Electoral district of Carine

Infobox Australian Electorate
name = Carine
state = wa


caption =
lifespan = 1996–present
mp = Tony Krsticevic
mp-party = Liberal
namesake = Carine
area = 22
class = 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

Election results

Election box begin
title=Western Australian state election, 2008: Carineref label|1|1|1Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Tony Krsticevic
party = Liberal
votes = 8,733
percentage = 43.83
change = -7.6

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = James Bensom-Lidholm
party = Labor
votes = 4,383
percentage = 22.00
change = -11.3

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Bill Stewart
party = Independent
votes = 3,572
percentage = 17.93
change = +17.93

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Ross Copeland
party = Greens WA
votes = 2,246
percentage = 11.27
change = +1.0

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Henri Chew
party = Christian Democrats
votes = 380
percentage = 1.91
change = -2.1

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Wayne Thompson
party = Independent
votes = 316
percentage = 1.59
change = +1.59

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Peter Rose
party = Family First
votes = 295
percentage = 1.48
change = +1.0

Election box formal
votes = 19,925
percentage = 95.72
change =

Election box informal
votes = 890
percentage = 4.28
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 20,815
percentage = 88.98
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Tony Krsticevic
votes = 12,832
percentage = 64.48
change = +6.8

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = James Bensom-Lidholm
votes = 7,070
percentage = 35.52
change = -6.8

Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = +6.8

:note label|1|1|1 The 2007 redistribution resulted in a notional Liberal majority of 7.7%. Therefore, the swings presented are based on the ABC's calculation of redistributed results, rather than the actual results at the 2005 election.

External links

* ABC Election Profiles: [http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2005/guide/cari.htm 2005] [http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2008/guide/cari.htm 2008]
* WAEC District Maps: [http://boundarieswa.com/1994/Boundaries/North-Metropolitan/Carine/ 1996–2005] [http://boundarieswa.com/2003/Boundaries/North-Metropolitan/Carine/ 2005–2008] [http://boundarieswa.com/2007/Final-Boundaries/North-Metropolitan/Carine/ 2008–]