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{{Short description|State electoral district of Queensland, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox Australian Electorate |name = Nicklin
{{Infobox Australian Electorate |name = Nicklin
|federal=|state = qld
|federal=|state = qld
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|caption = Electoral map of Nicklin 2017
|caption = Electoral map of Nicklin 2017
|lifespan = 1986–present
|lifespan = 1986–present
|mp = [[Marty Hunt]]
|mp = [[Robert Skelton (politician)| Robert Skelton]]
|mp-party = [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National Party]]
|mp-party = [[Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)|Labor]]
|namesake = [[Frank Nicklin]]
|namesake = [[Frank Nicklin]]
|electors = 32123
|electors = 35007
|electors_year = 2017
|electors_year = 2020
|area = 620
|area = 686
|class =
|class = Provincial
|coordinates = {{coord|26|31|S|152|50|E|type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates = {{coord|26|31|S|152|50|E|type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}
| near-n = [[Electoral district of Gympie|Gympie]]
|
| near-ne = [[Electoral district of Noosa|Noosa]]
| near-e = [[Electoral district of Ninderry|Ninderry]]
| near-se = [[Electoral district of Buderim|Buderim]]
| near-s = [[Electoral district of Caloundra|Caloundra]]
| near-sw = [[Electoral district of Glass House|Glass House]]
| near-w = [[Electoral district of Glass House|Glass House]]
| near-nw = [[Electoral district of Gympie|Gympie]]
}}
}}
[[File:QLD - Nicklin 2008.png|thumb|Electoral map of Nicklin 2008]]
[[File:QLD - Nicklin 2008.png|thumb|Electoral map of Nicklin 2008]]
'''Nicklin''' is an [[Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts|electoral district]] of the [[Legislative Assembly of Queensland|Legislative Assembly]] in the Australian state of [[Queensland]]. The electorate is centred in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, and stretches north to [[Black Mountain, Queensland|Black Mountain]], south to [[Palmwoods, Queensland|Palmwoods]] and [[Montville, Queensland|Montville]], and west to [[Kenilworth, Queensland|Kenilworth]], including [[Conondale National Park]]. It includes notable localities such as [[Nambour, Queensland|Nambour]], [[Yandina, Queensland|Yandina]], [[Cooroy, Queensland|Cooroy]], [[Bli Bli, Queensland|Bli Bli]], [[Mapleton, Queensland|Mapleton]] and [[Woombye, Queensland|Woombye]].<ref>http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/myDistrict.aspx?id=755</ref>
'''Nicklin''' is an [[Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts|electoral district]] of the [[Legislative Assembly of Queensland|Legislative Assembly]] in the Australian state of [[Queensland]]. The electorate is centred in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, and stretches north to [[Black Mountain, Queensland|Black Mountain]], south to [[Palmwoods, Queensland|Palmwoods]] and [[Montville, Queensland|Montville]], and west to [[Kenilworth, Queensland|Kenilworth]], including [[Conondale National Park]]. It includes notable localities such as [[Nambour, Queensland|Nambour]], [[Yandina, Queensland|Yandina]], [[Cooroy, Queensland|Cooroy]], [[Bli Bli, Queensland|Bli Bli]], [[Mapleton, Queensland|Mapleton]] and [[Woombye, Queensland|Woombye]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/69362/ECQ-2017-Final-Nicklin.pdf|title=2017 Queensland state electoral district of Nicklin|date=2017|publisher=[[Electoral Commission of Queensland]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320042348/https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/69362/ECQ-2017-Final-Nicklin.pdf|archive-date=2018-03-20|url-status=live|access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref>


The seat is currently held by [[Marty Hunt]] of the [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National Party]]. In 2017 he succeeded [[independent politician|independent]] [[Peter Wellington]], who was first elected at the [[Queensland state election, 1998|1998 election]]. Wellington's first vote in Parliament was to decide who would form government, the election having left the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] one seat short of a majority. Wellington backed the formation of a [[minority government|minority]] [[Beattie Ministry|Beattie Labor government]].
The seat is currently held by [[Robert Skelton (politician)|Robert Skelton]] of the [[Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)|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 [[Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)|Labor Party]] one seat short of a majority. Wellington backed the formation of a [[minority government|minority]] [[Beattie Ministry|Beattie Labor government]].<ref name=qpe>{{cite QldElectorate|date=28 April 2020}}</ref>


