Electoral results for the district of Southport

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

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Members for Southport

First incarnation (1950–1960)
MemberPartyTerm
  Eric Gaven Country 1950–1960
Second incarnation (1977–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  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

Elections in the 2020s

2020 Queensland state election: Southport [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Rob Molhoek 12,73445.58−1.50
Labor Susie Gallagher9,65034.54+4.87
Greens Alan Quinn2,5329.06−1.51
One Nation Raphael Felix1,6315.84+5.84
Independent Brett Lambert6692.39+2.39
United Australia Maria Avdjieva4561.63+1.63
Civil Liberties & Motorists Jack Drake2670.96−1.94
Total formal votes27,93995.66+0.86
Informal votes1,2694.34−0.86
Turnout 29,20883.69+1.33
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Rob Molhoek 15,48255.41−1.83
Labor Susie Gallagher12,45744.59+1.83
Liberal National hold Swing −1.83

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Southport [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Rob Molhoek 12,49947.1−2.5
Labor Judy Searle7,87729.7−1.9
Greens Michelle Le Plastrier2,80610.6+2.4
Independent Rick Flori2,5979.8+9.8
Consumer Rights Johan Joubert7692.9+2.9
Total formal votes26,54894.8−2.6
Informal votes1,4585.2+2.6
Turnout 28,00682.4+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Rob Molhoek 15,19757.2−0.6
Labor Judy Searle11,35142.8+0.6
Liberal National hold Swing −0.6
2015 Queensland state election: Southport [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Rob Molhoek 13,28745.92−9.92
Labor Rowan Holzberger10,15335.09+6.66
Greens Petrina Maizey2,4468.45+1.76
Palmer United Nicole Stanton2,4028.30+8.30
Independent Matthew Mackechnie6462.23+0.64
Total formal votes28,93497.19+0.12
Informal votes8362.81−0.12
Turnout 29,77085.30−2.29
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Rob Molhoek 14,13353.24−11.48
Labor Rowan Holzberger12,41546.76+11.48
Liberal National hold Swing −11.48
2012 Queensland state election: Southport [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Rob Molhoek 14,89055.84+15.44
Labor Peter Lawlor 7,58028.43−16.90
Katter's Australian Kevin Brown1,9877.45+7.45
Greens Stephen Dalton1,7846.69−0.64
Independent Matthew Mackechnie4251.59+1.59
Total formal votes26,66697.08−0.38
Informal votes8032.92+0.38
Turnout 27,46987.59−0.30
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Rob Molhoek 15,64564.72+18.20
Labor Peter Lawlor 8,52935.28−18.20
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +18.20

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Southport [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Lawlor 11,94545.3−7.1
Liberal National Tania Wright10,64640.4+2.3
Greens Stephen Dalton1,9317.3−2.2
DS4SEQ Brian Morris8563.2+3.2
Independent Mark Tull6222.4+2.4
Independent Graeme Hill3541.3+1.3
Total formal votes26,35497.2
Informal votes6872.8
Turnout 27,04187.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Lawlor 13,01353.5−4.6
Liberal National Tania Wright11,31946.5+4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6
2006 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Lawlor 13,06353.3−0.8
National Bob Bennett9,07037.0+1.7
Greens Carla Brandon2,3649.7+3.3
Total formal votes24,49797.5−0.0
Informal votes6242.5+0.0
Turnout 25,12187.0−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Lawlor 13,76459.1−0.9
National Bob Bennett9,52240.9+0.9
Labor hold Swing -0.9
2004 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Lawlor 13,10654.1+3.2
National Bob Bennett8,54635.3+6.2
Greens Ian Latto1,5496.4+6.4
One Nation Ron Williams1,0064.2−11.0
Total formal votes24,20797.5−0.1
Informal votes6142.5+0.1
Turnout 24,82188.6−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Lawlor 13,72060.0−0.8
National Bob Bennett9,15240.0+0.8
Labor hold Swing -0.8
2001 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Lawlor 11,24550.9+14.1
National Mick Veivers 6,43429.1−8.8
One Nation Lesley Millar3,35115.2−6.5
Independent Aaron Cortenbach1,0834.9+4.9
Total formal votes22,11397.6
Informal votes5512.4
Turnout 22,66490.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Lawlor 11,98660.8+13.9
National Mick Veivers 7,71439.2−13.9
Labor gain from National Swing +13.9

