Electoral district of Southport

Not to be confused with Southport (UK Parliament constituency).

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
State	Queensland
MP	Rob Molhoek
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Southport
Electors	34,899 (2020)
Area	33 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner-metropolitan
Coordinates	27°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)
Member		Party	Term
	Eric Gaven	Country	1950–1960
Second incarnation (1977–present)
Member		Party	Term
	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

2020 Queensland state election: Southport^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Rob Molhoek	12,734	45.58	−1.50
	Labor	Susie Gallagher	9,650	34.54	+4.87
	Greens	Alan Quinn	2,532	9.06	−1.51
	One Nation	Raphael Felix	1,631	5.84	+5.84
	Independent	Brett Lambert	669	2.39	+2.39
	United Australia	Maria Avdjieva	456	1.63	+1.63
	Civil Liberties & Motorists	Jack Drake	267	0.96	−1.94
Total formal votes			27,939	95.66	+0.86
Informal votes			1,269	4.34	−0.86
Turnout			29,208	83.69	+1.33
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Rob Molhoek	15,482	55.41	−1.83
	Labor	Susie Gallagher	12,457	44.59	+1.83
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−1.83

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Southport.[edit]

References

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.

External links

• Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.