Electoral results for the Division of Fairfax

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Fairfax in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Evan Adermann National 1984–1990
  Alex Somlyay Liberal 1990–2010
  Liberal National 2010–2013
  Clive Palmer Palmer United 2013–2016
  Ted O'Brien Liberal National 2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Australian federal election: Fairfax [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Ted O'Brien 46,55144.91−4.71
Labor Sue Ferguson22,66221.86+0.38
Greens Sue Etheridge13,86213.37+0.78
One Nation Nikki Civitarese6,7986.56−1.29
United Australia Lisa Khoury6,1325.92+2.86
Animal Justice Tash Poole2,1822.10+2.10
Informed Medical Options Wendy Hazelton1,9971.93+1.93
Independent Barry Smith1,4231.37+1.37
Great Australian Craig White1,3191.27+1.27
Independent Sinim Australie7330.71−0.64
Total formal votes103,65994.47+0.90
Informal votes6,0665.53−0.90
Turnout 109,72588.99−2.45
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Ted O'Brien 61,10858.95−4.49
Labor Sue Ferguson42,55141.05+4.49
Liberal National hold Swing −4.49

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Fairfax [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Ted O'Brien 48,45149.62+1.12
Labor Julie McGlone20,97621.48+0.85
Greens Sue Etheridge12,29112.59−0.07
One Nation Paul Henselin7,6617.85−1.83
United Australia Kylie Cowling2,9873.06+3.06
Conservative National Jake Ryan1,5021.54+1.54
Sustainable Australia Richard Belcher1,4101.44+1.44
Independent Sinim Australie1,3181.35+1.35
Liberal Democrats Bertrand Cadart1,0441.07+1.07
Total formal votes97,64093.57−0.19
Informal votes6,7156.43+0.19
Turnout 104,35591.44+0.62
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Ted O'Brien 61,94463.44+2.57
Labor Julie McGlone35,69636.56−2.57
Liberal National hold Swing +2.57

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Fairfax [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Ted O'Brien 44,78748.44+7.12
Labor Scott Anderson19,05420.61+2.37
Greens Susan Etheridge11,67212.62+4.29
One Nation Robert Pasquali9,0069.74+8.90
Independent Keith Campbell2,8863.12+3.12
Family First David Rees2,4492.65+0.98
Independent Robert Dickson1,9852.15+2.15
Online Direct Democracy Kris Bullen6240.67+0.67
Total formal votes92,46393.77−1.11
Informal votes6,1466.23+1.11
Turnout 98,60991.10−2.29
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Ted O'Brien 56,29960.89+10.92
Labor Scott Anderson36,16439.11+39.11
Liberal National gain from Palmer United Swing +10.92

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Fairfax [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Ted O'Brien 34,95941.32−8.13
Palmer United Clive Palmer 22,40926.49+26.49
Labor Elaine Hughes15,42918.24−9.07
Greens David Knobel7,0468.33−9.67
Katter's Australian Ray Sawyer1,6231.92+1.92
Family First Angela Meyer1,4161.67−3.57
Independent Trudy Byrnes1,0161.20+1.20
One Nation Mike Holt7090.84+0.84
Total formal votes84,60794.88−0.09
Informal votes4,5695.12+0.09
Turnout 89,17693.41+0.63
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal National Ted O'Brien 52,18461.68+4.73
Labor Elaine Hughes32,42338.32−4.73
Two-candidate-preferred result
Palmer United Clive Palmer 42,33050.03+50.03
Liberal National Ted O'Brien 42,27749.97−7.03
Palmer United gain from Liberal National Swing N/A

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Fairfax [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Alex Somlyay 39,10249.45+2.72
Labor Dan McIntyre21,58927.31−9.07
Greens Narelle McCarthy14,22818.00+9.31
Family First Ron Hunt4,1475.24+1.32
Total formal votes79,06694.97−1.64
Informal votes4,1865.03+1.64
Turnout 83,25292.77−0.35
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Alex Somlyay 45,03256.95+3.98
Labor Dan McIntyre34,03443.05−3.98
Liberal National hold Swing +3.98

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Fairfax
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alex Somlyay 38,47046.82−6.90
Labor Debbie Blumel29,96036.46+9.22
Greens Dave Norris7,0118.53+0.36
Family First Lisa Woods3,2874.00−1.01
Independent Max Phillips1,3001.58+1.58
One Nation Kevin Savage8611.05−2.07
Democrats Janette Hashemi7640.93−1.25
Citizens Electoral Council Kev Watt5140.63+0.42
Total formal votes82,16796.65+1.72
Informal votes2,8523.35−1.72
Turnout 85,01994.22−0.51
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Somlyay 43,55853.01−9.40
Labor Debbie Blumel38,60946.99+9.40
Liberal hold Swing -9.40

