Electoral results for the district of Alfred Cove

Last updated July 18, 2024

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

Members for Alfred Cove

	Party	Term
Doug Shave	Liberal	1996–2001
Janet Woollard	Liberals for Forests	2001–2008
Janet Woollard	Independent Liberal	2008–2013
Dean Nalder	Liberal	2013–2017

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2013 Western Australian state election: Alfred Cove^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Nalder	13,523	64.4	+19.4
	Labor	David Houston	3,532	16.8	–3.2
	Independent Liberal	Janet Woollard	2,114	10.1	–13.3
	Greens	Ros Harman	1,665	7.9	–2.0
		Estelle Gom	161	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			20,995	95.2	–0.7
Informal votes			1,047	4.8	+0.7
Turnout			22,042	91.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Nalder	15,445	73.6	+23.8
	Labor	David Houston	5,544	26.4	+26.4
	Liberal gain from Independent Liberal		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Alfred Cove^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Back	8,628	43.14	+5.20
	Independent Liberal	Janet Woollard	5,094	25.47	+1.51
	Labor	Catherine Barratt	4,059	20.29	−2.55
	Greens	Michael Bennett	1,907	9.53	+3.17
	Christian Democrats	Stephen Wardell-Johnson	314	1.57	−0.54
Total formal votes			20,002	95.96	−0.54
Informal votes			843	4.04	+0.54
Turnout			20,845	88.38	−3.47
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Liberal	Janet Woollard	10,200	51.01	−3.56
	Liberal	Chris Back	9,795	48.99	+3.56
	Independent Liberal hold		Swing	-3.56

2005 Western Australian state election: Alfred Cove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Kierath	9,424	37.9	+4.1
	Liberals for Forests	Janet Woollard	5,952	24.0	+5.7
	Labor	Michael Kane	5,675	22.8	+19.0
	Independent	Katherine Jackson	1,686	6.8	+6.8
	Greens	Scott Ryan	1,580	6.4	−0.6
	Christian Democrats	William Suseno	525	2.1	+0.5
Total formal votes			24,842	96.5	−0.1
Informal votes			902	3.5	+0.1
Turnout			25,744	91.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberals for Forests	Janet Woollard	13,546	54.6	−3.6
	Liberal	Graham Kierath	11,278	45.4	+3.6
	Liberals for Forests hold		Swing	-3.6

2001 Western Australian state election: Alfred Cove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Doug Shave	7,150	32.8	−17.1
	Liberals for Forests	Janet Woollard	4,425	20.3	+20.3
	Independent	Denise Brailey	4,390	20.1	+20.1
	Greens	Elizabeth Peak	1,471	6.7	+6.7
	Independent	Pam Neesham	1,222	5.6	+5.6
	One Nation	Terry Corbett	1,177	5.4	+5.4
	Independent	John Grayden	958	4.4	+4.4
	Democrats	Jamie Paterson	618	2.8	+2.8
	Christian Democrats	Amanda-Sue Markham	388	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			21,799	96.6	−0.8
Informal votes			758	3.4	+0.8
Turnout			22,557	91.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberals for Forests	Janet Woollard	12,396	57.4	+57.4
	Liberal	Doug Shave	9,210	42.6	−9.8
	Liberals for Forests gain from Liberal		Swing	+57.4

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Alfred Cove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Doug Shave	10,657	49.9	−15.6
	Independent	Penny Hearne	5,756	27.0	+27.0
	Labor	Louise Pratt	4,134	19.4	−3.9
	Independent	Lyn Edwards	802	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			21,349	97.4	+0.7
Informal votes			569	2.6	−0.7
Turnout			21,918	91.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Doug Shave	11,182	52.4	−18.7
	Independent	Penny Hearne	10,148	47.6	+47.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-18.7

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References

↑ "Alfred Cove District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
↑ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Alfred Cove Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.

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[1] "Alfred Cove District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

[2] "2008 State General Election Details: District of Alfred Cove Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.

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