Electoral results for the Division of Hinkler

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Hinkler in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.

Members

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

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland § Hinkler.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Hinkler

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

Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Hinkler in the 2022 federal election. Y indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Queensland § Hinkler.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Hinkler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Keith Pitt	42,374	46.03	+2.24
	Labor	Richard Pascoe	21,110	22.93	−3.76
	One Nation	Damian Huxham	13,625	14.80	−4.36
	United Australia	Joseph Ellul	4,029	4.38	+4.38
	Greens	Anne Jackson	3,422	3.72	−0.23
	Independent	Moe Turaga	2,583	2.81	+2.81
	Conservative National	Aaron Erskine	1,471	1.60	+1.60
	Animal Justice	Amy Byrnes	1,391	1.51	+1.51
	Independent	David Norman	1,327	1.44	+1.44
	Independent	Adrian Wone	735	0.80	+0.80
Total formal votes			92,067	92.18	−3.24
Informal votes			7,810	7.82	+3.24
Turnout			99,877	92.70	+0.50
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Keith Pitt	59,384	64.50	+6.12
	Labor	Richard Pascoe	32,683	35.50	−6.12
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+6.12

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Queensland § Hinkler.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Hinkler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Keith Pitt	38,887	43.86	−0.89
	Labor	Tim Lawson	23,678	26.70	−0.90
	One Nation	Damian Huxham	16,987	19.16	+19.16
	Greens	Tim Roberts	3,477	3.92	+1.20
	Family First	Stephen Lynch	2,250	2.54	+0.67
	Independent	Bill Foster	1,720	1.94	+1.94
	Liberty Alliance	Robert Windred	1,670	1.88	+1.88
Total formal votes			88,669	95.42	+0.34
Informal votes			4,258	4.58	−0.34
Turnout			92,927	92.29	−2.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Keith Pitt	51,804	58.42	−0.62
	Labor	Tim Lawson	36,865	41.58	+0.62
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−0.62

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Queensland § Hinkler.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Hinkler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Keith Pitt	38,005	44.75	−10.20
	Labor	Leanne Donaldson	23,442	27.60	−4.90
	Palmer United	Rob Messenger	14,990	17.65	+17.65
	Katter's Australian	David Dalgleish	3,887	4.58	+4.58
	Greens	Mark Simpson	2,308	2.72	−2.99
	Family First	Troy Sullivan	1,590	1.87	−1.30
	Independent	Reid Schirmer	706	0.83	+0.83
Total formal votes			84,928	95.08	+0.65
Informal votes			4,399	4.92	−0.65
Turnout			89,327	94.58	+0.97
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Keith Pitt	50,142	59.04	−1.35
	Labor	Leanne Donaldson	34,786	40.96	+1.35
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−1.35

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Queensland § Hinkler.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Hinkler

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-party-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

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: 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-party-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

2004

2004 Australian federal election: 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 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-party-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

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Hinkler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Paul Neville	29,231	39.11	+2.53
	Labor	Cheryl Dorron	28,483	38.13	−1.98
	Independent	Peter Melville	7,147	9.56	+9.56
	One Nation	Martin Janke	6,562	8.78	−10.21
	Greens	Theresa Bates	1,904	2.55	+0.97
	Democrats	Lisa White	1,393	1.87	−0.45
Total formal votes			74,720	95.56	−1.25
Informal votes			3,476	4.44	+1.25
Turnout			78,196	96.54
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Paul Neville	37,392	50.04	−0.30
	Labor	Cheryl Dorron	37,328	49.96	+0.30
	National hold		Swing	−0.30

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Hinkler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cheryl Dorron	29,021	40.11	+1.86
	National	Paul Neville	26,471	36.58	−16.07
	One Nation	Marcus Ringuet	13,739	18.99	+18.99
	Democrats	Lance Hall	1,677	2.32	−2.84
	Greens	Roy Pearce	1,139	1.57	+1.54
	Citizens Electoral Council	Cindy Rolls	309	0.43	+0.43
Total formal votes			72,356	96.82	−0.71
Informal votes			2,379	3.18	+0.71
Turnout			74,735	95.40	−0.06
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Paul Neville	36,423	50.34	−7.60
	Labor	Cheryl Dorron	35,933	49.66	+7.60
	National hold		Swing	−7.60

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Hinkler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Paul Neville	43,497	55.47	+25.39
	Labor	Brian Courtice	28,326	36.12	−6.79
	Democrats	Taha Dabbagh	4,019	5.12	+1.11
	Independent	Adrian Souterboek	1,820	2.32	+2.32
	Indigenous Peoples	Colin Johnson	758	0.97	+0.63
Total formal votes			78,420	97.59	−0.26
Informal votes			1,938	2.41	+0.26
Turnout			80,358	95.47	−0.63
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Paul Neville	47,233	60.36	+10.39
	Labor	Brian Courtice	31,023	39.64	−10.39
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+10.39

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Hinkler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Courtice	33,162	42.80	−4.99
	National	Paul Neville	23,447	30.26	−3.50
	Liberal	John Abbott	9,767	12.61	+3.82
	Confederate Action	Bill May	3,628	4.68	+4.68
	Democrats	Terry Clark	3,044	3.93	−4.97
	Citizens Electoral Council	Maurice Hetherington	2,732	3.53	+3.53
	Greens	Lorrelle Campbell	1,451	1.87	+1.10
	Indigenous Peoples	Colin Johnson	253	0.33	+0.33
Total formal votes			77,484	97.82	+0.06
Informal votes			1,732	2.18	−0.06
Turnout			79,207	96.09
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Paul Neville	38,897	50.22	+4.62
	Labor	Brian Courtice	38,553	49.78	−4.62
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+4.62

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Hinkler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Courtice	32,995	47.3	−0.8
	National	John Evans	23,453	33.7	−9.4
	Democrats	Ronald Cullen	6,630	9.5	+6.3
	Liberal	Frank Hibble	6,618	9.5	+3.9
Total formal votes			69,696	97.7
Informal votes			1,620	2.3
Turnout			71,316	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Courtice	37,543	54.0	+2.9
	National	John Evans	32,033	46.0	−2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Hinkler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Courtice	30,814	48.1	+1.0
	National	Bryan Conquest	27,665	43.1	−0.4
	Liberal	John Williams	3,604	5.6	+0.6
	Democrats	Geoff Boshell	2,039	3.2	−0.7
Total formal votes			64,122	97.4
Informal votes			1,733	2.6
Turnout			65,855	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Courtice	32,753	51.1	+1.3
	National	Bryan Conquest	31,367	48.9	−1.3
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+1.3

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Hinkler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Courtice	27,981	47.1	−0.8
	National	Bryan Conquest	25,856	43.5	+1.2
	Liberal	Ronald Owen	2,940	5.0	+0.0
	Democrats	Frank Coulthard	2,322	3.9	+0.3
	Independent	Marcus Platen	287	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			59,386	96.2
Informal votes			2,319	3.8
Turnout			61,705	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bryan Conquest	29,798	50.2	+0.8
	Labor	Brian Courtice	29,577	49.8	−0.8
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+0.8

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos