A
by-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
was conducted for the
Queensland Legislative Assembly
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 Assembly ...
seat of
Toowoomba South on 16 July 2016, following the 29 April resignation of
LNP MP
John McVeigh. McVeigh resigned after he was preselected as the LNP candidate for the federal division of
Groom at the
2016 federal election.
Nominations
The six candidates in ballot paper order are as follows:
Result
References
External links
Electoral Commission Queensland: 2016 Toowoomba South By-ElectionABC Elections: 2016 Toowoomba South by-election
2016 elections in Australia
Queensland state by-elections
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