Division of Fairfax
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]
| Fairfax Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Fairfax (green) within Queensland | |
| 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 |
Members
| 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
| 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 | |
| Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal National hold | Swing | −4.49 | |||
Division Of Fairfax Media
Ruth Fairfax, the division's namesake
Portrait of Alex Somlyay
Clive Palmer
References
- ↑ 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.