Electoral district of Southern River

Southern River
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
State Western Australia
Dates current 1996–present
MP Peter Abetz
Party Liberal
Namesake Southern River
Area 39 km2 (15.1 sq mi)
Demographic South Metropolitan

Southern River is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.

The district is a marginal seat based in the southern suburbs of Perth.

Geography

Southern River is an electorate situated in Perth's southern suburbs. The district includes the suburb of Southern River, large parts of the suburbs of Canning Vale and Huntingdale, as well as small parts of the suburbs of Thornlie and Gosnells.

History

Southern River was first contested at the 1996 state election. The seat was won by Liberal Party candidate Monica Holmes who defeated Labor candidate Judyth Watson, the latter being at the time member for the abolished Kenwick. Holmes was defeated at the 2001 state election by Labor candidate Paul Andrews.

The redistribution ahead of the 2005 state election shifted Southern River eastward, making the seat safer for the Labor Party. That election saw Paul Andrews defeat Monica Holmes a second time, with a much wider margin in large part due to the redistribution changes. The next redistribution saw much of the previous changes reversed, making Southern River once again a marginal seat. With Labor's hold on the seat now much more tenuous, Andrews was defeated at the 2008 state election by Liberal candidate Peter Abetz.

Members for Southern River

MemberPartyTerm
  Monica Holmes Liberal 1996–2001
  Paul Andrews Labor 2001–2008
  Peter Abetz Liberal 2008–present

Election results

Western Australian state election, 2013: Southern River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Abetz 13,949 63.1 +18.2
Labor Susy Thomas 6,421 29.0 –9.6
Greens Kate Gnanapragasam 1,176 5.3 –4.8
Christians Damian Posthuma 570 2.6 –0.3
Total formal votes 22,116 93.8 -0.2
Informal votes 1,464 6.2 +0.2
Turnout 23,580 90.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Abetz 14,777 67.0 +15.1
Labor Susy Thomas 7,286 33.0 –15.1
Liberal hold Swing +15.1

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