Results of the 1983 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1983 federal election.[1]

Overall

Government (75)
  Labor (75)

Opposition (50)
Coalition
  Liberal (33)
  National (17)
House of Reps (IRV) – 1983–84—Turnout 94.64% (CV) – Informal 2.09%
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 4,297,392 49.48 +4.34 75 Increase 24
  Liberal–National coalition 3,787,151 43.61 –2.79 50 Decrease 24
  Liberal 2,983,986 34.36 −3.07 33 Decrease 21
  National 782,824 9.01 +0.27 17 Decrease 2
  Country Liberal  20,471 0.24 +0.01 0 Decrease 1
  Democrats 437,265 5.03 −1.54
  Socialist Workers 46,080 0.53 +0.33
  Democratic Labor 17,318 0.20 –0.11
  Green 8,641 0.10 +0.10
  Progress 6,652 0.08 –0.13
  Communist 6,398 0.07 –0.07
  Socialist Labour 6,327 0.07 –0.05
  Socialist 4,165 0.05 +0.05
  Deadly Serious 3,810 0.04 +0.04
  NPWA 3,686 0.04 –0.07
  Christian 3,016 0.03 +0.01
  Imperial British Conservative 1,786 0.02 +0.00
  National Humanitarian 1,687 0.02 +0.02
  Australia 844 0.01 +0.00
  Libertarian 732 0.01 +0.01
  Conservative Nationalist 600 0.01 +0.01
  Engineered Australia Plan 292 0.00 +0.00
  Independent 50,891 0.59 –0.11
Total 8,684,862 125
Two-party-preferred (estimated)
  Labor 53.23 +3.6 75 Increase 24
  Coalition 46.77 −3.6 50 Decrease 24
Invalid/blank votes 185,312 2.1
Turnout 8,870,175 94.6
Registered voters 9,372,064
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993

New South Wales

1983 Australian federal election (New South Wales)
← 1980 5 March 1983 1984 →
All 43 NSW seats in the House of Representatives
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bob Hawke Malcolm Fraser
Party Labor Coalition
Seats before 18 25
Seats won 24 19
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 6
Popular vote 1,512,012 1,282,458
Percentage 50.10% 42.60%
Swing Increase 3.70pp Decrease 3.60pp
TPP 54.09% 45.91%
TPP swing Increase 3.69pp Decrease 3.69pp

Banks

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Banks § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Banks [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mountford 39,013 57.8 +4.2
Liberal Andrew Fairbairn 23,962 35.5 −1.3
Democrats Montague Greene 3,908 5.8 −3.8
Socialist Workers David Holmes 572 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 67,455 97.6 +0.1
Informal votes 1,639 2.4 −0.1
Turnout 69,094 95.7 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mountford 41,226 61.12 +2.32
Liberal Andrew Fairbairn 26,229 38.88 −2.32
Labor hold Swing +2.32

Barton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barton § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Barton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gary Punch 31,308 49.7 +2.6
Liberal Jim Bradfield 26,086 41.4 −5.0
Independent Bruce Barton 3,153 5.0 +5.0
Democrats Ronald George 1,812 2.9 −0.9
Independent Jean Lindsay 284 0.5 +0.5
Progress Peter Wright 172 0.3 +0.3
Independent Charles Bellchambers 166 0.3 −2.4
Total formal votes 62,981 97.7
Informal votes 1,478 2.3
Turnout 64,459 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gary Punch 32,845 52.15 +2.55
Liberal Jim Bradfield 30,136 47.85 −2.55
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.55

Bennelong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bennelong § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Bennelong [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Howard 33,721 50.3 −3.6
Labor Donald Vickers 23,799 35.5 −0.7
South West Coalition Milo Dunphy 8,495 12.7 +12.7
Independent Steve Gabell 1,000 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 67,015 98.1
Informal votes 1,297 1.9
Turnout 68,312 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Howard 37,330 55.70 −2.70
Labor Donald Vickers 29,685 44.30 +2.70
Liberal hold Swing −2.70

Berowra

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Berowra § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Berowra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Edwards 40,676 60.1 −1.3
Labor Maurice Marshan 20,943 31.0 +1.5
Democrats Pamela Tuckwell 6,015 8.9 −0.2
Total formal votes 67,634 98.3
Informal votes 1,166 1.7
Turnout 68,800 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Edwards 43,209 63.89 −1.11
Labor Maurice Marshan 24,425 36.11 +1.11
Liberal hold Swing −1.11

Blaxland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Blaxland § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Blaxland [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Keating 41,609 62.9 +3.3
Liberal David Brown 21,604 32.7 +1.7
Democrats Phillip Grattan 2,504 3.8 +0.5
Socialist Workers Siong Hoe Goh 388 0.6 −4.4
Total formal votes 66,105 96.5
Informal votes 2,407 3.5
Turnout 68,512 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Keating 42,982 65.02 −2.18
Liberal David Brown 23,123 34.98 +2.18
Labor hold Swing −2.18

Bradfield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bradfield § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Bradfield [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 49,566 72.1 −3.0
Labor Peter Donovan 14,535 21.1 +3.5
Democrats Anthony Dunne 4,674 6.8 −0.5
Total formal votes 68,775 98.6
Informal votes 988 1.4
Turnout 69,763 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 51,367 74.69 −3.41
Labor Peter Donovan 17,408 25.31 +3.41
Liberal hold Swing −3.41

Calare

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Calare § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Calare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Simmons 35,089 50.6 +4.3
National Sandy Mackenzie 31,087 44.9 −5.1
Democrats Ann Ritter 2,562 3.7 +0.0
Progress George Simpson 566 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 69,304 98.8
Informal votes 870 1.2
Turnout 70.174 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Simmons 36,761 53.0 +4.5
National Sandy Mackenzie 32,543 47.0 −4.5
Labor gain from National Swing +4.5

Chifley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chifley § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Chifley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Russ Gorman 44,419 61.2 −4.0
Liberal Edna Mitchell 16,565 22.8 −4.2
Socialist Workers Christine Broi 4,556 6.3 +6.3
Independent Jonathan Cooper 3,744 5.2 +5.2
Democrats Frances Jones 2,187 3.0 −0.6
Independent Jane Smith/New 1,114 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 72,586 95.8
Informal votes 3,169 4.2
Turnout 75,755 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Russ Gorman 52,525 72.4 +2.3
Liberal Edna Mitchell 20,061 27.6 −2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Cook

