Electoral district of Southern River

Southern River Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
Interactive map of district boundaries
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1996–present
MP	Terry Healy
Party	Labor
Namesake	Southern River
Electors	32,711 (2025)
Area	35 km2 (13.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan
Coordinates	32.08°S 115.87°E / -32.08; 115.87
Electorates around Southern River: Jandakot Thornlie Kalamunda Jandakot Southern River Kalamunda Jandakot Jandakot Armadale

Southern River is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Western Australia.

The district is a marginal seat based in the southern suburbs of Perth.

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 and Gosnells.

History

Southern River was first contested at the 1996 state election. The seat was won by Liberal Party candidate Monica Holmes who defeated Labor 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. 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

Member		Party	Term
	Monica Holmes	Liberal	1996–2001
	Paul Andrews	Labor	2001–2008
	Peter Abetz	Liberal	2008–2017
	Terry Healy	Labor	2017–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Southern River

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2025 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Southern River.[edit]

2025 Western Australian state election: Southern River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Healy	11,968	59.8	+13.9
	Liberal	Sudhir Chowdhary	3,349	16.7	−19.2
	Greens	Angela Hecquet	1,486	7.4	+1.6
	Christians	Alvin Mathew Vadakkedathu	869	4.3	+4.3
	One Nation	Ingrid Parkin	800	4.0	+4.0
	Legalise Cannabis	Graham Pereira	687	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	Glenn P. W. Dewhurst	476	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Simon Simson	191	1.0	+1.0
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Caleb Thomas	172	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			19,998	94.8	−1.2
Informal votes			1,108	5.2	+1.2
Turnout			21,106	64.5	−17.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Healy	14,768	73.9	−9.3
	Liberal	Sudhir Chowdhary	5,222	26.1	+9.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.3

Results are not final. Last updated on 11 March 2025 at 5:00 PM AWST

External links

• ABC election profiles: 2005 2008
• WAEC district maps: current boundaries, previous distributions