2007 Brisbane Central state by-election

2007 Brisbane Central state by-election
13 October 2007
Electoral district of Brisbane Central in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party Third party
 
FFP
Candidate Grace Grace Anne Boccabella Mark A. White
Party Labor Greens Family First
Primary vote 11,248 7,396 1,738
Percentage 50.35% 33.11% 7.78%
Swing 0.13 14.83 7.78
TCP 57.85% 42.15%
TCP swing 6.92 42.15
MP before election

Peter Beattie
Labor

Elected MP

Grace Grace
Labor

The 2007 Brisbane Central state by-election was held on 13 October 2007 to elect the member for Brisbane Central in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Labor Party MP and former premier Peter Beattie.

The National–Liberal coalition failed to stand a candidate in the by-election. A total of six candidates stood in the election.

Grace Grace held the seat for Labor with slightly over 50% of the vote, negating the need for the count to go to preferences. In the absence of a National–Liberal coalition candidate, the party with the largest gains were the Greens, who scored a swing in their favour of 14.83%.

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