Division of Fadden
| Fadden Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Map Interactive map of boundaries | |
| Created | 1977 |
| MP | Cameron Caldwell |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Arthur Fadden |
| Electors | 85,225 (2010) |
| Area | 395 km2 (152.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Fadden is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1977 and is named after Sir Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia in 1941.[1] At first it included a large area south of Brisbane, but today it covers the northern Gold Coast area, including Alberton, Arundel, Biggera Waters, Coombabah, Coomera, Gaven, Gilberton, Helensvale, Hollywell, Hope Island, Jacobs Well, Labrador, Molendinar, Norwell, Paradise Point, Parkwood, Runaway Bay, Stapylton, Steiglitz, Woongoolba and parts of Ormeau, Oxenford, Pacific Pines, Pimpama and Southport. South Stradbroke Island and other islands in the Broadwater and South Moreton Bay.[1]
Members
[change | change source]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Milner Cameron | Liberal | 1977–1983 | |
| David Beddall | Labor | 1983–1984 | |
| David Jull | Liberal | 1984–2007 | |
| Stuart Robert | Liberal | 2007–2010 | |
| Liberal National | 2010–present | ||
David Cameron lost his seat in the 1983 election, but was elected to the Division of Moreton in a by-election. David Beddall did not stand for Fadden in 1984, but changed to the Division of Rankin. David Jull was Minister for Administrative Services at the start of the Howard Government.
Election results
[change | change source]| 2023 Fadden by-election [2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Cameron Caldwell | 43,554 | 49.08 | +4.46 | |
| Labor | Letitia Del Fabbro | 19,580 | 22.06 | –0.29 | |
| One Nation | Sandy Roach | 7,896 | 8.90 | +0.22 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Suzette Luyken | 6,424 | 7.24 | +7.24 | |
| Greens | Scott Turner | 5,477 | 6.17 | –4.56 | |
| Independent | Belinda Jones | 931 | 1.05 | +1.05 | |
| Indigenous-Aboriginal | Marnie Laree Davis | 895 | 1.01 | +1.01 | |
| Independent | Stewart Brooker | 805 | 0.91 | –3.26 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Quentin Bye | 779 | 0.88 | +0.88 | |
| Independent | Kevin Young | 641 | 0.72 | +0.72 | |
| Australian Federation | James Tayler | 607 | 0.68 | +0.68 | |
| Australian Democrats | Chris Simpson | 589 | 0.66 | +0.66 | |
| Australian Citizens | Jan Pukallus | 570 | 0.64 | +0.64 | |
| Total formal votes | 88,748 | 93.20 | −2.49 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,473 | 6.80 | +2.49 | ||
| Turnout | 95,221 | 72.54 | −14.00 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Cameron Caldwell | 56,224 | 63.35 | +2.72 | |
| Labor | Letitia Del Fabbro | 32,524 | 36.65 | –2.72 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +2.72 | |||
| 2022 Australian federal election: Fadden[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Stuart Robert | 47,190 | 44.62 | −4.10 | |
| Labor | Letitia Del Fabbro | 23,638 | 22.35 | −0.16 | |
| Greens | Sally Spain | 11,353 | 10.73 | +1.73 | |
| One Nation | Sandy Roach | 9,177 | 8.68 | +0.11 | |
| United Australia | Nathan O'Brien | 7,014 | 6.63 | +1.52 | |
| Independent | Stewart Brooker | 4,407 | 4.17 | +4.17 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Forbes | 2,992 | 2.83 | −1.69 | |
| Total formal votes | 105,771 | 95.69 | +0.60 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,760 | 4.31 | −0.60 | ||
| Turnout | 110,531 | 86.54 | −3.09 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Stuart Robert | 64,126 | 60.63 | −3.55 | |
| Labor | Letitia Del Fabbro | 41,645 | 39.37 | +3.55 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −3.55 | |||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Fadden (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ "Fadden, QLD". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ↑ Fadden, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.