Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is expected to call a state election today.
It is expected Ms Palaszczuk will go to the Governor and ask for Parliament to be dissolved and an election held on November 25.
It follows her move on Friday to direct the ALP to disendorse the Member for Pumicestone, Rick Williams, over a complaint that he threatened a local constituent.
On Saturday morning, she acknowledged it had given her a lot to think about on election timing.
"I took an extraordinary step last night. Let me just say he did not live up to those standards," Ms Palaszczuk said.
The move leaves Labor and the LNP with 41 seats each, making it unlikely State Parliament will sit again in mid-November.
Earlier this week, Ms Palaszczuk said it would take something extraordinary for her to consider going to an election this year.
When asked on Saturday whether Mr Williams' disendorsement was a possible election trigger, the Premier described her move against the MP as "serious".
"I'll be taking a whole lot of matters into consideration over the next few days," she said.
"I listen to Queenslanders and talk to Queenslanders on a daily basis. I'll be listening to what they say to me."
Premier moving late on 'serial offender': LNP
Opposition spokesman Scott Emerson said Mr Williams was a "serial offender" who should have been dumped a long time ago.
"For three years, day in and day out Annastacia Palaszczuk has backed Rick Williams and his thuggish behaviour, including behaviour towards women," he said.
"Now when she doesn't need his vote on the eve of an election she flicks Rick."
Ms Palaszczuk denied waiting too long to move against Mr Williams.
"I have spoken to him a number of times," she said.
"I spoke with him recently, I told him very clearly that I did not want to hear of any more arguments or fights with people.
"It happened over the last two days, so didn't live up to my standards and he's gone."
Extra police promise 'a con'
Ms Palaszczuk also made an election-style commitment on Saturday that an ALP government would hire an extra 400 police officers over the next four years.
"We back our police with the resources they want, the powers they need and the pay they deserve," she said.
Mr Emerson said Queenslanders "won't be conned" by the Premier's announcement.
"For three years she's known about crime rates going through the roof and after three years of a soft-on-crime Labor government, Annastacia Palaszczuk comes out on election eve and says she'll do more," he said.
Mr Emerson said the LNP was ready for an election.
"We've released already more than 50 policies," he said.
"There's more to come — we are the only party with a plan to drive down pressure on these record-high electricity prices, doubling the rego [compared to inflation] under the Labor Government and crime going through the roof.
"Most of our seats have been filled, we expect we'll have the last ones done in the next couple of days as is normally the case."
