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Queensland Labor Party

This article is about the current Queensland branch of the federal Labor Party. For the defunct breakaway Labor party from 1957–1978, see Queensland Labor Party (1957–1978).

Queensland Labor Party
LeaderSteven Miles
Deputy LeaderCameron Dick
PresidentJohn Battams[1]
SecretaryKate Flanders[2]
Founded5 August 1892 (5 August 1892)[3][4]
HeadquartersTLC Building, South Brisbane, Queensland
NewspaperQueensland Labor Times
Think tankT. J. Ryan Foundation
Youth wingYoung Labor
Membership (2021)Increase10,000[a][6]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationAustralian Labor
Union affiliateQCU
Colours  Red
Slogan"Putting Queenslanders First"[8]
Legislative Assembly
34 / 93
House of Representatives
5 / 30
(Qld seats)
Senate
3 / 12
(Qld seats)
Brisbane City Council
5 / 26
Website
queenslandlabor.org

The Queensland Labor Party, officially known as the Australian Labor Party (State of Queensland)[9] and commonly referred to as Queensland Labor or simply Labor, is the branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in the state of Queensland.[10] It has functioned in the state since the 1880s.[b] The Queensland branch of the Australian Labor Party was the first Labour Party to win government in the world, when, in December of 1899, following the resignation of the Dickson ministry, Queensland Labour leader Anderson Dawson accepted an offer by Lieutenant-Governor Samuel Griffith to form a government.[11]

  1. ^ "John Battams – Queensland Labor". queenslandlabor.org.
  2. ^ "Kate Flanders – Queensland Labor". queenslandlabor.org. Queensland Labor. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, Ross & Thornton, Harold. Labor in Queensland: From the 1880s to 1988. University of Queensland Press. pp. 1–11.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Labour in Politics. Call to Convention. Mr Glassey Appointed Leader". The Telegraph. 5 August 1892. A circular has been addressed to the various labour organisations in Queensland as follows: "Recognising the increasing importance of the Labour Party in Parliament, and in view of the approaching general elections, a meeting of the Labour members and their avowed supporters has been held, and the party formally established. Mr. Thomas Glassey was appointed to the responsible position of leader.
  5. ^ O'Brien, Chris; Howells, Melinda (23 August 2014). "Qld Labor split on new leadership vote rules". ABC News. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014.
  6. ^ Riga, Rachel (5 June 2021). "Queensland Labor president John Battams acknowledges shortcomings in federal election track record". ABC News. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference SydneyUni was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "State Platform 2017" (PDF). queenslandlabor.org. Queensland Labor. 28 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Queensland Labor Rules 2022" (PDF). ecq.qld.gov.au. Queensland Labor Party. 2022.
  10. ^ "Queensland Labor". Queensland Labor. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  11. ^ Murphy, DJ (1975). T.J. Ryan: A Political Biography (PDF). University of Queensland Press. p. xv. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2017.


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