▁Due ▁to ▁vot er ▁anger ▁at ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁the ▁pol ls ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁three ▁months , ▁the ▁National ▁vote ▁t umbled ▁to ▁eight ▁percent . ▁This ▁left ▁Lang bro ek ▁far ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁support ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁over take ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁coun c ill or ▁and ▁former ▁mayor ▁Lex ▁Bell , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁seat ▁as ▁an ▁independent . ▁Lang bro ek ▁stood ▁again ▁in ▁Sur fers ▁Parad ise ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁state ▁election ▁and ▁won ▁convin cing ly ▁with ▁Bell ▁being ▁pushed ▁into ▁third ▁place . ▁He ▁has ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁comfort ably ▁ever ▁since , ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁election ▁s its ▁on ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁ 1 9 . 8 ▁percent , ▁making ▁Sur fers ▁Parad ise ▁the ▁saf est ▁L NP ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁chamber . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁MP ▁he ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁opposition ▁shadow ▁min istry ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years . ▁He ▁has ▁held ▁various ▁shadow ▁port fol ios , ▁including ▁health , ▁public ▁works , ▁mines ▁and ▁energy ▁and ▁immediately ▁before ▁his ▁asc ension ▁to ▁the ▁leadership ▁he ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁Sh adow ▁Minister ▁for ▁Education ▁and ▁Sk ills ▁and ▁Sh adow ▁Minister ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁from ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁Lang bro ek ▁was ▁elected ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁L NP ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁state ▁election ▁after ▁the ▁L NP ' s ▁first ▁leader