Profile of the electoral division of Fisher (Qld)
Updated: 19 November 2019
- State/Territory:
- Queensland
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 27 March 2018
- First election this name was used at:
- 1949 federal election
- First election this boundary was used at:
- 2019 federal election
- Maps and data
- A4 map of the electoral division of Fisher (2018) [PDF 1.31MB]
Map of the Division of Fisher (2017) [PDF 3.54MB]
Download Queensland GIS data
- Name Derivation:
- Named in honour of Andrew Fisher, 1862–1928, Prime Minister of Australia (1908–09, 1910–13, 1914–15) and a Member of the House of Representatives (1901–15).
- Area
- 1,198 sq km
- Location description
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The Division of Fisher consists of part of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.
- Demographic Rating:
- Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities
- Current member details:
- Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website
- Previous members:
- Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching ‘Electoral divisions’ or ‘Members of the House of Representatives since 1901’ in the historical information section of the Parliamentary Handbook
- AEC Divisional Office:
- Divisional Office contact details