Division Profile

Division Name

FAIRFAX

State

Queensland

Elected Member

Palmer, C (PUP) 2013-

Name Derivation

Named after Ruth Fairfax 1878-1948, a founder of the Country Women's Association and its first Queensland president.

First Proclaimed / Election

1984

Area

1036 sq. kms

Demographic

Rural

Pre-Election Seat Status

Fairly Safe

Seat Status

Marginal

Enrolment

95,488

Turnout

93.39%

Informal

5.12%

Location

Fairfax covers an area of approximately 1,036 sq km in the central part of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council area. The division extends from Peregian Springs and Eumundi in the north, to Maroochydore, Mountain Creek and Palmwoods in the south to Kenilworth in the west. The main towns include Buderim, Coolum Beach, Eumundi, Kenilworth, Mapleton, Maroochydore, Montville, Nambour, Palmwoods, Peregian Springs, Woombye and Yandina.

Products and Industry

Avocados, ginger, sugar cane, fruit juice, tropical and exotic fruits, dairy and beef cattle, tourism, construction and infrastructure industries.

Members

Palmer, C (PUP) 2013-

Somlyay, A (LP/LNP) 1990-2013

Adermann, A E (NP) 1984-1990

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seat status following the election
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Rural: divisions without a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Where a winning party receives less than 56% of the vote, the seat is classified as 'marginal', 56-60% is classified as 'fairly safe' and more than 60% is considered 'safe'.
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QLD DIVISION - FAIRFAX

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