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Hinkler
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Division of Hinkler (green) within Queensland
Created 1984
MP Keith Pitt
Party Liberal National
Namesake Bert Hinkler
Electors 94,449 (2013)
Area 3,504 km2 (1,352.9 sq mi)
Demographic Provincial
Bert Hinkler aged 27
Bert Hinkler

The Division of Hinkler is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1984 and is named after Bert Hinkler, the great pioneer Australian aviator.

The division includes the towns of Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Childers, Gayndah and Monto.

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

Images for kids

  • StateLibQld 1 197751 Bert Hinkler, aviator

    Bert Hinkler, the division's namesake

  • Great Sandy Strait from orbit

    Hervey Bay and Great Sandy Strait from orbit

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