Division of Fairfax

Fairfax Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Fairfax (green) within Queensland
Created:	1984
MP:	Alex Somlyay
Party:	Liberal National
Namesake:	Ruth Fairfax
Area:	1,036 km² (400 sq mi)
Demographic:	Rural

The Division of Fairfax is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Ruth Fairfax, founder of the Country Women's Association. It is located in the Sunshine Coast region north of Brisbane and includes the towns of Coolum, Maroochydore, Buderim, Nambour, Montville, Kenilworth and Eumundi. Since 1990 it has been a safe seat for the Liberal Party.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Evan Adermann	National	1984–1990
	Alex Somlyay	Liberal	1990–2010
		Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Fairfax

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-candidate 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

References

• Division of Fairfax (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission