Peter Dutton is facing a fight to retain his seat with constituents giving mixed reviews of the opposition leader as polling goes against the coalition.
Dickson, held by the Liberal party leader on a 1.7 per cent margin, spans several suburbs north of Brisbane and is a seat to watch at the May 3 poll.
Labor candidate Ali France and independent Ellie Smith are jostling to overturn Mr Dutton's two-decade hold on the electorate.
YouGov polling shows Labor has extended its lead at 52.5 per cent to 47.5 per cent over the coalition in the two-party preferred vote.
Anthony Albanese is ahead as the preferred leader at 48 per cent compared to Mr Dutton's 37 per cent.
Locals in the seat of Dickson have mixed opinions on their federal member.
Jason Sharrock has lived in Petrie all of his life and even went to school with Mr Dutton but the pair have since lost contact.
He believes Mr Dutton is a "man of integrity" who works very hard and looks forward to him retaining his seat.
Peter Skewes, from nearby Lawnton, feels Mr Dutton is the better of the two candidates for prime minister.
"Peter Dutton's alright ... I don't like (Mr) Albanese because I think (Mr) Albanese is weak," he said.
"I wish (Mr Dutton) had a bit more oomph in him, you know, a bit more character but he's got to be better than (Mr) Albanese."
But other Dickson residents weren't so enamoured with the opposition leader and were looking forward to the election as a time for change.
"He's slimy. He's not honest. He looks after the big cats. He does nothing for the Australian worker," Petrie local Brett Middlebrook said.
Lawnton local Mary Walker will not be giving her vote to Mr Dutton as she is staunchly against Queensland hosting a nuclear reactor.
The LNP has proposed to build seven nuclear power plants to replace Australia's ageing coal-fired power stations, promising it would bring down power prices.
Her daughter, who didn't wish to speak on camera, said the way Mr Dutton speaks has turned her away as a voter, calling him an "idiot".
Mr Dutton is just another politician who makes promises and doesn't deliver them, Kallangur residents Pam and Phil Logan said.
Others, like mum-of-two Candy Demesa, are yet to make up their minds.
The long-time Strathpine resident plans to do her research on who to vote for the day before the election.
But she was handed her citizenship by Mr Dutton which might yet sway her vote, she said.
Speaking on the campaign trail on Friday, Mr Dutton said he had never taken his seat for granted.
"Dickson's always a marginal seat ... and people in Dickson are smart," he told reporters.
"They haven't believed successive Labor candidates in Dickson as being credible local members and able to do a good job."
