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One Nation to return to Qld parliament

One Nation will hold at least one seat in the Queensland parliament with Pauline Hanson's party winning the seat of Mirani.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson during the election campaign
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson during the election campaign Source: AAP

It's a far cry from their pre-election hopes but One Nation will have a presence in the next Queensland parliament.

Pauline Hanson's party has won the central Queensland seat of Mirani, with candidate Stephen Andrew ousting Labor stalwart Jim Pearce.

With over 75 per cent of the vote counted early on Tuesday, Mr Andrew had 54.57 per cent of the first preference vote.

It means Mr Andrew looms as the only One Nation candidate to win a seat despite pre-election hopes by Senator Hanson that her party could win as many as 10 seats.

With Labor candidate Cynthia Lui set to win the far north Queensland seat of Cook, Labor has now won 44 of the 47 seats it needs to form a majority government.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk remains confident she will win enough seats to form a majority government, with Labor expected to win 47 or 48 with nine seats remaining in doubt.

The LNP has secured 36 seats and is expected to win a total of 40.

Of the seats still in the balance, Rockhampton looks like it'll be won by independent candidate Margaret Strelow meaning two independents will be in parliament following Sandra Bolton's win in the seat of Noosa.

A definitive result could be several days away, with postal and pre-poll votes yet to be counted.

The Queensland Electoral Commission confirmed 800,000 people voted before election day on November 25.


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Presented by Yang J. Joo

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