Seven candidates are hoping to wrest Dickson from Peter Dutton

Eight candidates will vie for the Queensland seat of Dickson, which is held by Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton on a slim margin of just 1.7 per cent.

Mr Dutton has held onto the division, on Brisbane's northside, for 18 years and will be in a reasonably favourable position on polling day, with his name to be listed second on the ballot paper.

Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton is seen at the Pine River Bowls Club in Bray Park, Brisbane.Credit: Glenn Hunt/AAP

In a tidy office in North Lakes on Wednesday at noon, the Australian Electoral Commission officially declared the eight candidates nominated for the division of Dickson.

It was followed by the draw for ballot paper positions, which somewhat resembled a game of bingo and included a barrel of balls, representing candidates' names, drawn by an officer wearing a blindfold.

Prime position on the ballot paper went to the Greens candidate Benedict Coyne, followed by Mr Dutton - who was not present for the draw - and then Labor's Ali France.

The other candidates, in order on the ballot paper, will be independent Thor Prohaska, United Australia Party's Steve Austin, Pauline Hanson's Carrol Halliwell, Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party's Richelle Simpson and Animal Justice Party's Maureen Brohman.

Candidates names are seen at the ballot draw for the seat of Dickson at the North Lakes Divisional Office.Credit: Darren England/AAP

Asked whether she was happy with her number three spot, Ms France said she felt "lucky to just be in this contest".

"I think if you'd asked me eight years ago whether I thought I'd be in this space and hoping to represent the people of Dickson, I didn't think I'd be here," she said.

"I was in hospital, recovering from losing my leg, so to be here today - I'm thrilled to be here and I'm thrilled to be part of the contest."

Ms France lost her leg in 2011 when an out-of-control car pinned her against the front of another vehicle.

Labor candidate for Dickson Ali France (centre) is seen with Peter Douwes (left) and Independent candidate for Dickson Thor Prohaska (right) at the ballot draw for the seat of Dickson.Credit: Darren England/AAP

Ms France said Labor was running its biggest grassroots campaign in Dickson in the history of the division but she believed the contest would be a "hard slog".

"Mr Dutton's had the seat for 18 years, he's a minister, he's spending an absolute fortune in the seat ... So we really up against it in terms of financial resources and the fact that he has a high profile," she said.

Mr Coyne said it was very exciting to score the number one spot on the ballot paper.

"Love a number one, and look we're very excited, this has been a long grassroots campaign by the Greens, probably the most visible campaign ever in Dickson," he said.

"We're excited with the momentum that we have and getting close to election day."

Meanwhile, in the marginal seat of Longman, LNP candidate Terry Young will be first on the ballot paper, while Labor incumbent Susan Lamb will be fourth.

In Petrie, incumbent Luke Howarth will be in second place, while Labor's Corinne Mulholland will be fourth.