Electoral district of Southport

Southport; Queensland—Legislative Assembly
	Electoral map of Southport 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Rob Molhoek
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Southport
Electors	33,150 (2017)
Area	31 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°57′S 153°23′E / 27.950°S 153.383°ECoordinates: 27°57′S 153°23′E / 27.950°S 153.383°E
	Electorates around Southport:

Electoral map of Southport 2008

Southport is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

The district is based in the northern part of the Gold Coast. It is named for the suburb of Southport, and also includes the suburbs of Arundel, Labrador, Molendinar and Parkwood. It was first created for the 1977 election.

An earlier district based in the same region was also called Southport. It existed from 1950 to 1960.

Members for Southport

Queensland state election, 2017: Southport^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal National	Rob Molhoek	12,499	47.1	−2.5
	Labor	Judy Searle	7,877	29.7	−1.9
	Greens	Michelle Le Plastrier	2,806	10.6	+2.4
	Independent	Rick Flori	2,597	9.8	+9.8
	Consumer Rights	Johan Joubert	769	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			26,548	94.8	−2.6
Informal votes			1,458	5.2	+2.6
Turnout			28,006	82.4	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Rob Molhoek	15,197	57.2	−0.6
	Labor	Judy Searle	11,351	42.8	+0.6
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−0.6

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