Division of Fairfax
| Fairfax Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Map Interactive map of boundaries | |
| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Ted O'Brien |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Ruth Fairfax |
| Electors | 95,467 (2013) |
| Area | 1,036 km2 (400.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Fairfax is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1984 and is named after Ruth Fairfax, founder of the Country Women's Association.[1] It is covers the Sunshine Coast region north of Brisbane and includes the towns of Buderim, Coolum, Eumundi, Kenilworth, Mapleton, Maroochydore, Montville, Nambour, Palmwoods, Peregian Springs, Woombye and Yandina.[1]
Members[change | change source]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Adermann | National | 1984–1990 | |
| Alex Somlyay | Liberal | 1990–2010 | |
| Liberal National | 2010–2013 | ||
| Clive Palmer | Palmer United | 2013-present | |
In the 2013 election, mining millionaire and leader of the Palmer United Party, Clive Palmer won the seat by 36 votes at the first count. This was reduced to 7 votes after a recount of the distribution of preferences.[2] Because this was less than 100 votes, the Australian Electoral Commission counted all the votes again which gave Palmer a win by 53 votes. [3]
Election results[change | change source]
| 2022 Australian federal election: Fairfax[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| 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 | |||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Fairfax (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ "Clive Palmer wins Sunshine Coast seat of Fairfax by seven votes, triggering recount". ABC. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "Clive Palmer has won the Sunshine Coast seat of Fairfax by 36 votes". The Australian. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ↑ Fairfax, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.