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Russell Field MP

Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Capalaba
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 October 2024
Preceded by	Don Brown

Personal details
Political party	Liberal National

Russell Field is an Australian politician and anti-crime advocate. A member of the Liberal National Party (LNP), he was elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Capalaba in the 2024 Queensland state election.^[1]

Political career

Field's son Matthew was killed alongside his pregnant fiancée by a teenager in a stolen car on Australia Day in 2021, which Field claims inspired him to run for Parliament.^[2]^[3]

At the 2024 state election, Field won the seat of Capalaba in Brisbane for the Liberal National Party (LNP). He defeated sitting Labor MP Don Brown, who in 2023 described youth crime as a "media beat-up".^[4]

References

^ "Capalaba - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "Russell Field says he was inspired to 'make a difference' after his son was killed". www.abc.net.au. 28 October 2024.
^ Harris, Louise (1 September 2024). "'I had to put my hand up': Victims of crime advocate to run for LNP in Qld election". Brisbane Times.
^ "Don Brown: Labor MP under fire for calling youth crime crisis a 'media beat-up'".

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Don Brown	Member for Capalaba 2024–present	Incumbent

v t e Current members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Liberal National (52)	Adam Baillie John Barounis Ros Bates Stephen Bennett Jarrod Bleijie Mark Boothman Amanda Camm Michael Crandon David Crisafulli Nigel Dalton Sean Dillon Ariana Doolan Kerri-Anne Dooley Russell Field Deb Frecklington Laura Gerber Bryson Head Marty Hunt Nigel Hutton Bree James Terry James David Janetzki Glen Kelly David Kempton Donna Kirkland Jon Krause John-Paul Langbroek Dale Last Ann Leahy David Lee James Lister Tim Mander Natalie Marr Jim McDonald Brent Mickelberg Steve Minnikin Rob Molhoek Kendall Morton Tim Nicholls Sam O'Connor Tony Perrett Janelle Poole Andrew Powell Dan Purdie Christian Rowan Fiona Simpson Ray Stevens Amanda Stoker Hermann Vorster Trevor Watts Pat Weir Rebecca Young
Labor (36)	Bisma Asif Mark Bailey Wendy Bourne Nikki Boyd Jonty Bush Glenn Butcher Mick de Brenni Cameron Dick Leeanne Enoch Di Farmer Shannon Fentiman Mark Furner Grace Grace Michael Healy Stirling Hinchliffe Jennifer Howard Joe Kelly Shane King Leanne Linard James Martin Lance McCallum Melissa McMahon Corrine McMillan Bart Mellish Steven Miles Charis Mullen Margie Nightingale Barbara O'Shea Joan Pease Linus Power Jess Pugh Peter Russo Mark Ryan Meaghan Scanlon Tom Smith Jimmy Sullivan Chris Whiting
Katter's Australian (3)	Nick Dametto Robbie Katter Shane Knuth
Greens (1)	Michael Berkman
Independents (1)	Sandy Bolton

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