The State of Riverina is a proposed

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, to be formed out of the current Riverina region in

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and

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. Support for separation of the Riverina from the rest of New South Wales dates back to the 19th century. Following World War I, a Riverina New State League operated from 1921 to 1923. The Riverina Movement was one of a number of new state movements that emerged in Australia in the 1920s.

Riverina Movement

The Riverina Movement was a short-lived movement that advocated the creation of the State of Riverina. The official launch of the movement occurred at a riverside rally in

Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 57,003 as of 2021, it is an important agricultural, m ...

on 28 February 1931. An official badge was created for the movement, based on the Australian Army's

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with the addition of an Australian flag emblazoned with a capital "R" for Riverina. The badges, manufactured by Angus & Coote, were sold by the movement's women's auxiliary. At the

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, six members of the Riverina Movement were elected to state parliament - five Country Party MLA's, one

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MLA, and one Country Party MLC. Hardy was elected to the Senate at the 1931 federal election.

Riverina State Party

The Riverina State Party (RSP) is an

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founded in support of the creation of a State of Riverina. The party was founded in 2018 by David Landini, a former

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member who also served briefly as a Wakool Shire councillor in 2016. Landini received 2.07% of the vote in the seat of

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at the

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, running on behalf of the RSP. He increased his vote to 2.40% at the 2023 state election. As of March 2025, the party has 1400 members.

Politics of Riverina

Riverina is home to a large number of electorates at both a state and federal level. Riverina federal seats include, or partially include as of 2025 *

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(Liberal Held), *

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(National Held), State seats include, or partially include as of 2025 *

Albury Albury (; ) is a major regional city that is located in the Murray River, Murray region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the twin city of Albury–Wodonga, Albury-Wodonga and is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of ...

(Liberal held) *

Cootamundra Cootamundra, nicknamed Coota, is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia and within the Riverina. It is within the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council. At the 2016 Census, Cootamundra had a population of 6,782. I ...

(National held) *

(Independent held) *

(Independent held)

References

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