Electoral district of Nicklin
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| Nicklin Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Nicklin 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1986–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Robert Skelton | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Frank Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 35,007 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 686 km2 (264.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°31′S 152°50′E / 26.517°S 152.833°E | ||||||||||||||
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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 Robert Skelton of the Labor Party, who won the seat by just 0.1%, making it the second closest result of the 2020 Queensland election. Nicklin was previously held by long serving Independent member, Peter Wellington. 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[edit]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Austin | National | 1986–1989 | |
| Bob King | Liberal | 1989–1990[1] | |
| Neil Turner | National | 1990–1998 | |
| Peter Wellington | Independent | 1998–2017 | |
| Marty Hunt | Liberal National | 2017–2020 | |
| Robert Skelton | Labor | 2020–present | |
1 Election declared void by the Court of Disputed Returns
Election results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Marty Hunt | 11,255 | 37.96 | +6.26 | |
| Labor | Robert Skelton | 10,214 | 34.45 | +9.29 | |
| Greens | Sue Etheridge | 3,702 | 12.49 | +0.10 | |
| One Nation | Michael Cardinal | 1,900 | 6.41 | −14.61 | |
| Independent | Riccardo Bosi | 1,387 | 4.68 | +4.68 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Allona Lahn | 1,190 | 4.01 | +4.01 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,648 | 96.30 | +0.74 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,138 | 3.70 | −0.74 | ||
| Turnout | 30,786 | 87.94 | +0.10 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Robert Skelton | 14,866 | 50.14 | +5.42 | |
| Liberal National | Marty Hunt | 14,782 | 49.86 | −5.42 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal National | Swing | +5.42 | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "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 (PDF) on 27 April 2020.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Nicklin – District Summary, ECQ.