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cook § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Addison 34,803 49.2 +8.5
Liberal Don Dobie 34,666 49.0 −3.1
Progress Henry Soper 1,213 1.7 +0.8
Total formal votes 70,682 98.6
Informal votes 1,022 1.4
Turnout 71,704 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Dobie 35,415 50.1 −5.0
Labor Michael Addison 35,267 49.9 +5.0
Liberal hold Swing −5.0

Cowper

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cowper § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Cowper
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Robinson 38,351 48.4 −6.1
Labor Joseph Moran 33,986 42.9 +2.5
Democrats Peter Brown 6,962 8.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 79,299 98.8
Informal votes 982 1.2
Turnout 80,281 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Robinson 41,305 52.1 −4.4
Labor Joseph Moran 37,994 47.9 +4.4
National hold Swing −4.4

Cunningham

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cunningham § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Cunningham [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stewart West 46,419 63.2 +7.3
Liberal Gary Fisher 17,874 24.3 −6.2
Democrats George Jones 4,986 6.8 −0.4
Socialist Workers Diana Covell 2,802 3.8 +2.1
Communist Romaine Rutnam 704 1.0 −2.6
Socialist Labour Rudolf Pasara 689 0.9 −0.2
Total formal votes 73,474 97.0
Informal votes 2,260 3.0
Turnout 75,734 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stewart West 50,399 68.6 +3.5
Liberal Gary Fisher 23,075 31.4 −3.5
Labor hold Swing +3.5

Dundas

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dundas § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Ruddock 33,509 50.1 −3.1
Labor Margaret Blaxell 29,727 44.4 +6.7
Democrats John Tumminello 3,712 5.5 −1.8
Total formal votes 66,948 98.3
Informal votes 1,133 1.7
Turnout 68,081 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Philip Ruddock 35,299 52.7 −5.7
Labor Margaret Blaxell 31,649 47.3 +5.7
Liberal hold Swing −5.7

Eden-Monaro

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Eden-Monaro § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Snow 36,401 49.1 +4.0
Liberal Murray Sainsbury 33,141 44.7 −5.1
Independent Miriam Naughton 2,333 3.1 +3.1
Democrats Russell Witt 1,977 2.7 −2.4
  True Independent Ronald Sarina 260 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 74,112 98.3
Informal votes 1,302 1.7
Turnout 75,414 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Snow 38,222 51.6 +4.4
Liberal Murray Sainsbury 35,890 48.4 −4.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.4

Farrer

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Farrer § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Farrer [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wal Fife 40,060 57.4 −1.0
Labor Noel Diffey 27,168 38.9 +5.3
Democrats Scott Milne 1,872 2.7 −4.1
Progress Maureen Nathan 740 1.1 −0.1
Total formal votes 69,840 98.6
Informal votes 970 1.4
Turnout 70,810 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wal Fife 41,347 59.2 −2.6
Labor Noel Diffey 28,493 40.8 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing −2.6

Grayndler

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grayndler § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Grayndler [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leo McLeay 34,679 58.9 +1.4
Liberal Edward James 17,508 29.7 −5.0
Socialist David Gibson 3,434 5.8 +3.4
Democrats Albert Jarman 1,831 3.1 −0.1
Communist Joseph Owens 1,008 1.7 +1.7
Socialist Workers Michael Karadjis 432 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 58,892 95.8
Informal votes 2,564 4.2
Turnout 61,456 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leo McLeay 37,208 63.2 −0.3
Liberal Edward James 21,684 36.8 +0.3
Labor hold Swing −0.3

Gwydir

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gwydir § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ralph Hunt 38,839 57.0 −1.4
Labor Robert Hamilton 25,585 37.6 +2.1
Democrats Gloria Collison 3,711 5.4 −0.6
Total formal votes 68,135 98.7
Informal votes 932 1.3
Turnout 69,067 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Ralph Hunt 58.8 −1.6
Labor Robert Hamilton 41.2 +1.6
National hold Swing −1.6

Hughes

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hughes § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Johnson 46,667 61.6 +4.6
Liberal Peter Somerville 21,467 28.4 −5.3
Democrats Ronald Hellyer 6,899 9.1 +0.8
Socialist Workers Stephen Painter 672 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 75,705 98.2
Informal votes 1,363 1.8
Turnout 77,068 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Johnson 68.3 +6.2
Liberal Peter Somerville 31.7 −6.2
Labor hold Swing +6.2

Hume

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hume § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Hume
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Stephen Lusher 36,217 54.2 −1.8
Labor Marie McCormick 27,195 40.7 −1.1
Democrats Gregory Butler 3,419 5.1 +2.9
Total formal votes 66,831 98.9
Informal votes 762 1.1
Turnout 67,593 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Stephen Lusher 56.8 −0.1
Labor Marie McCormick 43.2 +0.1
National hold Swing −0.1

Hunter

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hunter § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Brown 54,213 68.1 +0.2
Liberal James White 19,508 24.5 −2.0
Democrats Edwina Wilson 5,942 7.5 +1.9
Total formal votes 79,663 98.2
Informal votes 1,492 1.8
Turnout 81,155 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Brown 72.6 +1.3
Liberal James White 27.4 −1.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3

Kingsford Smith

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingsford Smith § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Kingsford-Smith [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Bowen 45,168 70.4 +0.9
Liberal Collin O'Neill 16,090 25.1 −1.9
Democrats Anthony Larkings 1,987 3.1 −0.3
Socialist Workers Geoffrey Channells 869 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 64,114 97.2
Informal votes 1,845 2.8
Turnout 65,959 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lionel Bowen 73.5 +2.0
Liberal Collin O'Neill 26.5 −2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0

