Electoral district of Southport
| Southport Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Southport (2008—) | |
| State | Queensland |
| MP | Rob Molhoek |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Southport |
| Electors | 34,271 (2015) |
| Area | 34 km2 (13.1 sq mi) |
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, Ernest, 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 | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals| | Eric Gaven | Country | 1950–1960 |
| Second incarnation (1977–present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Peter White | Liberal | 1977–1980 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals| | Doug Jennings | National Country | 1980–1982 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals| | National | 1982–1987 | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals| | Mick Veivers | National | 1987–2001 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Peter Lawlor | Labor | 2001–2012 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal National| | Rob Molhoek | Liberal National | 2012–present |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Rob Molhoek | 13,287 | 45.92 | −9.92 | |
| Labor | Rowan Holzberger | 10,153 | 35.09 | +6.66 | |
| Greens | Petrina Maizey | 2,446 | 8.45 | +1.76 | |
| Palmer United | Nicole Stanton | 2,402 | 8.30 | +8.30 | |
| Independent | Matthew Mackechnie | 646 | 2.23 | +0.64 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,934 | 97.19 | +0.12 | ||
| Informal votes | 836 | 2.81 | −0.12 | ||
| Turnout | 29,770 | 85.30 | −2.29 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Rob Molhoek | 14,133 | 53.24 | −11.48 | |
| Labor | Rowan Holzberger | 12,415 | 46.76 | +11.48 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −11.48 | |||
References
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)