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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Floreat in Western Australian elections.
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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Floreat in Western Australian elections.
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mensaros | Liberal | 1968–1991 | |
| Liz Constable | Independent | 1991–1996 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Liz Constable | 11,298 | 57.9 | +57.9 | |
| Liberal | Douglas Jecks | 7,127 | 36.5 | -26.8 | |
| Greens | Geoffrey Dodson | 786 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| Democrats | Noreen O'Connor | 300 | 1.5 | -4.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,511 | 98.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 399 | 2.0 | -2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 19,910 | 95.1 | +3.5 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Liz Constable | 12,251 | 62.8 | +62.8 | |
| Liberal | Douglas Jecks | 7,260 | 37.2 | -33.1 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | +62.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Liz Constable | 8,358 | 49.0 | +49.0 | |
| Liberal | Michael Huston | 6,302 | 37.0 | -26.3 | |
| Greens | John White | 932 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Independent | Barbara Churchward | 663 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Independent | Geoffrey McPhee | 323 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Independent | Paul Cribbon | 292 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Independent | Alfred Bussell | 95 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Grey Power | Jane King | 86 | 0.5 | -7.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 17,050 | 97.5 | +1.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 436 | 2.5 | -1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 17,486 | 82.9 | -8.7 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Liz Constable | 10,049 | 58.9 | +58.9 | |
| Liberal | Michael Huston | 7,001 | 41.1 | -29.2 | |
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 11,840 | 63.3 | -1.6 | |
| Labor | Clyde Bevan | 4,242 | 22.7 | -12.0 | |
| Grey Power | Jane King | 1,520 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
| Democrats | Georgina Beaumont | 1,110 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 18,712 | 96.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 783 | 4.0 | |||
| Turnout | 19,495 | 91.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 13,150 | 70.3 | +5.2 | |
| Labor | Clyde Bevan | 5,562 | 29.7 | -5.2 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 11,473 | 64.6 | +10.0 | |
| Labor | Ian Bacon | 6,289 | 35.4 | -0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 17,762 | 97.8 | -0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 399 | 2.2 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 18,161 | 91.9 | +2.8 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 8,894 | 54.6 | ||
| Labor | Peter Keating | 5,772 | 35.5 | ||
| Independent | Robert Ward | 1,608 | 9.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 16,274 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 298 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 16,572 | 89.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 9,699 | 59.6 | ||
| Labor | Peter Keating | 6,575 | 40.4 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 9,188 | 64.4 | -6.8 | |
| Labor | Dorothy Anderson | 3,658 | 25.6 | +1.6 | |
| Democrats | Desmond Wooding | 1,422 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 14,268 | 98.1 | -0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 276 | 1.9 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 14,544 | 91.0 | -1.7 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 9,899 | 69.4 | -4.2 | |
| Labor | Dorothy Anderson | 4,369 | 30.6 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 10,101 | 71.2 | ||
| Labor | Hilary Snell | 3,404 | 24.0 | ||
| Independent | Frank Parry | 675 | 4.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 14,180 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 228 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 14,408 | 92.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 10,439 | 73.6 | +9.8 | |
| Labor | Hilary Snell | 3,741 | 26.4 | -9.8 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +9.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 8,407 | 56.6 | ||
| Labor | Peter Coyle | 5,012 | 33.8 | ||
| National Alliance | Peter McGowan | 1,421 | 9.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 14,840 | 97.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 366 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 15,206 | 91.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 9,615 | 64.8 | ||
| Labor | Peter Coyle | 5,225 | 35.2 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 5,786 | 47.7 | +2.0 | |
| Labor | Leslie Park | 3,326 | 27.4 | -4.8 | |
| Independent | Joan Watters | 2,056 | 17.0 | +17.0 | |
| Democratic Labor | Bernard Flanagan | 954 | 7.9 | +0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 12,122 | 97.8 | -0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 273 | 2.2 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 12,395 | 90.6 | -1.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 7,574 | 62.5 | -2.1 | |
| Labor | Leslie Park | 4,548 | 37.5 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal and Country | Andrew Mensaros | 4,938 | 45.7 | ||
| Labor | Lyla Elliott | 3,474 | 32.2 | ||
| Country | George Gummow | 1,546 | 14.3 | ||
| Democratic Labor | Bernard Flanagan | 839 | 7.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 10,797 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 199 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 10,996 | 92.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal and Country | Andrew Mensaros | 6,977 | 64.6 | ||
| Labor | Lyla Elliott | 3,820 | 35.4 | ||
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
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