Division of Fairfax
Fairfax Division | |
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Created | 1984 |
MP | Ted O'Brien |
Party | Liberal National Party |
Namesake | Ruth Fairfax |
Electors | 123,413 (2022) |
Area | 1,004 km2 (387.6 sq mi) |
Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Fairfax is an
Geography
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]
History
The division was created in 1984 and is named after
While the Sunshine Coast is traditionally a conservative area, Fairfax is located in a particularly conservative portion of the Sunshine Coast, and so has always been held by a centre-right party. [citation needed] Originally a safe seat for the National Party, demographic change has made it equally safe for the Liberal Party. [citation needed]
The electorate came to national attention at the
Palmer did not run for re-election, and it was widely expected that the seat would revert to the merged Liberal National Party because, in 2013, LNP would have retained it easily in a "traditional" two-party-preferred vote contest with Labor. [citation needed] As expected, Palmer's 2013 opponent, Ted O'Brien, won the seat resoundingly at the 2016 federal election and has held it without serious difficulty since. [citation needed]
Members
Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
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Evan Adermann (1927–2001) |
Nationals | 1 December 1984 – 19 February 1990 |
Previously held the Division of Fisher. Retired | ||
Alex Somlyay (1946–) |
Liberal | 24 March 1990 – 19 July 2010 |
Served as Minister under Howard . Retired
| ||
Liberal National | 19 July 2010 – 5 August 2013 | ||||
Clive Palmer (1954–) |
Palmer United
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7 September 2013 – 9 May 2016 |
Retired | ||
Ted O'Brien (1974–) |
Liberal National | 2 July 2016 – present |
Incumbent |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal National | Ted O'Brien | 46,551 | 44.91 | −4.71 | |
Labor | Sue Ferguson | 22,662 | 21.86 | +0.38 | |
Greens | Sue Etheridge | 13,862 | 13.37 | +0.78 | |
One Nation | Nikki Civitarese | 6,798 | 6.56 | −1.29 | |
United Australia | Lisa Khoury | 6,132 | 5.92 | +2.86 | |
Animal Justice | Tash Poole | 2,182 | 2.10 | +2.10 | |
Informed Medical Options | Wendy Hazelton | 1,997 | 1.93 | +1.93 | |
Independent | Barry Smith | 1,423 | 1.37 | +1.37 | |
Great Australian | Craig White | 1,319 | 1.27 | +1.27 | |
Independent | Sinim Australie | 733 | 0.71 | −0.64 | |
Total formal votes | 103,659 | 94.47 | +0.90 | ||
Informal votes | 6,066 | 5.53 | −0.90 | ||
Turnout | 109,725 | 88.99 | −2.45 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | Ted O'Brien | 61,108 | 58.95 | −4.49 | |
Labor | Sue Ferguson | 42,551 | 41.05 | +4.49 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | −4.49 |
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References
- ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Australian Electoral Commission Map of the federal division Fairfax, accessed:07 May 2019
- ^ Fairfax, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.