1987 Southport state by-election

August 2019 A by-election was held in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Southport on 20 June 1987. It was triggered by the death of sitting National Party member Doug Jennings on 9 April 1987, which until the death of Duncan Pegg in 2021, remained the most recent time a sitting Queensland MP has died. The seat was formerly a Liberal seat until 1980, and the by-election took place in the midst of the Joh for Canberra push. However, the campaign dwelled almost entirely on local matters.December 1987 Coaldrake Peter Australian Political Chronicle: January–June 1987 Australian Journal of Politics and History 33 3 307 0004-9522 Candidates The Nationals selected Mick Veivers, a rugby league identity and acknowledged Sir Joh supporter, while the Liberals selected Keith Thompson, a City of Gold Coast alderman. Perennial independent candidate William Aabraham-Steer, who had contested McPherson and Moncrieff at various federal elections, also contested. Results The seat was retained by the National Party with the election of candidate and Australian former rugby league international Mick Veivers. Southport state by-election, 1987Details of polling at general election held on 2 December 1989 Queensland Legislative Assembly 6 March 1990 67 Nationals QLD Mick Veivers 7,164 46.20 −4.72 Liberal QLD Keith Thompson 3,928 25.33 +1.80 Labor QLD 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 15,506 97.93 −0.28 327 2.07 +0.28 15,833 74.52 −14.56 Nationals QLD Mick Veivers 10,530 67.91 Labor QLD Robert Lee 4976 32.09 Nationals QLD See also List of Queensland state by-elections References Southport state by-election Category:Queensland state by-elections Southport state by-election, 1987 Southport state by-election