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# Mackay

In Queensland.

## Sitting member

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mackay_Nigel_Dalton_HiRes.jpg?width=96)**Nigel Dalton** LNP, Mackay ](https://politics.computer/mp/nigel-dalton)

About

## About Mackay

Mackay is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in North Queensland, covering the inner suburbs of the city of Mackay. It is held by Nigel Dalton of the Liberal National Party. Labor held the seat for all but five years from 1915 to 2024, until the Liberal National Party won it in 2024.

Covers

Inner suburbs of the city of Mackay; outer suburbs in Mirani and Whitsunday

Previous members

Julieanne Gilbert (Labor) retired in 2024

Labor run ended

Liberal National Party won the seat in 2024

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

## Who's advertising

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

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

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