Candidates of the 2006 Queensland state election

This article provides details on candidates preselected for the 2006 Queensland state election which was held on 9 September 2006.

## By-elections

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* On 20 August 2005, Terry Rogers (Liberal) was elected to succeed Ray Hollis (Labor), who resigned on 21 July 2005, as the member for Redcliffe.
* On 20 August 2005, Michael Caltabiano (Liberal) was elected to succeed Terry Mackenroth (Labor), who resigned on 25 July 2005, as the member for Chatsworth.
* On 1 April 2006, Alex Douglas (National) was elected to succeed Robert Poole (Labor), who resigned on 28 February 2006, as the member for Gaven.

## Retiring Members

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### Labor

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* Tom Barton (Waterford)
* Darryl Briskey (Cleveland)
* Lesley Clark (Barron River)
* Nita Cunningham (Bundaberg)
* Jim Fouras (Ashgrove)
* Don Livingstone (Ipswich West)
* Tony McGrady (Mount Isa)
* Gordon Nuttall (Sandgate)
* Henry Palaszczuk (Inala)
* Terry Sullivan (Stafford)

### Liberal

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* Bob Quinn (Robina)

### National

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* Marc Rowell (Hinchinbrook)

## Legislative Assembly

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.

Electorate  | Held by  | Labor candidate  | Coalition candidate  | Greens candidate  | Other candidates

