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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 Marty Hunt of the Liberal National Party, who won the seat by 2.7% in 2024. Nicklin was previously held by long serving Independent MP Peter Wellington, who held the balance of power twice during his tenure.[2]
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Marty Hunt | 12,379 | 37.84 | −0.06 | |
| Labor | Robert Skelton | 9,745 | 29.79 | −4.71 | |
| Greens | Sue Etheridge | 3,292 | 10.06 | −2.44 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Melody Lindsay | 2,506 | 7.66 | +7.66 | |
| One Nation | Rebecca McCosker | 2,401 | 7.34 | +0.94 | |
| Family First | Phillip Eschler | 1,519 | 4.64 | +4.64 | |
| Independent | Steve Dickson | 875 | 2.67 | +2.67 | |
| Total formal votes | 32,717 | 95.22 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,644 | 4.78 | |||
| Turnout | 34,361 | 87.70 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Marty Hunt | 17,240 | 52.69 | +2.79 | |
| Labor | Robert Skelton | 15,477 | 47.31 | −2.79 | |
| Liberal National gain from Labor | Swing | +2.79 | |||
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