title: Candidates of the 2015 Queensland state election
text: # Candidates of the 2015 Queensland state election
  
  The 2015 Queensland state election was held on 31 January 2015.
  
  A total of 433 candidates nominated for the 2015 election, by the close of nominations on 13 January 2015. There were three more candidates than there were at the last election in 2012, and the number of candidates is five short of the record number of 438 candidates at the 1998 state election.
  
  ## Retiring Members
  
  ### Labor
  
  * Tim Mulherin (Mackay) – announced 9 January 2015
  * Desley Scott (Woodridge) – announced 11 March 2014
  
  ### LNP
  
  * Peter Dowling (Redlands) – deselected 25 October 2014
  * Bruce Flegg (Moggill) – deselected 7 December 2014
  * David Gibson (Gympie) – announced 2 May 2014
  * Howard Hobbs (Warrego) – announced 5 September 2014
  * Vaughan Johnson (Gregory) – announced 2 October 2014
  * Ted Malone (Mirani) – announced 26 September 2014
  * Rosemary Menkens (Burdekin) – announced 19 September 2014
  
  ### Independent
  
  * Liz Cunningham (Gladstone) – announced 6 January 2015
  
  ## Legislative Assembly
  
  Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
  
  | Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | LNP candidate | Greens candidate | PUP candidate | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Albert | LNP | Melissa McMahon | Mark Boothman | Jane Cajdler | Blair Brewster | Amanda Best (FFP) |
  | Algester | LNP | Leeanne Enoch | Anthony Shorten | Susan Wolf | | Kevin Forshaw (Ind) |
  | Ashgrove | LNP | Kate Jones | Campbell Newman | Robert Hogg | | Connie Cicchini (Ind) Peter Jeremijenko (Ind) |
  | Aspley | LNP | Gayle Dallaston | Tracy Davis | Noel Clothier | | |
  | Barron River | LNP | Craig Crawford | Michael Trout | Noel Castley-Wright | Andrew Schebella | |
  | Beaudesert | LNP | Kay Hohenhaus | Jon Krause | Pietro Agnoletto | Adele Ishaac | Robert Bowyer (ON) Jeremy Fredericks (FFP) |
  | Brisbane Central | LNP | Grace Grace | Robert Cavallucci | Kirsten Lovejoy | | Kai Jones (Ind) |
  | Broadwater | LNP | Penny Toland | Verity Barton | Daniel Kwon | George Sokolov | Stuart Ballantyne (FFP) Amin-Reza Javanmard (Ind) Phil Pollock (ON) |
  | Buderim | LNP | Elaine Hughes | Steve Dickson | Susan Etheridge | Tess Lazarus | |
  | Bulimba | LNP | Di Farmer | Aaron Dillaway | David Hale | | |
  | Bundaberg | LNP | Leanne Donaldson | Jack Dempsey | Meg Anderson | Robert Brown | Richard Freudenberg (Ind) |
  | Bundamba | Labor | Jo-Ann Miller | Stephen Fenton | Ava Greenwood | | Luke Harris (FFP) |
  | Burdekin | LNP | Angela Zyla | Dale Last | Lindy Collins | Jacinta Warland | BJ Davison (Ind) Steve Isles (KAP) Belinda Johnson (ON) |
  | Burleigh | LNP | Gail Hislop | Michael Hart | Jane Power | Jim MacAnally | Sue Baynes (FFP) |
  | Burnett | LNP | Bryan Mustill | Stephen Bennett | Colin Sheppard | Richard Love | Peter Wyatt (Ind) |
  | Cairns | LNP | Rob Pyne | Gavin King | Myra Gold | Jeanette Sackley | Bernice Kelly (Ind) |
  | Callide | LNP | Graeme Martin | Jeff Seeney | Erich Schulz | John Bjelke-Petersen | Steve Ensby (Ind) Michael Higginson (Ind) Duncan Scott (Ind) |
  | Caloundra | LNP | Jason Hunt | Mark McArdle | Fiona Anderson | Phil Collins | Barry Jones (Ind) |
  | Capalaba | LNP | Don Brown | Steve Davies | Erin Payne | | |
  | Chatsworth | LNP | Paul Keene | Steve Minnikin | Jarred Reilly | | Aaron Deecke (FFP) |
  | Clayfield | LNP | John Martin | Tim Nicholls | Anthony Pink | | Katrina MacDonald (Ind) |
  | Cleveland | LNP | Tracey Huges | Mark Robinson | Amanda White | | |
