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
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
| Australian federal election, 2013: 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 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
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 |
|
| Australian federal election, 2010: 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
| Australian federal election, 2007: 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 |
|
CEC |
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 |
|
| Australian federal election, 2004: 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 |
|
CEC |
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 |
|
| Australian federal election, 2001: 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
| Australian federal election, 1998: 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 |
|
| Australian federal election, 1996: 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 |
|
| Australian federal election, 1993: 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 |
|
| Australian federal election, 1990: 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
| Australian federal election, 1987: 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 |
|
| Australian federal election, 1984: 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 hold |
Swing |
-0.4 |
|
References
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