Electoral results for the district of Riverstone

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Riverstone, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1981. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Members for Riverstone

ElectionMemberParty
1981   Tony Johnson Labor
1983 by Richard Amery
1984
1988
1991 John Aquilina
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011   Kevin Conolly Liberal
2015
2019
2023   Warren Kirby Labor

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Riverstone [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Warren Kirby 24,58044.2+4.2
Liberal Mohit Kumar22,16739.9−14.1
Greens Rob Vail3,9697.1+1.2
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Anthony Belcastro1,8163.3+3.3
Independent Tabitha Ponnambalam1,7613.2+3.2
Sustainable Australia Tim Horan1,2822.3+2.3
Total formal votes55,57596.9−0.2
Informal votes1,7933.1+0.2
Turnout 57,36890.4+5.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Warren Kirby 27,66253.7+9.9
Liberal Mohit Kumar23,84846.3−9.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.9

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Riverstone [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kevin Conolly 28,95654.11−1.08
Labor Annemarie Christie21,32839.86+8.30
Greens Alex Van Vucht3,2266.03+0.62
Total formal votes53,51097.08+0.27
Informal votes1,6122.92−0.27
Turnout 55,12292.02−1.01
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Conolly 29,33756.34−5.90
Labor Annemarie Christie22,73543.66+5.90
Liberal hold Swing −5.90

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Riverstone [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kevin Conolly 25,91855.2−3.2
Labor Ian Morrison14,81931.6+7.9
Greens Rob Vail2,5415.4+0.0
Christian Democrats Allan Green2,5255.4+0.7
No Land Tax Karen Cacciotti1,1522.5+2.5
Total formal votes46,95596.8+1.3
Informal votes1,5493.2−1.3
Turnout 48,50493.0+4.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Conolly 27,06562.2−7.8
Labor Ian Morrison16,41837.8+7.8
Liberal hold Swing −7.8

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Riverstone [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kevin Conolly 29,97158.1+22.9
Labor Michael Vassili12,01323.3-30.4
Greens Jess Harwood2,9435.7+1.4
Christian Democrats Allan Green2,1784.2+4.2
Family First Jason Cornelius1,7013.3+3.3
Independent Rosarie Bonham1,4452.8+2.8
Independent Geno Belcastro7911.5+1.5
  Independent Australia First Tony Pettitt5851.1-2.5
Total formal votes51,62796.0-1.0
Informal votes2,1274.0+1.0
Turnout 53,75493.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Conolly 31,88870.2+30.2
Labor Michael Vassili13,55529.8-30.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +30.2

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Riverstone [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Aquilina 23,80953.6+0.8
Liberal Kevin Conolly 15,58935.1+9.1
Greens Sheryl Jarecki1,9184.3-0.3
Independent Tony Pettitt1,6073.6+3.6
Against Further Immigration Ronald Atkins1,4743.3+1.1
Total formal votes44,39797.1+0.2
Informal votes1,3462.9-0.2
Turnout 45,74393.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Aquilina 24,92560.1-3.3
Liberal Kevin Conolly 16,56839.9+3.3
Labor hold Swing -3.3

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Riverstone [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Aquilina 27,45057.1+2.2
Liberal Ray Williams 13,53128.2+2.6
Christian Democrats Greg Tan2,1744.5+4.5
Greens Sheryl Jarecki2,0874.3+0.7
Democrats Tom Peacock1,1092.3-2.2
One Nation Paul Cluderay8681.8-7.6
Against Further Immigration Norm Parsons8281.7-0.3
Total formal votes48,04797.0-0.2
Informal votes1,5043.0+0.2
Turnout 49,55193.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Aquilina 29,17666.1-1.1
Liberal Ray Williams 14,99433.9+1.1
Labor hold Swing -1.1

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Riverstone [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Aquilina 23,14854.9-0.3
Liberal Joan McIntyre10,77925.6-9.5
One Nation Tony Pettitt3,9649.4+9.4
Democrats Thomas Peacock1,9084.5-1.7
Greens Cedric Hawkins1,5223.6+3.6
Against Further Immigration John King8382.0+2.0
Total formal votes42,15997.2+2.9
Informal votes1,2162.8-2.9
Turnout 43,37594.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Aquilina 25,18867.2+7.2
Liberal Joan McIntyre12,31632.8-7.2
Labor hold Swing +7.2

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Riverstone [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Aquilina 20,59755.9+4.3
Liberal Ray Morris12,67534.4-1.1
Democrats Bill Clancy2,2826.2+3.0
Call to Australia Robert Bowden1,2943.5+1.4
Total formal votes36,84894.2+5.1
Informal votes2,2635.8-5.1
Turnout 39,11194.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Aquilina 21,66660.6+3.1
Liberal Ray Morris14,07039.4-3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Riverstone [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Aquilina 15,88651.6+3.4
Liberal Allan Green10,90535.5-6.1
Independent Michael Corbin2,3377.6+7.6
Democrats Bill Clancy9933.2+3.2
Call to Australia Royalene Edwards6392.1+2.1
Total formal votes30,76089.1-6.8
Informal votes3,75310.9+6.8
Turnout 34,51394.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Aquilina 16,93157.5+4.5
Liberal Allan Green12,51842.5-4.5
Labor hold Swing +4.5

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Riverstone [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Richard Amery 16,64857.2-7.1
Liberal Kenneth Jessup12,47142.8+8.2
Total formal votes29,11994.8-1.2
Informal votes1,5975.2+1.2
Turnout 30,71692.3
Labor hold Swing -7.6

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Riverstone [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Richard Amery 17,73164.9-6.2
Liberal Kenneth Jessup9,60835.1+10.5
Total formal votes27,33995.1+0.5
Informal votes1,3954.9-0.5
Turnout 28,73492.3+2.2
Labor hold Swing -8.3

1983 by-election

1983 Riverstone by-election
Saturday 22 October [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Richard Amery 12,54159.7-11.4
Liberal Kenneth Jessup7,58336.1+11.5
Independent Winston Brass8974.3
Total formal votes21,02197.2
Informal votes6092.8
Turnout 21,63069.3
Labor hold Swing
Tony Johnson (Labor) resigned. [19]

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Riverstone [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tony Johnson 18,13971.1
Liberal Kenneth Jessup6,26724.6
Democrats John Cavenett1,0904.3
Total formal votes25,49694.6
Informal votes1,4525.4
Turnout 26,94890.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Johnson 18,33973.9-5.7
Liberal Kenneth Jessup6,46726.1+5.7
Labor notional  hold Swing -5.7

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