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Federal electorate · House of Representatives · WA

Curtin

Current member

Kate Chaney, Independent

Won at the 2025 federal election
Independent
Kate Chaney, re-elected
Margin after preferences
3.3 pts
A marginal seat
Announced candidates, next election
0
None with a source so far

Next federal election

Candidates publicly announced or preselected so far.

No candidates have been announced for Curtin yet.

Sitting member

Kate Chaney (Independent) holds the seat, but no source yet confirms they'll recontest it, so they aren't counted above.

Where Curtin is

Boundary used at the 2025 federal election, from the ABS. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

2025 federal election result

Bar colours show each candidate's party.

First preferences

2025 federal election result, first preferences

Tom White (LIB)42,436 votes,40.3%
Kate Chaney (IND)Elected33,952 votes,32.2%
Viktor Andrew Ko (ALP)15,626 votes,14.8%
Kitty Hemsley (GRN)8,235 votes,7.8%
Alexander Ironside (ONP)2,731 votes,2.6%
Fred Mulholland (LC)2,368 votes,2.3%

Bars show each candidate's share of formal first-preference votes on a 0–100% scale. Swing is the change in share, in percentage points, as published by the AEC.

After preferences (two-candidate preferred)

53.3%46.7%
Kate Chaney (IND)Tom White (LIB)

The vertical line marks 50%.

Margin 3.3 pts (Independent): marginal by the AEC's thresholds (under 6 points marginal, 6–10 fairly safe, over 10 safe). This describes this result, not a forecast.

Results as a table
CandidatePartyVotesFirst pref.Swing
Tom WhiteLiberal42,43640.28%-1.1 pts
Kate ChaneyIndependent33,95232.23%+2.5 pts
Viktor Andrew KoAustralian Labor Party15,62614.83%+1.1 pts
Kitty HemsleyThe Greens (WA) Inc8,2357.82%-2.5 pts
Alexander IronsidePauline Hanson's One Nation2,7312.59%+1.4 pts
Fred MulhollandLegalise Cannabis Party2,3682.25%+2.3 pts

Source: Australian Electoral Commission