Hinchinbrook State by-election

In person

Remember to bring your maroon voter information card or email reminder with you for quicker voting.

Early voting

Early voting will be available from Monday 17 November to Friday 28 November 2025 (weekends excluded) 8am to 6pm.

Our early voting centres are:

• TYTO Conference and Events Centre, 73-75 McIlwraith Street, Ingham QLD
• Notch Community Room, Deeragun Shopping Village, Rangeview Street, Deeragun QLD

Election day voting

Election day voting is Saturday 29 November 2025. We will have polling places open from 8am to 6pm across the electorate.

We will post the location of our polling places as soon as possible.

Postal voting

You can request a postal ballot on our website.

The deadline for requesting a postal vote is 7pm on Monday 17 November 2025.

Ballot papers will be printed and mailed after nominations close and the ballot draw is finished.

You can complete your postal vote as soon as you receive it, following the instructions carefully.

Find out more about how to complete a postal vote and watch a short video.

You must complete your vote by 6pm Saturday 29 November 2025.

The ECQ must receive it by 6pm Tuesday 9 December 2025 so your vote can be counted.

Other ways to vote

Eligible electors may also vote by telephone or mobile voting.

Registrations for telephone voting will open at 8am on Monday 17 November 2025. Telephone voting is a two-step process. You need to call to register and then call again to vote over the telephone,

For instructions and to see if you are eligible to vote by telephone, please see our Fact sheet on telephone voting PDF (0.2 MB).

Mobile voting will be provided to electors in certain locations such as aged care facilities which have been designated as ‘declared institutions’.

These services are only available to eligible electors

To vote in the Hinchinbrook by-election, you need to number all the boxes on the ballot paper in your preferred order. Start with the number 1 for the candidate you most prefer.

This is the full preferential voting system, which is used as required by the Electoral Act 1992.

Watch this short video to learn about ways to vote.

Candidate nominations will close at noon on Tuesday 11 November 2025. Candidate names will be posted online once the nomination period ends.

If you are interested in nominating as a candidate for the Hinchinbrook by-election, visit our Candidate information page to learn more.

You can participate in a state by-election by running for office or donating to candidates and political parties. You can also take part by creating or funding advertising or other campaign materials to support or oppose an issue, candidate or party.

All participants in a state by-election should be aware that participation is regulated under the Electoral Act 1992, and there are obligations to fulfill.

Be sure to read through our pages about being a participant in a state by-election as well as the fact sheets and handbooks provided.

Learn more about being a participant in the Hinchinbrook state by-election.

Local councils determine the rules that apply to election signage and advertising (like corflutes) next to local roads, on private property and on some state-controlled roads in their area.

Election signage and advertising on state-controlled (usually main) roads is regulated by the Department of Transport and Main Roads. They have signage regulations and a self-assessment checklist available.

Candidates and other election participants should check the requirements of their local council and the Department of Transport and Main Roads before displaying any signage near roads.

Any complaints about the content of election signage should be made to the candidate, political party or campaigner that has authorised the sign in the first instance.

The ECQ only regulates the authorisation of election material during the election period (the time between the writ of election and election day). The ECQ does not have the ability to remove, or direct the removal of, election signage on roads.

If theft or damage to election signage occurs, please report the situation to the police.

Signage within 100 metres of polling places (locations where voting occurs) is regulated by the ECQ during early voting and on election day. There are restrictions on:

• the size of election signs
• the number of election signs per election participant
• the removal of signage after voting
• the authorisation of election signage

For further information, please see state Fact sheet 1 – Authorisation of election matter and Fact sheet 2 – Election signage.

• Issue of the writ – Monday 3 November 2025
• Candidate nominations open – 9am, Tuesday 4 November 2025
• Close of electoral roll – Friday 7 November 2025
• Candidate nominations close – Tuesday 11 November 2025
• Ballot paper order draw – 2pm, Tuesday 11 November 2025
• Deadline for requesting a postal vote – 7pm, Monday 17 November 2025
• Early voting – Monday 17 November - Friday 28 November 2025, excluding weekends
• Election day – Saturday 29 November 2025
• Postal vote deadline – 6pm, Tuesday 9 December 2025

View the full election timeline.

Hinchinbrook State by-election

Name: Robert Clark
RO Office: TYTO Conference and Events Centre, 73-75 McIlwraith Street, Ingham QLD 4850
Email: robert.clark@elections.qld.gov.au