Electoral district of Carine

Carine; Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
	Location of Carine (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1996–present
MP	Tony Krsticevic
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Carine
Electors	29,754 (2019)
Area	23 km2 (8.9 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.

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

Member		Party	Term
	Katie Hodson-Thomas	Liberal	1996–2008
	Tony Krsticevic	Liberal	2008–present

2017 Western Australian state election: Carine[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Krsticevic	12,083	50.1	−13.4
	Labor	Andrew Owens	6,851	28.4	+4.0
	Greens	Nadine Reeves-Hennessey	2,728	11.3	+1.9
	One Nation	Terry Popham	1,231	5.1	+5.1
	Christians	Ray Moran	505	2.1	−0.5
	Micro Business	Athan Tsirigotis	424	1.8	+1.8
	Matheson for WA	Annette Almond	289	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			24,111	96.5	+0.9
Informal votes			885	3.5	−0.9
Turnout			24,996	90.8	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tony Krsticevic	14,233	59.0	−9.3
	Labor	Andrew Owens	9,871	41.0	+9.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.3

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