Electoral district of Nicklin

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Nicklin
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
ECQ-2017-Final-Nicklin.pdf
Electoral map of Nicklin 2017
State Queensland
Dates current1986–present
MP Robert Skelton
Party Labor
Namesake Frank Nicklin
Electors 35,007 (2020)
Area686 km2 (264.9 sq mi)
Coordinates 26°31′S152°50′E / 26.517°S 152.833°E / -26.517; 152.833 Coordinates: 26°31′S152°50′E / 26.517°S 152.833°E / -26.517; 152.833
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Electoral map of Nicklin 2008 QLD - Nicklin 2008.png
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]

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The seat is currently held by Robert Skelton of the Labor Party. In 2020 he succeeded LNP member Marty Hunt, who had only served one term in office. Prior to the election of Hunt, Nicklin was 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

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 2017–2020
  Robert Skelton Labor 2020–present

1 Election declared void by the Court of Disputed Returns

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Nicklin [ edit ]
2020 Queensland state election: Nicklin [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Marty Hunt 11,25537.96+6.26
Labor Robert Skelton 10,21434.45+9.29
Greens Sue Etheridge3,70212.49+0.10
One Nation Michael Cardinal1,9006.41−14.61
Independent Riccardo Bosi1,3874.68+4.68
Informed Medical Options Allona Lahn1,1904.01+4.01
Total formal votes29,64896.30+0.74
Informal votes1,1383.70−0.74
Turnout 30,78687.94+0.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Skelton 14,86650.14+5.42
Liberal National Marty Hunt 14,78249.86−5.42
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +5.42

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References

  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.
  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. ↑ 2020 State General Election – Nicklin – District Summary, ECQ.
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