Electoral district of 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]
| Nicklin Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 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 | ||||||||||||||
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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
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| 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 | |||
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.