Division of Hinkler
| Hinkler Australian House of Representatives Division |
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 Division of Hinkler (green) within Queensland |
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| Created: | 1984 |
| MP: | Paul Neville |
| Party: | Liberal National |
| Namesake: | Bert Hinkler |
| Area: | 3,504 km² (1,353 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Provincial |
The Division of Hinkler is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Bert Hinkler, the great pioneer Australian aviator.
The seat is located in coastal Queensland, including the towns of Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Childers, Gayndah and Monto. The seat is marginal between the Australian Labor Party and the National Party of Australia.
Following a redistribution in 2006 the composition of the electorate changed and Gladstone and its surrounding area was removed to become part of the Division of Flynn.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Bryan Conquest | National | 1984–1987 | |
| Brian Courtice | Labor | 1987–1993 | |
| Paul Neville | National | 1993–2010 | |
| Liberal National | 2010–present | ||
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2010: Hinkler | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Paul Neville | 44,382 | 54.95 | +8.67 | |
| Labor | Belinda McNeven | 26,246 | 32.50 | -10.57 | |
| Greens | Jenny Fitzgibbon | 4,611 | 5.71 | +1.63 | |
| Family First | Trevor Versace | 2,562 | 3.17 | -0.37 | |
| Independent | Adrian Wone | 1,698 | 2.10 | +2.10 | |
| Independent | Cy D'Oliveira | 1,264 | 1.57 | +1.57 | |
| Total formal votes | 80,763 | 94.43 | -1.67 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,765 | 5.57 | +1.67 | ||
| Turnout | 85,528 | 93.58 | -0.89 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Paul Neville | 48,770 | 60.39 | +8.87 | |
| Labor | Belinda McNeven | 31,993 | 39.61 | -8.87 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +8.87 | |||
[edit] References
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