  | Condamine | LNP | Brendon Huybregts | Pat Weir | Pamela Weekes | | Ben Hopper (KAP) Alex Todd (FFP) Shane White (Ind) |
  | Cook | LNP | Billy Gordon | David Kempton | Daryl Desjardin | Jason Booth | Lee Marriott (KAP) Michaelangelo Newie (Ind) |
  | Coomera | LNP | Brett McCreadie | Michael Crandon | Chris Wisbey | Shirley Morgan | Cathy O'Brien (FFP) |
  | Currumbin | LNP | Ashley Wain | Jann Stuckey | David Wyatt | Kristian Rees | Ben Donovan (FFP) Deborah Gravenall (ON) |
  | Dalrymple | KAP | Leanne Kettleton | Liz Schmidt | Valerie Weier | | Shane Knuth (KAP) |
  | Everton | LNP | Jeff Frew | Tim Mander | Aidan Norrie | | |
  | Ferny Grove | LNP | Mark Furner | Dale Shuttleworth | Michael Berkman | Mark Taverner | Di Gittins (Ind) |
  | Gaven | LNP | Michael Riordan | Sid Cramp | Toni McPherson | Adam Marcinkowski | Alex Douglas (Ind) Chris Ivory (Ind) Ben O'Brien (FFP) |
  | Gladstone | Independent | Glenn Butcher | Michael Duggan | Craig Tomsett | | Craig Butler (Ind) |
  | Glass House | LNP | Brent Hampstead | Andrew Powell | David Knobel | Scott Higgins | |
  | Greenslopes | LNP | Joe Kelly | Ian Kaye | Darren Ellis | | Matthew Darragh (FFP) |
  | Gregory | LNP | Cheryl Thompson | Lachlan Millar | Norm Weston | Michael Linton-Helliar | Bruce Currie (Ind) Ross Stockham (KAP) |
  | Gympie | LNP | Stephen Meredith | Tony Perrett | Shena MacDonald | Mitchell Frost | Shane Paulger (KAP) |
  | Hervey Bay | LNP | Tony Gubbins | Ted Sorensen | Kristen Lyons | Lynette Pearsall | Axel Beard (FFP) Jannean Dean (Ind) |
  | Hinchinbrook | LNP | Jesse Trecco-Alexander | Andrew Cripps | Jenny Stirling | Martin Brewster | Barry Barnes (KAP) Bill Hankin (ON) |
  | Inala | Labor | Annastacia Palaszczuk | Adam Hannant | Silke Volkmann | | |
  | Indooroopilly | LNP | Chris Horacek | Scott Emerson | Jake Schoermer | | Anita Diamond (Ind) Ben Freney (Ind) Paul Swan (Ind) |
  | Ipswich | LNP | Jennifer Howard | Ian Berry | Pat Walsh | | Patricia Petersen (Ind) Tim Stieler (FFP) |
  | Ipswich West | LNP | Jim Madden | Sean Choat | Ian Simons | | Christopher Reynolds (ON) Leo Talty (Ind) |
  | Kallangur | LNP | Shane King | Trevor Ruthenberg | Jason Kennedy | | |
  | Kawana | LNP | Mark Moss | Jarrod Bleijie | Marcus Finch | Jeremy Davey | Jason Deller (Ind) Michael Jessop (Ind) |
  | Keppel | LNP | Brittany Lauga | Bruce Young | Brandon Jones | Warren Purnell | Bruce Diamond (Ind) |
  | Lockyer | LNP | Steve Leese | Ian Rickuss | Clare Rudkin | Craig Gunnis | Pauline Hanson (ON) David Neuendorf (KAP) |
  | Logan | LNP | Linus Power | Michael Pucci | Kim Southwood | | Peter Ervik (Ind) Daniel Murphy (Ind) David Pellowe (FFP) |
  | Lytton | LNP | Joan Pease | Neil Symes | Dave Nelson | | Jamie Evans (Ind) Tamera Michel (Ind) |
  | Mackay | Labor | Julieanne Gilbert | Deon Attard | Jonathon Dykyj | | Julie Boyd (Ind) Lindsay Temple (FFP) |
  | Mansfield | LNP | Adam Obeid | Ian Walker | Nick Jelicic | | Jarrod Wirth (Ind) |
  | Maroochydore | LNP | Bill Gissane | Fiona Simpson | Trudy Byrnes | James McDonald | |
  | Maryborough | LNP | Bruce Saunders | Anne Maddern | Katherine Webb | Steve Anderson | Chris Foley (Ind) Damian Huxham (ON) Russell Wattie (Ind) |
  | Mermaid Beach | LNP | Gary Pead | Ray Stevens | Helen Wainwright | Alex Caraco | Simon Green (FFP) |
  | Mirani | LNP | Jim Pearce | John Kerslake | Trisha Brindley | Michael Hall | |
  | Moggill | LNP | Louisa Pink | Christian Rowan | Charles Worringham | Dion Van Zyl | Barry Searle (Ind) |
  | Morayfield | LNP | Mark Ryan | Darren Grimwade | Paul Costin | Bill Rogan | Stephen Beck (Ind) Jon Eaton (FFP) Andrew Tyrrell (Ind) |
