Clive Palmer (PUP – Fairfax) – Maiden Speech

Clive Palmer was elected as the Palmer United Party member for the Queensland electorate of Fairfax at the 2013 federal election.

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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…]


Clive Palmer Addresses The National Press Club

Clive Palmer, who was sworn in today as the member for Fairfax, has addressed the National Press Club in Canberra.

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Palmer gave a short speech outlining the issues he campaigned on during the federal election. He took a series of questions on conflicts of interest and other issues. [Read more…]


Missing W.A. Senate Votes Would Have Produced A One-Vote Turnaround

The Australian Electoral Commission has released preference information about the missing Western Australian Senate ballot papers which shows a probable reversal of the official result by just one vote.

After the first count of votes, the final two positions went to the Palmer United Party and the ALP. The result hinged on a 14-vote difference between preferences flowing to the Australian Christians and the Shooters and Fishers party.

The result was overturned by the recount and saw the Greens Senator Scott Ludlam and the Sports Party candidate, Wayne Dropulich, elected. This time, the outcome was decided by a difference of 12 votes between the Christians and the Shooters.

The recount did not include 1,375 votes which had mysteriously disappeared since the first count. However, since all the missing ballots were above-the-line votes, the first count result is available and regarded as accurate. [Read more…]


Fairfax Poll Declared; Palmer Praises Democracy

The declaration of the poll in the Queensland electorate of Fairfax has taken place.

Fairfax is the final seat in the House of Representatives to be decided in the 2013 federal election. The Australian Electoral Commission has now returned all the writs for House elections. [Read more…]