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2009 Liberal National Party of Queensland
leadership election

2 April 2009 2011 →

Leadership election

Candidate John-Paul Langbroek Tim Nicholls Fiona Simpson First round <17 <17 <17 Second round 17 16 Eliminated Seat Surfers Paradise Clayfield Maroochydore

Leader before election Lawrence Springborg Elected Leader John-Paul Langbroek

Deputy leadership election

Candidate Lawrence Springborg Rob Messenger Jeff Seeney Caucus vote >17 <17 <17 Seat Southern Downs Burnett Callide

Deputy before election Mark McArdle Elected Deputy Lawrence Springborg

The 2009 Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership election was held on 2 April 2009 to elect a new leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) and, ex officio, Leader of the Opposition.

Following the LNP's loss at the state election on 21 March 2009, Lawrence Springborg resigned as leader. Springborg had served as leader of the LNP since the party was formed in 2008 following the merger of the Queensland Liberal Party and the Queensland National Party; the latter he had previously led.

Three MPs − John-Paul Langbroek, Tim Nicholls and Fiona Simpson − contested the leadership, with Langbroek emerging victorious by a narrow margin on the second ballot. Springborg was elected deputy leader, defeating Jeff Seeney and Rob Messenger, after Mark McArdle did not recontest the position.

Langbroek would ultimately not lead the LNP to the next state election in 2012, as Brisbane lord mayor Campbell Newman entered state politics and became LNP leader in 2011. Springborg later returned as leader in 2015, but lost a spill to Nicholls in 2016.

Candidates

Leader

Declared

Candidate			Electorate	Announced
		John-Paul Langbroek	Surfers Paradise	23 March 2009
		Tim Nicholls	Clayfield	31 March 2009
		Fiona Simpson	Maroochydore	27 March 2009

Speculated

Candidate			Electorate
		Mark McArdle	Caloundra

Deputy leader

Declared

Candidate			Electorate	Announced
		Rob Messenger	Burnett	24 March 2009
		Jeff Seeney	Southern Downs	24 March 2009
		Lawrence Springborg	Southern Downs	2 April 2009

Notes

1. ^ The Courier Mail reported that some LNP sources said the final round of voting resulted in a one vote margin, while other sources claimed it was three or four votes.

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