Electoral results for the district of Southport

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

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 Country 1980–1982
  National 1982–1987
  Mick Veivers National 1987–2001
  Peter Lawlor Labor 2001–2012
  Rob Molhoek Liberal National 2012–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Southport[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Rob Molhoek 13,287 45.92 −9.92
Labor Rowan Holzberger 10,153 35.09 +6.66
Greens Petrina Maizey 2,446 8.45 +1.76
Palmer United Nicole Stanton 2,402 8.30 +8.30
Independent Matthew Mackechnie 646 2.23 +0.64
Total formal votes 28,934 97.19 +0.12
Informal votes 836 2.81 −0.12
Turnout 29,770 85.30 −2.29
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Rob Molhoek 14,133 53.24 −11.48
Labor Rowan Holzberger 12,415 46.76 +11.48
Liberal National hold Swing −11.48
Queensland state election, 2012: Southport[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Rob Molhoek 14,890 55.84 +15.44
Labor Peter Lawlor 7,580 28.43 -16.90
Katter's Australian Kevin Brown 1,987 7.45 +7.45
Greens Stephen Dalton 1,784 6.69 -0.64
Independent Matthew Mackechnie 425 1.59 +1.59
Total formal votes 26,666 97.08 -0.38
Informal votes 803 2.92 +0.38
Turnout 27,469 87.59 -0.30
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Rob Molhoek 15,645 64.72 +18.20
Labor Peter Lawlor 8,529 35.28 -18.20
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +18.20

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Southport[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Peter Lawlor 11,945 45.3 -7.1
Liberal National Tania Wright 10,646 40.4 +2.3
Greens Stephen Dalton 1,931 7.3 -2.2
DS4SEQ Brian Morris 856 3.2 +3.2
Independent Mark Tull 622 2.4 +2.4
Independent Graeme Hill 354 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 26,354 97.2
Informal votes 687 2.8
Turnout 27,041 87.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Lawlor 13,013 53.5 -4.6
Liberal National Tania Wright 11,319 46.5 +4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6
Queensland state election, 2006: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Peter Lawlor 13,063 53.3 -0.8
National Bob Bennett 9,070 37.0 +1.7
Greens Carla Brandon 2,364 9.7 +3.3
Total formal votes 24,497 97.5 -0.0
Informal votes 624 2.5 +0.0
Turnout 25,121 87.0 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Lawlor 13,764 59.1 -0.9
National Bob Bennett 9,522 40.9 +0.9
Labor hold Swing -0.9
Queensland state election, 2004: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Peter Lawlor 13,106 54.1 +3.2
National Bob Bennett 8,546 35.3 +6.2
Greens Ian Latto 1,549 6.4 +6.4
One Nation Ron Williams 1,006 4.2 -11.0
Total formal votes 24,207 97.5 -0.1
Informal votes 614 2.5 +0.1
Turnout 24,821 88.6 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Lawlor 13,720 60.0 -0.8
National Bob Bennett 9,152 40.0 +0.8
Labor hold Swing -0.8
Queensland state election, 2001: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Peter Lawlor 11,245 50.9 +14.1
National Mick Veivers 6,434 29.1 -8.8
One Nation Lesley Millar 3,351 15.2 -6.5
Independent Aaron Cortenbach 1,083 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 22,113 97.6
Informal votes 551 2.4
Turnout 22,664 90.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Lawlor 11,986 60.8 +13.9
National Mick Veivers 7,714 39.2 -13.9
Labor gain from National Swing +13.9

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Mick Veivers 9,000 39.0 -12.3
Labor Peter Lawlor 8,429 36.5 -3.9
One Nation Jay Nauss 4,907 21.3 +21.3
Democrats John Huta 735 3.2 -2.1
Total formal votes 23,071 98.3 +0.3
Informal votes 399 1.7 -0.3
Turnout 23,470 91.0 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Mick Veivers 11,127 53.8 -1.1
Labor Peter Lawlor 9,573 46.2 +1.1
National hold Swing -1.1
Queensland state election, 1995: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Mick Veivers 10,960 51.3 +22.6
Labor Peter Lawlor 8,630 40.4 -1.4
Democrats Noel Payne 1,127 5.3 +5.3
Independent Robyn Cooper 639 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 21,356 98.0 +0.1
Informal votes 442 2.0 -0.1
Turnout 21,798 90.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Mick Veivers 11,437 54.8 +2.5
Labor Peter Lawlor 9,428 45.2 -2.5
National hold Swing +2.5
Queensland state election, 1992: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Peter Lawlor 8,381 41.8 +0.6
National Mick Veivers 5,756 28.7 +1.5
Liberal Tim Baker 5,017 25.0 -2.0
Independent Gary Wachter 876 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 20,030 97.9
Informal votes 429 2.1
Turnout 20,459 90.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Mick Veivers 10,038 52.3 -1.0
Labor Peter Lawlor 9,145 47.7 +1.0
National hold Swing -1.0

