LIB 18.3%
Incumbent MP
Tony Krsticevic, since 2008.
Geography
Northern Perth. Carine covers the suburbs of Karrinyup, North Beach, Watermans Bay, Marmion, Carine and Duncraig. The seat lies on the border of Stirling and Joondalup council areas.
Redistribution
Carine expanded slightly, gaining Marmion from Hillarys. This change slightly increased the Liberal margin from 18.1% to 18.3%.
History
The seat of Carine has existed since 1996, and has always been held by the Liberal Party.
Carine was first won in 1996 by Katie Hodson-Thomas. Hodson-Thomas was re-elected in 2001 and 2005, and retired at the 2008 election.
The seat has been held since 2008 by the Liberal Party’s Tony Krsticevic.
Candidates
- Athan Tsirigotis (Micro Business Party)
- Terry Popham (One Nation)
- Annette Almond (Julie Matheson for WA)
- Tony Krsticevic (Liberal)
- Nadine Reeves-Hennessey (Greens)
- Andrew Owens (Labor)
- Ray Moran (Australian Christians)
Assessment
Carine is a safe Liberal seat.
2013 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Tony Krsticevic | Liberal | 13,582 | 63.3 | +18.2 | 63.5 |
| Sharon Webb | Labor | 5,278 | 24.6 | +0.6 | 24.4 |
| Nathalie Cattaneo | Greens | 2,024 | 9.4 | -2.9 | 9.4 |
| Rick Davey | Australian Christians | 581 | 2.7 | +0.4 | 2.6 |
| Informal | 959 | 4.3 |
2013 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Tony Krsticevic | Liberal | 14,625 | 68.1 | +5.5 | 68.3 |
| Sharon Webb | Labor | 6,839 | 31.9 | -5.5 | 31.7 |
Booth breakdown
Booths have been divided into three parts: central, north and south.
The Liberal Party’s two-party-preferred vote ranged from 63% in the north to 71% in the centre.
The Greens came third, with a vote ranging from 8.1% in the centre to 11% in the north.
| Voter group | GRN % | LIB 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| South | 8.8 | 68.8 | 8,326 | 35.7 |
| Central | 8.1 | 70.8 | 5,346 | 22.9 |
| North | 10.7 | 63.2 | 4,222 | 18.1 |
| Other votes | 11.2 | 69.7 | 4,052 | 17.4 |
| Pre-poll | 9.5 | 67.4 | 1,381 | 5.9 |
Two-party-preferred votes in Carine at the 2013 WA state election
Is the Labor candidate the same Andrew Owens who ran as an independent in the 2006 Victoria Park by-election?
It appears that way. The Andrew Owens of 2006 (whose campaign website is bizarrely still accessible) describes himself as a “27-year-old IT professional”; the Andrew Owens of 2017 is described by the ABC as a “38-year-old IT consultant”. It would have to be a massive coincidence for them to be different people. I’m sure the Labor Party will be hoping that Owens can improve on his previous mark of 1.38 percent.
It would be a real coincidence if it were not the same person…
Question answered!
Yes it is the same Andrew Owens