Ferny Grove is one of the 89 electoral districts for the

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in Australia. Located in northwest

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, it is named for the suburb of Ferny Grove. It was first created in 1992, and was represented by

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from its creation until the

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, in which the LNP won with a 59.5 percent two-party vote. The election is notable for having decided the 2015 state election. Labor won the seat back on a swing of 10 percent, just barely what it needed to take the seat off the LNP. However, the

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candidate for Ferny Grove, Mark Taverner, was revealed to be an undischarged bankrupt and therefore ineligible to run. The revelation spurred speculation that a

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would be needed to resolve the seat. However, ABC election analyst

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believed that the Ferny Grove outcome and potential by-election will not affect who forms government. The Ferny Grove tally later indicated that the Palmer candidate did not have an effect on the outcome of the election, dampening chances of the

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ordering a by-election. The

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initially indicated it would refer the situation to the Court of Disputed Returns. However, on 13 February, when it declared the results of all outstanding seats, the commission said it would not refer the Ferny Grove result to the court. This made Ferny Grove the 44th seat won by Labor, formally clearing the way for Labor leader

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to form a minority government.

Members for Ferny Grove

Election results

References

External links

Electorate Profile
(Antony Green, ABC) {{Electoral districts of Queensland Ferny Grove