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Electoral district of Nicklin

Coordinates: 26°31′S 152°50′E / 26.517°S 152.833°E / -26.517; 152.833
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Nicklin
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Nicklin 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current1986–present
MPMarty Hunt
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeFrank Nicklin
Electors35,007 (2020)
Area686 km2 (264.9 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates26°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 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

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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 2020–2024
  Marty Hunt Liberal National 2024–present

1 Election declared void by the Court of Disputed Returns

Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the district of Nicklin
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Nicklin.[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Nicklin[3]
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
Primary vote results in Nicklin (Parties with less than 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Liberal National
  Liberal
  National
  Labor
  One Nation
  Greens
  Katter's Australian
  Australian Democrats
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Nicklin

References

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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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 2020 State General Election – Nicklin – District Summary, ECQ.
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