‘Tomorrow We Get to Work’: Centre-Right LNP Ends Decade of Labor Government in Queensland

The incumbent Labor government saw an overall 6 percent swing against it, ending its time in government after 3 terms.

Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli speaks at his victory party in Brisbane, Australia on Oct. 26, 2024. AAP Image/Jono Searle

Liberal National Party (LNP) Leader David Crisafulli will become the 41st premier of Queensland, even after Labor’s late-term campaign strategies successfully staved off the predicted “blue wave.”

While Labor did not suffer as crushing a defeat as initially predicted, the LNP will still be able to form a majority government.