Parliament of Queensland, Legislative Assembly election
Election of 7 February 2004
Government in office and parliamentary support before and after the election
Government in office at election
Government in office after election
Enrolment and voting
Queensland, Legislative Assembly votes and seats won
Election held on 7 February 2004
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under 'listed party'
| Party Name | First preference vote n | First preference vote share % | Change from previous election % | Seats won n | Uncontested seats held n | Seat share % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 1,011,630 | 47.01 | -1.92 | 63 | 0 | 70.79 |
| Liberal Party | 398,147 | 18.50 | +4.18 | 5 | 0 | 5.62 |
| National Party | 365,005 | 16.96 | +2.80 | 15 | 0 | 16.85 |
| Greens | 145,522 | 6.76 | +4.26 | 0 | ||
| Independents | 125,516 | 5.83 | -2.78 | 5 | 0 | 5.62 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 104,980 | 4.88 | -3.82 | 1 | 0 | 1.12 |
| Votes for other than listed parties | 943 | 0.04 | -0.34 | |||
| Totals | 2,151,743 | 100.00 | 89 | 0 | 100.00 |
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Notes
Independents: The vote shown for independents at this Queensland Assembly election is the sum of votes cast for all candidates who ran for office without a registered party name. There were 52 such candidates.
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party and One Nation: Since the party made its dramatic entry to Queensland politics at the 1998 Queensland Assembly election, the party had experienced considerable organization turmoil (see Ward in 'References', below) and declining electoral support. By 2004, the party had recast itself several times and was registered at this election as 'One Nation'. As Pauline Hanson campaigned for the party at this election, the original party name has been maintained in this database for this election to aid in comparison with the party's vote at previous elections and in other states.
References: For a survey of this election, see John Wanna, 'Queensland', Australian Journal of Politics and History, Australian Political Chronicle, January - June 2004, 50 (4) December 2004: 605-612. For information on the organizational problems of Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party after 1998, see Ian Ward, 'One Nation: Organisation, Party and Democracy', in Michael Leach, Geoffrey Stokes and Ian Ward (editors), The Rise and Fall of One Nation, pp 89-114 (St Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland Press, 2000, ISBN 0702231363).
Sources
Electoral Commission of Queensland, Queensland State General Election 2004: Statistical Returns, (Brisbane: August 2004, ISBN 0724268510); available online at: https://bit.ly/2Bhb3eF