Lowe

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lowe § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Lowe [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Maher 33,619 51.8 +5.4
Liberal Philip Taylor 27,633 42.6 −6.1
Democrats Ralph Rogers 2,030 3.1 +0.1
Socialist Workers Helen Jarvis 1,572 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 64,854 97.3
Informal votes 1,767 2.7
Turnout 66,621 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Maher 55.9 +7.0
Liberal Philip Taylor 44.1 −7.0
Labor hold Swing +7.0

Lyne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lyne § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Lyne [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bruce Cowan 40,140 50.4 +18.6
Labor Francis Murray 31,877 40.1 +2.4
Democrats Stephen Jeffries 3,953 5.0 +2.6
Independent John Bryant 2,800 3.5 +3.5
Independent Alfred Cannings 514 0.6 +0.6
Progress John Veenstra 284 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 79,568 98.3
Informal votes 1,343 1.7
Turnout 80,911 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Bruce Cowan 55.3 −3.6
Labor Francis Murray 44.7 +3.6
National hold Swing −3.6

Macarthur

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macarthur § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Macarthur [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Hollis 39,904 49.5 +5.5
Liberal Michael Baume 36,725 45.5 −5.7
Democrats Frederic Goodfellow 3,515 4.4 +0.2
Independent Martin Essenberg 510 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 80,654 98.5
Informal votes 1,195 1.5
Turnout 81,849 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Colin Hollis 42,041 52.1 +5.3
Liberal Michael Baume 38,613 47.9 −5.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.3

Mackellar

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mackellar § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Mackellar [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 36,587 55.6 −4.6
Labor Keith Jackson 24,292 36.9 +5.2
Democrats Robert Williams 4,055 6.2 −1.9
Independent Maurice Foley 813 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 65,747 98.1
Informal votes 1,253 1.9
Turnout 67,000 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 58.7 −4.8
Labor Keith Jackson 41.3 +4.8
Liberal hold Swing −4.8

Macquarie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macquarie § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ross Free 50,272 57.3 +10.6
Liberal Stephen Screech 30,966 35.3 −8.7
Democrats Richard Jackson-Hope 6,573 7.5 +1.7
Total formal votes 87,811 98.0
Informal votes 1,773 2.0
Turnout 89,584 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ross Free 61.8 +9.0
Liberal Stephen Screech 38.2 −9.0
Labor hold Swing +9.0

Mitchell

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mitchell § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Mitchell [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 48,797 58.4 −4.8
Labor Arthur Llewellyn 30,298 36.3 +5.6
Democrats Rona Samuels 4,450 5.3 −0.8
Total formal votes 83,545 98.1
Informal votes 1,623 1.9
Turnout 85,168 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 60.5 −5.1
Labor Arthur Llewellyn 39.5 +5.1
Liberal hold Swing −5.1

New England

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of New England § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Sinclair 33,335 49.8 −2.9
Labor Lawrence Daly 29,812 44.5 +6.6
Democrats Ian Dutton 3,814 5.7 −3.7
Total formal votes 66,961 98.9
Informal votes 774 1.1
Turnout 67,735 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Sinclair 35,276 52.7 −3.8
Labor Lawrence Daly 31,685 47.3 +3.8
National hold Swing −3.8

Newcastle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Newcastle1983
1983 Australian federal election: Newcastle [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allan Morris 39,003 59.6 +1.6
Liberal Stan Hayward 17,842 27.3 −7.2
Democrats Wayne Jarman 2,951 4.5 +1.3
Independent Frank Blefari 2,355 3.6 +3.6
Communist Darrell Dawson 1,732 2.6 +0.1
Independent Brian McDermott 959 1.5 +1.5
Socialist Workers Geoffrey Payne 573 0.9 +1.0
Total formal votes 65,415 97.3
Informal votes 1,838 2.7
Turnout 67,253 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Allan Morris 67.5 +3.7
Liberal Stan Hayward 32.5 −3.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7

North Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Spender 35,544 57.6 −2.4
Labor Kirk McKenzie 21,096 34.2 +3.0
Democrats Rodney Dominish 5,024 8.1 +2.3
Total formal votes 61,664 98.1
Informal votes 1,214 1.9
Turnout 62,878 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Spender 60.4 −4.1
Labor Kirk McKenzie 39.6 +4.1
Liberal hold Swing −4.1

Parramatta

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parramatta § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Parramatta [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Brown 41,951 62.2 +8.2
Liberal James Harker-Mortlock 20,608 30.6 −4.2
Democrats Patricia Lamey 3,361 5.0 −4.3
Socialist Workers Mark Carey 1,519 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 67,439 97.1
Informal votes 2,025 2.9
Turnout 69,464 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Brown 67.2 +7.0
Liberal James Harker-Mortlock 32.8 −7.0
Labor hold Swing +7.0

Paterson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Paterson § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Paterson [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Frank O'Keefe 37,028 54.1 −1.0
Labor Michael Williams 28,412 41.5 +3.8
Democrats Darrel Woodhouse 3,048 4.5 −1.9
Total formal votes 68,488 98.6
Informal votes 938 1.4
Turnout 69,426 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Frank O'Keefe 55.9 −1.8
Labor Michael Williams 44.1 +1.8
National hold Swing −1.8

Phillip

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Phillip § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Phillip [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeannette McHugh 29,909 49.7 +3.7
Liberal Jack Birney 27,903 46.4 −2.3
Democrats Karin Sowada 1,698 2.8 −1.8
Engineered Australia Lawrence Hogan 292 0.5 +0.5
Progress Timothy Daly 248 0.4 +0.4
Greens Julien Droulers 146 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 60,196 97.2
Informal votes 1,762 2.8
Turnout 61,958 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeannette McHugh 51.9 +2.5
Liberal Jack Birney 48.1 −2.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.5

Prospect

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Prospect § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Klugman 46,793 63.1 +5.2
Liberal Alan Byers 25,315 34.1 −2.5
Socialist Workers Richard Nichols 1,320 1.8 +1.8
Independent Eric Viitala 714 1.0 −0.4
Total formal votes 74,142 96.1
Informal votes 3,047 3.9
Turnout 77,189 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dick Klugman 65.2 +4.0
Liberal Alan Byers 34.8 −4.0
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Reid

