Electoral district of Carine

Carine
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
State Western Australia
Dates current 1996–present
MP Tony Krsticevic
Party Liberal
Namesake Carine
Area 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Demographic North Metropolitan

Carine is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.

The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Liberal seat.

Geography

Carine is a beachside electorate located in Perth's northern suburbs. It is bounded to the east by the Mitchell Freeway, to the south by Karrinyup Rd and to the west by the Indian Ocean. Its northern boundary consists of a series of roads including Warwick Rd. The districts includes the suburbs of Carine, Watermans Bay, North Beach, Gwelup and parts of Sorrento, Duncraig, Marmion, Carine, Karrinyup and Trigg.

History

Carine was first created for the 1996 state election. It largely replaced the abolished district of Marmion.

Members for Carine

MemberPartyTerm
  Katie Hodson-Thomas Liberal 1996–2008
  Tony Krsticevic Liberal 2008–present

Election results

Western Australian state election, 2013: Carine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tony Krsticevic 13,582 63.3 +18.2
Labor Sharon Webb 5,278 24.6 +0.6
Greens Nathalie Cattaneo 2,024 9.4 –2.9
Christians Rick Davey 581 2.7 +0.4
Total formal votes 21,465 95.7 +0.1
Informal votes 959 4.3 -0.1
Turnout 22,424 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tony Krsticevic 14,625 68.1 +5.5
Labor Sharon Webb 6,839 31.9 –5.5
Liberal hold Swing +5.5

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