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Queensland state district

# Hinchinbrook

In Queensland.

## Sitting member

- [ **Wayde Chiesa** LNP, Hinchinbrook ](https://politics.computer/mp/wayde-chiesa)

About

## About Hinchinbrook

Hinchinbrook is an electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly on the state's north-east coast, running from south of Tully to the northern fringes of Townsville. It is held by Wayde Chiesa of the Liberal National Party, who won the by-election held on 29 November 2025.

Previous members

Held by the National Party and Liberal National Party for over half a century, per Wikipedia

Created

Electorate first contested in 1950

Geography

Includes Cardwell, Ingham, Lucinda and Townsville's Northern Beaches suburbs such as Bushland Beach

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FHinchinbrook), plus our own records. Sources last checked 12 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Hinchinbrook whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

We don't follow any candidate's page for Hinchinbrook yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Hinchinbrook are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page.

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- [Currumbin](https://politics.computer/seats/qld/currumbin)

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