Stafford byelection tipped to swing towards LNP as danger looms for Steven Miles’ leadership of Queensland Labor

Voters in northern Brisbane electorate go to polls after sudden death of former independent MP Jimmy Sullivan

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A byelection in the Brisbane seat of Stafford is expected to swing towards the sitting LNP Queensland government in a result experts say would likely be fatal to former premier Steven Miles' leadership of the Labor party.

Voters in the northern Brisbane electorate of Stafford have gone to the polls after the sudden death of former independent MP Jimmy Sullivan in April.