Electoral district of Nicklin
State electoral district of Queensland, Australia
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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]
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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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]
Members for Nicklin
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Austin | National | 1986–1989 | |
| Bob King | Liberal | 1989–1990 | |
| 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
| 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 | |||
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
View source data.Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Nicklin View source data.