Riverton is a Legislative Assembly

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in the

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. Riverton is named for the southern

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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

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seat since a redistribution prior to the 1977 election. Riverton was first contested at the

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, at which Liberal Party member

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was successful. He served as a minister in the

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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

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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.

Geography

Riverton is bounded by the

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to the north, Bannister Creek and High Road to the northeast,

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to the east, the freight railway and

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to the south, and the Kwinana Freeway to the west. Its boundaries include the suburbs of Parkwood, Riverton, Shelley, Willetton, Bull Creek and the

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industrial area and markets. 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

industrial area.

Members for Riverton

Election results

References

External links

* ABC election profiles
20052017
{{Electoral districts of Western Australia Riverton