Election results for Fisher

Conservative through and through

The Liberal-National Party candidate Andrew Wallace has been returned for a second term as Member for Fisher, after securing an increase in popularity at last weekend’s election.

At the time of printing, Mr Wallace’s vote had increased significantly from the 2016 results, gaining just over 50% of the primary vote and over 62% after preferences.

This constitutes a 3% swing for Mr Wallace, with the Australian Labor Party’s Daniel Parsell losing ground compared to the 2016 results.

This outcome signals that locals are considerably conservative with Fisher now being one of the safest seats for the Liberal/National coalition in Queensland.

Across the state, the conservative vote flourished. Of the 30 seats in total across Queensland Labor now only holds six seats, with LNP holding 23 and Bob Katter the last.

Nationally, the Scott Morrison led Liberal/National coalition has retained government for a third term, with a majority of seats in the House of Representatives.

Locally, more people voted overall at this election than in 2016, with far fewer informal votes, suggesting that locals may have taken this election more seriously than the last.

The tally for all seven candidates – again at the time of printing – was Andrew Wallace (LNP) 40,523, Daniel Parsell (ALP) 18,377, Tracy Burton (Greens) 9,886, Chris Paterson (One Nat) 6,992, Trevor Gray (United Aust) 2,754, Mike Jessop (Fraser Anning) 1,314, and Paul Monaghan (Love Aust) 1,204.

Looking at each of the polling booths, Mr Wallace won all but two. Conondale and Maleny booths returned majorities to Mr Parsell, however the pre-polling returns at Maleny were in Mr Wallace’s favour.

In winning the seat, Mr Wallace was thankful to the electorate.

The member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace said the result nationwide on Saturday night was a terrific outcome for the people of the Sunshine Coast.

"It is my great privilege to again serve them as the Federal Member for Fisher. I will continue to work hard for the Sunshine Coast Hinterland and for all Fisher residents, fighting for the infrastructure and the jobs of the future that we need in our community.”