2016 Toowoomba South state by-election

2016 Toowoomba South state by-election

16 July 2016

First party Second party   IND Candidate David Janetzki Di Thorley Party Liberal National Independent Popular vote 13,005 9,827 Percentage 46.37% 35.04% Swing 8.96pp 35.04pp TPP 55.59% 44.41% TPP swing 10.07pp 44.1pp

MP before election John McVeigh Liberal National Elected MP David Janetzki Liberal National

A by-election was conducted for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Toowoomba South on 16 July 2016, following the 29 April resignation of LNP MP John McVeigh. McVeigh resigned after he was preselected as the LNP candidate for the federal division of Groom at the 2016 federal election.^[1]