
Election campaign cost $10 for every vote, and next time you’ll be paying
The political juggernaut spent around $30 million on the last Queensland election campaign, knowing that taxpayers will fork out more next time.
The political juggernaut spent around $30 million on the last Queensland election campaign, knowing that taxpayers will fork out more next time.
With a 26-day campaign, across 93 seats, Labor was willing to spend up to win four more years in power at last year’s state election.
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Queensland is going to be an important battleground in the forthcoming federal election but there is nothing in current polling data to suggest Labor is in a position to win back key seats, writes Dennis Atkins
Queensland Labor spent about $7 for every primary vote it received in the October state election. Achieving a third term would have cost even more.
Federal parliament is set to return from the summer break on Tuesday amid a tight race between the major parties and growing speculation about a 2021 election.
The seat of Caloundra, a former LNP stronghold, not only swung to Labor at the last state election but also had a large number of postal votes declared invalid.