Electoral district of Riverton

Riverton Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
From the 2021 state election to 2025 From the 2025 state election Interactive map of district boundaries
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1989–present
MP	Jags Krishnan
Party	Labor
Namesake	Riverton
Electors	31,245 (2025)
Area	23 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan
Coordinates	32°03′S115°54′E / 32.05°S 115.90°E / -32.05; 115.90
Electorates around Riverton: Bateman South Perth Victoria Park Bateman Riverton Cannington Bibra Lake Jandakot Jandakot

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.

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. Mike Nahan retired at the 2021 election, and the seat was won back by the Labor party with a 13.3% swing towards them. ^[3]

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 the Kwinana Freeway to the west. Its boundaries include the suburbs of Parkwood, Riverton, Shelley, Willetton, Bull Creek and the Canning Vale industrial area and markets. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

Members for Riverton

Member		Party	Term
	Graham Kierath	Liberal	1989–2001
	Tony McRae	Labor	2001–2008
	Mike Nahan	Liberal	2008–2021
	Jags Krishnan	Labor	2021–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Riverton

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2025 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Riverton.[ edit ]

2025 Western Australian state election: Riverton ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jags Krishnan	12,005	43.2	−8.9
	Liberal	Amanda Spencer-Teo	10,121	36.4	+3.7
	Greens	Tim Hall	3,224	11.6	+4.2
	Christians	Joan Lee Ng	1,551	5.6	+1.7
	One Nation	Flint Adarne	893	3.2	+3.0
Total formal votes			27,794	96.9	−0.5
Informal votes			891	3.1	+0.5
Turnout			28,685	91.8	+4.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jags Krishnan	15,064	54.2	−6.6
	Liberal	Amanda Spencer-Teo	12,714	45.8	+6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.6

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. "Riverton". ABC News. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
4. Western Australian Electoral Commission (29 October 2007). "2007 Electoral Distribution - Final Boundaries - South Metropolitan - Riverton". Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
5. Western Australian Electoral Commission (4 August 2003). "2003 Electoral Distribution - Final Boundaries - South Metropolitan - Riverton". Archived from the original on 20 September 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
6. 2025 State General Election – Riverton District Results, WAEC. Retrieved 2 April 2025.

External links

• ABC election profiles: 2005 2008 2013 2017