Division of Fenner
| Fraser Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Fraser, shown within ACT (Jervis Bay Territory not shown) | |
| Created | 1974 |
| MP | Andrew Leigh |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Jim Fraser |
| Electors | 138,047 (2013) |
| Area | 513 km2 (198.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Fraser is an Australian Electoral Division in the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory. The division was created in a redistribution of the former Division of Australian Capital Territory, gazetted on 19 April 1974. It is named for Jim Fraser, who was the Member for Australian Capital Territory from 1951 to 1970. It encompasses the northern suburbs of Canberra, including the districts of Belconnen, Gungahlin, North Canberra and also the Jervis Bay Territory. It also includes the land in the ACT north of the Molonglo River and Lake Burley Griffin. It has always been a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party.
The Australian Electoral Commission has decided that the name for the division will be changed to Fenner, to honour scientist Frank Fenner. The name change is due to plans by the AEC to name a seat in Victoria after former prime minister Malcolm Fraser.[1][2]
Members
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Andrew Leigh | 56,063 | 44.66 | −1.15 | |
| Liberal | Elizabeth Lee | 39,693 | 31.62 | −0.79 | |
| Greens | Adam Verwey | 17,665 | 14.07 | −5.77 | |
| Bullet Train | Sam Huggins | 5,099 | 4.06 | +4.06 | |
| Palmer United | Freddy Alcazar | 3,063 | 2.44 | +2.44 | |
| Democrats | Darren Churchill | 2,444 | 1.95 | +1.95 | |
| Rise Up Australia | Jill Ross | 1,508 | 1.20 | +1.20 | |
| Total formal votes | 125,535 | 96.27 | +0.70 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,859 | 3.73 | −0.70 | ||
| Turnout | 130,394 | 94.46 | +0.07 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Andrew Leigh | 78,614 | 62.62 | −1.58 | |
| Liberal | Elizabeth Lee | 46,921 | 37.38 | +1.58 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.58 | |||
References
- ^ AEC: Fenner. Retrieved 21 April 2016
- ^ [1]
- ^ Division of Fraser, ACT, Election 2013, Australian Electoral Commission, 28 November 2013.