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Andrew Prenzler 6,001 32.5 +10.2
National Mick Veivers 5,880 31.9 -19.0
Liberal Keith Thompson 5,708 30.9 +7.4
Democrats Eamonn Sherrard 459 2.5 -0.8
Greens John Roe 414 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 18,462 96.9 -1.3
Informal votes 585 3.1 +1.3
Turnout 19,047 88.6 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Mick Veivers 11,272 61.1 -8.1
Labor Andrew Prenzler 7,190 38.9 +8.1
National hold Swing -8.1
Southport state by-election, 1987[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Mick Veivers 7,164 46.20 −4.72
Liberal Keith Thompson 3,928 25.33 +1.80
Labor Robert Lee 3,806 24.54 +2.26
Independent Jim McDonagh 490 3.16 +3.16
Independent William Aabraham-Steer 118 0.76 +0.76
Total formal votes 15,506 97.93 −0.28
Informal votes 327 2.07 +0.28
Turnout 15,833 74.52 −14.56
Two-party-preferred result
National Mick Veivers 10,530 67.91
Labor Robert Lee 4976 32.09
National hold Swing
Queensland state election, 1986: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Doug Jennings 8,338 50.9 -1.2
Liberal Timothy Baker 3,853 23.5 +8.4
Labor Alfred Stubbs 3,648 22.3 -10.5
Democrats Susan Petersen 535 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 16,374 98.2
Informal votes 299 1.8
Turnout 16,673 89.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Doug Jennings 10,430 63.7 +3.0
Labor Alfred Stubbs 5,944 36.3 -3.0
National hold Swing +3.0
Queensland state election, 1983: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Doug Jennings 10,406 52.1 +18.4
Labor Ian Rogers 6,543 32.8 +7.4
Liberal Carol McLaughlin 3,024 15.1 -23.4
Total formal votes 19,973 98.1 +0.8
Informal votes 380 1.9 -0.8
Turnout 20,353 89.5 +4.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Doug Jennings 12,755 63.9 +0.6
Labor Ian Rogers 7,218 36.1 -0.6
National hold Swing +0.6
Queensland state election, 1980: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Peter White 6,376 38.5 +4.4
National Doug Jennings 5,570 33.7 -2.5
Labor Ian Rogers 4,195 25.4 -3.2
Progress Kevin Chaffey 219 1.3 +1.3
Independent Peter Courtney 112 0.7 +0.7
Independent Grace Plunkett 67 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 16,539 97.3 -1.0
Informal votes 461 2.7 +1.0
Turnout 17,000 85.5 -3.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Doug Jennings 8,623 52.1 +11.9
Liberal Peter White 7,916 47.9 -11.9
National gain from Liberal Swing +11.9

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Norman Rix 5,022 36.2
Liberal Peter White 4,738 34.1
Labor Reginald Carter 3,967 28.6
Independent William Aabraham-Steer 150 1.1
Total formal votes 13,877 98.3
Informal votes 243 1.7
Turnout 14,120 89.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter White 8,811 63.5 -5.9
Labor Reginald Carter 5,066 36.5 +5.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Peter White 8,296 59.8
National Norman Rix 5,581 40.2
Liberal gain from National Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Eric Gaven 9,650 73.9 +7.9
Labor William Bedford 3,401 26.1 -7.9
Total formal votes 13,051 98.8 -0.6
Informal votes 154 1.2 +0.6
Turnout 13,205 93.9 +2.2
Country hold Swing +7.9
Queensland state election, 1956: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Eric Gaven 7,827 66.0 +5.8
Labor William Belford 4,027 34.0 -5.8
Total formal votes 11,854 99.4 +0.1
Informal votes 74 0.6 -0.1
Turnout 11,928 91.7 -1.5
Country hold Swing +5.8
Queensland state election, 1953: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Eric Gaven 6,089 60.2 +11.2
Labor Edgar Hill 4,031 39.8 +11.0
Total formal votes 10,120 99.3 -0.3
Informal votes 74 0.7 +0.3
Turnout 10,194 93.2 +2.2
Country hold Swing -2.8
Queensland state election, 1950: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Eric Gaven 4,768 49.0
Labor Edgar Hill 2,800 28.8
Independent William Elson-Green 2,167 22.3
Total formal votes 9,735 99.6
Informal votes 36 0.4
Turnout 9,771 91.0
Country hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ 2015 State General Election - Southport - District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ↑ http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth75.html
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  4. ↑ Queensland Legislative Assembly (6 March 1990). Details of polling at general election held on 2 December 1989. p. 67.
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