Electoral district of Hill

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Hill
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of electoral district of Hill, 2017.pdf
Map of Hill, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2017–present
MPShane Knuth
PartyKatter's Australian Party
NamesakeDorothy Hill
Electors37,987 (2020)
Area19,752 km2 (7,626.3 sq mi)
Coordinates17°44′33″S 145°19′08″E / 17.7426°S 145.3189°E / -17.7426; 145.3189Coordinates: 17°44′33″S 145°19′08″E / 17.7426°S 145.3189°E / -17.7426; 145.3189
Electorates around Hill:
Cook Cook Mulgrave
Cook Hill Coral Sea
Traeger Traeger Hinchinbrook

Hill is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and first contested at the Queensland state election the same year. It was named after geologist Dorothy Hill.[1]

It is a new seat centered on the Atherton Tableland region, encompassing the coastal region around Innisfail, Tully and Babinda.[1] It was created largely out of the northern portion of the abolished seat of Dalrymple.

From results of the 2015 election, Hill was estimated to be a marginal seat for Katter's Australian Party with a margin of 4.9%.[2] Shane Knuth, the last member for Dalrymple, transferred to Hill and retained it for KAP on a large swing.

Members for Hill[]

Member Party Term
  Shane Knuth Katter's Australian 2017–present

Election results[]

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Hill
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Hill.[]
2020 Queensland state election: Hill[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Katter's Australian Shane Knuth 16,970 52.62 +4.45
Labor Michael Hodgkins 6,354 19.70 +0.76
Liberal National Nick Cuda 5,466 16.95 −5.87
Greens Jennifer Cox 2,083 6.46 −0.10
Informed Medical Options Tara Garozzo 850 2.64 +2.64
Independent Peter Campion 414 1.28 +1.28
Independent Chester Tuxford 114 0.35 −0.42
Total formal votes 32,251 96.47 +0.03
Informal votes 1,179 3.53 −0.03
Turnout 33,430 88.00 +0.10
Two-candidate-preferred result
Katter's Australian Shane Knuth 23,398 72.55 +2.80
Labor Michael Hodgkins 8,853 27.45 +27.45
Katter's Australian hold  

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "2017 Queensland Redistribution". ABC Elections. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ 2020 State General Election – Hill – District Summary, ECQ.
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