A prominent opponent of same-sex marriage will lead the Australian Conservatives' Queensland Senate ticket.
Lyle Shelton resigned as managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby in February to join the Australian Conservatives as their communications director, after leading the unsuccessful 'no' campaign in the national postal survey on same-sex marriage.
"Canberra is working very well for the politicians," Mr Shelton said in a statement.
"It isn't working very well for the people of Gladstone, Townsville, Toowoomba or Rockhampton."
Leader of the Australian Conservatives, former Liberal Cory Bernardi, announced the decision on Saturday.
"The people of Queensland now have a clear, principled, conservative alternative," Senator Bernardi said.
"Lyle brings a wealth of political and campaign experience having headed up the 'No' campaign last year that saw millions of Australians stand up against political correctness."
Every state and territory recorded a majority 'yes' response in the same-sex marriage survey that saw nearly eight in 10 eligible voters have their say.
Mr Shelton said he hoped to offer Queenslanders a conservative alternative at the next federal election.
If elected, he would oppose "political correctness, gender ideology and social Marxism".
"By working together, conservatives across our state can put a handbrake on the extreme elite ideologies that have infected Canberra," he said.
Former Liberal National Party senator Jo Lindgren and North Queensland bookkeeper Kate Horan will join him on the Queensland senate ticket.
Australian Associated Press
