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Curtin

Curtin is a federal electorate in Western Australia, held by independent Kate Chaney since the 2025 election, by a margin of 3.27 points — a marginal seat.

Member for Curtin

Kate Chaney

Independent

Their voting record and expenses →

The 2025 result

Final two candidates after preferences were distributed, from the election held 3 May 2025.

  • Kate CHANEYIndependent53.27%56,118 votes
  • Tom WHITELiberal46.73%49,230 votes
Margin
3.27%
Marginal
Two-party-preferred swing
+3.48%
to Australian Labor Party
Turnout
91.39%
117,244 enrolled

First preferences in 2025

How the seat voted before preferences were distributed. The Coalition is counted as one figure across its four registrations, and the Greens across both of theirs — in Victoria they contest as GVIC and elsewhere as GRN, which read as two separate minor parties if left unmerged.

  • Coalition40.3%
  • Independents32.2%
  • Labor14.8%
  • Greens7.8%
  • One Nation2.6%
  • Minor parties2.2%

Suburbs in Curtin

28 suburbs and localities have residents in this electorate. 3of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.

  • Scarborough (WA)
  • Wembley
  • Nedlands
  • Subiaco
  • Innaloo
  • Claremont (WA)
  • Mosman Park (WA)
  • Doubleview
  • Floreat
  • Cottesloe
  • City Beach
  • Wembley Downs
  • Mount Claremont
  • Shenton Park
  • Swanbourne
  • Woodlands (WA)
  • Dalkeith
  • West Leederville
  • Crawley
  • Churchlands
  • Karrinyup 36%
  • Glendalough
  • Peppermint Grove
  • Daglish
  • Jolimont
  • Trigg 30%
  • Karrakatta
  • Osborne Park 0%

Postcodes in Curtin

13 postcodes have residents in this electorate. 5of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.

  • 6018 72%
  • 6019
  • 6014
  • 6009
  • 6010
  • 6008
  • 6011
  • 6012
  • 6015
  • 6007 55%
  • 6016 24%
  • 6029 30%
  • 6017 0%

Where this comes from

  • Results, margins and turnout are the AEC’s published 2025figures. The margin is derived — the winner’s two-candidate-preferred share minus 50 — and the seat status is the AEC’s own classification.
  • Suburbs and postcodes come from 2021 Census mesh blocks matched to CED_2025 boundaries, weighted by resident population rather than by area — otherwise a large, largely uninhabited postcode is assigned to whichever division holds the most empty land.
  • These are an approximation of the AEC’s legal boundaries, so close to a boundary they can differ. To confirm where you are enrolled, check the AEC.

Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 allocation files and 2021 Census Mesh Block Counts, © Australian Bureau of Statistics.