Division of Fadden

The Division of Fadden is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1977 and is named after Sir Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia in 1941.^[1] At first it included a large area south of Brisbane, but today it covers the northern Gold Coast area, including Alberton, Arundel, Biggera Waters, Coombabah, Coomera, Gaven, Gilberton, Helensvale, Hollywell, Hope Island, Jacobs Well, Labrador, Molendinar, Norwell, Paradise Point, Parkwood, Runaway Bay, Stapylton, Steiglitz, Woongoolba and parts of Ormeau, Oxenford, Pacific Pines, Pimpama and Southport. South Stradbroke Island and other islands in the Broadwater and South Moreton Bay.^[1]

Fadden Australian House of Representatives Division
Map Interactive map of boundaries
Created	1977
MP	Cameron Caldwell
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Arthur Fadden
Electors	85,225 (2010)
Area	395 km2 (152.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

Arthur Fadden

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Donald Milner Cameron	Liberal	1977–1983
	David Beddall	Labor	1983–1984
	David Jull	Liberal	1984–2007
	Stuart Robert	Liberal	2007–2010
		Liberal National	2010–2023
	Cameron Caldwell	Liberal National	2023–present

David Cameron lost his seat in the 1983 election, but was elected to the Division of Moreton in a by-election. David Beddall did not stand for Fadden in 1984, but changed to the Division of Rankin. David Jull was Minister for Administrative Services at the start of the Howard Government.

Election results

2023 Fadden by-election [2]
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
	Australian 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 Australian federal election: Fadden[3]
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