Division of Hinkler

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Hinkler
Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory: Queensland
Created: 1984
MP: Paul Neville
Party: National
Namesake: Bert Hinkler
Electors: 90,093
Area: 6,999 km² (2,702.3 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, Gladstone, 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
  Bryan Conquest National 1984—1987
  Brian Courtice Labor 1987—1993
  Paul Neville National 1993—present

[edit] Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Hinkler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Paul Neville 38,194 46.44 -2.12
Labor Garry Parr 35,267 42.88 +8.91
Greens Charles Dickes 3,383 4.11 +0.38
Family First Cameron Rub 2,886 3.51 -0.63
Independent Roy Wells 1,887 2.29 +0.67
Democrats Robert Bromwich 632 0.77 -0.24
Total formal votes 82,249 96.09 +0.92
Informal votes 3,345 3.91 -0.92
Turnout 85,594 95.01 -0.43
Two Candidate Preferred Result
National Paul Neville 42,515 51.69 -6.65
Labor Garry Parr 39,734 48.31 +6.65
National hold Swing -6.65
Australian federal election, 2004: Hinkler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Paul Neville 40,040 47.23 +6.62
Labor Cheryl Dorron 33,167 39.13 +3.17
Family First Cameron Rub 4,010 4.73 +4.73
Greens Greg George 2,824 3.33 +0.83
Independent Roy D Wells 2,782 3.28 +3.28
Democrats Alison Jensen 906 1.07 -0.78
Veterans Tracey Zerk 734 0.87 +0.87
Citizens Electoral Council Cindy Rolls 306 0.36 +0.30
Total formal votes 84,769 95.46 -0.04
Informal votes 4,033 4.54 +0.04
Turnout 88,802 94.61 -1.27
Two Candidate Preferred Result
National Paul Neville 46,458 54.81 +2.66
Labor Cheryl Dorron 38,311 45.19 -2.66
National hold Swing +2.66
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