Electoral district of Hinchinbrook

Hinchinbrook is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

Hinchinbrook Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Hinchinbrook, 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Nick Dametto
Party	Katter's Australian Party
Namesake	Hinchinbrook Island
Electors	35,050 (2020)
Area	6,497 km^2 (2,508.5 sq mi)
Coordinates	18°25′S 146°9′E
Electorates around Hinchinbrook: Hill Hill Coral Sea Traeger Hinchinbrook Coral Sea Traeger Thuringowa Townsville

2008 map of Hinchinbrook

Originally primarily a rural electorate, the district in its present form is a narrow coastal strip running from just south of Tully to the northern fringes of Townsville. Prior to the 2017 redistribution Hinchinbrook had spanned just south of Innisfail and included the towns of Mission Beach and Tully. Hinchinbrook now includes the towns of Cardwell, Ingham, Lucinda and includes the Northern Beaches suburbs of Townsville such as Bushland Beach. The electorate was first contested in 1950 and has been held by the Country Party and its successor parties continuously for over half a century.

Members for Hinchinbrook

Member		Party	Term
	Cecil Jesson	Labor	1950–1960
	John Row	Country	1960–1972
	Ted Row	Country	1972–1974
		National	1974–1989
	Marc Rowell	National	1989–2006
	Andrew Cripps	National	2006–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2017
	Nick Dametto	Katter's Australian	2017–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Hinchinbrook[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Katter's Australian	Nick Dametto	12,522	42.54	+21.59
	Liberal National	Scott Piper	7,342	24.94	−5.17
	Labor	Paul Jacob	5,723	19.44	+0.42
	One Nation	Michael Sullivan	2,097	7.12	−14.90
	Greens	Carolyn Mewing	1,010	3.43	+0.19
	United Australia	Aurelio Mason	393	1.34	+1.34
	Independent	Jen Sackley	351	1.19	+1.19
Total formal votes			29,438	96.55	+0.64
Informal votes			1,053	3.45	−0.64
Turnout			30,491	86.99	−1.13
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Katter's Australian	Nick Dametto	19,064	64.76	+7.21
	Liberal National	Scott Piper	10,374	35.24	−7.21
	Katter's Australian hold		Swing	+7.21

References

1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. 2020 State General Election – Hinchinbrook – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.