Career
Scott only garnered 39 percent on the first count, and ultimately lost on the sixth count with 45 percent of the two-candidate vote to Hanson"s 54 percent--a 19.3 percent swing. Even considering Labor"s severe defeat in that election and near-meltdown in Queensland in particular (Labor lost all but two seats in Queensland), Scott"s defeat was a considerable upset. Going into the election, Oxley had been the safest Labor seat in Queensland, with a 12.6 percent two-party majority.
Had Hanson still been running as a Liberal, Scott would have suffered the largest two-party swing of the election.
Scott considered legally challenging Hanson"s victory over him, since she was still listed as a Liberal even after her disendorsement. However, this did not eventuate.
Les and Ann are now running Les Scott and Associates, a finance consulting service which they established in 1999.