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Albert | Labor | Margaret Keech | Karen Woodrow (Lib) | Marella Pettinato | Jonathan Eaton (FFP)
Algester | Labor | Karen Struthers | William Tan (Lib) | Gary Crocker |
Ashgrove | Labor | Kate Jones | Glenn Kiddle (Lib) | Dean Love |
Aspley | Labor | Bonny Barry | Tracy Davis (Lib) | James White | Bruce Kent (Ind)
Barron River | Labor | Steve Wettenhall | Stephen Welsh (Lib) | Denis Walls | Peter Todd (Ind)
Beaudesert | National | Brett Raguse | Kev Lingard (Nat) | Andy Grodecki |
Brisbane Central | Labor | Peter Beattie | Craig Thomas (Lib) | Larissa Waters |
Broadwater | Labor | Peta-Kaye Croft | John Caris (Lib) | Julie-Ann Teluk | Maurie Carroll (Ind)
Lesley Millar (ONP)
Bulimba | Labor | Pat Purcell | Angela Julian-Armitage (Lib) | Howard Nielsen |
Bundaberg | Labor | Sonja Cleary | Jack Dempsey (Nat) | Willy Bach |
Bundamba | Labor | Jo-Ann Miller | Paul Cole (Lib) | Jim Prentice | Greg McMahon (Ind)
Burdekin | National | Steve Rodgers | Rosemary Menkens (Nat) | Anja Light | Amanda Nickson (FFP)
Burleigh | Labor | Christine Smith | Michael Hart (Lib) | Mike Beale |
Burnett | National | Denise Williams | Rob Messenger (Nat) |  |
Cairns | Labor | Desley Boyle | Wendy Richardson (Lib) | Steven Nowakowski | Michael Mansfield (Ind)
Peter Sandercock (Ind)
Callide | National | Mikey Oliver | Jeff Seeney (Nat) |  |
Caloundra | Liberal | Tony Moor | Mark McArdle (Lib) | Dave Norris |
Capalaba | Labor | Michael Choi | Trish Symons (Lib) | Greg Thomas |
Charters Towers | National | Bruce Scott | Shane Knuth (Nat) |  |
Chatsworth | Liberal | Chris Bombolas | Michael Caltabiano (Lib) | Elissa Jenkins |
Clayfield | Labor | Liddy Clark | Tim Nicholls (Lib) | Justin Wells | Erik Eriksen (Ind)
Brad Gradwell (Ind)
Cleveland | Labor | Phil Weightman | Andrew Trim (Lib) | Robyn Thomas | Shane Boese (Ind)
Cook | Labor | Jason O'Brien | Peter Scott (Nat) | Nev St John-Wood |
Cunningham | National | Nicholas Holiday | Stuart Copeland (Nat) | Rian Muller |
Currumbin | Liberal | Michael Riordan | Jann Stuckey (Lib) | Inge Light | Peter Findlay (FFP)
Darling Downs | National | David Nelson | Ray Hopper (Nat) |  | David Totenhoefer (FFP)
Everton | Labor | Rod Welford | Ken King (Lib) | Bruce Hallett | Dale Shuttleworth (FFP)
Ferny Grove | Labor | Geoff Wilson | Jamie Patterson (Lib) | Di Clark | Mark White (FFP)
Fitzroy | Labor | Jim Pearce | John Engwicht (Nat) |  | David Foster (Ind)
Gaven | National | Phil Gray | Alex Douglas (Nat) | Glen Ryman |
Gladstone | Independent | Chris Trevor | John Todd (Nat) |  | Liz Cunningham (Ind)
Glass House | Labor | Carolyn Male | Ken Piva (Nat) | Roger Callen | Justin Blowes (FFP)
Greenslopes | Labor | Gary Fenlon | Melina Morgan (Lib) | Darryl Rosin | Warren Simondson (Ind)
Gregory | National | Shane Guley | Vaughan Johnson (Nat) |  | Julie-Anne Evans (Ind)
Ross Grierson (FFP)
Gympie | Independent | Jonathan Persley | David Gibson (Nat) | Paul Marshall | Greg Houghton (ONP)
Elisa Roberts (Ind)
Beryl Spencer (FFP)
Hervey Bay | Labor | Andrew McNamara | Jan Rohozinski (Nat) | Matt Stevenson | Elizabeth Benson-Stott (FFP)
Peter Schuback (Ind)
Hinchinbrook | National | Steve Kilburn | Andrew Cripps (Nat) | Fay McKenzie |
Inala | Labor | Annastacia Palaszczuk | Peter Matic (Lib) | Bob East |
Indooroopilly | Labor | Ronan Lee | Peter Turner (Lib) | Judy Petroeschevsky |
Ipswich | Labor | Rachel Nolan | Simon Pointer (Lib) | Rob Spiers |
Ipswich West | Labor | Wayne Wendt | Sean Choat (Lib) | Bill Livermore | Brian Branch (Ind)
Barbara Brown (FFP)
Kallangur | Labor | Ken Hayward | Fiona Brydon (Nat) | Rachel Doherty |
Kawana | Labor | Chris Cummins | Steve Dickson (Lib) | Lindsay Holt |
Keppel | Labor | Paul Hoolihan | Mary Carroll (Nat) | John McKeon | Judy Canales (Ind)
Valle Checa (Ind)
Peter Draper (Ind)
Scott Kilpatrick (FFP)
Kurwongbah | Labor | Linda Lavarch | Terry Orreal (Nat) | Terry Jones |
Lockyer | National | John Kelly | Ian Rickuss (Nat) | Luc Myller | Helen Muller (FFP)
