Editing Lawrence Springborg

{{Short description|Australian politician (born 1968)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]] Councillor
|name             = Lawrence Springborg
|honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|AM}}
|image            = File:LawSpr b.jpg
|office           = [[Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)|Leader of the Opposition in Queensland]]<br /><small>Elections: [[2004 Queensland state election|2004]], [[2006 Queensland state election|2006]], [[2009 Queensland state election|2009]]</small>
|term_start       = 14 February 2015
|term_end         = 6 May 2016
|premier          = [[Annastacia Palaszczuk]]
|deputy           = [[John-Paul Langbroek]]
|predecessor      = [[Annastacia Palaszczuk]]
|successor        = [[Tim Nicholls]]
|term_start1      = 21 January 2008
|term_end1        = 2 April 2009
|premier1         = [[Anna Bligh]]
|deputy1          = [[Fiona Simpson]]<br />[[Mark McArdle]]
|predecessor1     = [[Jeff Seeney]]
|successor1       = [[John-Paul Langbroek]]
|term_start2      = 4 February 2003
|term_end2        = 18 September 2006
|premier2         = [[Peter Beattie]]
|deputy2          = [[Jeff Seeney]]
|predecessor2     = [[Mike Horan (politician)|Mike Horan]]
|successor2       = [[Jeff Seeney]]

|office3          = Minister for Health of Queensland
|term_start3      = 3 April 2012
|term_end3        = 14 February 2015
|premier3         = [[Campbell Newman]]
|predecessor3     = [[Geoff Wilson (Australian politician)|Geoff Wilson]]
|successor3       = [[Cameron Dick]]

|office4          = Shadow Minister for State Development, Major Projects, Infrastructure and Planning
|term_start4      = 29 November 2010
|term_end4        = 11 April 2011
|leader4          = [[John-Paul Langbroek]]
|predecessor4     = [[David Gibson (Australian politician)|David Gibson]]
|successor4       = [[Jeff Seeney]]

|office5          = Shadow Attorney-General<br />Shadow Minister for Justice
|term_start5      = 5 April 2009
|term_end5        = 29 November 2010
|leader5          = [[John-Paul Langbroek]]
|predecessor5     = [[Mike Horan (politician)|Mike Horan]]
|successor5       = [[Jarrod Bleijie]]
|term_start6      = 2 July 1998
|term_end6        = 27 September 2005
|leader6          = [[Rob Borbidge]]<br />[[Mike Horan (politician)|Mike Horan]]<br />Himself
|predecessor6     = [[Matt Foley (politician)|Matt Foley]]
|successor6       = [[Mark McArdle]]

|office7          = Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations
|term_start7      = 5 April 2009
|term_end7        = 29 November 2010
|leader7          = [[John-Paul Langbroek]]
|predecessor7     = [[Steve Dickson]]
|successor7       = [[Jann Stuckey]]

|office8          = [[Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)|Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Queensland]]<br />Deputy Leader of the [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National Party]]
|term_start8      = 2 April 2009
|term_end8        = 11 April 2011
|leader8          = [[John-Paul Langbroek]]
|predecessor8     = [[Mark McArdle]]
|successor8       = [[Tim Nicholls]] <small>(Opposition)</small><br />[[Jeff Seeney]] <small>(LNP)</small>

|office9          = Deputy Leader of the<br />[[National Party of Australia – Queensland|Queensland National Party]]
|term_start9      = 26 February 1999
|term_end9        = 2 March 2001
|leader9          = [[Rob Borbidge]]
|predecessor9     = [[Mike Horan (politician)|Mike Horan]]
|successor9       = [[Vaughan Johnson (politician)|Vaughan Johnson]]

|office10         = Minister for Natural Resources of Queensland 
|term_start10     = 16 February 1998 
|term_end10       = 26 June 1998
|premier10        = [[Rob Borbidge]] 
|predecessor10    = [[Howard Hobbs]] 
|successor10      = [[Rod Welford]]

|office11         = Queensland Government Chief Whip
|term_start11     = 20 February 1996	
|term_end11       = 16 February 1998
|premier11        = [[Rob Borbidge]]
|predecessor11    = [[Don Livingstone]]
|successor11      = [[Rob Mitchell (Queensland politician)|Rob Mitchell]]

