Electoral district of Southport

Southport is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

Southport
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Southport 2017
StateQueensland
MPRob Molhoek
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeSouthport
Electors33,150 (2017)
Area31 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Coordinates27°57′S 153°23′E
Electorates around Southport:
Gaven Bonney Surfers Paradise
Gaven Southport Surfers Paradise
Gaven Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise
Electoral map of Southport 2008

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
First incarnation (1950–1960)
MemberPartyTerm
  Eric Gaven Country 1950–1960
Second incarnation (1977–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Peter White Liberal 1977–1980
  Doug Jennings National 1980–1987
  Mick Veivers National 1987–2001
  Peter Lawlor Labor 2001–2012
  Rob Molhoek Liberal National 2012–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Southport
2017 Queensland state election: Southport[2]
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

References
  1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. 2017 State General Election - Southport - District Summary, ECQ.
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