Hilton Gumbys
Australian politician
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Hilton Gumbys is an Australian politician and has sat as a member of the South Australian Legislative Council since the 2026 state election. Gumbys is a member of the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union.[1]
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Hilton Gumbys | |
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Gumbys in 2018 | |
| Member of the South Australian Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2026 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labor |
Early career and trade unionism
Gumbys completed an apprenticeship in 1988 and has worked as a first class machinist and fitter in the Edinburgh defence precinct since.[2] Gumbys has served as a longtime union delegate and was the convenor of the AMWU's National Defence and Aerospace Committee[3]
Campaign involvement
Gumbys was also involved in the Your Rights At Work campaign run by the ACTU against the Howard Governments Work Choices laws[2][3]
Political career
Gumbys was placed on the fourth position on the South Australian Labor Party's ticket in the Legislative Council at the 2026 state election.[4] He was placed ahead of sitting MLC Clare Scriven due to a deal between Labor's factions — Labor Unity was entitled to the first and fifth slot, Labor Left the second and fourth, and the Australian Workers' Union the third.[5][1] Gumbys was successful, being elected to an eight-year term in the Legislative Council.[6]
Gumbys is a member of the Labor Left faction.[1]