Division of Fisher

Fisher Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Fisher (green) within Queensland
Created:	1949
MP:	Peter Slipper
Party:	Liberal National
Namesake:	Andrew Fisher
Area:	1,170 km² (452 sq mi)
Demographic:	Rural

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

Member		Party	Term
	Charles Adermann	Country	1949–1972
	Evan Adermann	Country, National	1972–1984
	Peter Slipper	National	1984–1987
	Michael Lavarch	Labor	1987–1993
	Peter Slipper	Liberal	1993–2010
		Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Fisher

Australian federal election, 2010: Fisher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Peter Slipper	34,235	46.48	+2.28
	Labor	Chris Cummins	22,332	30.32	-2.71
	Greens	Garry Claridge	11,664	15.84	+9.91
	Family First	Robyn Robertson	5,421	7.36	+4.88
Total formal votes			73,652	94.83	-2.36
Informal votes			4,013	5.17	+2.36
Turnout			77,665	92.73	-0.38
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal National	Peter Slipper	39,868	54.13	+0.60
	Labor	Chris Cummins	33,784	45.87	-0.60
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+0.60

References

• Division of Fisher (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 26°47′20″S 152°53′56″E / 26.789°S 152.899°E / -26.789; 152.899