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Reid § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 37,839 61.7 +0.1
Liberal Yvonne Maio 17,089 27.9 −2.2
Democrats Stephen Bastian 4,770 7.8 +5.3
Socialist Workers Lynda Boland 723 1.2 +1.2
Independent Neville Gray 646 1.1 −4.7
Independent Michael Gluyas 259 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 61,326 95.9
Informal votes 2,622 4.1
Turnout 63,948 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 67.6 +2.1
Liberal Yvonne Maio 32.4 −2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1

Richmond

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Richmond § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Doug Anthony 42,684 53.0 −3.9
Labor Terence McGee 31,967 39.7 +3.7
Democrats Kenneth Nicholson 5,906 7.3 +0.2
Total formal votes 80,557 98.9
Informal votes 922 1.1
Turnout 81,479 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Doug Anthony 55.9 −4.4
Labor Terence McGee 44.1 +4.4
National hold Swing −4.4

Riverina

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Riverina § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Noel Hicks 32,976 49.2 +16.1
Labor Ronald Adams 32,587 48.6 +1.7
Democrats Lesley Holschier 1,495 2.2 +0.0
Total formal votes 67,058 97.8
Informal votes 1,495 2.2
Turnout 68,072 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Noel Hicks 33,820 50.4 −0.1
Labor Ronald Adams 33,238 49.6 +0.1
National hold Swing −0.1

Robertson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Robertson § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Robertson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Cohen 46,058 55.0 +2.6
Liberal Bev Austin 31,631 37.8 −0.5
Democrats Trevor Willsher 5,980 7.1 +1.3
Total formal votes 83,669 98.4
Informal votes 1,355 1.6
Turnout 85,024 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Cohen 59.3 +1.2
Liberal Bev Austin 40.7 −1.2
Labor hold Swing +1.2

Shortland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Shortland § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Shortland [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Morris 49,275 62.7 +1.7
Liberal Peter Wilson 20,781 26.4 −1.2
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 4,677 6.0 −0.8
Socialist Workers Peter Abrahamson 2,584 3.3 +3.3
Socialist Labour Robert Buhler 1,280 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 78,597 98.2
Informal votes 1,455 1.8
Turnout 80,052 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Morris 70.8 +1.5
Liberal Peter Wilson 29.2 −1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

St George

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of St George § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: St George [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Morrison 37,570 57.8 +4.4
Liberal George James 23,933 36.8 −6.0
Independent Brian Compton 1,806 2.8 +2.8
Democrats Ronald Kirkwood 1,210 1.9 −1.9
Socialist Workers Dorothy Tumney 477 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 64,996 97.3
Informal votes 1,809 2.7
Turnout 66,805 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Morrison 60.5 +4.4
Liberal George James 39.5 −4.4
Labor hold Swing +4.4

Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sydney § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Baldwin 40,360 67.2 +5.2
Liberal Ron Cibas 12,559 20.9 −1.7
Democrats Jennifer Macleod 4,286 7.1 −1.0
Communist Aileen Beaver 2,066 3.4 −1.4
Socialist Workers James Percy 758 1.3 −2.2
Total formal votes 60,029 96.8
Informal votes 1,954 3.2
Turnout 61,983 90.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Baldwin 75.7 +1.9
Liberal Ron Cibas 24.3 −1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9

Warringah

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Warringah § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael MacKellar 36,549 58.0 −4.5
Labor John Coombs 23,507 37.3 +8.9
Democrats Annique Duc 2,403 3.8 −2.5
Progress Stephen Markey 509 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 62,968 98.5
Informal votes 974 1.5
Turnout 63,942 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael MacKellar 60.2 −7.2
Labor John Coombs 39.8 +7.2
Liberal hold Swing −7.2

Wentworth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wentworth § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coleman 31,759 54.7 −5.8
Labor Max Pearce 20,301 34.9 +1.6
Independent Katherine Wentworth 2,787 4.8 +4.8
Democrats Brian Hillman 2,474 4.3 −1.9
Independent George Warnecke 401 0.7 +0.7
Independent Robert McCarthy 251 0.4 +0.4
Independent Neil Roberts 115 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 58,088 97.3
Informal votes 1,591 2.7
Turnout 59,679 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Coleman 62.4 −0.6
Labor Max Pearce 37.6 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing −0.6

Werriwa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Werriwa § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Kerin 52,584 63.2 +5.3
Liberal Marie Rutledge 23,586 28.3 −2.1
Independent David Brandon 4,714 5.7 +5.7
Socialist Labour Dorothea Brocksop 1,351 1.6 +1.6
Socialist Workers Gail Cumming 1,025 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 83,260 97.0
Informal votes 2,584 3.0
Turnout 85,844 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Kerin 69.1 +2.5
Liberal Marie Rutledge 30.9 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Victoria

1983 Australian federal election (Victoria)
← 1980 5 March 1983 1984 →
All 33 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bob Hawke Malcolm Fraser
Party Labor Coalition
Seats before 17 16
Seats won 23 10
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 6
Popular vote 1,182,247 983,47
Percentage 50.50% 42.0%
Swing Increase 2.00pp Decrease 2.00pp
TPP 54.50% 45.50%
TPP swing Increase 3.90pp Decrease 3.90pp

Balaclava

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Balaclava § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Balaclava
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Macphee 31,642 50.1 −1.5
Labor Chris Kennedy 25,867 41.0 +4.8
Democrats Zelma Furey 5,004 7.9 −4.3
Conservative Nationalist Timothy Warner 600 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 63,113 98.1
Informal votes 1,218 1.9
Turnout 64,331 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Macphee 53.4 −2.7
Labor Chris Kennedy 46.6 +2.7
Liberal hold Swing −2.7

Ballaarat

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ballarat § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mildren 34,616 50.7 +5.5
Liberal John Ronan 30,078 44.1 −1.9
Democrats Graham Gough 2,123 3.1 −2.5
Independent John Blower 1,148 1.7 +1.7
Independent Albert Ireland 275 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 68,240 98.3
Informal votes 1,156 1.7
Turnout 69,396 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mildren 54.1 +3.4
Liberal John Ronan 45.9 −3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Batman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Batman § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Batman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Howe 42,398 63.7 +8.2
Liberal Maxwell Playford 19,193 28.8 −2.3
Democrats Gwendoline Naug 2,836 4.3 −1.7
Democratic Labor Philip L'Huillier 1,756 2.6 −4.8
Socialist Workers John Percy 380 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 66,563 97.1
Informal votes 1,983 2.9
Turnout 68,546 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Howe 77.1 +6.4
Liberal Maxwell Playford 22.9 −6.4
Labor hold Swing +6.4

