| Hinkler Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
) Division of Hinkler in Queensland, as of the 2019 federal election. | |
| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Keith Pitt |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Bert Hinkler |
| Electors | 107,761 (2019) |
| Area | 3,504 km2 (1,352.9 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Hinkler is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland.
History
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The division was created in 1984 and is named after Bert Hinkler, the great pioneer Australian aviator.
The seat is located in coastal Queensland, including the towns of Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Childers, Gayndah and Monto.
The electoral division had previously centred on Gladstone and its surrounding area. On those boundaries, it was a marginal seat that traded hands between the Australian Labor Party and the National Party of Australia. However, after a redistribution in 2006, the Gladstone area, a Labor bastion, was transferred to the Division of Flynn. This seemingly consolidated the Nationals' hold on the seat. While National incumbent Paul Neville was nearly swept out in 2007 due in part to Queensland swinging heavily to Labor under Kevin Rudd, he survived in part due to Gladstone being replaced with conservative-leaning Hervey Bay. He was reelected with a large enough swing in 2010 to turn Hinkler into a safe seat for the merged Liberal National Party.
Members
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
) | Bryan Conquest (1930–2018) | Nationals | 1 December 1984 – 11 July 1987 | Lost seat | |
| | Brian Courtice (1950–) | Labor | 11 July 1987 – 13 March 1993 | Lost seat | |
) | Paul Neville (1940–2019) | Nationals | 13 March 1993 – 19 July 2010 | Retired | |
| Liberal Nationals | 19 July 2010 – 5 August 2013 | ||||
) | Keith Pitt (1969–) | Liberal Nationals | 7 September 2013 – present | Incumbent |
Election results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Keith Pitt | 42,374 | 46.03 | +2.24 | |
| Labor | Richard Pascoe | 21,110 | 22.93 | −3.76 | |
| One Nation | Damian Huxham | 13,625 | 14.80 | −4.36 | |
| United Australia | Joseph Ellul | 4,029 | 4.38 | +4.38 | |
| Greens | Anne Jackson | 3,422 | 3.72 | −0.23 | |
| Independent | Moe Turaga | 2,583 | 2.81 | +2.81 | |
| Conservative National | Aaron Erskine | 1,471 | 1.60 | +1.60 | |
| Animal Justice | Amy Byrnes | 1,391 | 1.51 | +1.51 | |
| Independent | David Norman | 1,327 | 1.44 | +1.44 | |
| Independent | Adrian Wone | 735 | 0.80 | +0.80 | |
| Total formal votes | 92,067 | 92.18 | −3.24 | ||
| Informal votes | 7,810 | 7.82 | +3.24 | ||
| Turnout | 99,877 | 92.70 | +0.50 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Keith Pitt | 59,384 | 64.50 | +6.12 | |
| Labor | Richard Pascoe | 32,683 | 35.50 | −6.12 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +6.12 | |||
References
- ^ Hinkler, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
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