# Electoral results for the district of Clontarf

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

## Members for Clontarf

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Donald May | Labor | 1968–1977 |
| | Tony Williams | Liberal | 1977–1989 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1980s

1986 Western Australian state election: Clontarf :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tony Williams | 8,538 | 58.1 | +3.9 |
| | Labor | Kon Vatskalis | 6,156 | 41.9 | -3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,694 | 97.6 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 357 | 2.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,051 | 91.5 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
1983 Western Australian state election: Clontarf :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Tony Williams | 7,670 | 54.2 |
| | Labor | David Dale | 6,473 | 45.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,143 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 356 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,499 | 88.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
1980 Western Australian state election: Clontarf :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tony Williams | 8,052 | 53.9 | -3.7 |
| | Labor | Robert Holland | 6,887 | 46.1 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,939 | 96.8 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 490 | 3.2 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,429 | 88.9 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.7 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Clontarf :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Tony Williams | 8,296 | 57.6 |
| | Labor | Colin Puls | 6,111 | 42.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,407 | 96.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 490 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,897 | 92.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +9.8 |
1974 Western Australian state election: Clontarf :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Donald May | 7,452 | 50.8 |
| | Liberal | Tony Williams | 6,168 | 42.0 |
| | National Alliance | Anne-Marie Loney | 1,056 | 7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,676 | 97.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 420 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,096 | 90.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Donald May | 7,610 | 51.9 |
| | Liberal | Tony Williams | 7,066 | 48.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
1971 Western Australian state election: Clontarf :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Donald May | 7,314 | 54.3 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Atwell | 5,035 | 37.4 | -4.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Bill O'Grady | 1,120 | 8.3 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,469 | 96.9 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 432 | 3.1 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,901 | 91.8 | +0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Donald May | 7,482 | 55.5 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Atwell | 5,987 | 44.5 | -3.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Clontarf :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Donald May | 5,613 | 50.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Paul Buddee | 4,697 | 41.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Martyr | 604 | 5.4 |
| | Independent | Ian Skipworth | 284 | 2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,198 | 96.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 467 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,665 | 91.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Donald May | 5,846 | 52.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Paul Buddee | 5,352 | 47.8 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | |