Electoral district of Southport

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

Southport
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Electoral map of Southport 2017
StateQueensland
MPRob Molhoek
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeSouthport
Electors34,899 (2020)
Area33 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
DemographicInner-metropolitan
Coordinates27°57′S 153°23′E / 27.950°S 153.383°E / -27.950; 153.383
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

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First incarnation (1950–1960)
MemberPartyTerm
 Eric GavenCountry1950–1960
Second incarnation (1977–present)
MemberPartyTerm
 Peter WhiteLiberal1977–1980
 Doug JenningsNational1980–1987
 Mick VeiversNational1987–2001
 Peter LawlorLabor2001–2012
 Rob MolhoekLiberal National2012–present

Election results

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2020 Queensland state election: Southport[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal NationalRob Molhoek12,73445.58−1.50
LaborSusie Gallagher9,65034.54+4.87
GreensAlan Quinn2,5329.06−1.51
One NationRaphael Felix1,6315.84+5.84
IndependentBrett Lambert6692.39+2.39
United AustraliaMaria Avdjieva4561.63+1.63
Civil Liberties & MotoristsJack Drake2670.96−1.94
Total formal votes27,93995.66+0.86
Informal votes1,2694.34−0.86
Turnout29,20883.69+1.33
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal NationalRob Molhoek15,48255.41−1.83
LaborSusie Gallagher12,45744.59+1.83
Liberal National holdSwing−1.83

References

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