# Electoral results for the district of Alfred Cove

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

## Members for Alfred Cove

| Member | 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 :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,995 | 95.2 | –0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,047 | 4.8 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Alfred Cove :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,002 | 95.96 | −0.54 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 843 | 4.04 | +0.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Independent Liberal hold | Swing | -3.56 | |
2005 Western Australian state election: Alfred Cove :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,842 | 96.5 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 902 | 3.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberals for Forests hold | Swing | -3.6 | |
2001 Western Australian state election: Alfred Cove :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,799 | 96.6 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 758 | 3.4 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberals for Forests gain from Liberal | Swing | +57.4 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Alfred Cove :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,349 | 97.4 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 569 | 2.6 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal hold | Swing | -18.7 | |