|office12         = Member of the [[Queensland Parliament]] for [[Electoral district of Southern Downs|Southern Downs]]
|term_start12     = 17 February 2001
|term_end12       = 25 November 2017
|predecessor12    = ''New seat''
|successor12      = [[James Lister (politician)|James Lister]]

|office13         = Member of the [[Queensland Parliament]] for [[Electoral district of Warwick|Warwick]]
|term_start13     = 19 September 1992
|term_end13       = 17 February 2001
|predecessor13    = [[Des Booth]]
|successor13      = ''Seat abolished''

|office14         = Member of the [[Queensland Parliament]] for [[Electoral district of Carnarvon|Carnarvon]] 
|term_start14     = 2 December 1989
|term_end14       = 19 September 1992
|predecessor14    = [[Peter McKechnie]]
|successor14      = ''Seat abolished''

|office15         = Mayor of the [[Goondiwindi Region]]
|term_start15     = 28 March 2020
|term_end15       = 
|predecessor15    = Graeme Scheu
|successor15      = 

|birth_name=Lawrence James Springborg
|birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|02|17}}
|birth_place      = [[Inglewood, Queensland]], Australia
|residence        =
|death_date       =
|death_place      =
|party            = [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National]]
|otherparty       = [[National Party of Australia – Queensland|National]] (1989–2008)
|majority3        =
|spouse           = Linda Springborg
|religion         =
|children         =
|nickname         = The Borg
|footnotes        =
}}

'''Lawrence James Springborg''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (born 17 February 1968) is an Australian politician. He led the [[National Party of Australia – Queensland|National Party]] in the [[Queensland Parliament]] from 2003 to 2006 and again in 2008, before becoming the first leader of the merged [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National Party]] from 2008 to 2009. He led the LNP again from 2015 to 2016 before announcing his retirement. He currently serves as Mayor of [[Goondiwindi Regional Council]], having been elected in March 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Electoral Commission of Queensland |url=https://prodresults.elections.qld.gov.au/lga2020/030/mayor |website=Goondiwindi Regional Mayor - Results |publisher=ECQ}}</ref>

As Leader of the Queensland branch of the [[National Party of Australia – Queensland|National Party]], he led the National-Liberal coalition to defeats at both the [[2004 Queensland state election|2004]] and [[2006 Queensland state election|2006]] Queensland elections. He resigned as leader after his second election defeat, and was replaced by his former deputy, [[Jeff Seeney]]. However, after only 16 months as leader and facing poor opinion polling against Seeney, Springborg replaced him.

