Electoral district of Riverstone
Riverstone New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Created | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
MP | Warren Kirby | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Riverstone | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 63,427 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 73.42 km2(28.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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Riverstoneis anelectoral districtof theLegislative Assemblyin the Australian state ofNew South Wales.It has been represented byWarren Kirbyof theAustralian Labor Partysince the2023 New South Wales state election.
Riverstone is widely described as a keymarginal seatfor both major parties.[1][2]
History
[edit]Much of the electorate is situated in the growing north-west sector, which has been poorly served in transport, health and police resources. Although ancestrally aLaborseat, changing demographics in the eastern portion of the seat (Glenwood, Parklea, Acacia Gardens, Stanhope Gardens, Kellyville Ridge, The Ponds, Rouse Hill) suggested a long-termLiberaltrend in voting patterns.[3]Proving this, LiberalKevin Conollywon the seat in 2011 on a swing of 30.2 percent—almost unheard of in Australian politics—turning the seat from safe Labor to very safe Liberal in one stroke. In 2023, the current memberWarren Kirbywon the seat back for Labor with a swing of over 12%.[4]
Geography
[edit]On its current boundaries, Riverstone takes in the suburbs ofAcacia Gardens,Angus,Grantham Farm,Kellyville Ridge,Nirimba Fields,Parklea,Richards,Riverstone,Schofields,Stanhope Gardens,Tallawong,The Pondsand parts ofGlenwood,Marsden Park,Quakers Hill,Rouse HillandVineyard.[5]
Members for Riverstone
[edit]Member | Party | Term | |
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Tony Johnson [6] | Labor | 1981–1983 | |
Richard Amery [7] | Labor | 1983–1991 | |
John Aquilina [8] | Labor | 1991–2011 | |
Kevin Conolly [9] | Liberal | 2011–2023 | |
Warren Kirby | Labor | 2023–present |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Warren Kirby | 24,580 | 44.2 | +4.2 | |
Liberal | Mohit Kumar | 22,167 | 39.9 | −14.1 | |
Greens | Rob Vail | 3,969 | 7.1 | +1.2 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Anthony Belcastro | 1,816 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Independent | Tabitha Ponnambalam | 1,761 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Sustainable Australia | Tim Horan | 1,282 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 55,575 | 96.9 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,793 | 3.1 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 57,368 | 90.4 | +5.4 | ||
Two-party-preferredresult | |||||
Labor | Warren Kirby | 27,662 | 53.7 | +9.9 | |
Liberal | Mohit Kumar | 23,848 | 46.3 | −9.9 | |
LaborgainfromLiberal | Swing | +9.9 |
References
[edit]- ^"The Sydney seat that could secure a Labor election victory".Australian Financial Review.7 March 2023.Retrieved9 August2024.
- ^"Riverstone (Key Seat) - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results".abc.net.au.Retrieved9 August2024.
- ^"Riverstone - NSW Votes 2011".ABC News.
- ^Green, Antony."Riverstone (Key Seat) - NSW Election 2023".ABC.
- ^"Riverstone".New South Wales Electoral Commission.Retrieved23 November2019.
- ^"Mr Anthony Valentine Patrick Johnson".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved10 April2019.
- ^"The Hon. Richard Sanderson Amery".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved27 April2019.
- ^"The Hon. John Joseph Aquilina (1950- )".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved27 April2019.
- ^"Mr Kevin Francis Conolly, MP".Members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved8 June2017.
- ^LA First Preference: Riverstone,NSW State Election Results 2023,NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^LA Two Candidate Preferred: Riverstone,NSW State Election Results 2023,NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.