Electoral results for the Division of Fairfax

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.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	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

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland § Fairfax.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Fairfax

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

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Queensland § Fairfax.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Fairfax

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Ted O'Brien	48,451	49.62	+1.12
	Labor	Julie McGlone	20,976	21.48	+0.85
	Greens	Sue Etheridge	12,291	12.59	−0.07
	One Nation	Paul Henselin	7,661	7.85	−1.83
	United Australia	Kylie Cowling	2,987	3.06	+3.06
	Conservative National	Jake Ryan	1,502	1.54	+1.54
	Sustainable Australia	Richard Belcher	1,410	1.44	+1.44
	Independent	Sinim Australie	1,318	1.35	+1.35
	Liberal Democrats	Bertrand Cadart	1,044	1.07	+1.07
Total formal votes			97,640	93.57	−0.19
Informal votes			6,715	6.43	+0.19
Turnout			104,355	91.44	+0.62
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Ted O'Brien	61,944	63.44	+2.57
	Labor	Julie McGlone	35,696	36.56	−2.57
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+2.57

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Queensland § Fairfax.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Fairfax

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Ted O'Brien	44,787	48.44	+7.12
	Labor	Scott Anderson	19,054	20.61	+2.37
	Greens	Susan Etheridge	11,672	12.62	+4.29
	One Nation	Robert Pasquali	9,006	9.74	+8.90
	Independent	Keith Campbell	2,886	3.12	+3.12
	Family First	David Rees	2,449	2.65	+0.98
	Independent	Robert Dickson	1,985	2.15	+2.15
	Online Direct Democracy	Kris Bullen	624	0.67	+0.67
Total formal votes			92,463	93.77	−1.11
Informal votes			6,146	6.23	+1.11
Turnout			98,609	91.10	−2.29
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Ted O'Brien	56,299	60.89	+10.92
	Labor	Scott Anderson	36,164	39.11	+39.11
	Liberal National gain from Palmer United		Swing	+10.92

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Queensland § Fairfax.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Fairfax

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Ted O'Brien	34,959	41.32	−8.13
	Palmer United	Clive Palmer	22,409	26.49	+26.49
	Labor	Elaine Hughes	15,429	18.24	−9.07
	Greens	David Knobel	7,046	8.33	−9.67
	Katter's Australian	Ray Sawyer	1,623	1.92	+1.92
	Family First	Angela Meyer	1,416	1.67	−3.57
	Independent	Trudy Byrnes	1,016	1.20	+1.20
	One Nation	Mike Holt	709	0.84	+0.84
Total formal votes			84,607	94.88	−0.09
Informal votes			4,569	5.12	+0.09
Turnout			89,176	93.41	+0.63
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal National	Ted O'Brien	52,184	61.68	+4.73
	Labor	Elaine Hughes	32,423	38.32	−4.73
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Palmer United	Clive Palmer	42,330	50.03	+50.03
	Liberal National	Ted O'Brien	42,277	49.97	−7.03
	Palmer United gain from Liberal National		Swing	N/A

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Queensland § Fairfax.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Fairfax

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Alex Somlyay	39,102	49.45	+2.72
	Labor	Dan McIntyre	21,589	27.31	−9.07
	Greens	Narelle McCarthy	14,228	18.00	+9.31
	Family First	Ron Hunt	4,147	5.24	+1.32
Total formal votes			79,066	94.97	−1.64
Informal votes			4,186	5.03	+1.64
Turnout			83,252	92.77	−0.35
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Alex Somlyay	45,032	56.95	+3.98
	Labor	Dan McIntyre	34,034	43.05	−3.98
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+3.98

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Fairfax

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	38,470	46.82	−6.90
	Labor	Debbie Blumel	29,960	36.46	+9.22
	Greens	Dave Norris	7,011	8.53	+0.36
	Family First	Lisa Woods	3,287	4.00	−1.01
	Independent	Max Phillips	1,300	1.58	+1.58
	One Nation	Kevin Savage	861	1.05	−2.07
	Democrats	Janette Hashemi	764	0.93	−1.25
	Citizens Electoral Council	Kev Watt	514	0.63	+0.42
Total formal votes			82,167	96.65	+1.72
Informal votes			2,852	3.35	−1.72
Turnout			85,019	94.22	−0.51
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	43,558	53.01	−9.40
	Labor	Debbie Blumel	38,609	46.99	+9.40
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.40

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Fairfax

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	39,075	52.30	+4.38
	Labor	Ivan Molloy	20,289	27.15	+1.69
	Greens	David Norris	7,536	10.09	+4.61
	Family First	Paula Hunt	3,390	4.54	+4.54
	One Nation	Patrick Rozanski	2,317	3.10	−3.94
	Democrats	Debbie Campbell	1,896	2.54	−2.40
	Citizens Electoral Council	Kev Watt	216	0.29	+0.29
Total formal votes			74,719	94.74	−0.95
Informal votes			4,145	5.26	+0.95
Turnout			78,864	93.44	+1.03
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	45,452	60.83	+1.65
	Labor	Ivan Molloy	29,267	39.17	−1.65
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.65

