Electoral results for the district of Floreat

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

Members for Floreat

MemberPartyTerm
  Andrew Mensaros Liberal 1968–1991
  Elizabeth Constable Independent 1991–1996

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian state election, 1993: Floreat
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
Floreat state by-election, 1991
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

Elections in the 1980s

Western Australian state election, 1989: Floreat
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
Western Australian state election, 1986: Floreat
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
Western Australian state election, 1983: Floreat
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
Western Australian state election, 1980: Floreat
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

Elections in the 1970s

Western Australian state election, 1977: Floreat
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
Western Australian state election, 1974: Floreat
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
Western Australian state election, 1971: Floreat
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

Elections in the 1960s

Western Australian state election, 1968: Floreat
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

References

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