The 2024 Queensland Labor Party leadership election was held on 5 November 2024 to elect the leader of the Queensland Labor Party and ex officio, Leader of the Opposition, following Labor's loss at the 2024 state election.
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Former premier Steven Miles was re-elected unopposed to the leadership, with Cameron Dick also re-elected as deputy leader. Dick, along with senior Labor MP Shannon Fentiman, had announced following the state election that they would not contest the leadership if Miles did.[1]
Background
editProcedure
editLabor's rules authorise the formal method in which the leader is appointed.[2] Section K of the party's rules state that: "A ballot for Leader of the State Parliamentary Labor Party (SPLP) will be called if any of the following conditions are met:
- • a. a state general election loss
- • b. a casual vacancy where the leader resigns or becomes permanently unavailable
- • c. not less than 50% of members of caucus petition the State Secretary for a ballot."
After this, the party's Administrative Committee will call for nominations for SPLP leader and approve a timetable for elections on the advice of the General Returning Officer.[3]
If more than one candidate is nominated, an election will be held through three separate equal-weight ballots of the SPLP (state MPs, also known as the Caucus), rank-and-file party members and affiliated unions.[4][5]
The rules were reformed in November 2013 to give rank-and-file members and unions a direct vote in the leadership election, following similar reforms introduced by then-prime minister Kevin Rudd for the federal Labor Party in July 2013.[6][7]
Candidates
editLeader
editDeclared
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Steven Miles | Murrumba | Labor Left[8][9] | United Workers Union[9] |
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Speculated
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Shannon Fentiman | Waterford | Labor Left[8][9] | Australian Manufacturing Workers Union[9] |
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Cameron Dick | Woodridge | Labor Right[8][9] | Australian Workers' Union[9] |
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References
edit- ^ "Senior Queensland Labor figures rule out leadership challenge". The Australian. 27 October 2024. Archived from the original on 26 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Queensland Labor gives members, unions say in election of leader". ABC News. 30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "QUEENSLAND LABOR Rules 2023" (PDF). Queensland Labor Party. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Dennien, Matt (10 December 2023). "What (and who) comes next for Queensland Labor after Palaszczuk". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Hope, Zach (11 December 2023). "Enter Fentiman, and a potentially bruising test of Labor's leadership rules". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Kevin Rudd reveals plan for Labor Party leadership voting reform". ABC News. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Atfield, Cameron (30 November 2013). "Labor overhaul leadership vote system in Queensland". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Elks, Sarah; Lynch, Lydia; McKenna, Michael (10 December 2023). "Politics Now: Miles declares as contenders emerge". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Smee, Ben; Messenger, Andrew (10 December 2023). "Who will replace Annastacia Palaszczuk? Three contenders as Queensland Labor picks next premier". Guardian Australia. Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023.