Following this defeat, Springborg played a leading role in the creation of the [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National Party]] (LNP), becoming the party's first leader but resigning after he led it to defeat at the [[2009 Queensland state election|2009 Queensland election]]. [[John-Paul Langbroek]] was elected as his successor, with Springborg elected as Deputy Leader.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25279082-29277,00.html |title=John-Paul Langbroek elected new leader of Queensland LNP |date=2 April 2009 |agency=AAP |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406042824/http://www.news.com.au/story/0%2C27574%2C25279082-29277%2C00.html |archivedate= 6 April 2009 }}</ref> Following a move by the LNP organisation to install Brisbane Lord Mayor [[Campbell Newman]] as leader of the state Party from outside of Parliament, both Langbroek and Springborg lost their positions to Newman and [[Jeff Seeney]], respectively. The Newman-led LNP overwhelmingly won the [[2012 Queensland state election|2012 election]] and Springborg became Minister for Health in the Newman Cabinet. After the [[2015 Queensland state election|2015 election]], Newman lost his electorate of Ashgrove and Springborg was once again elected leader of the LNP, with Langbroek serving as his deputy as the LNP returned to opposition after one term in office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-07/lawrence-springborg-new-lnp-leader-queensland/6077536|title=Lawrence Springborg elected as new Queensland LNP leader, John-Paul Langbroek as deputy|work=ABC News|date=7 February 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207094509/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-07/lawrence-springborg-new-lnp-leader-queensland/6077536|archivedate=7 February 2015}}</ref> On 6 May 2016, Springborg [[2016 Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership election|lost]] the leadership of the LNP to [[Tim Nicholls]].<ref name="spill2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-06/lnp-leadership-decided-after-partyroom-meeting/7389500|title=Tim Nicholls topples Lawrence Springborg to become Queensland LNP leader|work=ABC News|date=6 May 2016}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born in 1968, Lawrence Springborg resided in the town [[Yelarbon]] for much of his younger life. He left school at the age of 14 and went on to work a farm on Queensland's [[Darling Downs]] for seven years before he was elected to Parliament in 1989 at the age of 21.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2015-02-07 |title=Lawrence Springborg elected as new Queensland LNP leader |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-07/lawrence-springborg-new-lnp-leader-queensland/6077536 |access-date=2024-03-04 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==Parliamentary career==
In the [[1989 Queensland state election]], Springborg became the youngest person elected to the [[Parliament of Queensland]], winning the safe Nationals seat of [[Electoral district of Carnarvon|Carnarvon]] on the [[Darling Downs]].<ref name=":0" /> In the same year, the 32-year reign of the Nationals at the State level drew to a close. Springborg represented a new generation of Nationals not associated with the era of long-serving former Premier Sir [[Joh Bjelke-Petersen]] and the allegations of corruption and maladministration arising from the [[Fitzgerald Inquiry]]. Subsequent redistributions forced Springborg to relocate to his later seat in Southern Downs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hui |first=Jin |date=2017-10-30 |title='The Borg' bows out |url=https://warwicktoday.com.au/stories/2017-10-31/the-borg-bows-out/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Warwick Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Nationals remained in opposition until 1996, when the [[Wayne Goss|Goss]] [[Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)|Labor]] government lost office following the 1995 state election and a consequential adverse finding in the Queensland Court of Disputed Returns and subsequent by-election loss of the seat of Mundingburra by Labor led the resignation of the then Premier [[Wayne Goss]]. The reformed National-[[Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division)|Liberal]] coalition took power under [[Rob Borbidge]] but only with the support of independent MLA [[Liz Cunningham]]. In 1998, shortly before the [[Borbidge government]] lost office, Springborg was sworn in as Minister for Natural Resources, again setting a record as Queensland's youngest ever minister. In February 1999, he was as elected Deputy National Leader.

The [[2001 Queensland state election|2001 state elections]] saw a massive win for the Labor Party, with Premier [[Peter Beattie]] going from a one-seat to twenty-two seat majority, and the Nationals reduced to 12 seats out of the 89-seat Parliament. After the election loss, the Coalition with the Liberals was ended and Springborg was reelected Deputy Opposition Leader.

Borbidge subsequently resigned as Leader of the Nationals and his place was taken by [[Mike Horan (politician)|Mike Horan]], father of international [[Rugby Union]] player [[Tim Horan]]. After widespread speculation and criticism, the Nationals elected Springborg as leader in 2003.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s776329.htm| title = PM - Springborg takes control of Queensland National Party}} </ref>

==2004 election==
The campaign for the [[2004 Queensland state election|2004 state election]] relied heavily on Springborg's personal profile. He literally ran for much of the campaign, appearing to be jogging through state forests on electoral advertising, emphasising his physical fitness. The Nationals marketed Springborg merchandise extensively, including life-size cardboard cutouts. In a move unthinkable for Nationals of an earlier era, he appeared in a ''[[Courier-Mail]]'' photograph clad only in a towel and ironing his own shirt.<ref>{{cite news |author=Frances Whiting |url=http://www.news.com.au/opinion/sexing-up-the-queensland-election/story-e6frfs99-1111119156623 |title=Sexing up the Queensland election |publisher=news.com.au |date=17 March 2009 |accessdate=25 June 2014 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207162959/http://www.news.com.au/opinion/sexing-up-the-queensland-election/story-e6frfs99-1111119156623 |archivedate=7 February 2015  }}</ref>

