Electoral results for the district of Whitford

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Whitford in Western Australian state elections.

Members for Whitford

MemberPartyTerm
  Mick Nanovich Liberal 1977–1983
  Pam Beggs Labor 1983–1993
  Rob Johnson Liberal 1993–1996

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian state election, 1993: Whitford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rob Johnson 8,913 46.4 +11.3
Labor Pam Beggs 7,045 36.7 -7.0
Independent Jannifer Pearce 884 4.6 +4.6
Greens Miguel Castillo 825 4.3 +4.3
Democrats Geoffrey Curtis 798 4.2 +4.2
Independent Norma Rundle 731 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 19,196 96.9 +3.1
Informal votes 615 3.1 -3.1
Turnout 19,811 94.9 +2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Johnson 10,768 56.1 +7.8
Labor Pam Beggs 8,428 43.9 -7.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.8

Elections in the 1980s

Western Australian state election, 1989: Whitford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pam Beggs 7,065 43.7 -18.0
Liberal Peter Harrop 5,670 35.1 +2.1
Independent John Clifford 2,501 15.5 +15.5
Grey Power Geoffrey Smart 926 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 16,162 93.8
Informal votes 1,071 6.2
Turnout 17,233 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam Beggs 8,356 51.7 -12.7
Liberal Peter Harrop 7,806 48.3 +12.7
Labor hold Swing -12.7
Western Australian state election, 1986: Whitford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pam Beggs 12,637 56.5 -1.2
Liberal Kenneth Schulz 8,318 37.2 -5.1
Democrats Graeme Major 1,397 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 22,352 98.1 0.0
Informal votes 425 1.9 0.0
Turnout 22,777 92.5 +3.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam Beggs 13,366 59.8 +2.1
Liberal Kenneth Schulz 8,986 40.2 -2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1
Western Australian state election, 1983: Whitford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pam Beggs 8,778 57.7
Liberal Darryll Retallack 6,434 42.3
Total formal votes 15,212 98.1
Informal votes 287 1.9
Turnout 15,499 88.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing
Western Australian state election, 1980: Whitford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Mick Nanovich 13,337 54.5 -7.9
Labor Nicholas Griffiths 9,266 37.8 +0.2
Democrats Harvard Barclay 1,882 7.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 24,485 96.9 -0.9
Informal votes 769 3.1 +0.9
Turnout 25,254 90.4 -2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mick Nanovich 14,278 58.3 -4.1
Labor Nicholas Griffiths 10,207 41.7 +4.1
Liberal hold Swing -4.1

Elections in the 1970s

Western Australian state election, 1977: Whitford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Mick Nanovich 10,660 62.4
Labor Marilyn Anthony 6,426 37.6
Total formal votes 17,086 97.8
Informal votes 389 2.2
Turnout 17,475 92.8
Liberal hold Swing +7.5

References

  1. Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.
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