Electoral district of Southport
state electoral district of Queensland, Australia
Southport is an electoral district of Queensland. It was created in 1950, abolished in 1960 and recreated in 1977.
Southport Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1950–1960 1977–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Rob Molhoek | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Southport | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 34,899 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 33 km2 (12.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°57′S 153°23′E / 27.950°S 153.383°E | ||||||||||||||
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Southport is on the Gold Coast.
Election results
change2020 Queensland state election: Southport[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal National | Rob Molhoek | 12,734 | 45.58 | −1.50 | |
Labor | Susie Gallagher | 9,650 | 34.54 | +4.87 | |
Greens | Alan Quinn | 2,532 | 9.06 | −1.51 | |
One Nation | Raphael Felix | 1,631 | 5.84 | +5.84 | |
Independent | Brett Lambert | 669 | 2.39 | +2.39 | |
United Australia | Maria Avdjieva | 456 | 1.63 | +1.63 | |
Civil Liberties & Motorists | Jack Drake | 267 | 0.96 | −1.94 | |
Total formal votes | 27,939 | 95.66 | +0.86 | ||
Informal votes | 1,269 | 4.34 | −0.86 | ||
Turnout | 29,208 | 83.69 | +1.33 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | Rob Molhoek | 15,482 | 55.41 | −1.83 | |
Labor | Susie Gallagher | 12,457 | 44.59 | +1.83 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | −1.83 |