Electoral district of Nanango
State electoral district of Queensland, Australia
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Nanango is an electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia. Notable towns include Nanango, Kingaroy and Crows Nest.[1] Since 2012 it has been held by former Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington of the Liberal National Party, who has served as Attorney-General of Queensland, Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity since 2024.[2]
| Nanango Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Nanango, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Deb Frecklington | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 37,170 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 18,122 km2 (6,996.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°56′S 151°56′E | ||||||||||||||
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History
The electoral district has existed twice. It was first created in 1912, and was replaced by Barambah in 1950. It was recreated in 2001, as a replacement for Barambah.
Nanango was the original seat of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen (from 1947 to 1950).[3]
The seat has never been won by the Labor Party in either of its incarnations; indeed, counting its history as Barambah (which covered essentially the same area), it has been in the hands of a conservative party or a conservative independent for over a century.
Members for Nanango
| First incarnation (1912–1950) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| Robert Hodge | Farmers' Union | 1912–1920 | |
| Jim Edwards | Farmers' Union/Country | 1920–1947 | |
| Joh Bjelke-Petersen | Country | 1947–1950 | |
| Second incarnation (2001–present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Dorothy Pratt | Independent | 2001–2012 | |
| Deb Frecklington | Liberal National | 2012–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Deb Frecklington | 19,319 | 55.27 | +5.37 | |
| Labor | Val Heward | 6,071 | 17.37 | −10.33 | |
| One Nation | Adam Maslen | 4,210 | 12.05 | −2.65 | |
| Independent | Jason Miles | 1,892 | 5.41 | −0.89 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Anthony Hopkins | 1,350 | 3.86 | −0.34 | |
| Greens | Angus Ryan | 1,120 | 3.21 | −0.29 | |
| Family First | Benjamin Mitchell | 693 | 1.98 | +1.98 | |
| Independent | Nathan Hope | 295 | 0.85 | +0.85 | |
| Total formal votes | 34,952 | 95.85 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,514 | 4.15 | |||
| Turnout | 36,466 | 88.77 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Deb Frecklington | 25,488 | 72.92 | +10.72 | |
| Labor | Val Heward | 7,755 | 27.08 | −10.72 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +10.72 | |||
Primary vote results in Nanango (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
Labor
National/Liberal National
One Nation
Katter's Australian
Greens
Palmer United/United Australia Party
Independent
View source data.Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Nanango View source data.