2014 Stafford state by-election

A by-election was conducted for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Stafford on 19 July 2014 following 23 May resignation of LNP MP Chris Davis. The LNP won Stafford from Labor at the 2012 election with 57.1 percent of the two-party vote from a 14.4-point two-party swing. The 2014 Redcliffe by-election saw a 17.2-point two-party swing to Labor. Analysts predicted a Labor win with a 10–12-point two-party swing. Labor candidate Anthony Lynham won the by-election with a 62 percent two-party vote from a 19.1-point two-party swing.

This election was the first in Australia which required voter identification to be shown prior to receiving a ballot paper.

Key dates

 * 19 June 2014: Issue of writ
 * 25 June 2014: Close of electoral roll
 * 3 July 2014: Close of nominations
 * 7 July 2014: Pre-poll voting started
 * 19 July 2014: Polling day
 * 29 July 2014: Cut-off for return of postal votes
 * 4 September 2014: Return of writ

Nominations
The four candidates in ballot paper order were as follows:

Katter's Australian Party, which received 4.9 percent in 2012, did not re-contest Stafford at the by-election. Clive Palmer initially said the Palmer United Party would run in the by-election, but then said it was undecided whether the party would field a candidate. A candidate was not fielded.

Result
The result saw the biggest swing at a Queensland by-election since changes to the 1992 Electoral Act.