Labor's Luke Richmond retained the Stafford seat in a Queensland by-election held May 16, 2026, defeating Liberal National Party candidate Fiona Hammond by 757 votes with a 51.2% to 48.8% margin. The by-election was triggered by the death of former Labor MP Jimmy Sullivan in April 2026, who had been serving as an independent after his expulsion from Labor in 2025.
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Labor's Luke Richmond retained the Stafford seat in a Queensland by-election held May 16, 2026, defeating Liberal National Party candidate Fiona Hammond by 757 votes with a 51.2% to 48.8% margin. The by-election was triggered by the death of former Labor MP Jimmy Sullivan in April 2026, who had been serving as an independent after his expulsion from Labor in 2025.