Electoral district of Surfers Paradise

Surfers Paradise Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Surfers Paradise (2008—)
State	Queensland
MP	John-Paul Langbroek
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Surfers Paradise
Electors	34,315 (2015)
Area	27 km^2 (10.4 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°59′S 153°24′E / 27.983°S 153.400°ECoordinates: 27°59′S 153°24′E / 27.983°S 153.400°E

Surfers Paradise is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

Members for Surfers Paradise

Member		Party	Term
	Sir Bruce Small	Country	1972–1975
		National Country	1975–1977
	Bruce Bishop	Liberal	1977–1980
	Rob Borbidge	National Country	1980–1982
		National	1982–2001
	Lex Bell	Independent	2001–2004
	John-Paul Langbroek	Liberal	2004–2008
		Liberal National	2008–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Surfers Paradise[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	John-Paul Langbroek	17,569	61.06	−11.57
	Labor	Josh Blundell-Thornton	6,544	22.74	+6.20
	Greens	Helen Hunt	2,221	7.72	+0.60
	Palmer United	Stephen Gardner	1,749	6.08	+6.08
	Family First	Jonathon Scoones	692	2.40	−1.31
Total formal votes			28,775	97.94	+0.18
Informal votes			605	2.06	−0.18
Turnout			29,380	84.12	−2.57
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	John-Paul Langbroek	18,405	69.21	−10.29
	Labor	Josh Blundell-Thornton	8,188	30.79	+10.29
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−10.29

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Surfers Paradise - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)