Members Of The Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1986–1989
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This is a list of members of the 45th
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 ...
from 1986 to 1989, as elected at the 1986 state election held on 1 November 1986. : On 9 April 1987, the National member for
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, Doug Jennings, died. National Party candidate Mick Veivers won the resulting by-election on 20 June 1987. : On 1 December 1987, the National member for Barambah and former Premier,
Joh Bjelke-Petersen Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen (13 January 191123 April 2005), known as Joh Bjelke-Petersen, was a conservative Australian politician. He was the longest-serving and longest-lived premier of Queensland, holding office from 1968 to 1987, during ...
, resigned.
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(CEC) candidate
Trevor Perrett Trevor John Perrett (born 2 August 1941 in Kingaroy, Queensland) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1988 to 1998, representing the electorate of Barambah. Perrett was elected at th ...
won the resulting by-election on 16 April 1988. Perrett subsequently quit the CEC and joined the National Party in December 1988. : On 24 May 1988, the National member for
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,
Russ Hinze Russell James Hinze (19 June 1919 – 29 June 1991) was a politician in Queensland, Australia, in the 1970s and 1980s. He presided over an era of controversy that included the setting up of the Racing Development Fund, ministerial re-zonings an ...
, resigned following revelations of official corruption at the
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. National Party candidate Judy Gamin won the resulting by-election on 28 August 1988. : On 27 September 1988, the Labor member for Manly, Eric Shaw, resigned from the Labor Party following his loss of endorsement to contest the 1989 election. He served out the remainder of his term as an independent. : On 20 January 1989, the National member for
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,
Don Lane Don Lane (born Morton Donald Isaacson, 13 November 1933 – 22 October 2009) was an American-born talk show host and singer, best known for his television career in Australia, especially for hosting ''Tonight with Don Lane'' and '' The Don Lane ...
, resigned following criminal proceedings resulting from the
Fitzgerald Inquiry The Commission of Inquiry into Possible Illegal Activities and Associated Police Misconduct (the Fitzgerald Inquiry; 1987–1989) into Queensland Police corruption was a judicial inquiry presided over by Tony Fitzgerald QC. The inquiry resulted ...
. Liberal Party candidate
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won the resulting by-election on 13 May 1989. : On 3 June 1989, the member for
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and
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of the Assembly, Lin Powell, left the National Party. He served out the remainder of his term as an independent. : On 9 November 1989, shortly after the 1989 election had been called, the member for
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, Geoff Muntz, left the National Party. He served out the remainder of his term as an independent.


See also

* 1986 Queensland state election *Premiers: **
Joh Bjelke-Petersen Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen (13 January 191123 April 2005), known as Joh Bjelke-Petersen, was a conservative Australian politician. He was the longest-serving and longest-lived premier of Queensland, holding office from 1968 to 1987, during ...
( National Party) (1968–1987) ** Mike Ahern ( National Party) (1987–1989) **
Russell Cooper Theo Russell Cooper (born 4 February 1941) is a former Australian National Party politician. He was Premier of Queensland for a period of 73 days, from 25 September 1989 to 7 December 1989. His loss at the state election of 1989 ended 32 yea ...
( National Party) (1989)


References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1986-1989 Members of Queensland parliaments by term 20th-century Australian politicians