Bendigo

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Brumby 34,908 49.7 +5.7
Liberal John Bourchier 30,352 43.2 −4.1
Democrats Neil Jewell 3,078 4.4 −4.4
Democratic Labor Robert Denahy 1,859 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 70,197 98.6
Informal votes 968 1.4
Turnout 71,165 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Brumby 52.8 +4.1
Liberal John Bourchier 47.2 −4.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.1

Bruce

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bruce § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir Billy Snedden 36,381 47.9 −0.9
Labor Heather O'Connor 33,650 44.3 +6.0
Democrats Michael Johnson 5,955 7.8 −3.3
Total formal votes 75,986 98.3
Informal votes 1,292 1.7
Turnout 77,278 97.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir Billy Snedden 38,544 50.7 −4.7
Labor Heather O'Connor 37,442 49.3 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing −4.7

Burke

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Burke (1969–2004) § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Theophanous 46,171 60.9 +6.8
Liberal Bernie Finn 24,294 32.0 −6.2
Democrats George Hunter 4,611 6.1 −1.6
Socialist Workers Evelyn Robson 788 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 75,864 97.2
Informal votes 2,163 2.8
Turnout 78,027 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Theophanous 65.5 +6.7
Liberal Bernie Finn 34.5 −6.7
Labor hold Swing +6.7

Casey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Casey § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Casey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Steedman 34,810 46.0 +6.8
Liberal Peter Falconer 33,335 44.1 −1.3
Democrats Michael Nardella 5,646 7.5 −2.8
Christian Martin Hetherich 931 1.2 +1.2
Democratic Labor John Garratt 887 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 75,609 98.3
Informal votes 1,390 1.7
Turnout 76,918 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Steedman 38,312 50.7 +2.6
Liberal Peter Falconer 37,297 49.3 −2.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.6

Chisholm

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chisholm § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Chisholm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Helen Mayer 33,253 48.2 +7.1
Liberal Graham Harris 29,052 42.1 −5.0
Democrats Alan Swindon 4,444 6.5 −4.3
Democratic Labor Kevin Cooper 2,196 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 68,945 98.4
Informal votes 1,128 1.6
Turnout 70,073 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Helen Mayer 36,019 52.2 +4.4
Liberal Graham Harris 32,926 47.8 −4.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.4

Corangamite

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corangamite § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Corangamite
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Street 40,694 58.2 +1.6
Labor Gavan O'Connor 29,231 41.8 +10.5
Total formal votes 69,925 98.3
Informal votes 1,190 1.7
Turnout 71,115 97.2
Liberal hold Swing −4.6

Corio

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corio § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Corio [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Scholes 43,016 60.1 +3.5
Liberal Kent Henderson 25,075 35.0 −0.2
Democrats Guenter Sahr 3,452 4.8 −0.1
Total formal votes 71,543 98.0
Informal votes 1,429 2.0
Turnout 72,972 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Scholes 63.0 +3.2
Liberal Kent Henderson 37.0 −3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Deakin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Deakin § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Saunderson 38,225 47.7 +6.3
Liberal Alan Jarman 33,225 41.5 −2.2
Democrats Jeffrey McAlpine 5,324 6.7 −5.2
Democratic Labor Peter Ferwerda 2,949 3.7 +0.7
Independent Wilfrid Thiele 333 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 81,615 96.4
Informal votes 1,559 1.9
Turnout 81,615 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Saunderson 41,727 52.1 +4.4
Liberal Alan Jarman 38,329 47.9 −4.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.4

Diamond Valley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Diamond Valley § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Diamond Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Staples 36,726 46.4 +6.0
Liberal Neil Brown 36,006 45.5 −3.1
Democrats Lynden Kenyon 5,162 6.5 −4.5
Democratic Labor Anne-Marie Petrucco 1,229 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 79,123 98.1
Informal votes 1,492 1.9
Turnout 80,615 97.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Staples 39,907 50.4 +4.1
Liberal Neil Brown 39,216 49.6 −4.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.1

Flinders

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Flinders § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Chynoweth 38,134 47.2 +8.0
Liberal Peter Reith 35,847 44.4 −5.9
Democrats Harold Fraser 4,861 6.0 −4.5
Democratic Labor Kenneth Payne 1,977 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 80,819 98.5
Informal votes 1,208 1.5
Turnout 82,027 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Chynoweth 41,206 51.0 +5.6
Liberal Peter Reith 39,613 49.0 −5.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.6

Gellibrand

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gellibrand § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ralph Willis 47,412 70.4 +4.9
Liberal Peter Goudge 14,120 21.0 −1.2
Socialist Workers James Doughney 2,842 4.2 +0.8
Democrats Barry McLeod 2,695 4.0 −5.0
Australian National Party Augustus Titter 304 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 67,373 96.2
Informal votes 2,678 3.8
Turnout 70,051 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Willis 75.9 +2.5
Liberal Peter Goudge 24.1 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Gippsland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gippsland § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Gippsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anthony Petersen 24,029 35.4 +5.2
National Peter McGauran 21,360 31.5 −25.2
Liberal Philip Davis 16,127 23.8 +23.8
Democrats Pierre Forcier 2,930 4.3 −6.2
Independent Pearce Buckley 2,059 3.0 +3.0
Democratic Labor Stewart Taig 659 1.0 +1.0
Independent Bruce Ingle 652 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 67,816 96.8
Informal votes 2,257 3.2
Turnout 70,073 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter McGauran 40,465 59.7 −2.2
Labor Anthony Petersen 27,351 40.3 +2.2
National hold Swing −2.2