==2006 election==
As [[water management]] became an increasingly important issue during the drought, Springborg criticised Labor's handling of the water issue.  Amid speculation that the [[2006 Queensland state election|2006 state election]] election would be called early, the Liberal Party deposed Quinn and elected [[Bruce Flegg]] as leader in his place, who has in the past had a poor relationship with Springborg.  Springborg pressed Beattie to serve a full term and not call an election before one was due.  On 15 August 2006, Beattie called an election for 9 September of that year. Springborg again conceded defeat at 8pm on 9 September 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/beattie-wins-historic-fourth-term/2006/09/09/1157222376444.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 |title=Beattie wins historic fourth term |publisher=smh.com.au |date=9 September 2006 |accessdate=24 March 2011 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104080528/http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/beattie-wins-historic-fourth-term/2006/09/09/1157222376444.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 |archivedate=4 November 2012  }}</ref>

In the wake of his second election defeat, he announced his resignation as leader of the National Party on 14 September 2006. His former deputy, [[Jeff Seeney]], ascended to the leadership position uncontested on 18 September 2006, alongside [[Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts#Sunshine Coast|Maroochydore]] representative [[Fiona Simpson]] as Deputy Leader.<ref>{{cite news
 |author = Steven Wardill and Rosemary Odgers
 |url = http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20431025-5005961,00.html
 |title = Seeney takes National Party reins
 |publisher = Herald Sun
 |date = 18 September 2006
 |accessdate=18 September 2006
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

==Political comeback and Conservative merger==
After Deputy [[Fiona Simpson]] withdrew her support for current leader [[Jeff Seeney]], he announced a partyroom challenge to take place on 21 January 2008, with former leader Springborg the front runner.<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23074761-5013945,00.html Bring on challenge, says Seeney] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225164343/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23074761-5013945,00.html |date=25 February 2008 }}, ''[[The Australian]]'', 19 January 2008.</ref>
Springborg won the challenge and like his rolling of Mike Horan in 2003, Springborg's rolling of Seeney meant that Springborg once again ousted a leader prior to this leader being given a chance to lead his party into an election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Springborg elected to lead Qld Nationals |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-21/springborg-elected-to-lead-qld-nationals/1018900 |publisher=ABC News |access-date=5 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105025625/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-21/springborg-elected-to-lead-qld-nationals/1018900 |archive-date=5 January 2025 |date=21 January 2008}}</ref>

After resuming the leadership, he began renewed talks of a merger to form a single 'non-Labor force' in Queensland. On 26 July 2008 this became reality when both parties voted to form the [[Liberal National Party of Queensland]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Dunlevy |first=Gabrielle |url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24080614-2,00.html?from=public_rss |title=Merger a win for 'grassroots democracy' |publisher=News.com.au |date=26 July 2008 |accessdate=24 March 2011}}</ref>

The failure of the two conservative parties to sign a new Coalition agreement convinced Springborg of the need to merge the Liberals and Nationals at a state level. Presenting a proposal modelled on the [[Conservative Party of Canada]], Springborg went about campaigning through 2004 for the support of both state party organisations in creating a new unified party.

Prior to the 2006 state election, Springborg's proposal ran into early hurdles when [[John Howard]], [[John Anderson (Australian politician)|John Anderson]], and other federal Coalition identities dismissed the idea of a state-level merger.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Nats-push-for-merger-with-Libs-in-Queensland/2004/12/03/1101923333986.html|title=Nats push for merger with Libs in Queensland|date=3 December 2004|work=Sydney Morning Herald|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924194157/http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Nats-push-for-merger-with-Libs-in-Queensland/2004/12/03/1101923333986.html|archivedate=24 September 2015}}</ref> [[Bob Quinn (Australian politician)|Bob Quinn]] and the state Liberals reacted cautiously, ultimately rebuffing Springborg's efforts. However, Springborg did attract strong support for the idea from the National Party at a state organisational level, with the central executive supporting his proposal in February 2005.  Springborg toned down some of his advocacy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Lost-in-the-bush/2005/04/01/1112302234045.html|title=Lost in the bush|date=2 April 2005|author=Mark Todd|work=Sydney Morning Herald|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924194132/http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Lost-in-the-bush/2005/04/01/1112302234045.html|archivedate=24 September 2015}}</ref> however, and was content to announce a renewal of the Coalition agreement with the Liberals on 26 September 2005, aiming to maximise Labor's trouble regarding the scandal instigated by Dr [[Jayant Patel]] and the [[Bundaberg, Queensland|Bundaberg]] public hospital.

