Electoral results for the Division of Fadden

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Fadden in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1977 until the present.

Members[edit]

	Party	Term
Don Cameron	Liberal	1977–1983
David Beddall	Labor	1983–1984
David Jull	Liberal	1984–2007
Stuart Robert	Liberal	2007–2010
Stuart Robert	Liberal National	2010–2023
Cameron Caldwell	Liberal National	2023–Present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2023 by-election[edit]

2023 Fadden by-election ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Cameron Caldwell	43,554	49.08	+4.46
	Labor	Letitia Del Fabbro	19,580	22.06	–0.29
	One Nation	Sandy Roach	7,896	8.90	+0.22
	Legalise Cannabis	Suzette Luyken	6,424	7.24	+7.24
	Greens	Scott Turner	5,477	6.17	–4.56
	Independent	Belinda Jones	931	1.05	+1.05
	Indigenous-Aboriginal	Marnie Laree Davis	895	1.01	+1.01
	Independent	Stewart Brooker	805	0.91	–3.26
	Sustainable Australia	Quentin Bye	779	0.88	+0.88
	Independent	Kevin Young	641	0.72	+0.72
	Australian Federation	James Tayler	607	0.68	+0.68
	Democrats	Chris Simpson	589	0.66	+0.66
	Australian Citizens	Jan Pukallus	570	0.64	+0.64
Total formal votes			88,748	93.20	−2.49
Informal votes			6,473	6.80	+2.49
Turnout			95,221	72.54	−14.00
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Cameron Caldwell	56,224	63.35	+2.72
	Labor	Letitia Del Fabbro	32,524	36.65	–2.72
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+2.72

2022[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Fadden^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Stuart Robert	47,190	44.62	−4.10
	Labor	Letitia Del Fabbro	23,638	22.35	−0.16
	Greens	Sally Spain	11,353	10.73	+1.73
	One Nation	Sandy Roach	9,177	8.68	+0.11
	United Australia	Nathan O'Brien	7,014	6.63	+1.52
	Independent	Stewart Brooker	4,407	4.17	+4.17
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Forbes	2,992	2.83	−1.69
Total formal votes			105,771	95.69	+0.60
Informal votes			4,760	4.31	−0.60
Turnout			110,531	86.54	−3.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Stuart Robert	64,126	60.63	−3.55
	Labor	Letitia Del Fabbro	41,645	39.37	+3.55
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−3.55

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2019[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Fadden^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Stuart Robert	47,359	48.72	−0.67
	Labor	Luz Stanton	21,882	22.51	−3.48
	Greens	Scott Turner	8,747	9.00	+1.39
	One Nation	Darren Eather	8,334	8.57	−3.40
	United Australia	Mara Krischker	4,968	5.11	+5.11
	Liberal Democrats	Jake Welch	4,391	4.52	+4.52
	Conservative National	Allan Barber	1,531	1.57	+1.57
Total formal votes			97,212	95.09	−0.42
Informal votes			5,019	4.91	+0.42
Turnout			102,231	89.63	+1.59
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Stuart Robert	62,387	64.18	+2.94
	Labor	Luz Stanton	34,825	35.82	−2.94
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+2.94

2016[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Fadden^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Stuart Robert	43,938	49.15	−4.46
	Labor	Meaghan Scanlon	23,369	26.14	+3.92
	One Nation	Brenden Ball	10,693	11.96	+11.32
	Greens	Daniel Kwon	6,871	7.69	+2.70
	Family First	Lyn Rees	3,450	3.86	+2.23
	Defence Veterans	Sean Macnamara	1,083	1.21	+1.21
Total formal votes			89,404	95.47	+1.26
Informal votes			4,243	4.53	−1.26
Turnout			93,647	89.43	−3.27
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Stuart Robert	54,578	61.05	−3.31
	Labor	Meaghan Scanlon	34,826	38.95	+3.31
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−3.31

