2012 Queensland state election

The 2012 Queensland state election was held on 24 March 2012 to elect the 89 members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. It was conducted by the Electoral Commission of Queensland.

2012 Queensland state election

24 March 2012 (2012-03-24)
All 89 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 45 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	91.00% ( 0.07 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Campbell Newman Anna Bligh Aidan McLindon Party Liberal National Labor Katter's Australian Leader's seat Ashgrove (won seat) South Brisbane Beaudesert (lost seat) Last election 34 seats 51 seats 0 seats Seats before 33 seats 51 seats 1 seat Seats won 78 7 2 Seat change 45 44 1 Popular vote 1,214,553 652,092 282,098 Percentage 49.7% 26.7% 11.5% Swing 8.1 15.6 11.5 TPP 62.8% 37.2% TPP swing 13.7 13.7
Winning margin by electorate.
Premier before election Anna Bligh Labor Elected Premier Campbell Newman Liberal National

The incumbent Labor government, led by Premier Anna Bligh, tried to win a ninth term in government. It lost to the Liberal National Party (LNP), led by Campbell Newman, in a landslide. It was a wipeout loss for the Labor Party, which only won seven seats, its worst ever seat total. Newman won the largest majority government in Queensland history.