How the minor parties may fare in Qld

A LOOK AT THE ELECTION PROSPECTS OF THE MINOR PARTIES

PALMER UNITED PARTY

Clive Palmer's party didn't exist at the 2012 election, only coming into being after Campbell Newman's LNP rebuffed the billionaire. Palmer himself won the federal seat of Fairfax at the 2013 election, while Glenn Lazarus is PUP's Queensland senator. PUP was expected to run in all 89 seats, but has only 50 candidates. Would be a surprise if they picked up any of them. PUP could join the other dinosaurs at Palmer's Sunshine Coast theme park.

KATTER AUSTRALIA PARTY

The creation of well-known maverick MP Bob Katter - a former National party minister in the Bjelke-Petersen government who later made the move to Canberra. The KAP has two MPs in this Queensland parliament. Robert Katter continues the political family dynasty started by his grandfather Bob, with two colleagues - Shane Knuth (Dalrymple) and former LNP MP for Condamine, Ray Hopper, who jumped the fence after the 2012 election. Some believe KAP is a flash in the pan.

ONE NATION

Pauline Hanson rides yet again. The One Nation party co-founder who became a headline maker when she won a federal seat after being dumped by the Liberal party is standing for the very safe LNP seat of Lockyer. It's unlikely she'll win on what will be her ninth election campaign as a federal or state candidate in Queensland or NSW. None of the other 10 One Nation candidates is expected to make an impact either.

THE GREENS

The Greens are standing candidates in all 89 seats. But they are unlikely to pick up any. The Greens won their first ever seat in a state parliament at the Victorian election in November but Brisbane isn't inner-Melbourne. Their impact is likely to come more through preferences towards Labor than actual victories.

FAMILY FIRST PARTY

Don't expect any of its 21 candidates to have any impact.