2013[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Fadden^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Stuart Robert	42,962	53.61	−4.72
	Labor	Nicole Lessio	17,804	22.22	−5.11
	Palmer United	Jim Macanally	11,759	14.67	+14.67
	Greens	Petrina Maizey	3,995	4.99	−4.34
	Family First	Jeremy Fredericks	1,305	1.63	−1.78
	Katter's Australian	Billy Lawrence	1,088	1.36	+1.36
	Independent	Maurie Carroll	712	0.89	+0.89
	One Nation	Stewart Boyd	510	0.64	−0.96
Total formal votes			80,135	94.21	+0.25
Informal votes			4,925	5.79	−0.25
Turnout			85,060	92.70	+0.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Stuart Robert	51,572	64.36	+0.17
	Labor	Nicole Lessio	28,563	35.64	−0.17
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+0.17

2010[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Fadden^[6]
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-party-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

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2007[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stuart Robert	40,813	48.92	-11.17
	Labor	Rana Watson	28,106	33.69	+6.14
	National	Alex Douglas	6,177	7.40	+7.40
	Greens	Michael Beale	3,748	4.49	+0.36
	Family First	Ross Wilson	1,743	2.09	-1.73
	Independent	David Montgomery	1,065	1.28	+1.28
	One Nation	John Walter	695	0.83	-1.23
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ken Martin	582	0.70	-0.09
	Democrats	Chris Faint	504	0.60	-0.94
Total formal votes			83,433	95.69	+1.80
Informal votes			3,754	4.31	-1.80
Turnout			87,187	93.84	+0.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stuart Robert	50,288	60.20	-5.70
	Labor	Rana Watson	33,205	39.80	+5.70
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.70

2004[edit]

2004 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Jull	42,328	59.56	+6.18
	Labor	Peter Eather	19,919	28.03	+0.04
	Greens	Willy Bach	3,011	4.24	+0.96
	Family First	Lyn Rees	2,680	3.77	+3.77
	One Nation	John Walter	1,428	2.01	-5.22
	Democrats	Suzanne Wilson	1,109	1.56	-2.65
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ken Martin	598	0.84	+0.84
Total formal votes			71,073	93.83	+0.27
Informal votes			4,672	6.17	-0.27
Turnout			75,745	92.21	+1.90
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Jull	46,393	65.28	+2.16
	Labor	Peter Eather	24,680	34.72	-2.16
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.16

2001[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Jull	42,856	55.80	+8.31
	Labor	Ray Merlehan	23,434	30.51	-0.68
	One Nation	Chris Coyle	4,897	6.38	-6.42
	Democrats	Neil Cotter	3,308	4.31	-0.20
	Greens	Julian Woolford	2,305	3.00	+0.96
Total formal votes			76,800	94.46	-2.15
Informal votes			4,501	5.54	+2.15
Turnout			81,301	95.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Jull	47,838	62.29	+4.70
	Labor	Ray Merlehan	28,962	37.71	-4.70
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.70

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1998[edit]

1998 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Jull	34,195	47.49	-12.93
	Labor	Mike Smith	22,460	31.19	+4.94
	One Nation	Neil Pitt	9,213	12.79	+12.79
	Democrats	Neil Cotter	3,248	4.51	-5.30
	Greens	Fay Smith	1,472	2.04	-0.48
	Christian Democrats	John McGuigan	1,418	1.97	+1.96
Total formal votes			72,006	96.62	-0.91
Informal votes			2,521	3.38	+0.91
Turnout			74,527	93.64	-1.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Jull	41,466	57.59	-9.96
	Labor	Mike Smith	30,540	42.41	+9.96
	Liberal hold		Swing	-9.96

1996[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Jull	42,977	60.84	+13.42
	Labor	Ray Merlehan	18,349	25.98	-10.52
	Democrats	Hetty Johnston	6,937	9.82	+5.37
	Greens	William Gabriel	1,729	2.45	-1.75
	Indigenous Peoples	Dulcie May Bronsch	642	0.91	+0.70
Total formal votes			70,634	97.57	+0.14
Informal votes			1,762	2.43	-0.14
Turnout			72,396	94.82	-0.60
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Jull	47,796	67.84	+12.68
	Labor	Ray Merlehan	22,662	32.16	-12.68
	Liberal hold		Swing	+12.68

