Fresh Fairfax count to begin Monday

THE seat of Fairfax is headed for a recount after Clive Palmer finished just 36 votes ahead of his Liberal National Party opponent Ted O'Brien.

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) says a fresh count will begin on Monday.

"There will be a full distribution of preferences which is a fresh count in any case," AEC spokesman Phil Diak said.

A recount is automatically triggered when there are less than 100 votes separating two candidates after all preferences have been distributed.

Mr Palmer led by 111 votes when counting started on Saturday morning, however that number kept shrinking as votes were tallied.

Postal votes flowed the way of first-time campaigner Mr O'Brien, although absentee votes favoured the mining magnate.

Fairfax has traditionally been a conservative electorate.

Retiring LNP member Alex Somlyay had held the Sunshine Coast-based seat since 1990.

While there were big swings to the coalition nationally, preference flows to the Palmer United Party (PUP) hurt its bid to retain Fairfax.

Mr Palmer attracted 26.47 per cent of the primary vote, compared to Mr O'Brien's 41.35 per cent.

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