FORMER Australian Medical Association president Bill Glasson will have a second crack at winning the Brisbane seat vacated by former prime minister Kevin Rudd.
The inner south electorate has long been one of Labor's safer seats but Dr Glasson's grassroots campaigning before September saw him beat Mr Rudd before preferences were dished out.
The ophthalmologist attracted a 5.5 per cent swing, reducing Mr Rudd's winning margin to three per cent.
The by-election will be a revealing snapshot of the mood of Queensland voters after several months of the Abbott government.
The odds however are again stacked against Dr Glasson.
Only once has a federal government gained a seat from an opposition at a by-election and that was the Kalgoorlie by-election of 1920.
Labor is yet to announce who their candidate will be but employment and IR lawyer Terri Butler has emerged as front runner.
The first possible date for a by-election is December 21 but it is most likely to be held early next year.
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