Southport is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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. The district is based in the northern part of the

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. It is named for the suburb of

Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Iris ...

, and also includes the suburbs of Arundel,

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, 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

Election results

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