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 / 26.517°S 152.833°E / -26.517; 152.833Coordinates: 26°31′S 152°50′E / 26.517°S 152.833°E / -26.517; 152.833
Electorates around Nicklin:
Gympie Gympie Noosa
Glass House Nicklin Ninderry
Glass House Caloundra Buderim
Electoral map of Nicklin 2008

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]

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.

Members for Nicklin

MemberPartyTerm
  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

Queensland state election, 2017: Nicklin[2]
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

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Queensland state electoral district of Nicklin" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "2017 State General Election - Nicklin - District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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