Southport is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
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)MemberPartyTerm Eric Gaven Country 1950–1960Second 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
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