Henty

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Henty § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joan Child 36,259 54.7 +5.6
Liberal Craig Baxter 25,709 38.8 −3.5
Democrats Harry Eichler 2,845 4.3 −1.7
Democratic Labor Paul Carroll 1,442 2.2 −0.4
Total formal votes 66,255 98.3
Informal votes 1,169 1.7
Turnout 67,424 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joan Child 57.5 +4.7
Liberal Craig Baxter 42.5 −4.7
Labor hold Swing +4.7

Higgins

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higgins § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Shipton 35,189 55.2 −1.8
Labor Jennifer Bundy 24,184 37.9 +3.5
Democrats Antony Siddons 3,880 6.1 −0.9
Imperial British Maureen Holmes 500 0.8 −0.2
Total formal votes 63,753 98.4
Informal votes 1,024 1.6
Turnout 64,777 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Shipton 58.0 −2.7
Labor Jennifer Bundy 42.0 +2.7
Liberal hold Swing −2.7

Holt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Holt § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Holt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Duffy 48,648 58.5 +6.4
Liberal Joseph Moldrich 28,845 34.7 −3.7
Democrats Jean Yule 5,639 6.8 −0.9
Total formal votes 83,132 97.6
Informal votes 2,022 2.4
Turnout 85,154 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Duffy 62.6 +5.7
Liberal Joseph Moldrich 37.4 −5.7
Labor hold Swing +5.7

Hotham

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hotham § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lewis Kent 43,083 56.4 +7.9
Liberal Peter Bolitho 28,656 37.5 −1.2
Democrats Erwin Frenkel 4,683 6.1 −5.1
Total formal votes 76,422 97.6
Informal votes 1,850 2.4
Turnout 78,272 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lewis Kent 60.1 +6.1
Liberal Peter Bolitho 39.9 −6.1
Labor hold Swing +6.1

Indi

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Indi § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Indi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ewen Cameron 27,935 41.3 −0.5
Labor Carole Marple 24,374 36.1 +3.0
National Kevin Sanderson 12,892 19.1 −0.4
Democrats Geoffrey le Couteur 2,361 3.5 −0.7
Total formal votes 67,562 98.4
Informal votes 1,066 1.6
Turnout 68,628 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ewen Cameron 40,975 60.6 −1.8
Labor Carole Marple 26,587 39.4 +1.8
Liberal hold Swing −1.8

Isaacs

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Isaacs § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Charles 38,630 55.0 +9.9
Liberal Ann Dunkley 26,964 38.4 +0.4
Democrats Terence Gough 4,689 6.7 −7.4
Total formal votes 70,283 98.4
Informal votes 1,169 1.6
Turnout 71,452 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Charles 59.0 +7.2
Liberal Ann Dunkley 41.0 −7.2
Labor hold Swing +7.2

Kooyong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kooyong § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Kooyong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Peacock 36,297 56.3 −1.3
Labor Avis Meddings 23,081 35.8 +1.9
Democrats Keith Bruckner 4,635 7.2 −1.3
Imperial British David Greagg 434 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 64,447 98.2
Informal votes 1,154 1.8
Turnout 65,601 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Peacock 59.1 −2.0
Labor Avis Meddings 40.9 +2.0
Liberal hold Swing −2.0

La Trobe

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of La Trobe § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Milton 40,493 52.8 +7.6
Liberal Peter Nugent 26,045 34.0 −6.7
Democrats Milton Blake 8,010 10.5 +0.1
Christian Cornelis Hellema 2,085 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 76,633 98.2
Informal votes 1,439 1.8
Turnout 78,072 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Milton 60.9 +8.6
Liberal Peter Nugent 39.1 −8.6
Labor hold Swing +8.6

Lalor

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lalor § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 55,640 68.0 −0.3
Liberal John Fahey 21,442 26.2 +0.6
Democrats Ivan Pollock 4,040 4.9 −1.1
Socialist Workers Helen Said 719 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 81,841 97.6
Informal votes 2,914 3.4
Turnout 84,755 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 71.8 −0.1
Liberal John Fahey 28.2 +0.1
Labor hold Swing −0.1

Mallee

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mallee § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Mallee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Fisher 40,063 62.1 +14.9
Labor Graeme Jarry 16,193 25.1 +1.2
Liberal Ross Owen 6,139 9.5 −11.9
Democrats Colin Kavanagh 2,130 3.3 −1.1
Total formal votes 64,525 98.1
Informal votes 1,269 1.9
Turnout 65,794 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Fisher 72.0 +1.2
Labor Graeme Jarry 28.0 −1.2
National hold Swing +1.2

Maribyrnong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maribyrnong § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Griffiths 41,924 56.6 +2.0
Liberal Geoffrey Ireland 24,400 33.0 −2.1
Democrats Henrik Jersic 4,452 6.0 −4.2
Socialist Workers Peter Beharell 2,420 3.3 +3.3
Australia Richard Wright 844 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 74,040 97.4
Informal votes 2,001 2.6
Turnout 76,041 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Griffiths 63.8 +3.1
Liberal Geoffrey Ireland 36.2 −3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

McMillan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McMillan § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: McMillan [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Cunningham 34,099 48.3 +5.4
Liberal Greg Ross 27,831 39.5 −4.7
Democrats Gloria Auchterlonie 4,062 5.8 −1.5
National Stewart Robertson 3,317 4.7 +4.7
Democratic Labor John Sellens 1,219 1.7 −3.3
Total formal votes 70,528 97.9
Informal votes 1,548 2.1
Turnout 72,076 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Cunningham 37,433 53.1 +1.7
Liberal Greg Ross 33,095 46.9 −1.7
Labor hold Swing +1.7

Melbourne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerry Hand 38,694 63.7 +3.0
Liberal Robert Fallshaw 14,370 23.6 −4.5
Democrats Chris Carter 6,271 10.3 +3.2
Socialist Workers James McIlroy 750 1.2 +1.2
Imperial British James Ferrari 678 1.1 −0.4
Total formal votes 60,763 96.7
Informal votes 2,074 3.3
Turnout 62,837 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerry Hand 70.2 +3.1
Liberal Robert Fallshaw 29.8 −3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

