ALP 10.9%
Incumbent MP
Jags Krishnan, since 2021.
- Geography
- Redistribution
- History
- Candidate summary
- Assessment
- 2021 results
- Booth breakdown
- Results maps
Geography
Southern Perth. Riverton lies on the southern side of the Canning River, covering the suburbs of Rossmoyne, Shelley, Riverton, Parkwood, Bull Creek and Willetton. Riverton covers parts of Canning and Melville council areas.
Redistribution
Riverton shifted north-east, losing the remainder of Leeming to Jandakot and gaining Parkwood from Cannington. These changes increased Labor’s margin from 9.0% to 10.9%
History
Riverton has existed since 1989.
The seat was held by Graham Kierath for the Liberal Party from 1989 until he was defeated in 2001.
Tony McRae defeated Kierath in 2001. He held the seat for the ALP for two terms.
In 2008, McRae was narrowly defeated by the Liberal Party’s Mike Nahan, losing by 64 votes. Nahan was re-elected in 2013 and 2017. Nahan served as Treasurer from 2014 to 2017, and he became leader of the opposition after the 2017 election. He stepped down as party leader in 2019.
Nahan retired in 2021, and Labor candidate Jags Krishnan won Riverton.
Assessment
Riverton would be a key target for a revived Liberal Party.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Jags Krishnan | Labor | 12,850 | 50.0 | +16.1 | 52.2 |
| Anthony Spagnolo | Liberal | 8,928 | 34.7 | -10.2 | 32.6 |
| Simon Blackburn | Greens | 1,989 | 7.7 | -1.6 | 7.4 |
| Dena Gower | Australian Christians | 955 | 3.7 | -0.9 | 3.9 |
| Chris Holman | Liberal Democrats | 444 | 1.7 | +1.7 | 1.6 |
| Terry Lee | Western Australia Party | 293 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Penelope Scull | No Mandatory Vaccination | 242 | 0.9 | +0.9 | 1.0 |
| Others | 0.2 | ||||
| Informal | 675 | 2.6 |
2021 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Jags Krishnan | Labor | 15,157 | 59.0 | +13.2 | 60.9 |
| Anthony Spagnolo | Liberal | 10,537 | 41.0 | -13.2 | 39.1 |
Polling places have been split into three parts: north-east, south-east and west.
Labor’s two-party-preferred vote ranged from 55.6% in the west to 63.4% in the north-east.
| Voter group | GRN prim % | ALP 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| South-East | 9.2 | 61.9 | 3,470 | 12.9 |
| North-East | 8.8 | 63.4 | 3,215 | 11.9 |
| West | 9.6 | 55.6 | 2,654 | 9.9 |
| Pre-poll | 5.7 | 61.7 | 11,456 | 42.6 |
| Other votes | 7.9 | 60.0 | 6,122 | 22.7 |
Election results in Riverton at the 2021 WA state election
Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for Labor, the Liberal Party and the Greens.
2021 alp win