Electoral district of Nicklin

Nicklin Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Nicklin 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	1986–present
MP	Marty Hunt
Party	Liberal National Party
Namesake	Frank Nicklin
Electors	32,123 (2017)
Area	620 km2 (239.4 sq mi)
Coordinates	26°31′S 152°50′E

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.

The seat is currently held by Marty Hunt of the Liberal National Party. In 2017 he succeeded independent Peter Wellington, who was first elected at the 1998 election. His 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.

Members for Nicklin

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–present

¹ Election declared void by the Court of Disputed Returns

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Nicklin

Queensland state election, 2015: Nicklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Peter Wellington	13,237	43.79	+4.65
	Liberal National	Matt Trace	9,379	31.03	−4.84
	Labor	Justin Raethel	4,941	16.34	+8.48
	Greens	Julie Doolan	2,673	8.84	+1.77
Total formal votes			30,230	97.78	−0.49
Informal votes			686	2.22	+0.49
Turnout			30,916	90.59	−0.26
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Peter Wellington	18,058	64.89	+10.01
	Liberal National	Matt Trace	9,770	35.11	−10.01
	Independent hold		Swing	+10.01

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)