▁The ▁Co al ition ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 3 2 ▁seats ▁to ▁Labor ' s ▁ 4 4 . ▁ ▁Indeed , ▁Labor ▁was ▁only ▁denied ▁out right ▁victory ▁when ▁leak age ▁of ▁Co al ition ▁prefer ences ▁allowed ▁One ▁Nation ▁to ▁win ▁seven ▁seats ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁otherwise ▁gone ▁to ▁Labor . ▁Labor ▁only ▁needed ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁independ ents ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature — C unning ham ▁and ▁Peter ▁Well ington — to ▁make ▁Peter ▁Be att ie ▁premier , ▁while ▁Bor b idge ▁needed ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁both ▁independ ents ▁and ▁the ▁One ▁Nation ▁MP s ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁power . ▁ ▁However , ▁this ▁was ▁brought ▁und one ▁when ▁Well ington ▁agreed ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁minor ity ▁Labor ▁government . ▁Bor b idge ▁prompt ly ▁res igned . ▁ ▁Bor b idge ▁made ▁little ▁head way ▁as ▁O pp osition ▁Le ader ▁against ▁Be att ie . ▁The ▁Co al ition ▁re aped ▁no ▁benefit ▁when ▁One ▁Nation ▁impl oded , ▁or ▁when ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁ended ▁the ▁care ers ▁of ▁several ▁Labor ▁MP s — including ▁Deput y ▁Premier ▁Jim ▁E lder . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁state ▁election , ▁Bor b idge , ▁remember ing ▁what ▁happened ▁three ▁years ▁earlier , ▁promised ▁that ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁would ▁never ▁preference ▁One ▁Nation ▁again . ▁ ▁However , ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁MP s ▁ren eg ed ▁on ▁that ▁promise ▁after ▁the ▁writ s ▁were ▁dropped . ▁Be att ie