Electoral district of Riverstone

Riverstone New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Electoral district of Riverstone (brown) within Sydney
State	New South Wales
Created	1981
MP	Kevin Conolly
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Riverstone
Electors	52,137 (2015)
Area	73.42 km^2 (28.3 sq mi)

Riverstone is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Kevin Conolly of the Liberal Party.

Riverstone is a 73 km² urban and semi-rural electorate in Sydney's north west, taking in the suburbs of Acacia Gardens, Glenwood, Parklea, Quakers Hill, Riverstone, Schofields, Stanhope Gardens, The Ponds and parts of Kellyville Ridge, Marsden Park, Rouse Hill and Vineyard.^[1]

Much of the electorate is situated in the growing north-west sector, which has been poorly served in transport, health and police resources. A changing demographic towards the eastern side of the electorate (Glenwood, Stanhope Gardens, Kellyville Ridge, Rouse Hill) may push the former Labor-held seat to a long-term Liberal trend in voting patterns.^[2] Proving this, Liberal Kevin Conolly won the seat in 2011 on a swing of 30.2 percent--almost unheard of in Australian politics--turning the seat from safe Labor to very safe Liberal in one stroke.

Members for Riverstone

Member		Party	Term
	Tony Johnson	Labor	1981–1983
	Richard Amery	Labor	1983–1991
	John Aquilina	Labor	1991–2011
	Kevin Conolly	Liberal	2011–present

Election results

New South Wales state election, 2015: Riverstone^[3][4]

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

References

1. "Riverstone". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
2. "Riverstone - NSW Votes 2011". ABC News.
3. State Electoral District of Riverstone: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
4. State Electoral District of Riverstone: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.

External links

• "Riverstone". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 April 2015.