  | Mount Coot-tha | LNP | Steven Miles | Saxon Rice | Omar Ameer | | Charles McAlister (Ind) |
  | Mount Isa | KAP | Simon Tayler | John Wharton | Marcus Foth | | Rob Katter* (KAP) Scott Sheard (ON) |
  | Mount Ommaney | LNP | Jess Pugh | Tarnya Smith | Jennifer Mulkearns | Kathleen Hewlett | |
  | Mudgeeraba | LNP | Georgi Leader | Ros Bates | Roger Brisbane | Benedict Figueroa | Chris Petersen (FFP) Bill Sherwood (Ind) |
  | Mulgrave | Labor | Curtis Pitt | Robyn Quick | Henry Boer | Christian Wolff | Damian Byrnes (Ind) |
  | Mundingburra | LNP | Coralee O'Rourke | David Crisafulli | Jenny Brown | Clive Mensink | |
  | Murrumba | LNP | Chris Whiting | Reg Gulley | Simone Dejun | | Ray Hutchinson (FFP) |
  | Nanango | LNP | Liz Hollens-Riley | Deb Frecklington | Grant Newson | Jason Ford | Ray Hopper (KAP) Dean Love (Ind) |
  | Nicklin | Independent | Justin Raethel | Matt Trace | Julie Doolan | | Peter Wellington (Ind) |
  | Noosa | LNP | Mark Denham | Glen Elmes | Joe Shlegeris | Ian Woods | |
  | Nudgee | LNP | Leanne Linard | Jason Woodforth | Claire Ogden | Peter Dufficy | Edward Monaei (Ind) |
  | Pine Rivers | LNP | Nikki Boyd | Seath Holswich | John Marshall | | Thor Prohaska (Ind) |
  | Pumicestone | LNP | Rick Williams | Lisa France | Daniel O'Connell | Blair Verrier | Bevan Collingwood (Ind) Denis Johnson (Ind) |
  | Redcliffe | Labor | Yvette D'Ath | Kerri-Anne Dooley | Pete Johnson | Steven Griffith | Shayne Jarvis (Ind) Mark White (FFP) |
  | Redlands | LNP | Deborah Kellie | Matt McEachan | David Keogh | Susan Bylett | Carolyn Ferrando (FFP) Sheena Hewlett (Ind) |
  | Rockhampton | Labor | Bill Byrne | Bridie Luva | Michelle Taylor | | Anne O'Connor (Ind) Sally Vincent (FFP) |
  | Sandgate | LNP | Stirling Hinchliffe | Kerry Millard | John Harbison | | Hamish Gray (Ind) |
  | South Brisbane | Labor | Jackie Trad | Fiona Ward | Jonathan Sri | | Karel Boele (Ind) |
  | Southern Downs | LNP | Louise Ryan | Lawrence Springborg | Elizabeth Ure | | John Spellman (FFP) |
  | Southport | LNP | Rowan Holzberger | Rob Molhoek | Petrina Maizey | Nicole Stanton | Matthew Mackechnie (Ind) |
  | Springwood | LNP | Mick de Brenni | John Grant | Janina Leo | Peter Chamberlain | Chris Lawrie (FFP) |
  | Stafford | Labor | Anthony Lynham | Bob Andersen | Anne Boccabella | | |
  | Stretton | LNP | Duncan Pegg | Freya Ostapovitch | Brian Sadler | | David Forde (Ind) |
  | Sunnybank | LNP | Peter Russo | Mark Stewart | Gordon King | | |
  | Surfers Paradise | LNP | Josh Blundell-Thornton | John-Paul Langbroek | Helen Hunt | Stephen Gardner | Jonathon Scoones (FFP) |
  | Thuringowa | LNP | Aaron Harper | Sam Cox | Karen Thompson | Ian Ferguson | Margaret Bell (Ind) Jeff Knuth (ON) Michael Waters (FFP) |
  | Toowoomba North | LNP | Kerry Shine | Trevor Watts | Ken Gover | Mandeep Sandhu | Ken Elliott (KAP) Greg Keane (Ind) John Sands (FFP) |
  | Toowoomba South | LNP | Graham Storey | John McVeigh | Anne Waters | | |
  | Townsville | LNP | Scott Stewart | John Hathaway | Gail Hamilton | Alan Birrell | Michael Punshon (FFP) Leanne Rissman (ON) |
  | Warrego | LNP | Mark O'Brien | Ann Leahy | Sandra Bayley | Guy Sara | Ruth Golden (Ind) |
  | Waterford | LNP | Shannon Fentiman | Mike Latter | Ray Smith | | Jason Dickson (Ind) Jeffrey Hodges (Ind) |
  | Whitsunday | LNP | Bronwyn Taha | Jason Costigan | Tony Fontes | Kylee Stanton | Dan van Blarcom (Ind) |
  | Woodridge | Labor | Cameron Dick | Steve Viliamu | Scott Thomson | | Dave Beard (Ind) Trevor Palmer (Ind) |
  | Yeerongpilly | LNP | Mark Bailey | Leila Abukar | Gillian Marshall-Pierce | Georgina Walton | Carl Judge (Ind) |
  