Electoral results for the district of Surfers Paradise

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Surfers Paradise in Queensland state elections.

Members for Surfers Paradise

MemberPartyTerm
  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

Elections in the 2010s

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
Queensland state election, 2012: Surfers Paradise[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National John-Paul Langbroek 18,993 72.63 +13.61
Labor Matthew Donovan 4,325 16.54 -10.93
Greens Helen Wainwright 1,861 7.12 +0.58
Family First Andrea Raymond 971 3.71 +3.71
Total formal votes 26,150 97.76 -0.11
Informal votes 600 2.24 +0.11
Turnout 26,750 86.70 +0.90
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National John-Paul Langbroek 19,688 79.50 +12.98
Labor Matthew Donovan 5,078 20.50 -12.98
Liberal National hold Swing +12.98

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Surfers Paradise[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National John-Paul Langbroek 15,075 59.0 +1.6
Labor Caleb Rook 7,017 27.5 -6.2
Greens Bridget Maizey 1,671 6.5 -2.3
DS4SEQ Wendy Coe 1,166 4.6 +4.6
Independent Don Magin 613 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 25,542 97.7
Informal votes 556 2.3
Turnout 26,098 85.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National John-Paul Langbroek 15,808 66.5 +4.4
Labor Caleb Rook 7,958 33.5 -4.4
Liberal National hold Swing +4.4
Queensland state election, 2006: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John-Paul Langbroek 14,483 57.3 +12.6
Labor Guy Jones 8,563 33.9 +8.4
Greens Dean Hepburn 2,220 8.8 +1.9
Total formal votes 25,266 97.8 +0.1
Informal votes 560 2.2 -0.1
Turnout 25,826 85.5 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John-Paul Langbroek 14,926 62.0 -1.9
Labor Guy Jones 9,157 38.0 +1.9
Liberal hold Swing -1.9
Queensland state election, 2004: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John-Paul Langbroek 11,348 44.7 +44.7
Labor David Parrish 6,462 25.5 -12.8
Independent Lex Bell 5,810 22.9 +22.9
Greens Graham Lapthorne 1,760 6.9 -5.1
Total formal votes 25,380 97.7 +0.8
Informal votes 602 2.3 -0.8
Turnout 25,982 86.6 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John-Paul Langbroek 13,014 63.9 +63.9
Labor David Parrish 7,350 36.1 -8.6
Liberal gain from Independent Swing N/A
Surfers Paradise state by-election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lex Bell 7,966 35.91 +35.91
Liberal John-Paul Langbroek 4,708 21.22 +21.22
Labor Richard Alcorn 4,441 20.02 −18.25
National Susie Douglas 1,784 8.04 −41.70
One Nation Lesley Millar 1,055 4.76 +4.76
Greens Dean Hepburn 926 4.26 −7.72
Independent Perry Cross 751 3.39 +3.39
Independent Tony Horkings 218 0.98 +0.98
Independent Linda McGill 179 0.76 +0.76
Independent Fred Fraser 77 0.35 +0.35
Independent Arthur Coghlan 52 0.24 +0.24
Independent Rob McJannett 15 0.07 +0.07
Total formal votes 22,183 98.11 +1.25
Informal votes 428 1.89 −1.25
Turnout 22,611 77.70 −10.49
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Lex Bell 8,811 58.12 +58.12
Liberal John-Paul Langbroek 6,350 41.88 +41.88
Independent gain from National Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 2001: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Borbidge 12,033 49.7 -2.6
Labor Richard Alcorn 9,259 38.3 +13.9
Greens Dean Hepburn 2,899 12.0 +8.3
Total formal votes 24,191 96.9
Informal votes 784 3.1
Turnout 24,975 88.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Borbidge 12,546 55.3 -13.6
Labor Richard Alcorn 10,147 44.7 +13.6
National hold Swing -13.6

