Division of Fadden

Fadden Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Fadden (green) within Queensland
Created:	1977
MP:	Stuart Robert
Party:	Liberal National
Namesake:	Arthur Fadden
Area:	395 km² (153 sq mi)
Demographic:	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Fadden is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1977 and is named for Sir Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia in 1941. When it was created it included a large area south of Brisbane, but today it is located in the northern Gold Coast area, including Upper Coomera, Coomera, Labrador, Pimpama and Runaway Bay. As its boundaries have changed Fadden has become an increasingly safe seat for the Liberal Party.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Donald Milner Cameron	Liberal	1977–1983
	David Beddall	Labor	1983–1984
	David Jull	Liberal	1984–2007
	Stuart Robert	Liberal	2007–2010
		Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Fadden

Australian federal election, 2010: Fadden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Stuart Robert	42,925	58.33	+1.72
	Labor	Rana Watson	20,110	27.33	-6.24
	Greens	Graeme Maizey	6,863	9.33	+4.92
	Family First	Barrie Nicholson	2,513	3.41	+1.36
	One Nation	Ian Rossiter	1,181	1.60	+0.79
Total formal votes			73,592	93.96	-1.73
Informal votes			4,734	6.04	+1.73
Turnout			78,326	91.89	-0.35
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal National	Stuart Robert	47,236	64.19	+3.76
	Labor	Rana Watson	26,356	35.81	-3.76
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+3.76

References

• Division of Fadden (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission