Electoral district of Southern River

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

Southern River Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
Interactive map of electoral district boundaries from the 2025 state election
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: Cannington Thornlie Thornlie Jandakot Southern River Armadale Oakford Oakford Armadale

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^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Healy	15,693	58.5	+12.6
	Liberal	Sudhir Chowdhary	4,405	16.4	−19.5
	Greens	Angela Hecquet	2,103	7.8	+2.0
	Christians	Alvin Mathew Vadakkedathu	1,190	4.4	+4.4
	One Nation	Ingrid Parkin	1,174	4.4	+4.4
	Legalise Cannabis	Graham Pereira	1,068	4.0	+4.0
	Independent	Glenn P. W. Dewhurst	637	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Simon Simson	295	1.1	+1.1
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Caleb Thomas	263	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			26,828	94.7	−1.3
Informal votes			1,504	5.3	+1.3
Turnout			28,332	86.6	+4.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Healy	19,658	73.4	−9.8
	Liberal	Sudhir Chowdhary	7,142	26.6	+9.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.8