Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Hinkler was won by Keith Pitt (Liberal National (Qld)) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 26,701 votes over Richard Pascoe after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Hinkler from 1984 to 2019.
Australia uses instant-runoff (preferential) voting: voters rank candidates in order of preference, and if no one has a majority of first-preference votes, the lowest-placed candidate is eliminated and their votes redistributed to voters' next preference, repeating until one candidate has a majority. The "Winner" and "Margin" below reflect the final result after preferences (equivalent to the AEC's own two-candidate-preferred figure) — not simply whoever led on first preferences, which can occasionally be a different candidate.
Full Election History (After Preferences), 1984–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Final Votes
Final Share
Runner-up
Margin
1984
Bryan Conquest
National
29,798
50.2%
Brian Courtice (Labor)
221 (0.4 pts)
1987
Brian Courtice
Labor
32,753
51.1%
Bryan Conquest (National)
1,386 (2.2 pts)
1990
Brian Courtice
Labor
37,543
54.0%
John Evans (National)
5,510 (7.9 pts)
1993
Paul Neville
National
38,897
50.2%
Brian Courtice (Labor)
344 (0.4 pts)
1996
Paul Neville
National
47,233
60.4%
Brian Courtice (Labor)
16,210 (20.7 pts)
1998
Paul Neville
National
36,423
50.3%
Cheryl Dorron (Labor)
490 (0.7 pts)
2001
Paul Neville
National
31,615
50.5%
Cheryl Dorran (Labor)
579 (0.9 pts)
2004
Paul Neville
National
46,458
54.8%
Cheryl Dorron (Labor)
8,147 (9.6 pts)
2007
Paul Neville
National
42,515
51.7%
Garry Parr (Labor)
2,781 (3.4 pts)
2013
Keith Pitt
Liberal National (Qld)
50,142
59.0%
Leanne Donaldson (Labor)
15,356 (18.1 pts)
2016
Keith Pitt
Liberal National (Qld)
51,804
58.4%
Tim Lawson (Labor)
14,939 (16.8 pts)
2019
Keith Pitt
Liberal National (Qld)
59,384
64.5%
Richard Pascoe (Labor)
26,701 (29.0 pts)
First-Preference Result by Election
Every candidate's first-preference votes, before any preference redistribution.
1984
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Brian Courtice
Labor
27,981
47.1%
Bryan Conquest
National
25,856
43.5%
Ronald Owen
Liberal
2,940
5.0%
Frank Coulthard
Australian Democrats
2,322
3.9%
Marcus Platen
Independent
287
0.5%
1987
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Brian Courtice
Labor
30,814
48.1%
Bryan Conquest
National
27,665
43.1%
John Williams
Liberal
3,604
5.6%
Geoff Boshell
Australian Democrats
2,039
3.2%
1990
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Brian Courtice
Labor
32,995
47.3%
John Evans
National
23,453
33.7%
Ronald Cullen
Australian Democrats
6,630
9.5%
Frank Hibble
Liberal
6,618
9.5%
1993
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Brian Courtice
Labor
33,162
42.8%
Paul Neville
National
23,447
30.3%
John Abbott
Liberal
9,767
12.6%
Bill May
Independent
3,628
4.7%
Terry Clark
Australian Democrats
3,044
3.9%
Maurice Hetherington
Independent
2,732
3.5%
Lorrelle Campbell
Greens
1,451
1.9%
Colin Johnson
Independent
253
0.3%
1996
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Paul Neville
National
43,497
55.5%
Brian Courtice
Labor
28,326
36.1%
Taha Dabbagh
Australian Democrats
4,019
5.1%
Adrian Soeterboek
Independent
1,820
2.3%
Colin Johnson
Independent
758
1.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Cheryl Dorron
Labor
29,021
40.1%
Paul Neville
National
26,471
36.6%
Marcus Ringuet
One Nation
13,739
19.0%
Lance Hall
Australian Democrats
1,677
2.3%
Ray Pearce
Greens
1,139
1.6%
Cindy Rolls
Independent
309
0.4%
2001
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Paul Neville
National
29,231
39.1%
Cheryl Dorran
Labor
28,483
38.1%
Peter Melville
Independent
7,147
9.6%
Martin Janke
One Nation
6,562
8.8%
Theresa Bates
Greens
1,904
2.5%
Lisa White
Australian Democrats
1,393
1.9%
2004
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Paul Neville
National
40,040
47.2%
Cheryl Dorron
Labor
33,167
39.1%
Cameron Rub
FFP
4,010
4.7%
Greg George
Greens
2,824
3.3%
Roy Wells
Independent
2,782
3.3%
Alison Jensen
Australian Democrats
906
1.1%
Tracey Zerk
Independent
734
0.9%
Cindy Rolls
CEC
306
0.4%
2007
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Paul Neville
National
38,194
46.4%
Garry Parr
Labor
35,267
42.9%
Charles Dickes
Greens
3,383
4.1%
Cameron Rub
Family First
2,886
3.5%
Roy D Wells
Independent
1,887
2.3%
Robert Bromwich
Australian Democrats
632
0.8%
2013
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Keith Pitt
Liberal National (Qld)
38,005
44.7%
Leanne Donaldson
Labor
23,442
27.6%
Robert Messenger
Palmer United Party
14,990
17.7%
David Dalgleish
Katter's Australian Party
3,887
4.6%
Mark Simpson
Greens
2,308
2.7%
Troy Sullivan
Family First
1,590
1.9%
Reid Schirmer
Independent
706
0.8%
2016
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Keith Pitt
Liberal National (Qld)
38,887
43.9%
Tim Lawson
Labor
23,678
26.7%
Damian Huxham
One Nation
16,987
19.2%
Tim Roberts
Greens
3,477
3.9%
Stephen Lynch
Family First
2,250
2.5%
Bill Foster
Independent
1,720
1.9%
Robert Windred
Independent
1,670
1.9%
2019
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Keith Pitt
Liberal National (Qld)
42,374
46.0%
Richard Pascoe
Labor
21,110
22.9%
Damian Huxham
One Nation
13,625
14.8%
Josepp Ellul
United Australia Party
4,029
4.4%
Anne Jackson
Greens
3,422
3.7%
Moe Turaga
Independent
2,583
2.8%
Aaron Erskine
FACNP
1,471
1.6%
Amy Byrnes
AJP
1,391
1.5%
David Norman
Independent
1,327
1.4%
Adrian Wone
Independent
735
0.8%
Margin Over Time
Final (after-preferences) winning margin, percentage points, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Hinkler has been contested at 12 federal elections on record since 1984. Winning parties over that span: National, Labor, Liberal National (Qld).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Hinkler in the 2019 federal election?
Keith Pitt (Liberal National (Qld)) won Hinkler in 2019 after preferences, with 59,384 votes (64.5%) to Richard Pascoe's 32,683.
Which parties have won Hinkler since 1984?
Since 1984, Hinkler has been won by: Labor, Liberal National (Qld), National.
What was the closest result in Hinkler?
The closest result on record for Hinkler was 1984, when Bryan Conquest (National) beat Brian Courtice by 221 votes (0.4 percentage points) after preferences.