2024 Inala by-election
With over 76% of votes counted in the Inala by-election, the Labor Party retained the former Premier’s seat. Our candidate, Nigel Quinlan, up against it in a very large field, made a fantastic showing, running sixth, garnering just under 4% of the total first preference vote (as at 11am Saturday, 23 March) for the Legalise Cannabis Queensland Party.
With the first week of pre-polling over and done with, it is on to week two and polling day! To follow along with the process, Antony Green, ABC Chief Election Analyst, has an updates log of the ongoing Inala By-Election (alongside the Ipswich-West By-Election and Brisbane City Mayoral Election).
Early Voting Statistics – A total of 5,231 postal votes have been dispached for the by-election representing 13.5% of enrolment. This is well down on the 2020 state election when 10,074 were dispatched representing 28.2% of enrolment.
Of dispatched postal votes in 2020, only 72.4% were returned and accepted into the count.
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The Legalise Cannabis Queensland (LCQ) Party Campaign Committee is looking for members and volunteers to help boost votes in the upcoming by-election in Inala.
The voting public in Inala may not be aware that they can vote for cannabis law reform for cheaper medicine, to change the unfair drug driving laws, open up the hemp industry and create jobs that will be friendly to the environment, by putting LCQ at Number 1.
Without volunteers to chat with voters face to face, many voters do not necessarily understand what the Party is all about. If a volunteer is there, offering a how-to-vote card and educating people, we are sure to see an increase in our expected vote.
Since the Legalise Cannabis parties now have five elected members in three states (New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia) the big Parties are starting to take notice, and they can see that people are voting for change.
We are inviting you to become part of a volunteer contingent to get our message out there to all Queenslanders! Can you help?
Listed below are the booths and early voting places and dates. If you can help, please contact the Party candidate Nigel Quinlan (Facebook), or email him, nigeldq@gmail.com , with your time and date availability.
We also need a couple of people who can leave corflutes and how-to-vote cards (HTVs) at any unmanned polling places (pre-polls and booths) and find premises on busy streets etc to erect corflutes at, and then collect them all again, after the Election.
Volunteering in this way can be fun and it is extremely important to help raise our Party’s profile and our primary vote. Meeting like minded people and spreading the word is part of the experience.
POLLING PLACES
Brisbane Pre-Poll – Ann Street
Mon 4/3 to Fri 8/3 and Mon 11/3 to Thu 14/3 9am-5pm. Fri 15/3 9am-6pm
Polling Booth – 64 Adelaide Street
Carole Park Polling Booth – 260 Waterford Road
Durack Polling Booth – Cnr Rosemary Street & Glenala Road
Forest Lake Polling Booth – 8 Kauri Place
Forest Lake East Polling Booth – High Street
Forest Lake South Polling Booth – Cnr Grand Avenue & Centennial Way
Inala Polling Booths – 69 Inala Avenue, 99 Poinsettia Street, 59 Lorikeet Street
Richlands Pre-Poll – 99 Kelliher Road
Mon 4/3 to Fri 8/3 and Mon 11/3 to Thu 14/3 9am-5pm
Fri 15/3 9am-6pm
Nigel Quinlan
Legalise Cannabis Queensland
Quinlan contested a number of elections in the late 1990s as Nigel Freemarijuana. He had to stop using the name when electoral law was changed to prevent such name change enrolments. Quinlan previously contested this seat for the Greens in 2004 and more recently for Legalise Cannabis at the 2020 state election. At the 2022 Federal election Quinlan was his party’s candidate for the outer northern Brisbane seat of Longman. Antony Green, ABC News
Authorised by Suzette Luyken, 51 Cullen St Nimbin NSW 2480
Legalise Cannabis Queensland Party respectfully acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and sea we all share, and pay respect to elders past, present and future, whose ongoing efforts protect and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.