Nigel Dalton

Nigel Dalton
MP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Mackay
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 October 2024
Preceded byJulieanne Gilbert
Personal details
Political partyLiberal National

Nigel Dalton is an Australian politician. He currently serves as the Liberal National member for Mackay in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, winning the seat on a 17.2% swing at the 2024 Queensland state election.[1] He is the first member for Mackay elected from the LNP or either of its predecessor parties, and its first conservative member in over 100 years.[2]

Dalton was previously a police officer for 22 years, retiring in early 2024 to run for state parliament.[3]

  1. ^ "Mackay - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-10-26. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  2. ^ "A former police officer who ended more than a century of Labor, and a decade-long campaigner — these are some of Queensland's new MPs". abc.net.au. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  3. ^ "Nigel Dalton". Liberal National Party. Retrieved 2024-10-26.