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
Electorates around Southport: Gaven Bonney Surfers Paradise Gaven Southport Surfers Paradise Gaven Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise

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

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

2017 Queensland state election: Southport

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

External links

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