Division of Fadden

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Fadden
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Fadden 2019.png
Division of Fadden
Map
Interactive map of boundaries
Created1977
MP Cameron Caldwell
Party Liberal National
Namesake Sir Arthur Fadden
Electors 127,812 (2022)
Area387 km2 (149.4 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial

The Division of Fadden is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland, covering most of the northern Gold Coast, including Coomera, Labrador, Ormeau, Pimpama and Runaway Bay.

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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

Sir Arthur Fadden, the division's namesake FaddenPEO.jpg
Sir Arthur Fadden, the division's namesake

The division was created in 1977 and is named after Sir Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia in 1941. When it was created it included a large area south of Brisbane, from the far south of the city to the Gold Coast hinterland, and was a marginal seat that changed hands between the Liberal Party and Australian Labor Party. A 1984 redistribution pushed it further into Brisbane, and it remained a marginal Liberal seat for most of the 1980s. A 1996 redistribution pushed it into the Gold Coast, and since then it has been a comfortably safe Liberal seat.

By 2004, it had moved almost clear of its original boundaries to become an exclusively Gold Coast seat.

Members

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  Don Cameron 1968 (cropped).jpg Don Cameron
(1940–)
Liberal 10 December 1977
5 March 1983
Previously held the Division of Griffith. Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Moreton in 1983
  No image.svg David Beddall
(1948-)
Labor 5 March 1983
1 December 1984
Transferred to the Division of Rankin
  No image.svg David Jull
(1944–2011)
Liberal 1 December 1984
17 October 2007
Previously held the Division of Bowman. Served as minister under Howard. Retired
  Stuart Robert 2015.jpg Stuart Robert
(1970–)
Liberal 24 November 2007
19 July 2010[ citation needed ]
Served as minister under Turnbull and Morrison. Resigned to retire from politics
  Liberal National 19 July 2010 –
18 May 2023 [2]
  No image.svg Cameron Caldwell
(–)
Liberal National 15 July 2023
present
Incumbent

Election results

2023 Fadden by-election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Cameron Caldwell 43,55449.08+4.46
Labor Letitia Del Fabbro19,58022.06–0.29
One Nation Sandy Roach7,8968.90+0.22
Legalise Cannabis Suzette Luyken6,4247.24+7.24
Greens Scott Turner5,4776.17–4.56
Independent Belinda Jones9311.05+1.05
Indigenous-Aboriginal Marnie Laree Davis8951.01+1.01
Independent Stewart Brooker8050.91–3.26
Sustainable Australia Quentin Bye7790.88+0.88
Independent Kevin Young6410.72+0.72
Australian Federation James Tayler6070.68+0.68
Democrats Chris Simpson5890.66+0.66
Australian Citizens Jan Pukallus5700.64+0.64
Total formal votes88,74893.20−2.49
Informal votes6,4736.80+2.49
Turnout 95,22172.54−14.00
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Cameron Caldwell 56,22463.35+2.72
Labor Letitia Del Fabbro32,52436.65–2.72
Liberal National hold Swing +2.72
Primary vote results in Fadden (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Liberal/Liberal National
  National
  Labor
  Greens
  Australian Democrats
  One Nation
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Fadden

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References

  1. Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. "Fadden By-Election". Parliament of Australia. 18 May 2023. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. "Fadden, QLD". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 August 2023.