Bleijie top tip for seat vacated by Brough

Former Queensland attorney-general Jarrod Bleijie is the front-runner to be endorsed as the Liberal National's candidate for the federal seat vacated by Mal Brough.

Mr Bleijie is expected to put his hand up when the LNP opens nominations for the Sunshine Coast-based electorate of Fisher on Monday.

Mr Brough quit federal politics on Friday as the party's state executive were to meet and discuss his Fisher candidacy.

Members of the executive were reportedly concerned about the probe into the Slipper diaries affair, and had held off approving Mr Brough to stand again.

Labor's Fisher candidate, Bill Gissane, has long suspected Mr Bleijie could be his opponent.

"I thought from the outset Jarrod Bleijie would be the most logical replacement as he has the numbers in his branches here but it's up to him if he wants to run," he said.

Mr Bleijie would be the third state LNP MP to seek office in Canberra after Jeff Seeney and John McVeigh, who have nominated for Wide Bay and Groom.