Fisher
Australian House of Representatives Division |
| State or territory: |
Queensland |
| Created: |
1949 |
| MP: |
Peter Slipper |
| Party: |
Liberal |
| Namesake: |
Andrew Fisher |
| Electors: |
86,767 |
| Area: |
3,322 km² (1,282. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Peter Neil Slipper (born 14 February 1960) is an Australian politician belonging to the Liberal National Party of Queensland, and a member of Political parties in Australia lists political parties in Australia. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Andrew Fisher (29 August 1862 – 22 October 1928 was an Australian Politician and the fifth Prime Minister of Australia. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi) |
| Demographic: |
Rural |
The Division of Fisher is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent The division was created in 1949 and is named for Andrew Fisher, three times Prime Minister of Australia. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew Fisher (29 August 1862 – 22 October 1928 was an Australian Politician and the fifth Prime Minister of Australia. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. It is located in the Sunshine Coast area north of Brisbane and includes the towns of Caloundra, Mooloolaba, Beerwah, Maleny, Woodford and Kilcoy. The Sunshine Coast (population 290645 with up to an additional 50000 in visitors and seasonal workers is a coastal region located in South East Queensland, north of the Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Caloundra (kəˈlaʊndrə is the southern-most community on the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. Mooloolaba is a tourist resort township in the centre of the Sunshine Coast, in Queensland, Australia, 100 km north of Brisbane. Beerwah (ˈbɪərwɑː ( is a town on the Sunshine Coast hinterland in Queensland, Australia. Maleny ( is a small scenic town 90 km north of Brisbane on the Blackall Range overlooking the Sunshine Coast hinterland in Queensland, Woodford is a small town in Queensland, Australia, on the D'Aguilar Highway 72 km north-west of Brisbane and 24km west of Caboolture Kilcoy is a small farming town and the administrative centre of the Somerset Regional Council Local Government Area in South East Queensland, It was a safe seat for the Country Party until the 1980s, but is now fairly safe for the Liberal Party. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Its most prominent member has been Sir Charles Adermann, who was Deputy Leader of the Country Party 1958-65. Sir Charles Frederick Adermann KBE ( 3 August 1896 - 9 May 1979) was an Australian federal politician and government minister Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.
Members
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Fisher |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Peter Slipper |
35,182 |
44. Sir Charles Frederick Adermann KBE ( 3 August 1896 - 9 May 1979) was an Australian federal politician and government minister The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Electoral reform As of this election single transferrable vote with Proportional representation became the method for electing the Senate Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (Albert Evan Adermann AO ( 10 March 1927 – 3 November 2001) was an Australian politician The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Issues The 1972 Election was largely focused on domestic policy issues and the role of the federal government in resolving these issues Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Peter Neil Slipper (born 14 February 1960) is an Australian politician belonging to the Liberal National Party of Queensland, and a member of The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Professor Michael Hugh Lavarch (born 8 June 1961) is an Australian lawyer educator and former politician Federal elections were held in Australia on 11 July 1987 following the granting of a double dissolution on 5 June by the Governor-General Sir Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Peter Neil Slipper (born 14 February 1960) is an Australian politician belonging to the Liberal National Party of Queensland, and a member of The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Peter Neil Slipper (born 14 February 1960) is an Australian politician belonging to the Liberal National Party of Queensland, and a member of 14 |
-10. 11 |
|
Labor |
Darrell Main |
27,074 |
33. 97 |
+3. 05 |
|
Independent |
Caroline Hutchinson |
10,596 |
13. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 29 |
+13. 29 |
|
Greens |
Matthew Gray |
4,474 |
5. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 61 |
-0. 09 |
|
Family First |
Graeme Cumming |
1,728 |
2. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 17 |
-1. 33 |
|
Democrats |
Carolyn Kerr |
655 |
0. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 82 |
-0. 78 |
| Total formal votes |
79,079 |
97. 06 |
+2. 72 |
| Informal votes |
2,418 |
2. 94 |
-2. 72 |
| Turnout |
82,127 |
94. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 65 |
+1. 99 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Liberal |
Peter Slipper |
42,325 |
53. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Peter Neil Slipper (born 14 February 1960) is an Australian politician belonging to the Liberal National Party of Queensland, and a member of 10 |
-7. 88 |
|
Labor |
Darrell Main |
37,384 |
46. 90 |
+7. 88 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-7. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 88 |
|
| Australian federal election, 2004: Fisher |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Peter Slipper |
42,651 |
55. Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October, 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Peter Neil Slipper (born 14 February 1960) is an Australian politician belonging to the Liberal National Party of Queensland, and a member of 87 |
+3. 85 |
|
Labor |
John Gray |
22,011 |
28. 84 |
+3. 46 |
|
Greens |
Robert Muston |
4,617 |
6. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 05 |
+1. 87 |
|
Family First |
Ronald Stuart Hill |
3,174 |
4. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 16 |
+4. 16 |
|
One Nation |
Kevin J Savage |
1,929 |
2. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government 53 |
-4. 88 |
|
Democrats |
Craig Wilmot |
1,201 |
1. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 57 |
-2. 20 |
|
Great Australians |
Liz Hays |
748 |
0. Policies Abolishing Income tax. Making Tax rules apply equally to foreign transactions and companies as Australian ones 98 |
+0. 98 |
| Total formal votes |
76,321 |
94. 64 |
-0. 94 |
| Informal votes |
4,320 |
5. 36 |
+0. 94 |
| Turnout |
80,641 |
93. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 78 |
+0. 74 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Liberal |
Peter Slipper |
48,068 |
62. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Peter Neil Slipper (born 14 February 1960) is an Australian politician belonging to the Liberal National Party of Queensland, and a member of 98 |
+1. 21 |
|
Labor |
John Gray |
28,253 |
37. 02 |
-1. 21 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+1. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 21 |
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