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Southern River Electorate Profile (2025)

About the Southern River Electorate

Map showing the boundaries of the Southern River electorate for the 2025 election

PDF version of the Southern River Electorate map PDF/pdf-file.png

Area (sq km): 35
Number of Electors: 31,387
Source: 2023 Final Distribution Report, Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission.

Origin of the Name:
Named after the feature of this name which flows through the area. Southern River is a descriptive name, the river being the southern tributary of the Canning River. It was first recorded in 1841.
Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places.

Suburbs and Towns within the Electorate:
The electorate of Southern River includes all or part of Canning Vale, Gosnells, Huntingdale and Southern River.
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission.

Legislative Council Region:
South Metropolitan

Local Governments within the Electorate:
City of Gosnells (part); Statistical profile of the City of Gosnells

Schools
Government: Ashburton Drive Primary School; Bletchley Park Primary School; Caladenia Primary School; Campbell Primary School; Canning Vale College; Excelsior Primary School; Huntingdale Primary School; Seaforth Primary School; Southern Grove Primary School; Southern River College; Wirrabirra Primary School; Wirrabirra Education Support Centre; Yarralinka Primary School.

Other: Providence Christian College; St Emilie's Catholic Primary School; St Munchin's Catholic School.


Books about Southern River
  • G McDonald: The Gosnells story (City of Gosnells, 1988)

Statistical Profile of the Southern River Electorate

Successive Members for the Southern River Electorate

Constituency created under Redistribution of Seats 1994

Name Party Term
Monica Rose Holmes Liberal Party 1996 - 2001
Paul William Andrews Australian Labor Party 2001 - 2008
Peter Abetz Liberal Party 2008 - 2017
Terence (Terry) James Healy Australian Labor Party 2017 -

Source:
Black, David & Valerie Prescott. Election Statistics: Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, WA: Parliament of Western Australia Electoral Commission, 1997.
Parliament of Western Australia, Members (website) http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au