Curtin electorate guide: Federal election 2025 candidates, results and margin

While Curtin has long been a Liberal stronghold in Perth’s leafy inner city suburbs, the Coalition is now being pushed to its limits to win the seat back from teal independent Kate Chaney this election.

Curtin is situated in Perth’s most affluent area in the suburbs just north and west of the city-centre. The seat’s weekly median family income is more than $3200, about $1000 higher than the State average.

While the count in Curtin went well into the following day in 2022, Ms Chaney came out with a 1.3 per cent margin.

A slight redistribution sees Curtin lose a few suburbs in its north, but it is not expected to change the notional margin.

Ms Chaney’s stunning 2022 victory was seen as a prime example of the discontent many female voters felt against the Morrison Government, especially given her own uncle was a former Liberal Minister under Malcolm Fraser.

It was just the second time in the history of the seat it had left Liberal hands, the first time being in 1995 when sitting MP Allan Rocher failed to get Liberal preselection but ran anyway, winning as an independent.

The seat was held by former foreign minister Julie Bishop for more than 20 years but retired at the 2019 election after a failed leadership challenge which was ultimately won by Scott Morrison.

Looking to regain the seat for the Liberals is Tom White, a former president of the Young Liberals and former Uber executive.

Curtin has seen a lot of money spent on both campaigns with reports of both campaigns putting in seven figure sums to try wrestle the seat in their favour.

Labor have also named Viktor Ko as their candidate, although he is not expected to challenge for the seat.