Marmion was an electoral district

Electoral districts of Western Australia

The Western Australian Legislative Assembly is elected from 59 single-member electoral districts. These districts are often referred to as electorates or seats....

 of the Legislative Assembly

Western Australian Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....

 in the Australia

Australia

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n state of Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

 from 1989 to 1996.

The district was based in Perth's beachside northern suburbs. Politically, it was a safe Liberal

Liberal Party of Australia

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 seat.

History

Marmion was first created for the 1989 state election

Western Australian state election, 1989

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 4 February 1989 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

. It was won by Liberal candidate Jim Clarko

Jim Clarko

Jim Clarko is a former Australian Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Karrinyup between 1974 and 1989, when the seat was abolished, and for Marmion from 1989 to the seat's abolition in 1996. From May 1982, he was Australia's Minister for Education.-References:...

, who was until then the member for Karrinyup

Electoral district of Karrinyup

Karrinyup was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1962 to 1989.The district was based in the beachside northern suburbs of Perth...

, which had been abolished.

Marmion itself was abolished ahead of the 1996 state election

Western Australian state election, 1996

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 14 December 1996 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

, largely replaced by the new seat of Carine

Electoral district of Carine

The Electoral district of Carine is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Liberal seat.-Geography:...

.

Members for Marmion

Member		Party	Term
	Jim Clarko Jim Clarko Jim Clarko is a former Australian Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Karrinyup between 1974 and 1989, when the seat was abolished, and for Marmion from 1989 to the seat's abolition in 1996. From May 1982, he was Australia's Minister for Education.-References:...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	1989–1996