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As all will know by now, in May 2022, the Australian Electoral Commission declared Kate Chaney the elected Federal Member of Parliament for Curtin. After being sworn in, on 28 July 2022, Kate Chaney MP gave made her maiden speech in the House of Representatives. (watch via link below) 

As a grass-roots community group, Curtin Independent is thrilled with this result.  We set out in October 2021 to listen to the Curtin community, and to find and support an independent political candidate, and the result has been overwhelming. An army of nearly 800 volunteers emerged from all across our very diverse electorate, and the excitement and energy that came along was incredible. 

It is very clear, both in Curtin and in other similar electorates across Australia, that there is a great hunger to do politics differently. People backed Kate Chaney's socially progressive and positive messages and gave her a mandate, including to 

• act urgently to address climate action
• support the economic opportunities that come with energy transition, and drive responsible business generally
• drive initiatives to restore integrity to politics
• act on issues relating to the treatment of refugees, women and minorities; and
• support an indigenous voice to parliament based on the Uluru Statement fform the Heart 

We welcome Kate Chaney as our Independent Candidate to represent the Curtin electorate for the next 3 years and beyond.

Kate promises to be a representative who will speak, and importantly vote, for our community. 

BECAUSE WE WANT EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION IN CANBERRA

 We want a representative who listens to and votes for the Curtin community, and is not aligned to big-party politics and its donors. 

Kate Chaney represents sensible economics, and will be a force for climate action, integrity, and inclusivity.

The 2022 Australian Federal Election was extraordinary, and signalled a desire for change - and in particular a deep dissatisfaction with the traditional 2-party system. Never before has the first preference voting for the major parties been so low.  

ABC's election guru, Anthony Green has observed:

• "On first preferences the Coalition polled 35.7%, Labor 32.6%, at 68.3% the lowest combined vote for the major parties since two-party politics became the norm in 1910"
• "Labor won 77 seats, the Coalition 58, Independents 10, Greens four, one Katter’s Australian Party and one Centre Alliance"

Curtin was always regarded as a "safe seat" for the Liberal coalition. It was previously held with a very comfortable margin of 13.9%. But Kate Chaney's sucessful 2022 campaign delivered a 15% swing against the previous government. 

Acknowledging her victory on 26 May 2022, Kate Chaney said "I think that a nearly 15 per cent swing against the Liberal Party sends a really strong message that communities want to see politics done differently," she said.  "And it's a really exciting time in Australian politics. A huge thanks to not only my team but my family as well, for all the support they have given me over this incredible four-month experience."  

This isn't just lazy "blue ribbon Liberal" territory any more.

The boundaries of the electorate of Curtin has been redistributed northwards, and now include all of Scarborough, and

part of Trigg, Karrinyup, and Gwelup.  Curtin also includes Churchlands, City Beach, Claremont, Cottesloe, Crawley, Daglish, Dalkeith, Doubleview, Floreat, Glendalough, Herdsman, Innaloo, Jolimont, Karrakatta, Mount Claremont, Mosman Park, Nedlands, Osborne Park, Peppermint Grove, Shenton Park, Swanbourne, Subiaco, West Leederville, Wembley, Wembley Downs and Woodlands. 

Check out the Australian Electoral Commission's 2021 map of Curtin on their website.

 Curtin Independent acknowledges the Whadjuk Noongar people whose land we live on. 

We acknowledge, honour and respect their Elders past, present and emerging.