KEY POINTS IN QUEENSLAND STATE ELECTION
THE BALLPARK
* 93 seats in Queensland's single-chamber parliament
Labor 48
LNP 38
Greens 1
One Nation 1
Katter's Australian Party 3
Jason Costigan (ex-LNP, now North Queensland First) 1
Sandy Bolton (independent) 1
SWING NEEDED
* A uniform swing against Labor of 0.7 per cent could put them into minority (if it loses two seats it goes into minority)
* LNP would require a swing of more than three per cent to get a majority
BACKGROUND
* 3.3 million voters
* Record 597 candidates have nominated, from 12 registered political parties and 69 non-endorsed or independent candidates
* It's expected about 70 per cent of votes would have been cast before election day
* It is the first Queensland state election to be held on a fixed date and will elect the first four-year term government
MAIN PLAYERS
* Premier and Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk. She could be the first female political leader to win three elections
* Opposition Leader and Liberal National Party leader Deb Frecklington. The LNP has governed only twice in Queensland since 1989
WHAT DO THE POLLS SAY?
* Roy Morgan poll showed Labor leading the LNP 51-49 per cent (October 21)
* Newspoll showed Labor had overtaken the LNP to lead 52-48 (October 17)
* YouGov poll showed Labor leading the LNP 52-48 (October 8)
KEY ISSUES
* Palaszczuk's COVID-19 health response, which kept the state's number of virus deaths to just six
* Economic management and unemployment
* Law and order in Townsville, Cairns and outer Brisbane
* Integrity issues for both the government and the opposition leader
SEATS TO WATCH
LNP targets:
Barron River
Townsville
Thuringowa
Mundingburra
Mackay
Keppel
Aspley
Mansfield
Redlands
Gaven
Mirani
Whitsunday
Hinchinbrook
Noosa
Labor targets:
Pumicestone
Bundaberg
Clayfield
Chatsworth
Currumbin
Burleigh
Bonney
Greens target:
South Brisbane
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