Melbourne Ports

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne Ports § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Holding 36,444 59.7 +2.7
Liberal Ronald Flood 20,488 33.5 −0.4
Democrats John Sutcliffe 3,556 5.8 −1.5
Socialist Workers Brett Trenery 595 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 61,083 97.3
Informal votes 1,688 2.7
Turnout 62,751 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 64.1 +1.8
Liberal Ronald Flood 35.9 −1.8
Labor hold Swing +1.8

Murray

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Murray § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bruce Lloyd 36,433 53.3 +7.1
Labor Mark Anderson 16,684 24.4 +0.5
Liberal Anne Adams 11,727 17.2 −5.1
Democrats John Weir 2,640 3.9 −2.0
Independent Diane Teasdale 835 1.2 −0.6
Total formal votes 68,319 97.8
Informal votes 1,506 2.2
Turnout 69,825 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Bruce Lloyd 71.3 +3.8
Labor Mark Anderson 28.7 −3.8
National hold Swing +3.8

Scullin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Scullin § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Scullin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Jenkins 51,312 66.4 −0.7
Liberal Katheryne Savage 19,519 25.3 −1.7
Democrats Kenneth Peak 3,528 4.6 −1.2
Socialist Workers Joan Barker 2,886 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 77,245 97.0
Informal votes 2,352 3.0
Turnout 79,597 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jenkins 72.6 +2.0
Liberal Katheryne Savage 27.4 −2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0

Wannon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wannon § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Wannon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Fraser 37,792 57.6 −0.8
Labor Nancy Genardini 24,359 37.2 +2.1
Democrats Harold Jeffrey 3,416 5.2 +1.1
Total formal votes 65,567 98.7
Informal votes 865 1.3
Turnout 66,432 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Fraser 59.7 −1.5
Labor Nancy Genardini 40.3 +1.5
Liberal hold Swing −1.5

Wills

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wills § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Hawke 45,571 67.6 +2.5
Liberal Mark Hoysted 14,773 21.9 −4.5
Democrats John Hallam 4,225 6.3 +2.6
Socialist Labour Martin Mantell 1,287 1.9 +1.2
Democratic Labor Michael Verberne 1,145 1.7 −0.2
Socialist Workers Solomon Salby 206 0.3 −0.7
Imperial British Cecil G. Murgatroyd 174 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 67,381 96.2
Informal votes 2,660 3.8
Turnout 70,041 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Hawke 74.1 +4.2
Liberal Mark Hoysted 25.9 −4.2
Labor hold Swing +4.2

Queensland

1983 Australian federal election (Queensland)
← 1980 5 March 1983 1984 →
All 19 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Malcolm Fraser Bob Hawke
Party Coalition Labor
Seats before 14 5
Seats won 9 10
Seat change Decrease 5 Increase 5
Popular vote 648,177 621,146
Percentage 48.10% 46.10%
Swing Decrease 1.10pp Increase 3.30pp
TPP 50.54% 49.45%
TPP swing Decrease 2.56pp Increase 2.56pp

Bowman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bowman § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Bowman [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Len Keogh 37,666 49.7 +3.8
Liberal David Jull 30,522 40.3 −8.5
National Craig Brown 4,579 6.0 +6.0
Democrats Ronald Heindorff 3,040 4.0 −1.3
Total formal votes 75,807 98.8
Informal votes 945 1.2
Turnout 76,752 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Keogh 52.2 +3.4
Liberal David Jull 47.8 −3.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.4

Brisbane

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Brisbane § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manfred Cross 31,596 50.4 +2.3
Liberal Richard Magnus 20,566 32.8 −11.9
National Bradley Garrett 5,447 8.7 +8.7
Democrats Lance Winter 3,462 5.5 −0.5
Socialist Workers Susanne Bolton 1,565 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 62,636 98.6
Informal votes 864 1.4
Turnout 63,500 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manfred Cross 56.9 +5.1
Liberal Richard Magnus 43.1 −5.1
Labor hold Swing +5.1

Capricornia

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Capricornia § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Doug Everingham 36,662 54.4 +3.5
National Robert Simpson 11,480 17.0 −7.8
Liberal Alan Agnew 11,465 17.0 +4.9
National Helen Reeves 5,620 8.3 +8.3
Democrats Gregory Read 1,881 2.8 −0.6
Socialist David Ryan 226 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 67,334 98.9
Informal votes 754 1.1
Turnout 68,088 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Doug Everingham 59.9 +5.6
National Robert Simpson 40.1 −5.6
Labor hold Swing +5.6

Darling Downs

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling Downs § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Darling Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tom McVeigh 42,627 61.7 −1.6
Labor Ronald Cullin 22,524 32.6 +2.7
Democrats David Groves 3,960 5.7 +0.2
Total formal votes 69,111 99.0
Informal votes 715 1.0
Turnout 69,826 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom McVeigh 64.0 −1.8
Labor Ronald Cullin 36.0 +1.8
National hold Swing −1.8

Dawson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dawson § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ray Braithwaite 35,686 50.1 +0.0
Labor Barbara Hill 34,229 48.1 +2.9
Independent Raymond Jensen 426 0.6 +0.6
Independent Eric Geissmann 423 0.6 +0.6
Progress Kelly Crombie 420 0.6 +0.1
Total formal votes 71,184 98.9
Informal votes 815 1.1
Turnout 71,999 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Ray Braithwaite 51.2 −6.7
Labor Barbara Hill 48.8 +6.7
National hold Swing −6.7

Fadden

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fadden § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Beddall 44,412 48.3 +4.7
Liberal Don Cameron 35,692 38.8 −9.2
National Howard Edmunds 7,251 7.9 +7.9
Democrats Murray Hallam 3,806 4.1 −3.4
Socialist Raymond Ferguson 505 0.5 +0.5
Progress Dallas Graham 276 0.3 −0.5
Total formal votes 91,942 98.4
Informal votes 1,476 1.6
Turnout 93,418 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Beddall 51.7 +3.1
Liberal Don Cameron 48.3 −3.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.1

Fisher

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fisher § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Fisher
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Evan Adermann 36,848 39.9 −13.4
Labor Sol Theo 35,220 38.2 +3.4
Liberal Dennis Caswell 13,414 14.5 +14.5
Democrats Garry Somerville 6,764 7.3 −0.8
Total formal votes 92,246 99.0
Informal votes 960 1.0
Turnout 93,206 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Evan Adermann 52,691 57.1 −1.8
Labor Sol Theo 39,555 42.9 +1.8
National hold Swing −1.8

