Electoral results for the Division of Hinkler
# 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 |
| Paul Neville | Liberal National | 2010–2013 |
| Keith Pitt | Liberal National | 2013–present |

## Election results

### Elections in the 2020s

**2022**

2022 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 101,406 | 96.73 | +4.55 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,431 | 3.27 | −4.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal National hold | Swing | −4.43 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

**2019**

2019 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 92,067 | 92.18 | −3.24 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,810 | 7.82 | +3.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal National hold | Swing | +6.12 | |

**2016**

2016 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 88,669 | 95.42 | +0.34 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,258 | 4.58 | −0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal National hold | Swing | −0.62 | |

**2013**

2013 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 84,928 | 95.08 | +0.65 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,399 | 4.92 | −0.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal National hold | Swing | −1.35 | |

**2010**

2010 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 80,763 | 94.43 | -1.67 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,765 | 5.57 | +1.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal National hold | Swing | +8.87 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

**2007**

2007 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 82,249 | 96.09 | +0.92 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,345 | 3.91 | -0.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | National hold | Swing | -6.65 | |

**2004**

2004 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 84,769 | 95.46 | -0.04 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,033 | 4.54 | +0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | National hold | Swing | +2.66 | |

**2001**

2001 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 74,720 | 95.56 | -1.25 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,476 | 4.44 | +1.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | National hold | Swing | -0.30 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

**1998**

1998 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 72,356 | 96.82 | -0.71 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,379 | 3.18 | +0.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | National hold | Swing | -7.60 | |

**1996**

1996 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 78,420 | 97.59 | -0.26 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,938 | 2.41 | +0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | National gain from Labor | Swing | +10.39 | |

**1993**

1993 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 77,484 | 97.82 | +0.06 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,732 | 2.18 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | National gain from Labor | Swing | +4.62 | |

**1990**

1990 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 69,696 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,620 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

**1987**

1987 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,122 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,733 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor gain from National | Swing | +1.3 | |

**1984**

1984 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 59,386 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,319 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | National gain from Labor | Swing | +0.8 | |
