GLASS House MP Andrew Powell admits he "well and truly” has a fight on his hands to retain the place in parliament he first won at the 2009 state election.

Boundary redistribution, the impact of voter backlash against the 2012-15 Newman government in which he was Environment Minister and a focused and disciplined Labor opponent who is back for a second crack have combined to reduce Glass House to one of the most marginal seats in Queensland with only a 0.9% swing required for it to change hands.

Mr Powell has a Bachelor of Science and Arts, a Certificate III in Public Administration and worked in both the Commonwealth Department of Defence and then the Department of Premier and the Cabinet during the Peter Beattie Labor reign in Queensland before switching to the Department of Child safety from 2005-09.

It's a background that he says equipped him to read and understand legislation and the need to be consultative but not slow down the process.

Mr Powell admits the Newman government made mistakes with the biggest being not explaining what it was doing.

"We won't make the same mistake again,” he said.

He also found that his responsibilities as a minister had impacted his responsibilities as a member of parliament for a close, community- focused electorate.

"I've learned from experience to do better,” Mr Powell said.

Now aged 44, he seeks a fourth term in parliament because he says he does not like to leave things half done, listing key projects that include rail duplication, an indoor aquatic centre for Maleny, road upgrades and flashing lights for two school zones.

Despite concerns the Newman government went too far, Mr Powell remains committed to "bothersome” red tape reduction, identifying his community's needs as jobs, cost of living relief and upgrades to roads and bridges across the electorate.

He acknowledges the lag between growth and infrastructure delivery was one of the big issues facing the community.

The LNP, Mr Powell said, was committed to a very fast train link from Bundaberg to the Gold Coast, adding hyper-loop technology now being trialled in California was also on the table.

And he said the LNP would in due course ahead of polling day release costings and funding for the raft of promises it has made across the state.

HOW TO VOTE card: Powell (LNP) 1, Bell-Henselin (PHON) 2, Mureau (Ind) 3, Hampstead (Labor) 4, Weber (Greens) 5.