The Greens have won the Brisbane seat, with incoming MP Stephen Bates becoming the fourth Green MP in the 47th parliament, after the party also won the Griffith and Ryan seats, and retained the Melbourne seat. .
Absent votes counted on Saturday reinforced the 29-year-old retail worker’s lead over Labor candidate Madonna Jarrett.
It is the third seat won by the Greens in the Queensland capital, and victory means Labor are still in one seat to form a majority government.
Bates said voters were fed up with the “status quo” and felt that politicians were not pursuing policies that would really benefit them.
“We were told they wanted to get 100% publicly owned renewable energy, they wanted Medicare dental and mental health services and the desired action on the housing crisis,” he said.
“It simply came to our notice then.
“It simply came to our notice then.
“The mood has been that people are angry, people are fed up with the status quo and total inaction on climate change.”