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Fairfax
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alex Somlyay 39,07552.30+4.38
Labor Ivan Molloy20,28927.15+1.69
Greens David Norris7,53610.09+4.61
Family First Paula Hunt3,3904.54+4.54
One Nation Patrick Rozanski2,3173.10−3.94
Democrats Debbie Campbell1,8962.54−2.40
Citizens Electoral Council Kev Watt2160.29+0.29
Total formal votes74,71994.74−0.95
Informal votes4,1455.26+0.95
Turnout 78,86493.44+1.03
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Somlyay 45,45260.83+1.65
Labor Ivan Molloy29,26739.17−1.65
Liberal hold Swing +1.65

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Fairfax
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alex Somlyay 35,86847.05+11.03
Labor John Henderson19,10125.06−3.64
Independent Shane Paulger7,5199.86+9.86
One Nation Jim Mackellar6,2818.24−9.51
Greens Joy Ringrose3,7914.97+1.50
Democrats Karen Jackson3,6704.81+0.80
Total formal votes76,23095.73−0.51
Informal votes3,3994.27+0.51
Turnout 79,62995.36
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Somlyay 45,13559.21+4.85
Labor John Henderson31,09540.79−4.85
Liberal hold Swing +4.85

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Fairfax
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alex Somlyay 24,70936.03−7.83
Labor John Henderson19,67928.69+4.14
One Nation Fraser Anning 12,17117.75+17.75
National Lindsay Horswood4,6926.84−10.23
Democrats John Ryan2,7544.02−4.14
Greens Peter Bakhash2,3813.47−0.85
Christian Democrats Harry Cook1,2791.86+1.86
Independent Mike Harper9211.34+1.34
Total formal votes68,58696.24−1.37
Informal votes2,6793.76+1.37
Turnout 71,26593.71−0.46
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Somlyay 37,28654.36−13.25
Labor John Henderson31,30045.64+13.25
Liberal hold Swing -13.25

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Fairfax
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alex Somlyay 44,99462.14+22.34
Labor Peter Marconi17,35523.97−6.65
Democrats Elizabeth Oss-Emer5,8088.02+3.32
Greens John Fitzgerald3,8685.34+1.25
Indigenous Peoples Colin Hicks3840.53+0.53
Total formal votes72,40997.76+0.23
Informal votes1,6592.24−0.23
Turnout 74,06894.16−0.69
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Somlyay 49,10968.09+8.05
Labor Peter Marconi23,01031.91−8.05
Liberal hold Swing +8.05

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Fairfax
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alex Somlyay 28,68640.18+15.38
Labor Kerry Orton22,02230.84−1.44
National Gordon Simpson 10,38214.54−12.91
Democrats Elizabeth Oss-Emer3,3134.64−8.95
Greens Peter Parnell2,8584.00+4.00
Confederate Action Santo Ferraro1,6462.31+2.31
Independent John Henderson1,5672.19+2.19
Natural Law Keith Valentine9241.29+1.29
Total formal votes71,39897.47−0.52
Informal votes1,8502.53+0.52
Turnout 73,24894.85
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Somlyay 42,66259.80+2.02
Labor Kerry Orton28,68340.20−2.02
Liberal hold Swing +2.02

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Fairfax
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Beryl Muspratt26,01732.8−2.4
National John Stone 20,92826.4−13.4
Liberal Alex Somlyay 20,39525.7+8.5
Democrats Bob Borsellino10,43913.2+5.5
Conservative Sheila Adams1,5281.9+1.9
Total formal votes79,30798.0
Informal votes1,6322.0
Turnout 80,93994.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Somlyay 45,44957.5+57.5
Labor Beryl Muspratt33,63442.5−0.2
Liberal gain from National Swing +0.2

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Fairfax
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Evan Adermann 24,81739.8−5.4
Labor Alison Smith21,95335.2+1.5
Liberal Joy Brannelly10,73317.2+3.0
Democrats Brian Stockwell4,7867.7+0.8
Total formal votes62,28996.8
Informal votes2,0853.2
Turnout 64,37492.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Evan Adermann 35,71357.3−3.3
Labor Alison Smith26,56542.7+3.3
National hold Swing -3.3

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Fairfax
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Evan Adermann 23,59345.2−1.9
Labor Peter Shooter17,60733.7−0.2
Liberal Terry Welch7,40214.2+2.8
Democrats Bob Borsellino3,6086.9+0.0
Total formal votes52,21095.0
Informal votes2,7285.0
Turnout 54,93892.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Evan Adermann 31,64260.6−0.4
Labor Peter Shooter20,56439.4+0.4
National notional  hold Swing -0.4

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References

  1. Fairfax, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. Fairfax, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. Fairfax, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. 2013 results for Fairfax, AEC.
  5. "2010 results for Fairfax". AEC.