A by-election was held in the

Legislative Assembly of Queensland The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembl ...

seat of

Bundamba Bundamba is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Bundamba had a population of 6,514 people. Geography The Bremer River forms the western part of the suburb's northern boundary. The Warrego Highway enters ...

on 5 February 2000. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting

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member

Bob Gibbs Robert Brian Gibbs (born June 14, 1954) is an American farmer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. On April 6, 2022, Gibbs announced he was not seeking reelection. ...

. It was held concurrently with the Woodridge state by-election. The seat was retained by Labor Party with the election of candidate

Jo-Ann Miller Jo-Ann Roslyn Miller (born 22 August 1958) is an Australian politician. She was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland between February 2000 and February 2020, representing the electorate of Bundamba. Miller entered pa ...

Background

first entered parliament at the 1977 state election when he was elected as the

member for the seat of

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. Wolston was abolished at the 1992 state election, partly replaced by the new seat of

which Gibbs won and held thereafter. Typically a safe Labor seat, the rise of One Nation at the 1998 state election made the contest for Bundamba closer than usual; Gibbs prevailed with 56.2% of the

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vote. On 14 December 2000, Gibbs announced his resignation from parliament in order to become Queensland's North American Trade Commissioner.

Results

In the absence of a One Nation candidate—Heather Hill represented the One Nation breakaway faction that would later be registered as the

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—the major parties' share of the vote increased. Consequently, the seat reverted to its typical safe Labor status.

Aftermath

Labor's retention of Bundamba and Woodridge meant that the government of

Peter Beattie Peter Douglas Beattie (born 18 November 1952) is an Australian former politician who served as the 36th Premier of Queensland, in office from 1998 to 2007. He was the state leader of the Labor Party from 1996 to 2007. Beattie was born in Sy ...

retained its one-seat majority in parliament.

References

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Background

Results

Aftermath

See also

References