Division of Hinkler

Coordinates: 25°10′59″S 152°23′06″E / 25.183°S 152.385°E / -25.183; 152.385
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Hinkler
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Created1984
MPKeith Pitt
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeBert Hinkler
Electors94,449 (2013)
Area3,504 km2 (1,352.9 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial

The Division of Hinkler is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1984 and is named after Bert Hinkler, the great pioneer Australian aviator.[1]

The division includes the towns of Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Childers, Gayndah and Monto.[1]

Bert Hinkler

Members[change | change source]

Member Party Term
  Bryan Conquest National 1984–1987
  Brian Courtice Labor 1987–1993
  Paul Neville National 1993–2010
  Liberal National 2010–2013
  Keith Pitt Liberal National 2013–Present

Election results[change | change source]

2022 Australian federal election: Hinkler[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Keith Pitt 42,720 42.13 −3.90
Labor Jason Scanes 23,634 23.31 +0.38
Independent Jack Dempsey 13,236 13.05 +13.05
One Nation Zak Menhennett 8,837 8.71 −6.09
United Australia Kristie Nash 7,417 7.31 +2.93
Greens Andrew McLean 5,562 5.48 +1.76
Total formal votes 101,406 96.73 +4.55
Informal votes 3,431 3.27 −4.55
Turnout 104,837 89.49 −3.21
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Keith Pitt 60,918 60.07 −4.43
Labor Jason Scanes 40,488 39.93 +4.43
Liberal National hold Swing −4.43

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Hinkler (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. Hinkler, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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