Queensland has welcomed the first quadriplegic Member of Parliament anywhere in Australia to his new role.

Rob Pyne, the member for Cairns, was sworn into state parliament this week after with a swing of 17 per cent.

Mr Pyne enjoyed one of the biggest swings in the state.

He says he thinks nothing of shameful pre-election online campaigns that criticised him for his disability.

“I learnt to develop a thick skin, and if you're going to break down when people start to criticise you, you're not going to last long in public life,” he told the ABC.

“Before getting into politics people would always say how wonderful you are, what an inspiration you are, so I was very keen to work in a field where you didn't get any easy passes.”

Mr Pyne was left paralysed from the chest down and with about 50 per cent use of his arms after he broke his back in a diving accident in 1991.

He says he will use his disability to inspire younger generations.

“If there are young kids in Queensland in special education units or in mainstream schooling that can be inspired to reach for their dreams because of what I'm doing I'm more than happy for that.

“There's issues still around access to transport, access to premises and access to education.

“So let's clear the hurdles so we can have more and more people with disabilities achieving in future years.”

Two seats and their desks in the 150-year-old Queensland Parliament chamber have been removed to create a bay for Mr Pyne to reverse his wheelchair into.

Mr Pyne's wife Jenny, who travels with him as his carer, said; “There are still people out there who think you need legs to do a job, the ability to walk, he's gone out and he's proved them all wrong”.