Hilton Gumbys

Hilton Jonas Gumbys (born 1969 or 1970) is an Australian politician and trade unionist who has sat as a member of the South Australian Legislative Council since 2026. He is a member of the South Australian Labor Party and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. Gumbys worked at Mobil Hiltop on North East Road. He excelled in metalwork in school. There were over 200 applicants for the seven apprentice positions and after scoring well on the mechanical aptitude and maths tests, Gumbys secured a place at DTSO Apprentice Training School. He worked as a first class machinist and fitter in the Edinburgh defense precinct for Fairey Australasia. He has served as a longtime union delegate and was the convenor of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union's (AMWU) National Defence and Aerospace Committee, where he campaigned that "Australian sovereign capability was of the utmost importance". Gumbys was also invited back to Canberra to work with the AMWU's "Aussie Made Campaign" alongside delegates from the bus, food and beverage industries. He was placed ahead of sitting MLC Clare Scriven due to a deal between Labor's factions; Labor Unity was entitled to the first and fifth slot, Labor Left the second and fourth, and the Australian Workers' Union the third. Gumbys was successful, being elected to an eight-year term in the Legislative Council.

Gumbys delivered his Maiden Speech in May of 2026

Gumbys was endorsed with the backing of the South Australian Division of the AMWU, State secretary Stuart Gordon and former State Secretary Peter Bauer.

Gumbys has also been a keen advocate for the right of South Australians to access Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) or Euthanasia. Gumbys pointed to his late father in law Gerard Versteeg's directorship of the South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society and credits his education in the area to his father in law.