==Members for Nicklin==
==Members for Nicklin==
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!colspan="2"|Member!!Party!!Term
!colspan="2"|Member!!Party!!Term
|-
|-
| {{Australian party style|Nationals}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Nationals QLD}}|&nbsp;
| [[Brian Austin]]
| [[Brian Austin]]
| [[National Party of Australia|National]]
| [[National Party of Australia – Queensland|National]]
| 1986–1989
| 1986–1989
|-
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| [[Bob King (Queensland politician)|Bob King]]
| [[Bob King (Queensland politician)|Bob King]]
| [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division)|Liberal]]
| 1989–1990{{ref|1}}
| 1989–1990{{ref|1}}
|-
|-
| {{Australian party style|Nationals}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Nationals QLD}}|&nbsp;
| [[Neil Turner (Australian politician)|Neil Turner]]
| [[Neil Turner (Australian politician)|Neil Turner]]
| [[National Party of Australia|National]]
| [[National Party of Australia – Queensland|National]]
| 1990–1998
| 1990–1998
|-
|-
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| [[Marty Hunt]]
| [[Marty Hunt]]
| [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National]]
| [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National]]
| 2017–2020
| 2017–present
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Robert Skelton (politician)|Robert Skelton]]
| [[Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)|Labor]]
| 2020–present
|-
|-
|}
|}
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{{main|Electoral results for the district of Nicklin}}
{{main|Electoral results for the district of Nicklin}}


{{Excerpt|Results of the 2020 Queensland state election|section=Nicklin}}
{{Election box begin
{{Image frame
|title=[[Queensland state election, 2017]]: Nicklin<ref>[https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2017/results/district64.html 2017 State General Election - Nicklin - District Summary], ECQ.</ref>
| content = {{Graph:Chart
| width=640
| height=300
| type=line
| xAxisTitle=Year
| yAxisTitle=Vote share
| xAxisMin=1985
| xAxisMax=2020
| yAxisMin=0
| yAxisMax=0.6
| yAxisFormat=%
| linewidth=2
| x=1986,1989,1989<!--redistributed-->,1992,1995,1998,1998<!--redistributed-->,2001,2004,2006,2006<!--redistributed-->,2009,2012,2015,2015<!--redistributed-->,2017,2020
| y1=0.1880,0.2302
| y2=,,0.2060,0.2220
| y3={{repeat|7|,}}0.0920
| y4=0.4820,0.2380
| y5=,,0.2840,0.2760,0.5780,0.2690,0.2650,0.0780,0.1430,0.2070
| y6={{repeat|10|,}}0.2440
| y7={{repeat|11|,}}0.2830,0.3587,0.3103
| y8={{repeat|14|,}}0.3310,0.3170,0.3796

| y9=0.2880,0.3747,0.3890,0.2810,0.3170,0.2120
| y10={{repeat|6|,}}0.1880,0.1690,0.1570,0.1270,0.1350,0.1520,0.0786,0.1634,0.1690,0.2520,0.3445

| y11={{repeat|5|,}}0.2560,0.2400,0.4630,0.5950,0.5970
| y12={{repeat|10|,}}0.5180,0.4990,0.3914,0.4379

| y13={{repeat|5|,}}0.2360,0.2360,0.1600,0.0520
| y14={{repeat|15|,}}0.2100,0.0641

| y15={{repeat|7|,}}0.0370,0.0520,0.0680,0.0800,0.0660,0.0707,0.0884,0.0960,0.1240,0.1249