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Borbidge 10,880 56.4 -10.9
Labor Steve Axe 4,167 21.6 -3.5
One Nation Phil Connolly 3,354 17.4 +17.4
Greens Ray Schearer 894 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 19,295 98.3 -0.1
Informal votes 325 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 19,620 88.4 +2.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Borbidge 12,907 72.3 +0.5
Labor Steve Axe 4,955 27.7 -0.5
National hold Swing +0.5
Queensland state election, 1995: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Borbidge 12,051 67.3 +22.2
Labor Peter Burke 4,502 25.1 +25.1
Democrats Brad Farmer 982 5.5 +5.5
Independent Christian Jocumsen 369 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 17,904 98.5 +1.5
Informal votes 274 1.5 -1.5
Turnout 18,178 86.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Borbidge 12,581 71.8 +18.8
Labor Peter Burke 4,951 28.2 +28.2
National hold Swing +18.8
Queensland state election, 1992: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Borbidge 7,983 45.2 +11.0
Liberal Trevor Coomber 4,976 28.1 -5.1
Independent Murray Andrew 3,227 18.3 +18.3
Confederate Action Jeanie O'Kane 1,492 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 17,678 97.0
Informal votes 547 3.0
Turnout 18,225 86.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Rob Borbidge 8,668 52.9 -11.9
Liberal Trevor Coomber 7,708 47.1 +47.1
National hold Swing -11.9

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Borbidge 4,962 33.2 -21.0
Labor Bruce Farrell 4,771 31.9 +11.2
Liberal John Bradford 4,707 31.5 +9.7
Independent Selwyn Tully 512 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 14,952 96.8 -0.5
Informal votes 487 3.2 +0.5
Turnout 15,439 83.7 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Borbidge 9,292 62.2 -9.1
Labor Bruce Farrell 5,660 37.8 +9.1
National hold Swing -9.1
Queensland state election, 1986: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Borbidge 8,221 54.2 -2.7
Liberal Laurence Wade 3,306 21.8 +8.3
Labor Bruce Farrell 3,130 20.7 -8.8
Democrats Ken Petersen 370 2.4 +2.4
Vigilance Warren Fenton 134 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 15,161 97.3
Turnout 421 2.7
Turnout 15,582 85.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Borbidge 10,810 71.3 +0.8
Labor Bruce Farrell 4,351 28.7 -0.8
National hold Swing +0.8
Queensland state election, 1983: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Borbidge 11,994 56.9 +15.0
Labor Khalil Salem 6,219 29.5 +8.6
Liberal Theodore Greenland 2,847 13.5 -19.3
Total formal votes 21,060 98.3 0.0
Informal votes 356 1.7 0.0
Turnout 21,416 87.8 +3.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Borbidge 14,205 67.4 -1.3
Labor Khalil Salem 6,855 32.6 +1.3
National hold Swing -1.3
Queensland state election, 1980: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Borbidge 7,459 41.9 +3.2
Liberal Bruce Bishop 5,842 32.8 +6.9
Labor Khalil Salem 3,725 20.9 -1.1
Independent Eileen Peters 768 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 17,794 98.3 +0.6
Informal votes 304 1.7 -0.6
Turnout 18,098 84.7 -2.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Rob Borbidge 10,305 57.9 +13.6
Liberal Bruce Bishop 7,489 42.1 -13.6
National gain from Liberal Swing +13.6

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bruce Small 5,216 38.7 -20.0
Liberal Bruce Bishop 3,482 25.9 +25.9
Labor Philip Button 2,960 22.0 -2.1
Democrats Ronald Holland 1,643 12.2 +12.2
Progress Donald Wright 164 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 13,465 97.7
Informal votes 318 2.3
Turnout 13,783 87.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Bishop 8,636 64.1 -8.1
Labor Philip Button 4,829 35.9 +8.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Bishop 7,506 55.7 +55.7
National Bruce Small 5,959 44.3 -28.7
Liberal gain from National Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1974: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bruce Small 10,277 58.7 +29.3
Labor Maurice Marsden 4,215 24.1 -6.0
Independent John Duncan 2,631 15.0 +15.0
Democratic Labor John Perrett 376 2.2 -1.6
Total formal votes 17,499 97.9 +0.7
Informal votes 373 2.1 -0.7
Turnout 17,872 85.4 -2.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Bruce Small 12,694 72.5 +12.9
Labor Maurice Marsden 4,805 27.5 -12.9
National hold Swing +12.9
Queensland state election, 1972: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Hunt 4,223 30.1
Liberal John McIlwain 4,202 29.9
Country Bruce Small 4,122 29.4
Independent Eileen Peters 655 4.7
Democratic Labor Frederick Bassani 536 3.8
Independent William Daniel 303 2.2
Total formal votes 14,041 97.2
Informal votes 398 2.8
Turnout 14,439 87.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bruce Small 8,368 59.6 -11.4
Labor Keith Hunt 5,673 40.4 +11.4
Country hold Swing -11.4

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