Former Liberal leaders Rob Borbidge and Joan Sheldon have taken aim at Campbell Newman in their review of the shock election loss suffered by the Liberal National Party (LNP) in January.

The Borbidge-Sheldon review does not specifically name the former premier but, after receiving 700 submissions, declared there was "broad-based disappointment with the campaign and the election defeat".

"Undoubtedly, the leadership of the government contributed to the election loss," they wrote.

Their report highlighted a breakdown between the executive and the parliamentary wing, bad election timing, errors in judgment both on policy and politics, and the public's growing perception of a government that was arrogant.

The pair cited five key elements that combined to turn a historic election win in 2012 into an equally historic turnaround in fortunes in 2015:

The breaking of the promise that public servants had "nothing to fear",

The breaking of the promise that public servants had "nothing to fear", The perception of arrogance arising from not listening to the people,

The perception of arrogance arising from not listening to the people, Pursuing the large scale privatisation of assets to which the majority of voters opposed or had serious reservations,

Pursuing the large scale privatisation of assets to which the majority of voters opposed or had serious reservations, The alienation of key stakeholders in the decision making process; and,

The alienation of key stakeholders in the decision making process; and, The two-year discordant relationship with the organisational wing.

"The overwhelming election win of 2012 led to a changed dynamic where the leadership team of the parliamentary party in a sense of hubris isolated itself from the organisational wing," the report found.

"The former government in its reforming zeal and decision-making processes alienated almost every key interest group across the state."

In the wake of the election loss, former deputy premier Jeff Seeney reflected on the wisdom of plucking Mr Newman from the Brisbane City Council and thrusting him into state politics.

"We underestimated the challenge of bringing not just the premier but all of his associated staff and advisers into a situation where they weren't familiar with accepted norms and processes," he told reporters on February 2.

The reviewers echoed that concern.

"The political tactics of importing a leader from outside parliament without parliamentary or state leadership experience and policy knowledge carried inherent risks which were not immediately apparent and in the short term worked well," the review said.

The review also slammed the election campaign strategy.

"The campaign itself ... had inherent problems such as failing to: address the perception of the government's arrogance and to turn this weakness into strengths; promote the government's considerable achievements in fixing 'Labor's mess' and growing the state's economy; launch an attack program to rebut the deceitful and untruthful propaganda of the party's opponents; engender confidence with local campaign committees; and manage the expectation that the party with its large majority would hold government at the poll."

LNP campaign director Brad Henderson resigned last month.

No single person was to blame: LNP

In response, LNP state president Bruce McIver backed the choice of Campbell Newman as party leader ahead of the 2012 election.

"I think if we look back to 2012 everyone to a man, woman would agree this government was the right government for Queensland.

"The mess that they inherited had to be handled and we needed someone like Campbell to lead that team."

Queensland LNP leader Lawrence Springborg said many people shared responsibility for the election loss. ( ABC News )

He denied there was a poor relationship between the executive and parliamentary wings of the party.

"We're not into the blame game here, I think we all have to take a share of the responsibility, from the campaign director to the party president to the leadership right across the board."

State LNP leader Lawrence Springborg said he agreed no single person was to blame.

"I think that many people expected this report could be a whitewash, that was the level of cynicism that exists out there because many people believe that political parties conveniently sweep things under the carpet.

"Well, as we've seen from the LNP and this report from Rob Borbidge and Joan Sheldon ... they've been very, very open, it's warts and all and I think it's been brutally honest in what is said about the things that we could have done better in our relationship with Queenslanders.

"We now have to make sure that Queenslanders understand that we've listened, we've learned and we're acting."

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