| y16=0.0420,0.0139
| y17=,,,,0.1060,0.0270
| y18=,0.1026
| y19=,,,0.2210
| y20={{repeat|12|,}}0.0757
| colors=#0047AB,#0047AB,#0047AB,#006644,#006644,#006644,#1456F1,#1456F1,#DE3533,#DE3533,#888888,#888888,#F36C21,#F36C21,#00A651,#FFCD00,#FFCD00,#888888,#888888,#B50204
| showSymbols=true }}
| caption=Primary vote results in Nicklin (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
| align=center
}}
}}
{{legend|#1456F1|Liberal National}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
:{{legend|#0047AB|Liberal}}
|candidate = [[Marty Hunt]]
|party = Liberal National
:{{legend|#006644|National}}
{{legend|#DE3533|Labor}}
|votes = 8,732
{{legend|#F36C21|One Nation}}
|percentage = 31.7
{{legend|#00A651|Greens}}
|change = −1.4
{{legend|#B50204|Katter's Australian}}
}}
{{legend|#FFCD00|Australian Democrats}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
{{legend|#888888|Independent}}
|candidate = Justin Raethel
{{Image frame
|party = Labor
| content = {{Graph:Chart
|votes = 6,931
| width=640
|percentage = 25.2
| height=300
|change = +8.3
| type=line
}}
| xAxisTitle=Year
{{Election box candidate AU party
| yAxisTitle=Vote share
|candidate = Steven Ford
| xAxisMin=1985
|party = One Nation
| xAxisMax=2020
|votes = 5,790
| yAxisMin=0.2
|percentage = 21.0
| yAxisMax=0.8
|change = +21.0
| yAxisFormat=%
}}
| linewidth=2
{{Election box candidate AU party
| x=1986,1989,1989<!--redistributed-->,1992,1995,1998,1998<!--redistributed-->,2001,2004,2006,2006<!--redistributed-->,2009,2012,2015,2017,2020
|candidate = Mick Tyrrell
| y1=0.6090,0.5323,0.5400,0.5790,0.6280,0.4430
|party = Greens
| y2={{repeat|6|,}}0.4150
|votes = 3,413
| y3={{repeat|9|,}}0.2490,0.2550
|percentage = 12.4
| y4={{repeat|11|,}}0.3370,0.4512,0.3511,0.5530,0.4986
|change = +2.8

}}
| y5=0.3910,0.4677,0.4600,0.4210,0.3720
{{Election box candidate AU party
| y6={{repeat|8|,}}0.2040
|candidate = Jeffrey Hodges
| y7={{repeat|14|,}}0.4470,0.5014
|party = Consumer Rights

|votes = 1,003
| y8={{repeat|5|,}}0.5570
|percentage = 3.6
| y9={{repeat|6|,}}0.5850,0.7340,0.7960,0.7510,0.7450,0.6630,0.5488,0.6489
|change = +3.6

}}
| y10={{repeat|7|,}}0.2660
{{Election box candidate AU party
| colors=#006644,#006644,#006644,#1456F1,#DE3533,#DE3533,#DE3533,#888888,#888888,#F36C21
|candidate = Tony R. Moore
| showSymbols=true }}
|party = Independent
| caption=[[Two-party-preferred vote|Two-candidate-preferred]] vote results in Nicklin
|votes = 972
| align=center
|percentage = 3.5
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = Rachel Radic
|party = Independent
|votes = 705
|percentage = 2.6
|change = +2.6
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 27,546
|percentage = 95.6
|change = −2.3
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 1,278
|percentage = 4.4
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 28,824
|percentage = 87.8
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = [[Marty Hunt]]
|party = Liberal National
|votes = 15,227
|percentage = 55.3
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Justin Raethel
|party = Labor
|votes = 12,319
|percentage = 44.7
|change = −1.6
}}
{{Election box gain AU party|
|winner = Liberal National
|loser = Independent
|swing = +1.6
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2009/guide/nick.htm Electorate Profile] (Antony Green, ABC)
* {{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2009/guide/nick.htm|title=Electorate Profile|last=Green|first=Antony|author-link=Antony Green|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|ref=none}}


{{Electoral districts of Queensland}}
{{Electoral districts of Queensland}}

Latest revision as of 09:07, 26 June 2023

Nicklin
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Nicklin 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current1986–present
MP Robert Skelton
PartyLabor
NamesakeFrank Nicklin
Electors35,007 (2020)
Area686 km2 (264.9 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates26°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

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Member Party Term
  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

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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 % ±%
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
Primary vote results in Nicklin (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Liberal National
  Liberal
  National
  Labor
  One Nation
  Greens
  Katter's Australian
  Australian Democrats
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Nicklin

References

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  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.
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