Electoral district of Carine

Carine Western Australia—Legislative 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.

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

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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