May 18 2023, Stuart Robert announced his formal resignation from parliament.

Milton Dick, the speaker of the House of Representatives, set the by-election date of July 15, 2023. The AEC (Australian Electoral Commission) will run the election.

Previous MPs for Fadden:

Robert, S (LNP) 2007-

Jull, D (LNP) 1984-2007

Beddall, D P (ALP) 1983-1984

Cameron, D M (LP) 1977-1983

Located on the Gold Coast of...

Fadden is considered 'outer metropolitan' containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the 2021 census showed the federal electorate of Fadden, has:

People 194,617

Male 48.5%

Female 51.5%

Median age 39

Families 53,790

Average number of children per family for families with children 1.8

for all households (a) 0.7

All private dwellings 79,122

Average...

2022 Federal election

Total enrolment: 127,728

Turnout:86.54%

Informality:4.31%

Two Candidate Preferred:

ROBERT, Stuart Liberal National Party of Queensland

64,126 -3.55% Elected

DEL FABBRO, Letitia Australian Labor Party

41,645 +3.55%

First preference count for the division of Fadden (QLD)

Candidate Party Votes % Swing (%) Status

BROOKER, Stewart Gordon Independent 4,407 4.17 +4.17

DEL FABBRO,...