Electoral district of Nicklin

State electoral district of Queensland, Australia

Australian electorate

Nicklin
Queensland—Legislative Assembly

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 / -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[edit]

Member | Party | Term

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| 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]

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  | %  | ±%

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| 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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Primary vote results in Nicklin (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)

Liberal National

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Katter's Australian

Australian Democrats

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Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Nicklin

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Electoral districts of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Labor (51)|

* Algester
* Aspley
* Bancroft
* Barron River
* Bulimba
* Bundaberg
* Bundamba
* Cairns
* Caloundra
* Capalaba
* Cook
* Cooper
* Ferny Grove
* Gaven
* Gladstone
* Greenslopes
* Hervey Bay
* Inala
* Ipswich
* Jordan
* Keppel
* Kurwongbah
* Logan
* Lytton
* Macalister
* Mackay
* Mansfield
* Maryborough
* McConnel
* Miller
* Morayfield
* Mount Ommaney
* Mulgrave
* Mundingburra
* Murrumba
* Nicklin
* Nudgee
* Pine Rivers
* Pumicestone
* Redcliffe
* Redlands
* Rockhampton
* Sandgate
* Springwood
* Stafford
* Stretton
* Thuringowa
* Toohey
* Townsville
* Waterford
* Woodridge

Liberal National (35)|

* Bonney
* Broadwater
* Buderim
* Burdekin
* Burleigh
* Burnett
* Callide
* Chatsworth
* Clayfield
* Condamine
* Coomera
* Currumbin
* Everton
* Glass House
* Gregory
* Gympie
* Ipswich West
* Kawana
* Lockyer
* Maroochydore
* Mermaid Beach
* Moggill
* Mudgeeraba
* Nanango
* Ninderry
* Oodgeroo
* Scenic Rim
* Southern Downs
* Southport
* Surfers Paradise
* Theodore
* Toowoomba North
* Toowoomba South
* Warrego
* Whitsunday

Katter's Australian (3)|

* Hill
* Hinchinbrook
* Traeger

Greens (2)|

* Maiwar
* South Brisbane

One Nation (1)|

* Mirani

Independent (1)|

* Noosa

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