title: Electoral results for the district of Whitford
text: # 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
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mick Nanovich | Liberal | 1977–1983 |
  | Pam Beggs | Labor | 1983–1993 |
  | Rob Johnson | Liberal | 1993–1996 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1993 Western Australian state election: Whitford :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,196 | 96.9 | +3.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 615 | 3.1 | -3.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +7.8 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1989 Western Australian state election: Whitford :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,162 | 93.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,071 | 6.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | -12.7 | |
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: Whitford :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,352 | 98.1 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 425 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
  
  1983 Western Australian state election: Whitford :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Pam Beggs | 8,778 | 57.7 |
  | | Liberal | Darryll Retallack | 6,434 | 42.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,212 | 98.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 287 | 1.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,499 | 88.6 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |
  
  1980 Western Australian state election: Whitford :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Mick Nanovich | 13,337 | 54.5 | -7.9 |
  | | Labor | Nick Griffiths | 9,266 | 37.8 | +0.2 |
  | | Democrats | Harvard Barclay | 1,882 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,485 | 96.9 | -0.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 769 | 3.1 | +0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,254 | 90.4 | -2.4 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Mick Nanovich | 14,278 | 58.3 | -4.1 |
  | | Labor | Nick Griffiths | 10,207 | 41.7 | +4.1 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.1 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1977 Western Australian state election: Whitford :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Mick Nanovich | 10,660 | 62.4 |
  | | Labor | Marilyn Anthony | 6,426 | 37.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,086 | 97.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 389 | 2.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,475 | 92.8 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.5 |
  