--- title: "Fairfax: members and political ads | Politics Computer" description: "Fairfax: who holds the seat and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads." url: "https://politics.computer/seats/federal/fairfax" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats/federal) Federal division, rural # Fairfax In Queensland. The advertiser we follow here has spent $1K–$1.5K on Facebook and Instagram ads. ## Sitting member - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ted_O'Brien_Buderim_Men's_Shed_2017_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**Ted O'Brien** LNP, Fairfax ](https://politics.computer/mp/ted-o-brien) About ## About Fairfax Fairfax is a rural electoral division in the House of Representatives in Queensland, covering part of the Sunshine Coast, including Maroochydore and Buderim. Ted O'Brien of the Liberal National Party of Queensland is the sitting member and has held the seat since 2016. Created 1984 Named after Ruth Fairfax, founder of the Country Women's Association Classification Rural Previous members Clive Palmer, who won the seat in 2013 by 53 votes Large towns Maroochydore and Buderim Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division%5Fof%5FFairfax), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. ## Who's advertising MPs and candidates for Fairfax whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent. 1. [Ted O'Brien MP](https://politics.computer/mp/ted-o-brien) MP, Liberal $1K –$1.5K 1 ad, 1 running At least Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) ## Their biggest ads - [![Federal Member for Fairfax, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs](https://politics.computer/media/f3bf2428463ca8d675ec81a1078bb1497c80e34122dab6a8111aa986154591dd?w=480) Ted O'Brien MP$1K–$1.5K spent Running since 7 Sept](https://politics.computer/ad/f3bf2428463ca8d675ec81a1078bb1497c80e34122dab6a8111aa986154591dd) ## Other divisions in Queensland - [Blair](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/blair) - [Bonner](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/bonner) - [Bowman](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/bowman) - [Brisbane](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/brisbane) - [Capricornia](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/capricornia) - [Dawson](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/dawson) - [Dickson](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/dickson) - [Fadden](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/fadden) - [Fisher](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/fisher) - [Flynn](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/flynn) - [Forde](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/forde) - [Griffith](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/griffith) - [Groom](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/groom) - [Herbert](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/herbert) - [Hinkler](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/hinkler) - [Kennedy](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/kennedy) - [Leichhardt](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/leichhardt) - [Lilley](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/lilley) - [Longman](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/longman) - [Maranoa](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/maranoa) - [McPherson](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/mcpherson) - [Moncrieff](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/moncrieff) - [Moreton](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/moreton) - [Oxley](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/oxley) --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. Seats and members from the parliaments, votes from Hansard, ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. Explore [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) [Federal divisions](https://politics.computer/seats/federal) [Politicians](https://politics.computer/mps) [Senators](https://politics.computer/mps/senate) [Parties](https://politics.computer/parties) Victoria 2026 [The race](https://politics.computer/victoria) [Promises](https://politics.computer/promises) [Which party matches you?](https://politics.computer/quiz) Data [Every ad](https://politics.computer/ads) [Who's spending](https://politics.computer/who) [How MPs voted](https://politics.computer/votes) [Search](https://politics.computer/search) [How this works](https://politics.computer/about) [API and MCP](https://politics.computer/developers) For AI agents: [site guide (llms.txt)](https://politics.computer/llms.txt), [sitemap](https://politics.computer/sitemap.xml), [developer guide](https://politics.computer/developers.md). Every page is available as Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` or add `.md` to the path.