Electoral results for the district of Riverton

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

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

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Riverton.[ edit ]

2021 Western Australian state election: Riverton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jags Krishnan	12,850	50.0	+16.1
	Liberal	Anthony Spagnolo	8,928	34.7	−10.2
	Greens	Simon Blackburn	1,989	7.7	−1.6
	Christians	Dena Gower	955	3.7	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Holman	444	1.7	+1.7
	Western Australia	Terry Lee	293	1.1	+0.0
	No Mandatory Vaccination	Penelope Scull	242	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			25,701	97.4	+1.2
Informal votes			675	2.6	−1.2
Turnout			26,376	90.8	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jags Krishnan	15,157	59.0	+13.2
	Liberal	Anthony Spagnolo	10,537	41.0	−13.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+13.2

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Riverton ^[2]

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

2013 Western Australian state election: Riverton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mike Nahan	11,807	56.3	+13.6
	Labor	Hannah Beazley	7,388	35.2	–3.2
	Greens	Marcus Atkinson	1,291	6.2	–4.6
	Independent	Joe Delle Donne	477	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			20,963	94.4	−0.8
Informal votes			1,237	5.6	+0.8
Turnout			22,200	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mike Nahan	12,405	59.2	+7.2
	Labor	Hannah Beazley	8,553	40.8	–7.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.2

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Riverton ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mike Nahan	8,002	41.3	+1.4
	Labor	Tony McRae	7,722	39.9	−4.3
	Greens	Sol Hanna	2,037	10.5	+4.6
	Christian Democrats	Daniel Ossevoort	652	3.4	+0.4
	Family First	Joy Drennan	548	2.8	+0.3
	Independent	Christopher Boots	403	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			19,364	95.1	+0.3
Informal votes			1,004	4.9	−0.3
Turnout			20,368	89.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mike Nahan	9,708	50.2	+2.2
	Labor	Tony McRae	9,644	49.8	−2.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.2

2005 Western Australian state election: Riverton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony McRae	10,825	43.9	+5.2
	Liberal	Margaret Thomas	9,980	40.4	+2.9
	Greens	Brad Pettitt	1,450	5.9	−2.0
	Christian Democrats	Rajesh Vettoor	710	2.9	+2.5
	Family First	Deborah Hudson	600	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Trish Fowler	595	2.4	+2.4
	One Nation	Aida Konstek	263	1.1	−4.8
	Independent	Choy Chan Ma	259	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			24,682	94.7	−1.7
Informal votes			1,370	5.3	+1.7
Turnout			26,052	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony McRae	12,757	51.7	−1.4
	Liberal	Margaret Thomas	11,910	48.3	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.4

2001 Western Australian state election: Riverton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony McRae	8,136	38.2	+10.0
	Liberal	Graham Kierath	8,057	37.9	−8.7
	Greens	Marilyn Ashton	1,669	7.8	+7.8
	One Nation	Aida Konstek	1,189	5.6	+5.6
	Independent	Anita Matsen	932	4.4	+4.4
	Democrats	Jamie Bekkers	782	3.7	−1.5
	Independent	Li Chen	517	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			21,282	96.4	+0.2
Informal votes			803	3.6	−0.2
Turnout			22,085	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony McRae	11,217	53.0	+9.7
	Liberal	Graham Kierath	9,940	47.0	−9.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.7

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Riverton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Kierath	9,686	46.6	−10.0
	Labor	Jane van den Herik	5,847	28.2	−6.2
	Independent	Margot Ross	3,583	17.3	+17.3
	Democrats	Eric Speed	1,083	5.2	−0.2
	Independent	Abraham Lynx	570	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			20,769	96.2	−0.6
Informal votes			823	3.8	+0.6
Turnout			21,592	91.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Kierath	11,746	56.7	−4.2
	Labor	Jane van den Herik	8,957	43.3	+4.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.2

1993 Western Australian state election: Riverton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Kierath	10,442	56.0	+7.5
	Labor	Dean Ellis	6,342	34.0	−4.5
	Greens	Sally Boteler	1,212	6.5	+6.5
	Democrats	Donald Bryant	661	3.5	−0.9
Total formal votes			18,657	96.6	+3.5
Informal votes			661	3.4	−3.5
Turnout			19,318	94.2	+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Kierath	11,284	60.5	+6.0
	Labor	Dean Ellis	7,373	39.5	−6.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.0

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Riverton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Kierath	8,452	48.5	+1.3
	Labor	Marilyn Crispin	6,702	38.5	−12.3
	Independent	Eelco Tacoma	1,007	5.8	+5.8
	Democrats	Neil Worrall	768	4.4	+4.4
	Independent	Michael Smith	493	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			17,422	93.1
Informal votes			1,293	6.9
Turnout			18,715	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Kierath	9,496	54.5	+6.3
	Labor	Marilyn Crispin	7,926	45.5	−6.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.3

References

1. 2021 State General Election – Riverton District Results, WAEC
2. Riverton District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
3. "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.