1324:. Springborg led the LNP to an eight percent swing and took 10 seats from Labor, the largest swing to the conservatives in over 14 years. However, the LNP came up 11 seats short of making Springborg premier, largely due to winning only six seats in Brisbane. Following his third electoral defeat, Springborg announced his retirement as party leader and instead was elected deputy leader under
1243:, he announced a partyroom challenge to take place on 21 January 2008, with former leader Springborg the front runner. Springborg won the challenge and like his rolling of Mike Horan in 2003, Springborg's rolling of Seeney meant that Springborg once again ousted a leader prior to this leader being given a chance to lead his party into an election.
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as leader in his place, who has in the past had a poor relationship with
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Liberals reacted cautiously, ultimately rebuffing Springborg's efforts. However, Springborg did attract strong support for the idea from the National Party at a state organisational level, with the central executive supporting his proposal in February 2005. Springborg toned down some
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Liberal party announced its in-principle support for the idea. State director Graeme Greene stated that the merged party "would effectively operate under the federal Liberal Party's model".
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going from a one-seat to twenty-two seat majority, and the
Nationals reduced to 12 seats out of the 89-seat Parliament. After the election loss, the Coalition with the Liberals was ended and Springborg was reelected Deputy Opposition Leader.
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1106:. In the same year, the 32-year reign of the Nationals at the State level drew to a close. Springborg represented a new generation of Nationals not associated with the era of long-serving former Premier Sir
1354:. Newman lost his own seat, and Springborg was elected LNP leader for the second time. He briefly harboured hope of becoming premier in a minority government, but this was brought undone when independent
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Minister for Natural Resources, again setting a record as Queensland's youngest ever minister. In February 1999, he was as elected Deputy National Leader.
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move unthinkable for Nationals of an earlier era, he appeared in a
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1561:"PM - Springborg takes control of Queensland National Party"
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1509:"Lawrence Springborg elected as new Queensland LNP leader"
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The Nationals remained in opposition until 1996, when the
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1949:"Vote Result System | Electoral Commission of Queensland"
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Steven Wardill and Rosemary Odgers (18 September 2006).
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in the March 2020 election. He was elected unopposed.
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Born in 1968, Lawrence Springborg resided in the town
1808:"New LNP leader John Paul Langbroek warns dissidents"
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saw a massive win for the Labor Party, with Premier
1806:Odgers, Rosemary; Wardill, Steven (3 April 2009).
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502:Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Queensland
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740:17 February 2001 – 25 November 2017
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622:Minister for Natural Resources of Queensland
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1745:"Qld conservatives dump party merger plans"
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462:5 April 2009 – 29 November 2010
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1937:. Brisbane Times. 27 November 2019.
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1629:"Seeney takes National Party reins"
1602:"Beattie wins historic fourth term"
1576:"Sexing up the Queensland election"
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1862:6PM with George Negus
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1536:"'The Borg' bows out"
1180:The campaign for the
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2117:Minister for Health
1856:17 June 2016 at the
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1086:Parliamentary career
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2294:John-Paul Langbroek
2276:New political party
2028:John-Paul Langbroek
1885:. 3 December 2016.
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1333:Brisbane Lord Mayor
1326:John-Paul Langbroek
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1302:John-Paul Langbroek
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