Electoral district of Nicklin

Nicklin; Queensland—Legislative Assembly
	Electoral map of Nicklin 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	1986–present
MP	Marty Hunt
Party	Liberal National Party
Namesake	Frank Nicklin
Electors	32,123 (2017)
Area	620 km2 (239.4 sq mi)
Coordinates	26°31′S 152°50′E
	Electorates around Nicklin:

Nicklin is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, and stretches north to Black Mountain, south to Palmwoods and Montville, and west to Kenilworth, including Conondale National Park. It includes notable localities such as Nambour, Yandina, Cooroy, Bli Bli, Mapleton and Woombye.[1]

Electoral map of Nicklin 2008

The seat is currently held by Marty Hunt of the Liberal National Party. In 2017 he succeeded independent Peter Wellington, who was first elected at the 1998 election. Wellington's first vote in Parliament was to decide who would form government, the election having left the Labor Party one seat short of a majority. Wellington backed the formation of a minority Beattie Labor government.[2]

Members for Nicklin

	Party	Term
Brian Austin	National	1986–1989
Bob King	Liberal	1989–1990
Neil Turner	National	1990–1998
Peter Wellington	Independent	1998–2017
Marty Hunt	Liberal National	2017–present

¹ Election declared void by the Court of Disputed Returns

Election results

2017 Queensland state election: Nicklin[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal National	Marty Hunt	8,732	31.7	−1.4
	Labor	Justin Raethel	6,931	25.2	+8.3
	One Nation	Steven Ford	5,790	21.0	+21.0
	Greens	Mick Tyrrell	3,413	12.4	+2.8
	Consumer Rights	Jeffrey Hodges	1,003	3.6	+3.6
	Independent	Tony R. Moore	972	3.5	+3.5
	Independent	Rachel Radic	705	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			27,546	95.6	−2.3
Informal votes			1,278	4.4	+2.3
Turnout			28,824	87.8	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Marty Hunt	15,227	55.3	+1.6
	Labor	Justin Raethel	12,319	44.7	−1.6
	Liberal National gain from Independent		Swing	+1.6

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References

"2017 Queensland state electoral district of Nicklin" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
"Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
"2017 State General Election - Nicklin - District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

External links

Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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[1] "2017 Queensland state electoral district of Nicklin" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

[qpe-2] "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)

[3] "2017 State General Election - Nicklin - District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.