Perhaps the final word on #Fadden from Mr Carlton on Twitter:

"Mike Carlton @MikeCarlton01

"Some facts about Fadden: 52,695 voters didn’t bother to turn up. That’s nearly 30%. And of those who did, 5,428 dickheads voted informal. The swing away from Labor was just 0.25%.

"In other words, an outbreak of raging apathy.

"The 4% swing to the Liberals was former Clive Palmer halfwits who had no candidate this time. Don’t expect to hear any of this from the grandees of the Canberra press gallery, though."

#AusPol #Media

#auspol #LNP #Fadden

Mike Carlton
@MikeCarlton01
Strikes me that nothing much happened in the Fadden by-election. The LNP held a safe seat full of cranky retired geriatrics who’ve never voted Labor in their lives.

💧Dead Parrot Society
@MyFirstCousin
Dutton is crowing for winning an unloseable seat.

RonniSalt
@RonniSalt

The reason for the small swing can be reasonably explained by adding in the conservative voters who in 2022 voted for United Australia party and the Lib Democrats.

UAP vote in 2022 was 6.63%

Lib Dems vote in 2022 was 2.83%

Neither of those 2 parties ran a candidate this time.

@Old_IT_geek
I think you're reading too much into it.

All it means is that the #ALP didn't win the seat of #Fadden.

#Auspol

@SpaceLifeForm no I'm talking about the #Fadden by-election in QLD

@sortius Remeikis in the guardian stated $600k spent in #Fadden. I was gobsmacked - I knew QLD LNP was well resourced but that is a huge chunk of change for a safe seat. Huge money.

@sister_ratched

If you reach the Indian Ocean, have a long satisfying drink in celebration that you're the farthest distance possible from #Fadden.

#auspol #Fadden #Dutton

Jo Dyer
@instanterudite

Given they've just elected the LNP successor to Stuart Robert, it's hard to argue the people of Fadden are that bothered about local crime. #FaddenVotes

#auspol #Fadden #Dutton

Anth W. 🌏
@anth0888
Replying to
@PeterDutton_MP
Peter Dutton: "The people of Fadden have delivered a clear message".

Yeah that's the 8.1% (Biggest swing) who voted for Legalise Cannabis party☘️🫙

LNP spent $600k (per 7news), benefiting off no UAP or Lib dems running - currently with a status quo 2.6% swing. But ok. #auspol

#auspol #fadden #voice
I know this area; I used to sell solar power systems to homeowners there.
Mostly populated by rich retirees and the well off. I can’t imagine a more Liberal, or right wing stronghold that this one.
A lot of white people who would be convinced the Voice to Parlament is a pathway to them losing their property of some other privilege they get.
So not a bit surprised to see a swing back to the Liberals.
I reckon QLD will vote No for sure 😒

@joannejacobs @luciedigitalni Labor had to run a candidate ( snowball’s chance in hell not withstanding) The #LameStreamMedia & #LNP would have had a field day “ Labor doesn’t care about #Fadden etc etc. Rusted on Liberal voters can enjoy having their representative sitting in opposition for a long time.#auspol

You know it's time to switch the TV off and go to bed when Voldemort appears. #auspol #fadden

Oh thank goodness there's actual news. #auspol #fadden

No, David Speers and Tony Barry, the result of a *federal* by-election is also completely irrelevant to *state politics*. And even less to do with Victorian politics. Good grief, get this Liberal Party stooge off the telly, ABC News! #auspol #fadden

No, Liberal Party strategist guest on ABC News, the second half of the political cycle is also irrelevant. You can't take the result of a by-election in a highly conservative seat as a harbinger of *literally anything*. #auspol #fadden

The swing doesn't mean anything, David Speers, it's the Gold Coast. It's irrelevant. #fadden #auspol

Concession speeches before 8pm. The ABC must be relieved they can cross to something, anyway. #fadden #auspol

Oh yes, go to The Voice because it's the GC and they are so switched on to The Voice #Not #fadden #auspol

OMG it is such comedy. Now there's audio feedback issues. Turn your TV down, dear. #auspol #fadden

So the big question is how they can eke out ANOTHER WHOLE HOUR of this #Fadden by-election coverage. This is basically like watching news anchors mimicking rabbits in traffic lights. #ABCNews #auspol

If the current trend holds, the LNP will have gone backward in #Fadden.