Electoral results for the district of Riverton

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Riverton in Western Australian state elections.

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Members for Riverton

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

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2025 Western Australian state election: Riverton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jags Krishnan 12,00543.2−8.9
Liberal Amanda Spencer-Teo10,12136.4+3.7
Greens Tim Hall3,22411.6+4.2
Christians Joan Lee Ng1,5515.6+1.7
One Nation Flint Adarne8933.2+3.0
Total formal votes27,79496.9−0.5
Informal votes8913.1+0.5
Turnout 28,68591.8+4.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jags Krishnan 15,06454.2−6.6
Liberal Amanda Spencer-Teo12,71445.8+6.6
Labor hold Swing −6.6
2021 Western Australian state election: Riverton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jags Krishnan 12,85050.0+16.1
Liberal Anthony Spagnolo 8,92834.7−10.2
Greens Simon Blackburn1,9897.7−1.6
Christians Dena Gower9553.7−0.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Holman4441.7+1.7
Western Australia Terry Lee2931.1+0.0
No Mandatory Vaccination Penelope Scull2420.9+0.9
Total formal votes25,70197.4+1.2
Informal votes6752.6−1.2
Turnout 26,37690.8−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jags Krishnan 15,15759.0+13.2
Liberal Anthony Spagnolo 10,53741.0−13.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +13.2

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Riverton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mike Nahan 10,04745.2−14.6
Labor Marion Boswell7,49233.7+1.8
Greens Thor Kerr2,0909.4+2.6
One Nation Tshung-Hui Chang1,0864.9+4.9
Christians Susan Regnard1,0584.8+4.8
Matheson for WA Gavin Waugh2741.2+1.2
Micro Business Zeeshan Pasha2040.9+0.9
Total formal votes22,25196.3+2.0
Informal votes8503.7−2.0
Turnout 23,10191.0−3.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mike Nahan 12,09254.4−8.3
Labor Marion Boswell10,15345.6+8.3
Liberal hold Swing −8.3
2013 Western Australian state election: Riverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mike Nahan 11,80756.3+13.6
Labor Hannah Beazley 7,38835.2–3.2
Greens Marcus Atkinson1,2916.2–4.6
Independent Joe Delle Donne4772.3+2.3
Total formal votes20,96394.4−0.8
Informal votes1,2375.6+0.8
Turnout 22,20092.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mike Nahan 12,40559.2+7.2
Labor Hannah Beazley 8,55340.8–7.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.2

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Riverton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mike Nahan 8,00241.3+1.4
Labor Tony McRae 7,72239.9−4.3
Greens Sol Hanna2,03710.5+4.6
Christian Democrats Daniel Ossevoort6523.4+0.4
Family First Joy Drennan5482.8+0.3
Independent Christopher Boots4032.1+2.1
Total formal votes19,36495.1+0.3
Informal votes1,0044.9−0.3
Turnout 20,36889.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mike Nahan 9,70850.2+2.2
Labor Tony McRae 9,64449.8−2.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.2
2005 Western Australian state election: Riverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tony McRae 10,82543.9+5.2
Liberal Margaret Thomas9,98040.4+2.9
Greens Brad Pettitt 1,4505.9−2.0
Christian Democrats Rajesh Vettoor7102.9+2.5
Family First Deborah Hudson6002.4+2.4
Independent Trish Fowler5952.4+2.4
One Nation Aida Konstek2631.1−4.8
Independent Choy Chan Ma2591.0+1.0
Total formal votes24,68294.7−1.7
Informal votes1,3705.3+1.7
Turnout 26,05292.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony McRae 12,75751.7−1.4
Liberal Margaret Thomas11,91048.3+1.4
Labor hold Swing −1.4
2001 Western Australian state election: Riverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tony McRae 8,13638.2+10.0
Liberal Graham Kierath 8,05737.9−8.7
Greens Marilyn Ashton1,6697.8+7.8
One Nation Aida Konstek1,1895.6+5.6
Independent Anita Matsen9324.4+4.4
Democrats Jamie Bekkers7823.7−1.5
Independent Li Chen5172.4+2.4
Total formal votes21,28296.4+0.2
Informal votes8033.6−0.2
Turnout 22,08591.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony McRae 11,21753.0+9.7
Liberal Graham Kierath 9,94047.0−9.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.7

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Riverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Graham Kierath 9,68646.6−10.0
Labor Jane van den Herik5,84728.2−6.2
Independent Margot Ross3,58317.3+17.3
Democrats Eric Speed1,0835.2−0.2
Independent Abraham Lynx5702.7+2.7
Total formal votes20,76996.2−0.6
Informal votes8233.8+0.6
Turnout 21,59291.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Kierath 11,74656.7−4.2
Labor Jane van den Herik8,95743.3+4.2
Liberal hold Swing −4.2
1993 Western Australian state election: Riverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Graham Kierath 10,44256.0+7.5
Labor Dean Ellis6,34234.0−4.5
Greens Sally Boteler1,2126.5+6.5
Democrats Donald Bryant6613.5−0.9
Total formal votes18,65796.6+3.5
Informal votes6613.4−3.5
Turnout 19,31894.2+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Kierath 11,28460.5+6.0
Labor Dean Ellis7,37339.5−6.0
Liberal hold Swing +6.0

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Riverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Graham Kierath 8,45248.5+1.3
Labor Marilyn Crispin6,70238.5−12.3
Independent Eelco Tacoma1,0075.8+5.8
Democrats Neil Worrall7684.4+4.4
Independent Michael Smith4932.8+2.8
Total formal votes17,42293.1
Informal votes1,2936.9
Turnout 18,71592.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Kierath 9,49654.5+6.3
Labor Marilyn Crispin7,92645.5−6.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.3

References

  1. 2025 State General Election – Riverton District Results, WAEC. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  2. 2021 State General Election – Riverton District Results, WAEC
  3. Riverton District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
  4. "2008 State General Election Details: District of Riverton Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.