Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has the support of Queensland Speaker Peter Wellington as the evolving weekend events now place the new Labor Government on a knife-edge, the Speaker confirmed on Sunday afternoon.
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Mr Wellington said the action by the Premier to ask the ALP to sack embattled Cook MP Billy Gordon for failing to reveal his criminal charges was decisive.
"My support for Annastacia remains," Mr Wellington said.
"She has my confidence and I conveyed that to her today when we had a discussion," he said.
"She has done the right thing, she has acted decisively."
"She has spoken with the Member for Cook and she has told him what she believes he should do.
"And I support her."
Mr Wellington said he did not need to give Ms Palaszczuk an ultimatum.
"No I did not do that," he said.
"She didn't test the water with me and she has basically said 'No. These are the principles that I want to lead by and said I will be making an announcement at midday'," he said.
"There was no prompting from me. And I think that goes to her character, where she is putting her premiership on the line."
Mr Wellington said he believed Mr Gordon should resign from state parliament and a by-election should happen as soon as possible.
"My view is very clear. Mr Gordon should resign for the good of Queensland, for the good of his electorate, for the good of himself and especially, for our parliament,"
"So the Parliament is able to focus on the business before it without any distractions."
Labor, with 44 seats, holds office in a minority government in the 89-seat Parliament with Mr Wellington's support – as an independent.
If Mr Gordon is removed from the ALP, Labor will have to rely on his vote as an independent, or the unlikely support of one or either of the two Katter's Australian MPs.
The LNP has 42 seats and there are two Katter's Australian party MPs Rob Katter (Mt Isa) and Shane Knuth (Dalrymple).
Mr Wellington said the future of the Queensland Parliament was now in Mr Gordon's hands.
"It is up to the Member for Cook as to where this now goes."
Mr Wellington said the issue was different to the serious issues levelled against Scott Driscoll, the former Redcliffe MP, in the last parliament.
Serious allegations were raised against Mr Driscoll, which were discussed by parliament's Ethics Committee, of which Mr Wellington was a member.
"In due course the committee came down with a recommendation which was taken to Parliament and then he resigned before it was tabled," Mr Wellington said.
"At the moment she has told me she has referred allegations to the police," he said.
Mr Wellington said his office also received the original letter from Mr Gordon's former partner.
"And my office responded to that; firstly acknowledging the letter and then later when I came out of the Chamber we did another letter advising her that we were taking advice in relation to the substance of that letter."
He said the letter – which covered child support payments, tax matters and domestic violence issues - did not refer to the allegations raised in Mr Gordon's letter to his Facebook page.
Mr Wellington said the first time he learned of the newer allegations was Sunday morning.
Mr Wellington said in his mind a by-election should be called as soon as possible after Mr Gordon makes the decision to resign.
"He now has to consider his position for the good of Queensland and for the good of the people he represents."
Mr Wellington said he believed it was untenable for Mr Gordon to remain as the Member for Cook.
"If he is to continue to be the Member for Cook, I believe his presence in our parliament will be a total distraction for any business our parliament has to consider," he said.
Mr Gordon could make a statement on Sunday afternoon.