1993[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Jull	30,581	45.27	+0.76
	Labor	Peter Eldon	25,973	38.45	+1.51
	Democrats	Leonie Sanders	3,381	5.00	-8.55
	National	Iona Abrahamson	3,200	4.74	+0.36
	Greens	Harry Darville	3,020	4.47	+4.47
	Confederate Action	Joe Ross	1,010	1.50	+1.50
	Indigenous Peoples	Shaun Matheson	212	0.31	+0.31
	Natural Law	Otto Kuhne	177	0.26	+0.26
Total formal votes			67,554	97.26	-0.47
Informal votes			1,901	2.74	+0.47
Turnout			69,455	95.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Jull	36,297	53.77	-0.75
	Labor	Peter Eldon	31,205	46.23	+0.75
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.75

1990[edit]

1990 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Jull	28,361	43.9	+8.1
	Labor	Marie Wilkinson	24,388	37.8	-3.4
	Democrats	Eugene Cross	8,641	13.4	+6.6
	National	Peter Freckleton	2,354	3.6	-12.5
	Independent	Richard Heymann	794	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			64,538	97.8
Informal votes			1,438	2.2
Turnout			66,021	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Jull	34,621	53.8	-0.6
	Labor	Marie Wilkinson	29,766	46.2	+0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.6

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1987[edit]

1987 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Wilson	24,481	41.2	+0.6
	Liberal	David Jull	21,258	35.8	-0.4
	National	Peter Robinson	9,581	16.1	-0.6
	Democrats	Kenneth Davies	4,065	6.8	+0.4
Total formal votes			59,385	96.6
Informal votes			2,084	3.4
Turnout			61,469	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Jull	32,311	54.4	-0.3
	Labor	Peter Wilson	27,074	45.6	+0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.3

1984[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Wilson	21,335	40.7	-4.1
	Liberal	David Jull	18,938	36.2	-6.1
	National	Alun Preece	8,738	16.7	+8.8
	Democrats	Janice Barber	3,354	6.4	+2.3
Total formal votes			52,365	95.6
Informal votes			2,430	4.4
Turnout			54,795	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Jull	28,647	54.7	+2.9
	Labor	Peter Wilson	23,718	45.3	-2.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.9

1983[edit]

1983 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Beddall	44,412	48.3	+4.7
	Liberal	Don Cameron	35,692	38.8	-9.2
	National	Howard Edmunds	7,251	7.9	+7.9
	Democrats	Murray Hallam	3,806	4.1	-3.4
	Socialist	Raymond Ferguson	505	0.5	+0.5
	Progress	Dallas Graham	276	0.3	-0.5
Total formal votes			91,942	98.4
Informal votes			1,476	1.6
Turnout			93,418	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Beddall		51.7	+3.1
	Liberal	Don Cameron		48.3	-3.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.1

1980[edit]

1980 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Cameron	37,170	48.0	+14.4
	Labor	David Beddall	33,736	43.6	+5.2
	Democrats	Janice Barber	5,812	7.5	-1.4
	Progress	Dallas Graham	648	0.8	+0.5
Total formal votes			77,366	98.1
Informal votes			1,506	1.9
Turnout			78,872	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Cameron	39,808	51.5	-4.5
	Labor	David Beddall	37,558	48.5	+4.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.5

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977[edit]

1977 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clem Jones	23,869	38.4	+2.6
	Liberal	Don Cameron	20,909	33.6	-22.3
	National Country	James Shapcott	10,910	17.5	+12.5
	Democrats	Janice Barber	5,559	8.9	+8.9
	Independent	Melody Bond	717	1.2	+1.2
	Progress	Peter Gautrey	206	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			62,170	97.9
Informal votes			1,322	2.1
Turnout			63,492	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Cameron	34,811	56.0	-6.5
	Labor	Clem Jones	27,359	44.0	+6.5
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	-6.5

References[edit]

^ "Fadden, QLD". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ Fadden, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Fadden, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Fadden, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ 2013 results for Fadden, AEC.
^ "2010 results for Fadden". AEC.

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
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[2023_Fadden_by-election_aec-results-1] "Fadden, QLD". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[2] Fadden, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

[3] Fadden, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

[4] Fadden, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

[5] 2013 results for Fadden, AEC.

[6] "2010 results for Fadden". AEC.

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