Electoral district of Southport

Not to be confused with Southport (UK Parliament constituency).

Southport is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.^[1]

Southport Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Southport 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Rob Molhoek
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Southport
Electors	34,899 (2020)
Area	33 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner-metropolitan
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

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

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Southport.[edit]

2024 Queensland state election: Southport^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Rob Molhoek	15,183	51.41	+5.81
	Labor	Letitia Del Fabbro	8,128	27.52	−6.98
	One Nation	David Vaughan	2,581	8.74	+2.84
	Greens	Mitch McCausland	2,574	8.71	−0.29
	Family First	Ruth Fea	1,069	3.62	+3.62
Total formal votes			29,535	94.85
Informal votes			1,605	5.15
Turnout			31,140	84.01
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Rob Molhoek	18,060	61.15	+5.75
	Labor	Letitia Del Fabbro	11,475	38.85	−5.75
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+5.75