1/30Leader of the Opposition David Crisafulli starting election day at the William Duncan State School at Nerang. Picture: Liam Kidston
Gallery: Queensland election day in photographs
After a four-week campaign, polling booths have opened and party leaders are already out and about greeting voters.
2/30Premier Steven Miles meets first-time voter Lily Ramm near Mango Hill State School. Picture: Adam Head
3/30Early Townsville voters at Currajong State School. Picture: Nikita McGuire
4/30David Crisafulli finds a friendly face as he hands out how to vote cards in the seat of Gaven. Picture: Liam Kidston
5/30QLDVOTES24 Townsville City Councillor Brady Ellis mans the 'democracy sausage' stand at Oonoonba State School. Picture: Evan Morgan
6/30Jules Parker from East Mackay voted for Nigel Dalton at the CQ University polling booth because her neighbour, an LNP volunteer, talked her into it. Picture: Fergus Gregg
7/30Labor candidate for Mulgrave Ritchie Bates, Labor member for Cairns and Queensland State Tourism Minister Michael Healy and Labor member for Barron River Craig Crawford at the Barron River booth in Cairns Queensland. Picture: Brian Cassey
8/30Premier Steven Miles and wife Kim at Kallangur State School. Picture: Adam Head
9/30LNP leader David Crisafulli and his wife Tegan voted in Springwood. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
10/30Steven Miles and wife Kim and daughter Bridie at Kallangur State School. Picture: Adam Head
11/30Sitting member Laura Gerber at Currumbin State School on the Gold Coast. Picture: Richard Gosling
12/30Early voters line up at Morningside State School. Picture: Richard Walker
13/30A voter gets the deed done early at Springwood. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
14/30Grace, left, and Amber serving up some sausage wisdom at a Capalaba booth. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
15/30The election menu at a polling booth in Capalaba. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
16/30Maisie Taylor, 9, hooks into a sausage sanga at Lognholme State School. Picture: Scott Powick
17/30Bonney LNP MP Sam O'Connor buying a sausage at the Labrador State School polling booth with volunteer and community worker Jenna Schroeder. Picture: Paul Weston.
18/30Bulimba MP and Labor Minister Di Farmer at Morningside State School. Picture: Richard Walker
19/30LNP candidate for Barron River Bree James at the Trinity Beach booth. Picture: Brian Cassey
20/30Keppel MP Brittany Lauga at Mt Archer State School.
21/30A mix of Queenslanders at the polls at Springwood. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
22/30Chris Gilbert sauces up his democracy sausage at Morningside State School. Picture: Richard Walker
23/30Premier Steven Miles tests some wares from the cake stall at Payne Road State School. Pics Adam Head
24/30Steven Miles tries a snag for lunch with McConnel MP Grace Grace. Picture: Adam Head
25/30A quiet booth at the Palm Beach State School on the Gold Coast. Picture: Richard Gosling
26/30They may not be able to vote, but sisters Ailish, 4, and Orlaith Gordon, 8, were happy to take part in one election day tradition. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen
27/30How to vote cards pile up in a bin at a Townsville polling booth. Picture: Evan Morgan
28/30Mundingburra MP Les Walker. Picture: Evan Morgan
29/30Cass Moon swamped with how to vote cards at Broadbeach State School in the Surfers Paradise electorate. Picture: Picture: Nigel Hallett
30/30Local chefs David Schulz and Rodney Florent at the polling booth in Cannon Hill. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
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