Electoral district of Riverstone

Riverstone is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.It is a 94.30 km² urban and semi-rural electorate in Sydney's north west, taking in the suburbs of Stanhope Gardens, Rouse Hill and Riverstone. There were 44,405 electors enrolled in the district as of the 1999 state election.

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 Labor seat to a Liberal one. [cite news|first=Lisa|last=Pryor|title=New voter hopes for Libs as homes replace farms|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/state-election-2007/new-voter-hopes-for-libs-as-homes-replace-farms/2007/03/21/1174153161781.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=2007-03-22|accessdate=2007-11-01] In the 2007 election the Liberal vote increased by 5.98% but Labor retained the seat with 60.07% (two-party-preferred). The margin is 9.28%.

Members for Riverstone

Election results

Election box begin
title=New South Wales state election, 2007: Riverstone

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = John Aquilina
party = Labor
votes = 23,809
percentage = 53.6
change = +0.8

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Kevin Connolly
party = Liberal
votes = 15,589
percentage = 35.1
change = +9.1

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Sheryl Jarecki
party = Greens
votes = 1,918
percentage = 4.3
change = -0.3

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Tony Pettitt
party = Independent
votes = 1,607
percentage = 3.6
change = +3.6

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Ronald Atkins
party = AAFI
votes = 1,474
percentage = 3.3
change = +1.1

Election box formal
votes = 44,397
percentage = 97.05
change =

Election box informal
votes = 1,346
percentage = 3.8
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 45,743
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = John Aquilina
votes = 24,925
percentage = 60.1
change = -3.3

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Kevin Connolly
votes = 16,568
percentage = 39.9
change = +3.3

Election box hold AU party
winner = Labor
swing = -3.3

References

[http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Prod/Parlment/Members.nsf/V3ListDownloads| Parliament of New South Wales Parliamentary Record Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly 1824 – 2003 Volume vii First Edition]

External links

*cite web
title=Riverstone Electoral District
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/riverstone
accessdate = 2007-01-26
*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Riverstone Results 2007
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lapreferential.riverstone.aspx
accessdate = 2007-05-07
*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Riverstone Results 2003
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/riverstone/results/2003
accessdate = 2007-01-26
*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Riverstone Results 1999
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/riverstone/results/1999
accessdate = 2007-01-26