Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she will accept the result of the proposed shake-up of seats from 89 to 93.
And she has indicated an election before June is unlikely.
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Ms Palaszczuk, who joked she was late to the press conference because she had been to see the governor – for a regular catch-up – was asked if she could rule out going to the election on the new boundaries.
But she said the proposed new boundaries, due to be announced on Friday morning, had not been released.
"Of course my government will accept the umpire's decision and it is my clear intention that we will fight the next election on whatever the electoral commission hands out," Ms Palaszczuk said.
"I said very clearly that we will accept the independent decision of the Queensland Electoral Commission and we will fight the next election on the boundaries that are presented to us.
"It is my clear intention that we will fight the next election on those new boundaries which includes the additional seats."
However, Ms Palaszczuk said the parties may have a period of consultation on the proposals once they were released.
"There's that process that happens once the redistribution comes down," she said.
Saturday, May 5, 2018, is the last possible date for the next state election.
It is widely tipped to be held in the second half of 2017 but the Premier has repeatedly insisted it is due in about a year from now.
The new electoral boundaries were set to take effect in June, and would create seats in areas where there had been population increases.
It comes after Ms Palaszczuk's comments on Thursday, when she refused to guarantee the election would be fought with 93 seats instead of 89.
"I can't say that for sure, those boundaries haven't even come out yet," she said.
Ms Palaszczuk was also cheekily asked to rule out another summer campaign, following former premier Campbell Newman's sweaty January 2015 election.
"You're all used to summer election campaigns," Ms Palaszczuk said.
"It's due in about a year's time, so it is what it is."
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