Hilton Gumbys is an Australian politician and has sat as a member of the South Australian Legislative Council since the 2026 state election. Gumbys is a member of the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union.
Gumbys completed an apprenticeship in 1988 and has worked as a first class machinist and fitter in the Edinburgh defence precinct since. Gumbys has served as a longtime union delegate and was the convenor of the AMWU's National Defence and Aerospace Committee
Gumbys was also involved in the Your Rights At Work campaign run by the ACTU against the Howard Governments Work Choices laws
Gumbys was placed on the fourth position on the South Australian Labor Party's ticket in the Legislative Council at the 2026 state election. He was placed ahead of sitting MLC Clare Scriven due to a deal between Labor's factions â 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.