Editing Lawrence Springborg (section)

==2009 election==
Springborg led the LNP into the [[2009 Queensland state election|2009 Queensland election]]; despite opinion polls predicting a close contest, the ALP led by [[Anna Bligh]] retained government. A 20-seat swing to the LNP would have been required to deliver [[majority government]].  Springborg led the LNP to an eight percent swing and took 10 seats from Labor, the largest swing to the conservatives in over 14 years. However, the LNP came up 11 seats short of making Springborg premier, largely due to winning only six seats in Brisbane.  Following his third electoral defeat, Springborg announced his retirement as party leader and instead was elected deputy leader under [[John-Paul Langbroek]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25279015-3102,00.html | title=New LNP leader John Paul Langbroek warns dissidents | first1=Rosemary | last1=Odgers | first2=Steven | last2=Wardill | date=3 April 2009 | work=The Courier-Mail | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405083409/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25279015-3102,00.html | archivedate=5 April 2009 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Springborg, along with the entire Liberal National Party, supported changes to Queensland's abortion laws.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/abortion-law-changes-pass/story-e6frg6n6-1225769140803 |title=Abortion law changes pass |publisher=The Australian |date=3 September 2009 |accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref> Springborg resigned as deputy leader on 22 March 2011, after [[Lord Mayor of Brisbane|Brisbane Lord Mayor]] [[Campbell Newman]] announced he was launching a challenge for the LNP leadership.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeIDiJTN1VU Campbell Newman's Queensland coup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617231555/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeIDiJTN1VU |date=17 June 2016 }}. [[6.30 with George Negus|6PM with George Negus]] ([[Ten News]]), 22 March 2011.</ref>