Qld Labor factions warned off Miller seat

Queensland Labor's state president is warning factional warlords to "keep their noses out of things" if former police minister Jo-Ann Miller quits parliament.

Speculation is rife that Ms Miller is planning to vacate her seat of Bundamba, near Ipswich, after 15 years in state parliament.

Her CFMEU backers are reportedly trying to install former federal candidate Nick Thompson in her seat, but local powerbroker and federal MP Shayne Neumann says local party members won't accept having an outsider imposed on them.

Labor state president Dick Williams weighed into the debate on Friday, warning off local factional bosses, Mr Neumann in particular.

"He should keep his nose out of things," Mr Williams told The Queensland Times.

The state president said while it was too early to contemplate Ms Miller's resignation from parliament, normal preselection rules and party's new gender rules would be a factor in any succession if she did quit.

He said the party had to ensure 50 per cent of winnable seats had female candidates, adding that Labor considered Bundamba a winnable seat.

Ms Miller, who is overseas, is yet to respond to the reports, so it is unknown whether she plans to quit immediately or at the next election, if at all.

Any Bundamba by-election could risk the minority Labor government's hold on power as the Liberal National Party only requires a single seat to form government itself.

Labor currently hold 43 seats in the 89-seat parliament and rely on the support of independents Billy Gordon and speaker Peter Wellington to rule.