately 1,000,000 votes as part of the unofficial preliminary count. This is 400,000 votes per hour. The official count will start tomorrow.
Follow the count on the ECQ website here:
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Today was the biggest day to date for early voting. As at 5.30pm, nearly 120,000 electors had cast their votes with booths staying open until 9pm this evening. Bringing the total number of early voters to over 870,000.
More about the LGE here:
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ECQ declares Kara Cook as winner of Brisbane's Morningside Ward councillor by-election.
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Queensland – the Sunshine State! ☀
Stormy weather is forecast tomorrow in certain regions in Queensland, so we encourage you to vote today if you can!
Most early voting centres are open until 6pm tonight:
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More than 1.3 million Queenslanders have voted early, or will receive a postal vote.
Find out more about the progress of the local government elections:
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Postal vote applications for the 2020 Queensland State general election will open from 14 September to 16 October.
More information found on the ECQ website:
Plan the way you'll have your say.
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The ECQ has formally declared the successful candidate for the Callide by-election: Bryson Head.
View the result here:
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Technical issues are slowing the display of count results on the ECQ website. Our team is still working on resolving them. The preliminary count has proceeded as expected and the official count begins tomorrow. Results will be available on the website as soon as possible.
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Early voting starts today! There will be early voting every day this week, including Saturday, 24 October.
Check the ECQ website for the opening hours of the early voting centre near you: .
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The writ for the 2017 State election is returned to Queensland Govenor Paul de Jersey by Electoral Commissioner Walter van der Merwe & Assistant Electoral Commissioner Dermot Tiernan.
This afternoon the Electoral Commissioner returned the
#Qldvotes2017
Writ upon which the names of the 93 Members elected to the 56th
#Qld
Parliament were handwritten
@ECQInfo
#qldpol
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The Electoral Commission of Queensland supports
#WhiteRibbonDay
2018.
Its mission is to change attitudes & behaviours that support or excuse violence against women.
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As at 3:30pm, more than 78,000 electors have voted today, bringing the total number of early votes cast so far to over 850,000.
Read the SGE update here:
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We have processed over 570 000 postal vote applications and all these ballots have now been sent out.
Fill them in and return them as soon as they arrive, to make sure your vote counts.
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If you are having trouble lodging your application for postal voting, you can email us your details. We need some specific information to make it a formal application, see our website //bit.ly/2020QLGE to find out what information you will need to provide, and where to send it.
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Early voting centres are open for another 4 hours this afternoon!
If you’re looking for something to do after lunch, visit your local early voting centre and vote!
Find your early voting centre here: .
Election day is 31 October.
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The Qld State Election will be held on 25 November 2017.
Make sure you're enrolled to vote
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@virgotweet
@gettojim54
@wolftickler2000
@AusElectoralCom
Hi, the Electoral Act 1992 requires the ECQ to provide candidates with a copy of the electoral roll prior to an election period, it does not include email or phone details. FYI, ACMA has information about political telemarketing and spam . Thanks ECQ.
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As at 5pm, more than 67,000 electors had voted today, bringing the total number of early votes cast so far to over 667,000.
Early voting resumes Monday, 26 October at 9am.
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630,000 completed postal ballots have been received by the ECQ, more than two-thirds of the postal votes sent out to voters.
Read the SGE update here:
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The Electoral Commissioner has provided additional guidance on the display of how-to-vote cards and election materials at polling booths.
Read the Direction: and additional guidance here:
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Candidate nominations for the State general election are closed.
Candidate details will be on the ECQ website following the ballot paper order draw at 2:30pm:
Aurukun-by election candidate nominations close tomorrow, Monday 12 October at noon.
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Electoral Commissioner of Qld officially declares
Andrew Antoniolli as winner of the Ipswich City Council mayoral by-election.
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Early voting centres are open today from 9am to 5pm!
Find your early voting centre: .
Plan the way you’ll have your say.
Election day is Saturday, 31 October.
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As at 5pm, over 100,000 electors had cast their votes on the fourth day of early voting, bringing the total number of early voters to approximately 400,000.
To find out more about the progress of the local government elections, check out our daily update:
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As at 3:30pm, more than 99,000 electors have voted in the last day of early voting, bringing the total number of early votes cast so far to over 1,210,000.
Read the SGE update here:
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The Electoral Commission of Queensland has a new logo! It is the first update from the original logo since 1992, when the organisation was created.
The new logo is a modern representation of Queensland, of our unity, diversity and democracy.
