Karrinyup was an
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
Western Australia
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from 1962 to 1989.
The district was based in the beachside northern suburbs of
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
. First contested at the
1962 state election, it was won by
Liberal Country League candidate
Les Nimmo
Leslie Charles "Les" Nimmo (23 February 1897 – 6 November 1972) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1947 to 1956 and again from 1959 to 1968.
Nimmo was born in Ho ...
, who was at the time member for the abolished
Wembley Beaches.
Karrinyup was abolished ahead of the
1989 state election. The then sitting member, Liberal MP
Jim Clarko, successfully contested the new seat of
Marmion.
Members for Karrinyup
Election results
Karrinyup
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