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Mick Veivers 9,00039.0−12.3
Labor Peter Lawlor 8,42936.5−3.9
One Nation Jay Nauss4,90721.3+21.3
Democrats John Huta7353.2−2.1
Total formal votes23,07198.3+0.3
Informal votes3991.7−0.3
Turnout 23,47091.0+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Mick Veivers 11,12753.8−1.1
Labor Peter Lawlor 9,57346.2+1.1
National hold Swing -1.1
1995 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Mick Veivers 10,96051.3+22.6
Labor Peter Lawlor 8,63040.4−1.4
Democrats Noel Payne1,1275.3+5.3
Independent Robyn Cooper6393.0+3.0
Total formal votes21,35698.0+0.1
Informal votes4422.0−0.1
Turnout 21,79890.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Mick Veivers 11,43754.8+2.5
Labor Peter Lawlor 9,42845.2−2.5
National hold Swing +2.5
1992 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Lawlor 8,38141.8+0.6
National Mick Veivers 5,75628.7+1.5
Liberal Tim Baker5,01725.0−2.0
Independent Gary Wachter8764.4+4.4
Total formal votes20,03097.9
Informal votes4292.1
Turnout 20,45990.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Mick Veivers 10,03852.3−1.0
Labor Peter Lawlor 9,14547.7+1.0
National hold Swing -1.0

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Andrew Prenzler6,00132.5+10.2
National Mick Veivers 5,88031.9−19.0
Liberal Keith Thompson5,70830.9+7.4
Democrats Eamonn Sherrard4592.5−0.8
Greens John Roe4142.2+2.2
Total formal votes18,46296.9−1.3
Informal votes5853.1+1.3
Turnout 19,04788.6−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Mick Veivers 11,27261.1−8.1
Labor Andrew Prenzler7,19038.9+8.1
National hold Swing -8.1
1987 Southport state by-election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Mick Veivers 7,16446.20−4.72
Liberal Keith Thompson3,92825.33+1.80
Labor Robert Lee3,80624.54+2.26
Independent Jim McDonagh4903.16+3.16
Independent William Aabraham-Steer1180.76+0.76
Total formal votes15,50697.93−0.28
Informal votes3272.07+0.28
Turnout 15,83374.52−14.56
Two-party-preferred result
National Mick Veivers 10,53067.91
Labor Robert Lee497632.09
National hold Swing
1986 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Doug Jennings 8,33850.9−1.2
Liberal Timothy Baker3,85323.5+8.4
Labor Alfred Stubbs3,64822.3−10.5
Democrats Susan Petersen5353.3+3.3
Total formal votes16,37498.2
Informal votes2991.8
Turnout 16,67389.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Doug Jennings 10,43063.7+3.0
Labor Alfred Stubbs5,94436.3−3.0
National hold Swing +3.0
1983 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Doug Jennings 10,40652.1+18.4
Labor Ian Rogers6,54332.8+7.4
Liberal Carol McLaughlin3,02415.1−23.4
Total formal votes19,97398.1+0.8
Informal votes3801.9−0.8
Turnout 20,35389.5+4.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Doug Jennings 12,75563.9+0.6
Labor Ian Rogers7,21836.1−0.6
National hold Swing +0.6
1980 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter White 6,37638.5+4.4
National Doug Jennings 5,57033.7−2.5
Labor Ian Rogers4,19525.4−3.2
Progress Kevin Chaffey2191.3+1.3
Independent Peter Courtney1120.7+0.7
Independent Grace Plunkett670.4+0.4
Total formal votes16,53997.3−1.0
Informal votes4612.7+1.0
Turnout 17,00085.5−3.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Doug Jennings 8,62352.1+11.9
Liberal Peter White 7,91647.9−11.9
National gain from Liberal Swing +11.9

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Norman Rix5,02236.2
Liberal Peter White 4,73834.1
Labor Reginald Carter3,96728.6
Independent William Aabraham-Steer1501.1
Total formal votes13,87798.3
Informal votes2431.7
Turnout 14,12089.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter White 8,81163.5−5.9
Labor Reginald Carter5,06636.5+5.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Peter White 8,29659.8
National Norman Rix5,58140.2
Liberal gain from National Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Eric Gaven 9,65073.9+7.9
Labor William Bedford3,40126.1−7.9
Total formal votes13,05198.8−0.6
Informal votes1541.2+0.6
Turnout 13,20593.9+2.2
Country hold Swing +7.9
1956 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Eric Gaven 7,82766.0+5.8
Labor William Belford4,02734.0−5.8
Total formal votes11,85499.4+0.1
Informal votes740.6−0.1
Turnout 11,92891.7−1.5
Country hold Swing +5.8
1953 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Eric Gaven 6,08960.2+11.2
Labor Edgar Hill4,03139.8+11.0
Total formal votes10,12099.3−0.3
Informal votes740.7+0.3
Turnout 10,19493.2+2.2
Country hold Swing -2.8
1950 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Eric Gaven 4,76849.0
Labor Edgar Hill2,80028.8
Independent William Elson-Green2,16722.3
Total formal votes9,73599.6
Informal votes360.4
Turnout 9,77191.0
Country hold Swing

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  2. 2017 State General Election - Southport - District Summary, ECQ.
  3. 2015 State General Election - Southport - District Summary, ECQ.
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