Nick Dametto
MP
Deputy Leader of Katter's Australian Party
Assumed office
November 2021
LeaderRobbie Katter
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Hinchinbrook
Assumed office
25 November 2017
Preceded byAndrew Cripps
Personal details
Born (1983-09-18) 18 September 1983 (age 40)
Ingham, Queensland, Australia
Political partyKatter's Australian

Nicholas Dametto (born 18 September 1983) is an Australian politician. He has been the Katter's Australian Party member for Hinchinbrook in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017.[1] Dametto finished third on the primary vote, behind the Liberal National Party and One Nation. However, he overtook One Nation for second place on Labor preferences, and then defeated LNP incumbent Andrew Cripps on One Nation preferences. Hinchinbrook had been in the hands of the LNP or the Nationals since 1960.

Dametto was born in Ingham, and has worked within several industries, namely tourism as the previous owner of jet ski operator Townsville Watersports, sugar at the Victorian Mill and mining as a diesel fitter and boilermaker nationwide.[2]

In November 2021, Dametto was appointed as Deputy Leader to the party's leader Robbie Katter.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Hinchinbrook". Queensland Election 2017. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. ^ Grace-Curran, Olivia (1 November 2017). "Katter Party announces candidate for Hinchinbrook". Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. ^ https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/7513161/katter-party-appoints-qld-deputy-leader/
  4. ^ https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/7513654/kap-appoints-nick-dametto-as-new-deputy-leader/
Parliament of Queensland Preceded byAndrew Cripps Member for Hinchinbrook 2017–present Incumbent


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