State election 2017: How the Gold Coast;s voters could swing final poll results on Saturday

AS the Queensland election heads into its final week — Gold Coasters are going to be the kingmakers in determining the results.

THE major parties agree on one thing heading into the Queensland election’s final week — Gold Coast seats are going to be the kingmakers.

All eyes are on the crucial seats of Gaven and Bonney with Labor star Kate Jones — dubbed the Minister for the Gold Coast — saying Glitter Strip voters would likely decide the result.

“The Gold Coast never misses an opportunity and they can be kingmakers — if they elect Labor to the seats of Bonney, Gaven and Currumbin.”

At Labor’s Broadbeach launch yesterday the party opened with Gaven candidate, young lawyer Meaghan Scanlon.

ALP candidate Rowan Holzberger, Kate Jones MP and Meaghan Scanlon at Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's 2017 Queensland Australian Labor Party (ALP) 2017 Campaign Launch. Picture: Jerad Williams

Then leader Annastacia Palaszczuk, introduced as “my friend” by Brisbane’s WBO world welterweight boxing champion Jeff Horn, delivered a keynote address outlining a clear choice between Labor’s “stability” or a “chaotic LNP/One Nation coalition”.

Boxer Jeffrey Horn introduces the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. Picture: Jerad Williams

“In stark contrast to (LNP leader Tim Nicholls), Labor will put One Nation last because we don’t share their values,” she said.

Gold Coast Labor senator Murray Watt yesterday agreed Gold Coasters had the power to decide the poll.

“One Nation is polling quite strongly in regional Queensland. It's quite possible they will pick up a number of seats so it comes down to the Gold Coast to determine what the result will be

“It’s a long time since the result of a state election has been in the hands of the Gold Coast. It’s a really exciting position to be in,” he said.

LNP’s Surfers Paradise incumbent John-Paul Langbroek agreed it was “important” LNP held onto Gaven and won Bonney.

ALP candidates and members,. Picture: Jerad Williams

“We have a proud record on the Gold Coast — with 10 out of the 10 seats (at the last election). Labor are desperate to get a foothold on the Coast,” Mr Langbroek said.

But he derided Labor using Horn in comparison to Mr Nicholls having Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull do a star turn at the LNP launch in Brisbane.

“It just typifies how shallow Labor are — they think a boxing celebrity somehow equates to policy substance,” Mr Langbroek said.

Boxer Jeffrey Horn and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk Picture: Jerad Williams

Prime Minister Turnbull took to the stage in Brisbane, saying Mr Nicholls’ team had the “experience and maturity to get Queensland moving again”.

A fired-up Mr Turnbull said that when Mr Nicholls became premier, Queensland would have LNP coalitions in both the state and federal level working to deliver the infrastructure.

“Infrastructure is Tim’s major priority, as it should be, as it is for me,” he said.