Inala – QLD 2017

ALP 20.6%

Incumbent MP
Annastacia Palaszczuk, since 2006.

Geography
South-East Queensland. Inala covers southwestern parts of the City of Brisbane and parts of Ipswich LGA. Inala covers the suburbs of Durack, Richlands, Inala, Carole Park, Camira and parts of Darra, Forest Lake and Springfield.

Redistribution
Inala lost southern areas including Gailes, Camira and Carole Park to Jordan, and gained eastern areas including Forest Lake and the remainder of Doolandella and Durack from Algester and Sunnybank. These changes cut the Labor margin from 25.1% to 20.6%.

History
The seat of Inala has existed since 1992, and in that time it has always been held by the ALP, being held successively by two members of the same family.

Henry Palaszczuk won the seat in 1992. He served as a minister from 1998 to 2006, when he retired.

Annastacia Palaszczuk won the seat in 2006, and was re-elected in 2009, 2012 and 2015.

Palaszczuk served as a minister from 2009 to 2012. The Labor Party suffered a devastating loss in 2012, and Palaszczuk was one of only seven surviving MPs. Palaszczuk was elected as Labor leader following the 2012 election, and led the party to victory at the 2015 election, taking on the role of Premier since that election.

Candidates

• Annastacia Palaszczuk (Labor)
• Leanne McFarlane (Liberal National)
• Navdeep Singh (Greens)

Assessment
Inala is a safe Labor seat.

2015 election result

2015 two-party-preferred result

Booth breakdown

Booths in Inala have been divided into three areas: central, north and south.

The ALP won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all three areas, ranging from 63% in the south to 83% in the centre.

Two-party-preferred votes in Inala at the 2015 QLD state election