Electoral results for the district of Riverstone

Riverstone, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1981.[1][2][3][4]

Members for Riverstone

Election Member Party
1981   Tony Johnson Labor
1983 by Richard Amery
1984
1988
1991 John Aquilina
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011   Kevin Conolly Liberal
2015
2019
2023   Warren Kirby Labor

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Riverstone[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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-preferred result
Labor Warren Kirby 27,662 53.7 +9.9
Liberal Mohit Kumar 23,848 46.3 −9.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.9

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Riverstone[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Conolly 28,956 54.11 −1.08
Labor Annemarie Christie 21,328 39.86 +8.30
Greens Alex Van Vucht 3,226 6.03 +0.62
Total formal votes 53,510 97.08 +0.27
Informal votes 1,612 2.92 −0.27
Turnout 55,122 92.02 −1.01
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Conolly 29,337 56.34 −5.90
Labor Annemarie Christie 22,735 43.66 +5.90
Liberal hold Swing −5.90

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Riverstone[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Conolly 25,918 55.2 −3.2
Labor Ian Morrison 14,819 31.6 +7.9
Greens Rob Vail 2,541 5.4 +0.0
Christian Democrats Allan Green 2,525 5.4 +0.7
No Land Tax Karen Cacciotti 1,152 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 46,955 96.8 +1.3
Informal votes 1,549 3.2 −1.3
Turnout 48,504 93.0 +4.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Conolly 27,065 62.2 −7.8
Labor Ian Morrison 16,418 37.8 +7.8
Liberal hold Swing −7.8

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Riverstone[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Conolly 29,971 58.1 +22.9
Labor Michael Vassili 12,013 23.3 −30.4
Greens Jess Harwood 2,943 5.7 +1.4
Christian Democrats Allan Green 2,178 4.2 +4.2
Family First Jason Cornelius 1,701 3.3 +3.3
Independent Rosarie Bonham 1,445 2.8 +2.8
Independent Geno Belcastro 791 1.5 +1.5
  Independent Australia First Tony Pettitt 585 1.1 -2.5
Total formal votes 51,627 96.0 −1.0
Informal votes 2,127 4.0 +1.0
Turnout 53,754 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Conolly 31,888 70.2 +30.2
Labor Michael Vassili 13,555 29.8 −30.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +30.2

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Riverstone[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Aquilina 23,809 53.6 +0.8
Liberal Kevin Conolly 15,589 35.1 +9.1
Greens Sheryl Jarecki 1,918 4.3 −0.3
Independent Tony Pettitt 1,607 3.6 +3.6
Against Further Immigration Ronald Atkins 1,474 3.3 +1.1
Total formal votes 44,397 97.1 +0.2
Informal votes 1,346 2.9 −0.2
Turnout 45,743 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Aquilina 24,925 60.1 −3.3
Liberal Kevin Conolly 16,568 39.9 +3.3
Labor hold Swing −3.3

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Riverstone[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Aquilina 27,450 57.1 +2.2
Liberal Ray Williams 13,531 28.2 +2.6
Christian Democrats Greg Tan 2,174 4.5 +4.5
Greens Sheryl Jarecki 2,087 4.3 +0.7
Democrats Tom Peacock 1,109 2.3 −2.2
One Nation Paul Cluderay 868 1.8 −7.6
Against Further Immigration Norm Parsons 828 1.7 −0.3
Total formal votes 48,047 97.0 −0.2
Informal votes 1,504 3.0 +0.2
Turnout 49,551 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Aquilina 29,176 66.1 −1.1
Liberal Ray Williams 14,994 33.9 +1.1
Labor hold Swing −1.1

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Riverstone[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Aquilina 23,148 54.9 −0.3
Liberal Joan McIntyre 10,779 25.6 −9.5
One Nation Tony Pettitt 3,964 9.4 +9.4
Democrats Thomas Peacock 1,908 4.5 −1.7
Greens Cedric Hawkins 1,522 3.6 +3.6
Against Further Immigration John King 838 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 42,159 97.2 +2.9
Informal votes 1,216 2.8 −2.9
Turnout 43,375 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Aquilina 25,188 67.2 +7.2
Liberal Joan McIntyre 12,316 32.8 −7.2
Labor hold Swing +7.2

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Riverstone[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Aquilina 20,597 55.9 +4.3
Liberal Ray Morris 12,675 34.4 −1.1
Democrats Bill Clancy 2,282 6.2 +3.0
Call to Australia Robert Bowden 1,294 3.5 +1.4
Total formal votes 36,848 94.2 +5.1
Informal votes 2,263 5.8 −5.1
Turnout 39,111 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Aquilina 21,666 60.6 +3.1
Liberal Ray Morris 14,070 39.4 −3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Riverstone[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Aquilina 15,886 51.6 +3.4
Liberal Allan Green 10,905 35.5 −6.1
Independent Michael Corbin 2,337 7.6 +7.6
Democrats Bill Clancy 993 3.2 +3.2
Call to Australia Royalene Edwards 639 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 30,760 89.1 −6.8
Informal votes 3,753 10.9 +6.8
Turnout 34,513 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Aquilina 16,931 57.5 +4.5
Liberal Allan Green 12,518 42.5 −4.5
Labor hold Swing +4.5

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Riverstone[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Amery 16,648 57.2 −7.1
Liberal Kenneth Jessup 12,471 42.8 +8.2
Total formal votes 29,119 94.8 −1.2
Informal votes 1,597 5.2 +1.2
Turnout 30,716 92.3
Labor hold Swing −7.6

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Riverstone[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Amery 17,731 64.9 −6.2
Liberal Kenneth Jessup 9,608 35.1 +10.5
Total formal votes 27,339 95.1 +0.5
Informal votes 1,395 4.9 −0.5
Turnout 28,734 92.3 +2.2
Labor hold Swing −8.3

1983 by-election

1983 Riverstone by-election
Saturday 22 October [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Amery 12,541 59.7 −11.4
Liberal Kenneth Jessup 7,583 36.1 +11.5
Independent Winston Brass 897 4.3
Total formal votes 21,021 97.2
Informal votes 609 2.8
Turnout 21,630 69.3
Labor hold Swing
Tony Johnson (Labor) resigned.[19]

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Riverstone[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Johnson 18,139 71.1
Liberal Kenneth Jessup 6,267 24.6
Democrats John Cavenett 1,090 4.3
Total formal votes 25,496 94.6
Informal votes 1,452 5.4
Turnout 26,948 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Johnson 18,339 73.9 −5.7
Liberal Kenneth Jessup 6,467 26.1 +5.7
Labor notional hold Swing −5.7

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