Pre-election pendulum for the 2015 Queensland state election

The following is a Mackerras pendulum prior to the 2015 Queensland state election.

"Very safe" seats require a swing of more than 20 points to change, "safe" seats 10–20 points to change, "fairly safe" seats 6–10 points, and "marginal" seats less than 6 points.

The following Mackerras pendulum worked by lining up all of the seats according to the percentage point margin post-election on a two-candidate-preferred basis.[1] Following the 2012 election, Ray Hopper left the LNP to lead Katter's Australian Party while two further LNP MPs became independents (Carl Judge in the electorate of Yeerongpilly and Dr Alex Douglas in the electorate of Gaven), resulting in a total of 75 LNP seats, seven Labor seats, three Katter seats and four independent seats. By-elections in Redcliffe and Stafford saw Labor defeat the LNP, reducing the LNP to 73 seats with Labor on 9 seats.

Liberal National seats
Marginal
Bulimba Aaron Dillaway LNP 0.1 points
Maryborough Anne Maddern LNP 0.3 points v IND
Waterford Mike Latter LNP 1.0 point
Lytton Neil Symes LNP 1.6 points
Greenslopes Ian Kaye LNP 2.5 points
Sandgate Kerry Millard LNP 2.9 points
Nudgee Jason Woodforth LNP 3.1 points
Cook David Kempton LNP 3.4 points
Capalaba Steve Davies LNP 3.7 points
Ipswich Ian Berry LNP 4.2 points
Logan Michael Pucci LNP 4.8 points
Townsville Robert Cavallucci LNP 4.8 points
Brisbane Central John Hathaway LNP 4.9 points
Mount Coot-tha Saxon Rice LNP 5.4 points
Morayfield Darren Grimwade LNP 5.6 points
Ashgrove Campbell Newman LNP 5.7 points
Fairly safe
Keppel Bruce Young LNP 6.4 points
Thuringowa Sam Cox LNP 6.7 points
Ipswich West Sean Choat LNP 7.2 points
Cairns Gavin King LNP 8.9 points
Nanango Deb Frecklington LNP 9.0 points v KAP
Algester Anthony Shorten LNP 9.1 points
Barron River Michael Trout LNP 9.5 points
Ferny Grove Dale Shuttleworth LNP 9.5 points
Murrumba Reg Gulley LNP 9.5 points
Stretton Freya Ostapovitch LNP 9.6 points
Toowoomba North Trevor Watts LNP 9.6 points
Safe
Mundingburra David Crisafulli LNP 10.2 points
Sunnybank Mark Stewart LNP 10.2 points
Whitsunday Jason Costigan LNP 10.7 points
Burleigh Michael Hart LNP 11.0 points
Mansfield Ian Walker LNP 11.1 points
Mirani Ted Malone LNP 11.2 points
Broadwater Verity Barton LNP 11.3 points
Albert Mark Boothman LNP 11.9 points
Pumicestone Lisa France LNP 12.1 points
Kallangur Trevor Ruthenberg LNP 12.4 points
Everton Tim Mander LNP 13.2 points
Callide Jeff Seeney LNP 13.5 points v KAP
Pine Rivers Seath Holswich LNP 13.7 points
Chatsworth Steve Minnikin LNP 14.1 points
Southport Rob Molhoek LNP 14.7 points
Springwod John Grant LNP 15.4 points
Mount Ommaney Tarnya Smith LNP 16.5 points
Gympie David Gibson LNP 16.5 points v KAP
Burdekin Rosemary Menkens LNP 17.4 points
Burnett Stephen Bennett LNP 17.4 points
Cleveland Mark Robinson LNP 18.1 points
Bundaberg Jack Dempsey LNP 18.2 points
Lockyer Ian Rickuss LNP 18.8 points
Indooroopilly Scott Emerson LNP 19.5 points
Hinchinbrook Andrew Cripps LNP 18.9 points
Very safe
Condamine Vacant LNP 20.1 points v KAP
Currumbin Jann Stuckey LNP 20.2 points
Glass House Andrew Poweell LNP 20.4 points
Clayfield Tim Nicholls LNP 20.6 points
Maroochydore Fiona Simpson LNP 20.9 points
Redlands Peter Dowling LNP 21.1 points
Caloundra Mark McArdle LNP 21.2 points
Toowoomba South John McVeigh LNP 21.6 points
Aspley Tracy Davis LNP 21.7 points
Hervey Bay Ted Sorensen LNP 21.7 points
Beaudesert Jon Krause LNP 22.3 points
Coomera Michael Crandon LNP 23.3 points
Moggill Bruce Flegg LNP 23.9 points
Gregory Vaughan Johnson LNP 25.5 points
Noosa Glen Elmes LNP 25.5 points v GRN
Mudgeeraba Ros Bates LNP 25.9 points
Buderim Steve Dickson LNP 26.0 points
Mermaid Beach Ray Stevens LNP 26.0 points
Kawana Jarrod Bleijie LNP 26.3 points
Warrego Howard Hobbs LNP 28.1 points
Surfers Paradise John-Paul Langbroek LNP 29.5 points
Extremely safe
Southern Downs Lawrence Springborg LNP 30.4 points
Labor seats
Marginal
Mackay Tim Mulherin ALP 0.5 point
Mulgrave Curtis Pitt ALP 1.1 points
Bundamba Jo-Ann Miller ALP 1.8 points
Rockhampton Bill Byrne ALP 3.9 points
South Brisbane Jackie Trad ALP 4.7 points
Woodridge Desley Scott ALP 5.8 points
Fairly safe
Inala Annastacia Palaszczuk ALP 6.9 points
Redcliffe Yvette D'Ath ALP 7.1 points
Safe
Stafford Dr Anthony Lynham ALP 12.0 points
Crossbench seats
Yeerongpilly Carl Judge IND 1.4 points
Nicklin Peter Wellington IND 4.9 points
Mount Isa Rob Katter KAP 10.0 points v LNP
Gladstone Liz Cunningham IND 14.0 points v ALP
Dalrymple Shane Knuth KAP 15.2 points v LNP
Gaven Dr Alex Douglas IND 19.1 points v ALP

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Pendulum - Queensland Election 2015". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2015.