Clive Palmer was elected as the Palmer United Party member for the Queensland electorate of Fairfax at the 2013 federal election.
He defeated the Liberal National candidate in what used to be a safe seat for the Coalition parties.
Fairfax is located on the Sunshine Coast. It extends from Peregian Springs and Eumundi in the north, to Maroochydore, Mountain Creek and Palmwoods in the south to Kenilworth in the west. Other main towns include Buderim, Coolum Beach, Kenilworth, Mapleton, Montville, Nambour, Woombye and Yandina. [Read more…]