Division of Hinkler

Hinkler Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Hinkler (green) within Queensland
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.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Bryan Conquest	National	1984–1987
	Brian Courtice	Labor	1987–1993
	Paul Neville	National	1993–2010
		Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Hinkler

Australian federal election, 2010: 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-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

References

• Division of Hinkler (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 25°10′59″S 152°23′06″E / 25.183°S 152.385°E / -25.183; 152.385