A MOOD for a change of government among southern suburbs voters will likely help Labor incumbent Amanda Rishworth hold on to her seat of Kingston. 
Despite going into the election with a solid 9.7 per cent margin prior to polling, there was some speculation Ms Rishworth could come under pressure from Nick Xenophon Team candidate Damian Carey. That theory was based on concerns about the unpredictability of the three-horse race, especially in seats where the alternative major party tends to run dead.
But the fears about Ms Rishworth, who has held the Kingston seat since 2007, seem to be unfounded.
Ahead of the election, she pledged a Labor Government would spend $3.3 million to fast-track the construction of the SA Coastal Park Trail, connecting Hallett Cove, O'Sullivan Beach and Aldinga to the existing trail. She also offered the Southern Community Justice Centre a $300,000 lifeline.
The only other announcement for Kingston ahead of polling was Liberal candidate Kelvin Binns' pledge that a Coalition Government would fund a $208,000 upgrade at the O'Sullivan Beach and Aldershot roads intersection in Lonsdale.
Earlier in the day, Ms Rishworth, 37, said she was feeling "very positive". "I have worked very hard for my electorate but there is still more for me to achieve like getting jobs for the south," she said.
Mr Binns, 27, had hoped for a win after working "really hard" throughout the election campaign.
Mr Carey, 61, said he believed the community was crying out for a change in government.
"People want leaders, not schoolchildren, who can bring progressive changes," Mr Carey said.
KINGSTON RISHWORTH (ALP) BINNS (LIB)CAREY (NXT)