article_snippet: The move means there will have to be a by-election to replace him - meaning the government's one-seat majority is under threat.
article_snippet: If Cook MP Billy Gordon steps aside while police investigate no allegations of physical violence made with respect to this incident, Labor won't have enough seats to govern .
article_snippet: The matter has serious implications for the fledgling Labor government, which holds 44 seats in the 89-seat parliament and needs the support of Mr Gordon to govern.
article_snippet: If Mr Gordon steps aside while police investigate allegations against the newly elected member for Cook, Labor will not have enough seats to govern.
highlights_snippet: If Cook MP Billy Gordon quits, Labor will not have enough seats to govern Queensland .