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Fairfax

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	35,868	47.05	+11.03
	Labor	John Henderson	19,101	25.06	−3.64
	Independent	Shane Paulger	7,519	9.86	+9.86
	One Nation	Jim Mackellar	6,281	8.24	−9.51
	Greens	Joy Ringrose	3,791	4.97	+1.50
	Democrats	Karen Jackson	3,670	4.81	+0.80
Total formal votes			76,230	95.73	−0.51
Informal votes			3,399	4.27	+0.51
Turnout			79,629	95.36
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	45,135	59.21	+4.85
	Labor	John Henderson	31,095	40.79	−4.85
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.85

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Fairfax

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	24,709	36.03	−7.83
	Labor	John Henderson	19,679	28.69	+4.14
	One Nation	Fraser Anning	12,171	17.75	+17.75
	National	Lindsay Horswood	4,692	6.84	−10.23
	Democrats	John Ryan	2,754	4.02	−4.14
	Greens	Peter Bakhash	2,381	3.47	−0.85
	Christian Democrats	Harry Cook	1,279	1.86	+1.86
	Independent	Mike Harper	921	1.34	+1.34
Total formal votes			68,586	96.24	−1.37
Informal votes			2,679	3.76	+1.37
Turnout			71,265	93.71	−0.46
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	37,286	54.36	−13.25
	Labor	John Henderson	31,300	45.64	+13.25
	Liberal hold		Swing	−13.25

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Fairfax

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	44,994	62.14	+22.34
	Labor	Peter Marconi	17,355	23.97	−6.65
	Democrats	Elizabeth Oss-Emer	5,808	8.02	+3.32
	Greens	John Fitzgerald	3,868	5.34	+1.25
	Indigenous Peoples	Colin Hicks	384	0.53	+0.53
Total formal votes			72,409	97.76	+0.23
Informal votes			1,659	2.24	−0.23
Turnout			74,068	94.16	−0.69
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	49,109	68.09	+8.05
	Labor	Peter Marconi	23,010	31.91	−8.05
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.05

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Fairfax

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	28,686	40.18	+15.38
	Labor	Kerry Orton	22,022	30.84	−1.44
	National	Gordon Simpson	10,382	14.54	−12.91
	Democrats	Elizabeth Oss-Emer	3,313	4.64	−8.95
	Greens	Peter Parnell	2,858	4.00	+4.00
	Confederate Action	Santo Ferraro	1,646	2.31	+2.31
	Independent	John Henderson	1,567	2.19	+2.19
	Natural Law	Keith Valentine	924	1.29	+1.29
Total formal votes			71,398	97.47	−0.52
Informal votes			1,850	2.53	+0.52
Turnout			73,248	94.85
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	42,662	59.80	+2.02
	Labor	Kerry Orton	28,683	40.20	−2.02
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.02

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Fairfax

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Beryl Muspratt	26,017	32.8	−2.4
	National	John Stone	20,928	26.4	−13.4
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	20,395	25.7	+8.5
	Democrats	Bob Borsellino	10,439	13.2	+5.5
	Conservative	Sheila Adams	1,528	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			79,307	98.0
Informal votes			1,632	2.0
Turnout			80,939	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	45,449	57.5	+57.5
	Labor	Beryl Muspratt	33,634	42.5	−0.2
	Liberal gain from National		Swing	+0.2

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Fairfax

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Evan Adermann	24,817	39.8	−5.4
	Labor	Alison Smith	21,953	35.2	+1.5
	Liberal	Joy Brannelly	10,733	17.2	+3.0
	Democrats	Brian Stockwell	4,786	7.7	+0.8
Total formal votes			62,289	96.8
Informal votes			2,085	3.2
Turnout			64,374	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Evan Adermann	35,713	57.3	−3.3
	Labor	Alison Smith	26,565	42.7	+3.3
	National hold		Swing	−3.3

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Fairfax

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Evan Adermann	23,593	45.2	−1.9
	Labor	Peter Shooter	17,607	33.7	−0.2
	Liberal	Terry Welch	7,402	14.2	+2.8
	Democrats	Bob Borsellino	3,608	6.9	+0.0
Total formal votes			52,210	95.0
Informal votes			2,728	5.0
Turnout			54,938	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Evan Adermann	31,642	60.6	−0.4
	Labor	Peter Shooter	20,564	39.4	+0.4
	National notional hold		Swing	−0.4

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos