The Division of Fadden is an
Australian Electoral Division in
Queensland
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.
Geography
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the
Australian Electoral Commission
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. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.
History
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The division was created in 1977 and is named after
Sir Arthur Fadden,
Prime Minister of Australia
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in 1941. When it was created it included a large area south of
Brisbane
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, from the far south of the city to the
Gold Coast
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** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
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hinterland, and was a marginal seat that changed hands between the
Liberal Party
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and
Australian Labor Party
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. A 1984 redistribution pushed it further into Brisbane, and it remained a marginal Liberal seat for most of the 1980s. A 1996 redistribution pushed it into the Gold Coast, and since then it has been a comfortably safe Liberal seat.
By 2004, it had moved almost clear of its original boundaries to become an exclusively Gold Coast seat. It now includes most of the northern Gold Coast, including
Coomera
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Geography
Located next to the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), ...
,
Labrador
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Ormeau Ormeau may refer to:
* Ormeau, Queensland, a town on the Gold Coast hinterland in Queensland, Australia
* Belfast Ormeau (UK Parliament constituency), 1918–1922
* Ormeau Road, a major road in Belfast, and the area around it
* "Ormeau", a song by ...
,
Pimpama
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and
Runaway Bay.
Members
Election results
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References
External links
Division of Fadden (Qld)—
Australian Electoral Commission
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Electoral divisions of Australia
Constituencies established in 1977
1977 establishments in Australia
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