Division of Fisher

Division of Fisher
Fisher
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Fisher 2010.png
Division of Fisher (green) within Queensland
Created: 1949
MP: Peter Slipper
Party: Liberal National
Namesake: Andrew Fisher
Area: 1,170 km² (452 sq mi)
Demographic: Rural

The Division of Fisher is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Andrew Fisher, three times Prime Minister of Australia. It is located in the Sunshine Coast area north of Brisbane and includes the towns of Caloundra, Mooloolaba, Beerwah, Maleny, Woodford and Kilcoy. It was a safe seat for the Country Party until the 1980s, but is now fairly safe for the Liberal Party. Its most prominent member has been Sir Charles Adermann, who was Deputy Leader of the Country Party 1958-65.

Members

Member Party Term
  Charles Adermann Country 1949–1972
  Evan Adermann Country, National 1972–1984
  Peter Slipper National 1984–1987
  Michael Lavarch Labor 1987–1993
  Peter Slipper Liberal 1993–2010
  Liberal National 2010–present

Election results

Australian federal election, 2010: Fisher
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Peter Slipper 34,235 46.48 +2.28
Labor Chris Cummins 22,332 30.32 -2.71
Greens Garry Claridge 11,664 15.84 +9.91
Family First Robyn Robertson 5,421 7.36 +4.88
Total formal votes 73,652 94.83 -2.36
Informal votes 4,013 5.17 +2.36
Turnout 77,665 92.73 -0.38
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal National Peter Slipper 39,868 54.13 +0.60
Labor Chris Cummins 33,784 45.87 -0.60
Liberal National hold Swing +0.60

References

Coordinates: 26°47′20″S 152°53′56″E / 26.789°S 152.899°E / -26.789; 152.899


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