▁carried . ▁ ▁Premier ▁( 1 9 9 8 - 2 0 0 7 ) ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁state ▁election ▁Labor ▁won ▁ 4 4 ▁seats ▁out ▁of ▁ 8 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁only ▁denied ▁a ▁majority ▁when ▁One ▁Nation ▁won ▁six ▁seats ▁that ▁otherwise ▁would ▁have ▁gone ▁to ▁Labor ▁if ▁not ▁for ▁leak age ▁of ▁Co al ition ▁prefer ences . ▁ ▁The ▁balance ▁of ▁power ▁rest ed ▁with ▁two ▁independ ents , ▁Peter ▁Well ington ▁and ▁L iz ▁C unning ham , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁One ▁Nation ▁MP s . ▁ ▁Labor ▁needed ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁only ▁one ▁cross ben cher ▁to ▁make ▁Be att ie ▁premier , ▁while ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁needed ▁them ▁all ▁for ▁Bor b idge ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁office . ▁After ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Be att ie , ▁Well ington ▁announced ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁Labor , ▁allowing ▁Be att ie ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government . ▁Be att ie ▁said ▁the ▁A LP ▁would ▁govern ▁as ▁if ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁ten . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁Charles ▁R app olt , ▁the ▁One ▁Nation ▁member ▁for ▁Mul gra ve , ▁ab rupt ly ▁res igned . ▁Labor ' s ▁Warren ▁Pitt , ▁who ▁had ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁won ▁the ▁en su ing ▁by - e lection , ▁giving ▁Be att ie ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁right . ▁Pitt ▁would ▁have