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The Electoral Commission of Qld officially declares the following results from the 2017 State election:
* Michael Hart (LNP) wins the seat of Burleigh;
*Tim Mander (LNP) wins the seat of Everton;
* Tony Perrett (LNP) wins the seat of Gympie.
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Social distancing in place as counting resumed this morning in the 2020 local government elections.
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The Electoral Commissioner declares the winners in the following seats:
* Bonney: Sam O'Connor (LNP)
* Burdekin: Dale Last (LNP)
* Coomera: Michael Crandon (LNP)
* Gaven: Meaghan Scanlon (ALP)
* Ipswich: Jennifer Howard (ALP)
* Kurwongbah: Shane King (ALP)
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The polling booth at Rosewood State High School in Ipswich will be closed for approximately an hour following the recent hail storm.
We'll let you know when the booth reopens. Find an alternative polling booth here: .
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The Electoral Commission of Queensland declares the following results from the 2017 State election:
* Andrew Powell (LNP) wins the seat of Glass House;
* Fiona Simpson (LNP) wins the seat of Maroochydore.
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Early voting soars, voting times extended - media release on ECQ website here:
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The ECQ is recruiting Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers for the Local Government Quadrennial Elections, due to be held on 28 March 2020.
The role is for 8-10 weeks. See the position descriptions here: Applications close 22 April 2019.
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Around 85 per cent of votes have been counted, with postal, absent and declaration votes continuing to join the count.
Read the SGE update here:
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Today is election day Queensland! The ECQ knows Queensland is a big state (1.853 million square kms) and stormy weather is forecast in some areas today. Polling will be open come rain or shine from 8am to 6pm. We encourage you to vote early, and bring a brolly!
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440,000 postal votes have been received back by the ECQ nearly half of those issued for the State general election.
Read the SGE update here:
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The ECQ is currently receiving a high volume of calls, and callers may experience significant wait time.
You can apply for a postal vote online: . Applications will be open until Friday, 16 October.
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The ECQ has formally declared the successful candidate for the Rockhampton Regional Council Mayoral by-election as Tony Williams.
View the results on the ECQ website here:
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Do you live overseas?
Overseas electors can telephone vote in the State general election. More information about telephone voting: . Register for telephone voting from Monday, 19 October and cast your ballot up to 6pm AEST election day, Saturday, 31 October
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The ECQ has received over 523,000 postal vote applications for the State general election.
Postal vote applications close on Friday, 16 October. Apply now: .
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@BMDD10
@BilBildel
Good morning, thank you for contacting the ECQ. If you want to report this formally, please email complaints
@ecq
.qld.gov.au. Thank you, ECQ.
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The ECQ has received over 425,000 postal vote applications for the State general election.
Postal vote applications close on Friday, 16 October. Apply now: .
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As at 3:30pm, more than 83,000 electors had voted today, bringing the total number of early votes cast so far to around 459,000.
Read the SGE update here:
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The ECQ has received 170,000 postal vote applications for the State general election.
Postal vote applications close on Friday, 16 October. Apply now: .
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More than 1 million Queenslanders have cast their votes at early voting centres across the state.
Find out more about the progress of the local government elections:
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ECQ needs you!
We are seeking expressions of interest from people who want to work at the local government elections in 2020.
We know we’re starting early, but we need more than 10,000 people to help us delivery democracy.
Find out more here:
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The successful candidates of Bundaberg, Cairns, Mermaid Beach, and Nicklin were declared today.
92 of 93 electorates have now been declared and the ECQ is expecting to be able to declare the final result over the weekend.
Read the SGE update here:
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More than half of Queensland's voters have already cast their vote ahead of tomorrow's polling day.
Find out more about the progress of the local government elections:
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Have your say today! Polling booths are open from 9am to 5pm today.
Early voting hours are also extended this week. Find your local polling booth:
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The ECQ has received over 332,000 postal vote applications for the State general election.
Postal vote applications close on Friday, 16 October. Apply now: .
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Want to vote quickly? Bring your Voter Information Card with you when you vote to help get you marked off the roll faster.
Find your nearest early voting centre here: or PDF:
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The Electroral Commission of Queensland declares:
* John-Paul Langbroek (LNP) wins the seat of Surfers Paradise;
* Robbie Katter (KAP) wins the seat of Traeger.
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The local government elections and Bundamba by-election electoral roll close TODAY at 5pm!
Check your enrolment here:
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More than 820,000 voters will receive a postal vote for the State general election. Read the SGE update here:
Postal vote applications close at 7pm. Apply now:
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