Southern River is an
electoral district
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of the
Legislative Assembly in the state of
Western Australia
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.
The district is a marginal seat based in the southern suburbs of
Perth
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.
Geography
Southern River is an electorate situated in Perth's southern suburbs. The district includes the suburbs of
Southern River and
Huntingdale, as well as parts of the suburbs of
Canning Vale
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and
Gosnells.
History
Southern River was first contested at the
1996 state election. The seat was won by
Liberal Party
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candidate
Monica Holmes
Monica Rose Holmes, ''née'' Blagrove (born 1944) is an English-born Australian politician.
Biography
Early life
Monica Holmes was born in Bushey in Hertfordshire, England on 25 June 1944. She emigrated to Western Australia in 1983.
Career
...
who defeated
Labor
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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
Peter Abetz (born 17 December 1952) is an Australian former politician who was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2017, representing Southern River.
Biography
Abetz is one of six children. His parents ...
. Abetz held the seat through the
2013 state election but lost to Labor's
Terry Healy at the
2017 state election.
Members for Southern River
Election results
References
External links
* ABC election profiles
2005
* WAEC district maps
current boundariesprevious distributions
{{Electoral districts of Western Australia
Southern River