Carine is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
| Carine Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Carine (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area | |
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 1996–present |
| MP | Paul Lilburne |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Carine |
| Electors | 30,702 (2021) |
| Area | 24 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 31°51′S 115°46′E / 31.85°S 115.77°E |
The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it has been a safe Liberal seat but Paul Lilburne won it for the Labor Party for the first time at the 2021 election.
Geography edit
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 North Beach Road, Karrinyup Road and Reid Highway and to the west by the Indian Ocean. Its northern boundary consists of Hepburn Avenue. The districts includes the suburbs of Carine, Watermans Bay, Sorrento, Duncraig, Marmion and Karrinyup.
History edit
Carine was first created for the 1996 state election. It largely replaced the abolished district of Marmion.
The district boundaries were redistributed in 2019 and saw the suburbs of North Beach and Gwelup being removed while the suburb of Sorrento was added.[1]
Members for Carine edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Hodson-Thomas | Liberal | 1996–2008 | |
| Tony Krsticevic | Liberal | 2008–2021 | |
| Paul Lilburne | Labor | 2021–present | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Krsticevic | 12,012 | 44.4 | −5.8 | |
| Labor | Paul Lilburne | 11,993 | 44.3 | +17.1 | |
| Greens | Nicholas D'Alonzo | 2,369 | 8.8 | −1.7 | |
| No Mandatory Vaccination | A. Cox | 490 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| WAxit | Marilyn Tringas | 197 | 0.7 | −0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,061 | 97.2 | +0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 793 | 2.8 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 27,854 | 90.7 | −3.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Paul Lilburne | 14,195 | 52.5 | +12.7 | |
| Liberal | Tony Krsticevic | 12,864 | 47.5 | −12.7 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.7 | |||
References edit
- ^ "State election boundary shake-up". Community News. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ 2021 State General Election – Carine District Results, WAEC
External links edit
- ABC election profiles: 2005 2008
- WAEC district maps: current boundaries, previous distributions
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