On 29 May 2006, plans for merger received a new life when the state division of the Liberal party announced its in-principle support for the idea. State director Graeme Greene stated that the merged party "would effectively operate under the federal Liberal Party's model".

However, senior figures within both the National and Liberal parties, particularly federal Nationals leader [[Mark Vaile]], quickly spoke out against the proposed merger.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2006/s1652361.htm|title=Qld conservatives dump party merger plans|author=Dana Robertson|date=31 May 2006|work=Lateline|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216132726/http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2006/s1652361.htm|archivedate=16 February 2015|access-date=7 February 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> By the end of the week, Springborg had to rescind his proposal.

On 26 July 2008, his vision of a united non-Labor force in Queensland finally became reality when both parties voted to form the [[Liberal National Party of Queensland]]. He has been described as the "father of the party" by successor, [[John-Paul Langbroek]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25282333-2702,00.html|title=New leader John-Paul Langbroek warns about LNP disunity|date=3 April 2009|work=[[The Australian]]|access-date=15 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403185211/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C25197%2C25282333-2702%2C00.html|archive-date=3 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==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>

==2015 election==
The LNP won the biggest majority government in Queensland history at the [[2012 Queensland state election|2012 election]], only to lose it after one term at the [[2015 Queensland state election|2015 election]]. Newman lost his own seat, and Springborg was elected LNP leader for the second time.  He briefly harboured hope of becoming premier in a minority government, but this was brought undone when independent [[Peter Wellington]] threw his support to Labor.  Springborg thus became leader of the opposition for the third time.

===Loss of leadership===
Springborg lost the leadership to [[Tim Nicholls]] on 6 May 2016 in a leadership spill, by 22 votes to 19.<ref name="spill2016"/> On 3 December 2016, he announced his retirement from politics at the [[2017 Queensland state election|next Queensland state election]].<ref name="retirement">{{cite news|title=Lawrence Springborg to quit politics|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-government/lawrence-springborg-to-quit-politics/news-story/db2e86e9e1be42a5428cf817da6d9c54|accessdate=3 December 2016|work=The Courier-Mail|date=3 December 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204194922/http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-government/lawrence-springborg-to-quit-politics/news-story/db2e86e9e1be42a5428cf817da6d9c54|archivedate=4 December 2016}}</ref>

Months before losing the leadership, there was speculation that Springborg would make a switch to federal politics and therefore resign the leadership by seeking preselection for the safe National [[Division of Maranoa|seat of Maranoa]] following incumbent and Deputy Speaker [[Bruce Scott (Australian politician)|Bruce Scott]]'s announcement that he would be retiring at the next election due in 2016 but Springborg ruled this out.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/lawrence-springborg-rules-out-replacing-bruce-scott-in-maranoa-20150803-giq3qy.html|title=Lawrence Springborg rules out replacing Bruce Scott in Maranoa|last=Atfield|first=Cameron|date=3 August 2015|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref>

==Local politics==
In November 2019, he announced he would be standing as a candidate for Mayor of [[Goondiwindi Region|Goondiwindi Regional Council]] in the March 2020 election.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/former-lnp-leader-lawrence-springborg-confirms-political-comeback-20191127-p53eiy.html|title=Former LNP leader Lawrence Springborg confirms political comeback|publisher=Brisbane Times|date=27 November 2019}}</ref> He was elected unopposed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://prodresults.elections.qld.gov.au/lga2020/030 |title = Vote Result System {{!}} Electoral Commission of Queensland}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Shadow ministry of Lawrence Springborg]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Lawrence Springborg}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090212210857/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/legislativeAssembly/documents/memberBio/SpringborgLawrence.htm Official Biography]

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{{s-ttl|title=Deputy Leader of the [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National Party]] in Queensland|years=2009{{ndash}}2011}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Jeff Seeney]]}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Campbell Newman]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Leader of the [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National Party]] in Queensland|years=2015{{ndash}}2016}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Tim Nicholls]]}}
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[[Category:Leaders of the opposition in Queensland]]
[[Category:Members of the Order of Australia]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian politicians]]
[[Category:Deputy opposition leaders]]