Division of Fisher

The Division of Fisher is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1949 and is named after Andrew Fisher, three times Prime Minister of Australia. It covers the Sunshine Coast area north of Brisbane. It includes the towns of Caloundra, Mooloolaba, Beerwah, Maleny, Woodford and Kilcoy.

Members
MemberPartyTerm  (Sir) 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 2010–2011  Independent 2011–2013  Palmer United 2013  Independent 2013  Mal Brough Liberal National 2013–2016  Andrew Wallace Liberal National 2016–present

Sir Charles Adermann was Deputy Leader of the Country Party 1964–66. 

Peter Slipper was elected as Speaker on 24 November 2011 and resigned from the Liberal National Party.  He stayed in parliament as an independent member. He resigned as speaker on 9 October 2012. On 11 May 2013, he joined businessman Clive Palmer's new Palmer United Party, becoming its first member in federal parliament. However, only hours later his membership of the party was cancelled and Slipper returned to being an independent.Atfield, Cameron (2013).  Peter Slipper joins Palmer's party – The Age. Published 11 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.

Election results

References

Other websites
 Division of Fisher (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission

Category:Electoral divisions of Queensland
Category:1949 establishments in Australia