Logan | Labor | John Mickel | Belinda Goodwin (Nat) | Jessica Brown | Robert Prizen-Wood (FFP)
Lytton | Labor | Paul Lucas | Amanda Wiklund (Lib) | David Wyatt |
Mackay | Labor | Tim Mulherin | Craig Joy (Nat) | Michele Graham | Archie Julien (Ind)
Mansfield | Labor | Phil Reeves | Glen Ryan (Lib) | Gary McMahon | Geoff Grounds (FFP)
Maroochydore | National | Debbie Blumel | Fiona Simpson (Nat) | KC Robinson |
Maryborough | Independent | Peter Allen | Damien Tessmann (Nat) | Steve Walker | Chris Foley (Ind)
Mirani | National | Debrah Green | Ted Malone (Nat) |  | Rob Robinson (Ind)
Moggill | Liberal | Lisa Reyner | Bruce Flegg (Lib) | Geoff Munck |
Mount Coot-tha | Labor | Andrew Fraser | James Mackay (Lib) | Juanita Wheeler |
Mount Gravatt | Labor | Judy Spence | Nick Monsour (Lib) | Daniel Crute | J. F. Barnes (Ind)
Matt Darragh (FFP)
Mount Isa | Labor | Betty Kiernan | Roy Collins (Lib) |  | Merlin Manners (FFP)
Mount Ommaney | Labor | Julie Attwood | Bob Harper (Lib) | Jos Hall |
Mudgeeraba | Labor | Dianne Reilly | Ros Bates (Lib) | Gary Pead | James Tayler (FFP)
Mulgrave | Labor | Warren Pitt | Krista Dunford (Nat) |  |
Mundingburra | Labor | Lindy Nelson-Carr | Mick Reilly (Lib) | Jenny Stirling |
Murrumba | Labor | Dean Wells | Reg Gulley (Lib) | Michael Jeffrey | Terry Shaw (Ind)
Nanango | Independent | Mark Whittaker | John Bjelke-Petersen (Nat) |  | Trevor Dent (FFP)
Dorothy Pratt* (Ind)
Nicklin | Independent | Matt Rocks | Steve Morrison (Nat) | Katherine Webb | Peter Wellington (Ind)
Noosa | Labor | John O'Connor | Glen Elmes (Lib) | Jennie Harvie | John CHapman (FFP)
Cate Molloy (Ind)
John Rivett (Ind)
Nudgee | Labor | Neil Roberts | Max Swanson (Lib) | Noel Clothier |
Pumicestone | Labor | Carryn Sullivan | Shane Moon (Lib) | Lyn Dickinson |
Redcliffe | Liberal | Lillian van Litsenburg | Terry Rogers (Lib) | Peter Johnson |
Redlands | Labor | John English | Russell Biddle (Lib) | Brad Scott | John Hegarty (Ind)
Robina | Liberal | Elizabeth Pommer | Ray Stevens (Lib) | Lara Pape |
Rockhampton | Labor | Robert Schwarten | Robert Mills (Nat) |  |
Sandgate | Labor | Vicky Darling | Alan Boulton (Lib) | Peter Fagan | Sally Vincent (FFP)
South Brisbane | Labor | Anna Bligh | Lynne Jennings (Lib) | Gary Kane |
Southern Downs | National | Andrew Myles | Lawrence Springborg (Nat) |  |
Southport | Labor | Peter Lawlor | Bob Bennett (Nat) | Carla Brandon |
Springwood | Labor | Barbara Stone | Peter Collins (Lib) | Neil Cotter | Lesley Noah (Ind)
Stafford | Labor | Stirling Hinchliffe | Brad Carswell (Lib) | Sam Clifford |
Stretton | Labor | Stephen Robertson | Scott Furlong (Lib) | Jane Cajdler |
Surfers Paradise | Liberal | Guy Jones | John-Paul Langbroek (Lib) | Dean Hepburn |
Tablelands | One Nation | Denis McKinley | George Adil (Nat) | Paul Parker | Troy Howard (FFP)
Rosa Lee Long (ONP)
Thuringowa | Labor | Craig Wallace | Rod Hardacre (Nat) | Frank Reilly | Bill Hankin (ONP)
Toowoomba North | Labor | Kerry Shine | Lyle Shelton (Nat) | Greg Keane | Archie Franz (FFP)
George Westgarth (Ind)
Toowoomba South | National | Frank Burke | Mike Horan (Nat) | Christine Tuppurainen | Peter Hicks (FFP)
Townsville | Labor | Mike Reynolds | Jessica Weber (Lib) | John Boucher | Steve Todeschini (Ind)
Warrego | National | Marlene Johansen | Howard Hobbs (Nat) |  | Troy Kusters (FFP)
Ruth Spencer (Ind)
Waterford | Labor | Evan Moorhead | Tracey Elson (Lib) | Stan Cajdler | Sue Price (Ind)
Whitsunday | Labor | Jan Jarratt | Paul Joice (Nat) | Masha Marjanovich | Mike Stone (Ind)
Woodridge | Labor | Desley Scott | Sarina Patane (Lib) | John Reddington | Jamie Pentsa (FFP)
Yeerongpilly | Labor | Simon Finn | Marie Jackson (Lib) | Sean McConnell |

## See also

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* Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2004-2006
* 2006 Queensland state election

## References

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* Liberal candidates
* National candidates
* Greens candidates
* ALP candidates
* Family First candidates
* Poll Bludger Queensland Election Page