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 km^2 (13.1 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°57′S 153°23′E / 27.950°S 153.383°ECoordinates: 27°57′S 153°23′E / 27.950°S 153.383°E

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
	Eric Gaven	Country	1950–1960
Second incarnation (1977–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Peter White	Liberal	1977–1980
	Doug Jennings	National Country	1980–1982
		National	1982–1987
	Mick Veivers	National	1987–2001
	Peter Lawlor	Labor	2001–2012
	Rob Molhoek	Liberal National	2012–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Southport[1]
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

1. 2015 State General Election - Southport - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)