Electoral district of Riverton

The Electoral district of Riverton is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Riverton is named for the southern Perth suburb of Riverton which falls within its borders.

Riverton Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
Location of Riverton (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1989–present
MP	Mike Nahan
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Riverton
Electors	28,181 (2019)
Area	20 km^2 (7.7 sq mi)
Demographic	South Metropolitan

History

Riverton was created at the 1988 redistribution, replacing the abolished district of Clontarf, which had been a safe Liberal seat since a redistribution prior to the 1977 election.[1][2] Riverton was first contested at the 1989 election, at which Liberal Party member Graham Kierath was successful. He served as a minister in the Court government, and held the seat until his unexpected defeat at the 2001 election on a 10.16% swing. The seat was then held by Tony McRae of the Labor Party, until his defeat by the Liberal Party's Mike Nahan at the 2008 election. McRae was the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Disability Services between 2006 and 2008.

Geography

Riverton is bounded by the Canning River to the north, Bannister Creek and High Road to the northeast, Nicholson Road to the east, the freight railway and South Street to the south, and Karel Avenue and Fifth Avenue to the west. Its boundaries include the suburbs of Parkwood, Riverton, Shelley, Willetton, Bull Creek and the Canning Vale industrial area and markets.[3]

The 2007 redistribution, which took effect at the 2008 election, resulted in the seat losing Ferndale in the northeast and eastern Leeming in the southwest, while gaining the unpopulated Canning Vale industrial area.[4]

Members for Riverton

Member		Party	Term
	Graham Kierath	Liberal	1989–2001
	Tony McRae	Labor	2001–2008
	Mike Nahan	Liberal	2008–present

Election results

2017 Western Australian state election: Riverton[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mike Nahan	10,047	45.2	−14.6
	Labor	Marion Boswell	7,492	33.7	+1.8
	Greens	Thor Kerr	2,090	9.4	+2.6
	One Nation	Tshung-Hui Chang	1,086	4.9	+4.9
	Christians	Susan Regnard	1,058	4.8	+4.8
	Matheson for WA	Gavin Waugh	274	1.2	+1.2
	Micro Business	Zeeshan Pasha	204	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			22,251	96.3	+2.0
Informal votes			850	3.7	−2.0
Turnout			23,101	91.0	−3.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mike Nahan	12,092	54.4	−8.3
	Labor	Marion Boswell	10,153	45.6	+8.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.3

References

1. Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth: Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-7309-8409-5.
2. "Electoral Districts Act 1947-1985 - Order in Council". Western Australia Government Gazette. 29 April 1988. p. 1988:1339-1527.
3. Western Australian Electoral Commission (29 October 2007). "2007 Electoral Distribution - Final Boundaries - South Metropolitan - Riverton". Archived from the original on 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
4. Western Australian Electoral Commission (4 August 2003). "2003 Electoral Distribution - Final Boundaries - South Metropolitan - Riverton". Archived from the original on 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
5. Riverton District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.

External links

• ABC Election Profiles: 2005 2008 2013 2017