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243:, announced that he had a story that would "rock the Goss Government" when it was told. On 21 December, Davies hit out directly at Goss, accusing him of breaking a promise made to him before he entered politics, saying, "It was a package he was offering me. He made a commitment to me and I expected him to abide by that commitment." He asserted the claims he would be bankrupted by the legal case were "uninformed", and that the case was public knowledge before he was appointed to the Ministry. He announced on 9 January 1996 that he would run as an independent, and told the media he had been discussing with Liz Cunningham about "how two independents could work together for the benefit of the people of Queensland". 134:, which the Liberals had won by 41 votes. On 8 December 1995, Ambrose determined that no breach of the Electoral Act had occurred, but the closeness of the result together with the issue of the 22 military votes meant that the election should be voided and re-run. The Greenslopes result was maintained on the basis of the larger margin between the parties despite a finding that the Electoral Act had not been entirely observed. 224:, a leading political analyst, believed the decision was "fully justified", and that "if they'd kept , they'd have thrown the seat away", noting that the 9.4% primary vote swing against Davies at the election was much greater than the state average and one of the biggest against a sitting Labor candidate in what should have been one of Labor's safest seats. 295:
would have been a violation of the Electoral Act. The Liberal candidate contacted the police and the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) to investigate Davies' claims, while the Electoral Commissioner, Des O'Shea, said the integrity of the by-election was not in jeopardy as Davies had stood for election anyway. On 1 February, the CJC cleared the Labor Party.
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have cost 300 jobs. When asked about bigger issues, he replied, "I am not expected to know everything. I am not in a position to stuff things up." Queensland political commentator Professor John Wanna later described him as "the little local battler, who campaigned earnestly but was widely regarded as a politically unsophisticated nobody."
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Goss admitting Labor had probably lost the race. A startled Tanti told media on the night, "They outspent us seven to one, they've taken the people for granted as usual, they don't listen, they haven't learnt a damn thing and I'm proud to be part of history." The official result was declared later the same week.
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1 billion Korean zinc refinery if elected. It would, once finished, be the biggest zinc smelter and refinery complex in the world. However, this announcement was somewhat overshadowed by media interest in dumped candidate Davies's comments. By 23 December, polls were predicting a slim victory for the
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The Liberals re-ran with Frank Tanti, a local shop manager and cabinet-maker with military experience and strong religious beliefs. They ran a low-key campaign which said little about his agenda should he win, but did criticise the closure of two railway workshops in Townsville which was estimated to
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On 12 December 1995, Goss called the poll for 3 February 1996, pleading with voters in the electorate to end the political instability "bedevilling" the state. He said the date would give voters the "shortest campaign possible and the earliest opportunity" to make their choice, acknowledging that the
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held the remaining seat. If Labor were to win the seat, they would regain their one-seat majority, but if they lost it and the House was equally divided, then Cunningham would be able to select the government. She refused to indicate which way she would lean, arguing that Mundingburra electors should
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It was clear on election night counting that Frank Tanti had won the seat, leading Tony Mooney by 813 votes and capturing an estimated 52% of the two-party vote, although with almost 15% of votes remaining to be counted. The Liberals were sufficiently confident to declare victory on the night, with
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admitted these had been offered to Davies, but simply "to help him through a stressful and difficult time... to see him through his financial difficulties." Labor went on the attack, offering to open its lawyers' files in an effort to prove Davies had not been offered inducements not to run, which
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On 4 August, the Liberal Party decided to challenge the result on several counts. The Liberals claimed multiple voting had occurred and that 165 people were not at the addresses they had provided. Most seriously, they claimed 22 overseas military personnel did not get to vote, as a plane carrying
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hoping to win a third term in office. About ten seats were too close to call in early counting, and it was some days before the result was declared—a nine-seat loss for Labor, giving it 45 of 89 seats in the Legislative Assembly, and a two-party-preferred swing against it of 7.15%. The last seat to
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poll indicating that they were less likely to vote for Labor over the replacement of Davies with Mooney, whilst 29% indicated they were more likely. Labor fought back by leaking details of how Davies had hired his wife as an electoral secretary while in Parliament, and Goss indicated that he would
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for 2 March. Goss claimed that Mundingburra voters were annoyed with "all the outside issues, all the blow-ins... and the mud-slinging and the game playing", which he labelled as "outside distractions". An opinion poll by Newspoll on 29–31 January, conducted with 912 voters within the electorate,
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described the campaign in retrospect as a "thrill-a-minute plot with spellbinding dirty tricks that have kept locals—used to this sort of thing—away in droves", and characterised the main candidates as "the man who talks to God, the man who runs on hurt, or the ambitious Mayor".
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1995 result was "a kick in the pants", but insisting the Government had learned its lesson. Both the Coalition and Labor campaigns asked their parties' Federal leaders to stay away from the campaign in order that state and federal issues not become conflated. Goss told the
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The Greens' bid imploded before the campaign began, due to disagreements between the party's preselected candidate, Tony Clunies-Ross, and the party hierarchy over preferences. In the end the Greens did not run a candidate. However, by the end of December, the
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On 12 February 1996—nine days after the Mundingburra by-election—Cunningham announced her support for the National–Liberal coalition. Facing certain defeat on the floor of parliament, Goss resigned his commission on 19 February, and National Party leader
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The campaign took a turn for the bizarre when Davies revealed on 15 January that he had been offered an all-expenses-paid seven-week holiday in the South Pacific and a $ 50,000-a-year job as a party organiser by the Labor Party. Senior minister
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suggested Labor had narrowed the gap to 3%, although with 3% of the electorate still undecided about how they would vote. The final poll before the election, taken by AGB McNair on 31 January and 1 February, put Mooney marginally ahead.
