The Division of Fisher is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Andrew Fisher, three times Prime Minister of Australia. It is located in the Sunshine Coast area north of Brisbane and includes the towns of Caloundra, Mooloolaba, Beerwah, Maleny, Woodford and Kilcoy. It was a safe seat for the Country Party until the 1980s, but is now fairly safe for the Liberal Party. Its most prominent member has been Sir Charles Adermann, who was Deputy Leader of the Country Party 1958-65.
Members
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Fisher |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Peter Slipper |
35,182 |
44.14 |
-10.11 |
|
Labor |
Darrell Main |
27,074 |
33.97 |
+3.05 |
|
Independent |
Caroline Hutchinson |
10,596 |
13.29 |
+13.29 |
|
Greens |
Matthew Gray |
4,474 |
5.61 |
-0.09 |
|
Family First |
Graeme Cumming |
1,728 |
2.17 |
-1.33 |
|
Democrats |
Carolyn Kerr |
655 |
0.82 |
-0.78 |
| Total formal votes |
79,079 |
97.06 |
+2.72 |
| Informal votes |
2,418 |
2.94 |
-2.72 |
| Turnout |
82,127 |
94.65 |
+1.99 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Liberal |
Peter Slipper |
42,325 |
53.10 |
-7.88 |
|
Labor |
Darrell Main |
37,384 |
46.90 |
+7.88 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-7.88 |
|
| Australian federal election, 2004: Fisher |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Peter Slipper |
42,651 |
55.87 |
+3.85 |
|
Labor |
John Gray |
22,011 |
28.84 |
+3.46 |
|
Greens |
Robert Muston |
4,617 |
6.05 |
+1.87 |
|
Family First |
Ronald Stuart Hill |
3,174 |
4.16 |
+4.16 |
|
One Nation |
Kevin J Savage |
1,929 |
2.53 |
-4.88 |
|
Democrats |
Craig Wilmot |
1,201 |
1.57 |
-2.20 |
|
Great Australians |
Liz Hays |
748 |
0.98 |
+0.98 |
| Total formal votes |
76,321 |
94.64 |
-0.94 |
| Informal votes |
4,320 |
5.36 |
+0.94 |
| Turnout |
80,641 |
93.78 |
+0.74 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Liberal |
Peter Slipper |
48,068 |
62.98 |
+1.21 |
|
Labor |
John Gray |
28,253 |
37.02 |
-1.21 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+1.21 |
|
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