A state by-election was held in

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on 13 October 2007 to fill the vacancy in the

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electoral district of Brisbane Central, formerly held by

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member and former Premier

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, who resigned on 14 September 2007. The

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coalition failed to stand a candidate in the by-election. A total of six candidates stood in the election.

Grace Grace Ignazia Graziella "Grace" Grace (née Farfaglia; born 12 August 1958) is an Australian politician from the state of Queensland. She has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the seat of McConnel and its predecessor seat, ...

held the seat for Labor with slightly over 50% of the vote, negating the need for the count to go to preferences. In the absence of a Liberal-National coalition candidate, the party with the largest gains were

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, who scored a swing in their favour of 14.83%.Greens take heart from Brisbane by-election showing
''ABC News'', 14 October 2007

Results

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External links

All You Need To Know : 2007 Brisbane Central By-Election
from ''Electoral Commission Queensland'' Brisbane Central state by-election Queensland state by-elections Central state by-election, 2007 Brisbane Central state by-election {{australia-election-stub

Results

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