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had preselected candidate Pauline Woodbridge from the Northern Queensland Domestic Violence Resource Centre, whilst the North Queensland Party advocating a separate state, the right-wing Australians Party, a nude beach campaigner from
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that the electoral roll had changed by about 30% since July, due to a lot of movement by public servants and the army, and that some new residents did not qualify to vote as they had arrived too late to enrol. On election day,
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over his former accountancy practice—which, if it had resulted in his having to declare bankruptcy, would have caused the forfeiture of his seat. On 15 December 1995, the party's administrative committee met for
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Professor Wanna later commented that "with Labor in disarray, no amount of money, campaign tactics or flying visits could repair the damage." A political commentator based in Townsville told the
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consider approaching the Governor for fresh elections if Tanti won. Some Labor critics saw this as evidence he was "losing the plot" and should be replaced as leader by Health Minister
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hours and resolved not to preselect Davies as its candidate for the election, and a day later approved the nomination of the long-serving Mayor of the
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arrived too late for the votes to be counted. The challenge was heard by Justice Brian Ambrose concurrently with a Labor challenge to the result in
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had "got enough on his plate anyway" and that there was " necessity to bring in other key political figures from outside the State."
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The seat of Mundingburra was declared with a margin of 16 votes for the incumbent member, Labor's Ken Davies.
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candidate Russell Cumming. Davies, formerly an accountant, had been a member of the Assembly since the
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requested that the Governor of Queensland issue a writ to proceed with a by-election on 3 February.
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The Labor Party replaced its candidate, incumbent member Ken Davies, with the Mayor of Townsville,
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Close of nominations and draw of ballot papers, with a record 12 candidates contesting the poll.
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Liberals, and by 7 January this had widened to an eight per cent lead, with 39% of voters in an
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Roberts, Greg; Grattan, Michelle (26 July 1995). "Goss falls over the line by just 16 votes".
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The Liberal Party confirmed they would challenge the result in the Court of Disputed Returns.
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Daley, Paul; Hunt, Luke (28 January 1996). "For Goss, it's a side issue to by-election".
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Roberts, Greg; Grattan, Michelle (9 December 1995). "Goss's majority left in doubt".
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Roberts, Greg; Wright, Tony (13 December 1995). "Federal hint in date of QLD poll".
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of what had previously been a one-seat majority. The election of Liberal candidate
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Wanna, John (December 1996). "Australian Political Chronicle: January–June 1996".
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Birnbauer, Bill (3 February 1996). "Tropical saga of revenge, ambition and God".
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Grant-Taylor, Tony (13 January 1996). "Goss takes another blow in crucial poll".
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Wanna, John (August 1996). "Australian Political Chronicle: July–December 1995".
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Wanna, John (August 1996). "Australian Political Chronicle: July–December 1995".
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Davies announced his candidature as an independent, after weeks of speculation.
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Grant-Taylor, Tony (17 January 1996). "Legal hitch thwarts ALP 'bribe' fight".
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Justice Brian Ambrose declared the Mundingburra poll void and the seat vacant.
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Gibson, Rachel (16 January 1996). "ALP offered trip not to run - candidate".
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Roberts, Greg (19 December 1995). "Goss strives for calm in crucial seat".
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Gibson, Rachel (20 January 1996). "Will this man bring Keating unstuck?".
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Kingston, Margo (3 February 1996). "Goss in danger as voters hold back".
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Roberts, Greg (18 December 1995). "Pressure on Goss after poll dumping".
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On 19 December, Goss fired the first shot in the campaign by promising a
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The original poll had been between the incumbent member, Labor candidate
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election in the normally safe Labor seat, and resulted in the end of the
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Riley, Mark (11 December 1995). "Leaders told: Stay out of Queensland".
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Roberts, Greg (10 January 1996). "Independent push sends QLD to edge".
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Roberts, Greg (21 December 1995). "Dumped candidate hits out at Goss".
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Roberts, Greg (23 December 1995). "Headaches aplenty in Mundingburra".
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Camplin, John; Abbott, Greg (4 February 1996). "Goss set to go".
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Willox, Innes (11 December 1995). "Goss to keep PM out of poll".
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The decision proved to be controversial. The following week, the
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The task of winning became more complicated when on 26 January,
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The result was that Labor had 44 seats, the Coalition 43, and
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Abbott, Greg (7 January 1996). "Another poll blow to Goss".
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holding 44 seats, and the balance of power held by the sole
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The loss of Mundingburra deprived the Labor government of
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won by just 16 votes in a three-candidate race against
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Index

Mundingburra state by-election, 1996
by-election
Queensland
Legislative Assembly
Mundingburra
Townsville
July 1995
Goss Ministry
Labor
Premier
Wayne Goss
Nationals
Rob Borbidge
state election
Labor Party
Premier
Wayne Goss
Townsville
Mundingburra
Ken Davies
Liberal
Frank Tanti
Rwanda
Greenslopes
Gladstone
Liz Cunningham
Sunday
It's Time
Paul Keating
John Howard

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