Griffith

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Griffith § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ben Humphreys 32,597 57.9 +2.1
Liberal Graham Young 18,545 32.9 +5.2
Democrats Carole Ames 3,777 6.7 +2.4
Socialist Labour Michael Fulton 750 1.3 +1.3
Socialist Workers Julie Walkington 620 1.1 −2.9
Total formal votes 56,289 97.7
Informal votes 1,301 2.3
Turnout 57,590 89.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ben Humphreys 64.5 +1.6
Liberal Graham Young 35.5 −1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Herbert

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Herbert § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Herbert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Lindsay 35,368 50.2 +3.7
Liberal Gordon Dean 23,875 33.9 −13.9
National John Aubrey 9,562 13.6 +13.6
Democrats John Lamb 1,597 2.3 −3.3
Total formal votes 70,402 99.1
Informal votes 659 0.9
Turnout 71,061 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Lindsay 52.8 +3.7
Liberal Gordon Dean 47.2 −3.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.7

Kennedy

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kennedy § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bob Katter, Sr. 32,871 56.6 −3.6
Labor Brigid Walsh 22,407 38.6 +2.6
Democrats George Hannaford 2,757 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 58,035 98.7
Informal votes 748 1.3
Turnout 58,783 90.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Bob Katter, Sr. 59.1 −3.6
Labor Brigid Walsh 40.9 +3.6
National hold Swing −3.6

Leichhardt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Leichhardt § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Gayler 35,071 52.1 +5.8
National David Thomson 32,285 47.9 −1.0
Total formal votes 67,356 98.2
Informal votes 1,251 1.8
Turnout 68,607 91.5
Labor gain from National Swing +3.2

Lilley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lilley § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Lilley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Elaine Darling 35,350 57.2 +9.2
Liberal Jim Anderson 24,249 39.3 −7.9
Democrats Gael Paul 1,779 2.9 −1.9
Independent Anthony Catip 375 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 61,753 98.9
Informal votes 687 1.1
Turnout 62,440 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Elaine Darling 59.2 +8.4
Liberal Jim Anderson 40.8 −8.4
Labor hold Swing +8.4

Maranoa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maranoa § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Maranoa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Cameron 39,591 62.9 +5.6
Labor Warren Keats 19,057 30.3 +0.8
Democrats Austin Brannigan 4,300 6.8 +2.9
Total formal votes 62,948 98.9
Informal votes 723 1.1
Turnout 63,671 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Cameron 66.2 −0.9
Labor Warren Keats 33.8 +0.9
National hold Swing −0.9

McPherson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McPherson § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: McPherson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter White 31,118 35.9 −7.4
Labor Darryl McArthur 29,265 33.8 +3.0
National Trevor Watt 20,328 23.5 +23.5
Democrats Kenneth Peterson 4,254 4.9 −0.1
Humanitarian Peter Courtney 1,687 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 86,652 98.5
Informal votes 1,277 1.5
Turnout 87,929 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter White 52,282 60.3 +6.7
Labor Darryl McArthur 34,370 39.7 −6.7
Liberal hold Swing +6.7

Moreton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moreton § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir James Killen 29,638 46.7 −4.0
Labor Barbara Robson 28,854 45.5 +3.2
Democrats Leonard Fitzgerald 4,230 6.7 +2.0
Socialist Workers Helen Jones 712 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 63,434 98.5
Informal votes 987 1.5
Turnout 64,421 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir James Killen 32,728 51.6 −3.0
Labor Barbara Robson 30,706 48.4 +3.0
Liberal hold Swing −3.0

Oxley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Oxley § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Hayden 49,837 66.9 +2.8
Liberal Les Woodforth 20,346 27.3 −1.8
Democrats Wayne Martin 3,699 5.0 +0.9
Socialist Workers Juanita Keig 668 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 74,550 98.7
Informal votes 957 1.3
Turnout 75,507 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Hayden 70.7 +1.9
Liberal Les Woodforth 29.3 −1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9

Petrie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Petrie § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Deane Wells 33,283 47.0 +4.3
Liberal John Hodges 31,227 44.1 −3.9
Democrats Ray Hollis 4,506 6.4 −0.4
Independent Christopher Caldwell 1,453 2.0 +2.0
Progress Phillip Grimison 411 0.6 −2.0
Total formal votes 70,880 98.6
Informal votes 1,003 1.4
Turnout 71,883 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Deane Wells 35,800 50.5 +3.9
Liberal John Hodges 35,080 49.5 −3.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.9

Ryan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ryan § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Moore 37,873 53.1 −2.0
Labor Michael Foley 25,386 35.6 +1.6
Democrats John Elfick 5,975 8.4 −0.6
Independent Anthony Crooks 1,135 1.6 +1.6
Independent Patrick Cusack 964 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 71,333 98.2
Informal votes 862 1.2
Turnout 72,195 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Moore 57.5 −2.9
Labor Michael Foley 42.5 +2.9
Liberal hold Swing −2.9

Wide Bay

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Clarrie Millar 35,472 48.9 −1.5
Labor James Finemore 32,362 44.6 +4.2
Democrats Mervyn Worth 2,850 3.9 −2.8
Progress Raymond Bird 1,813 2.5 +0.0
Total formal votes 72,497 98.9
Informal votes 806 1.1
Turnout 73,303 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Clarrie Millar 37,602 51.9 −2.5
Labor James Finemore 34,895 48.1 +2.5
National hold Swing −2.5

South Australia

1983 Australian federal election (South Australia)
← 1980 5 March 1983 1984 →
All 11 SA seats in the House of Representatives
6 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bob Hawke Malcolm Fraser
Party Labor Coalition
Seats before 6 5
Seats won 7 4
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 393,971 351,583
Percentage 48.40% 43.20%
Swing Increase 3.90pp Decrease 2.70pp
TPP 52.30% 47.70%
TPP swing Increase 2.70pp Decrease 2.70pp

Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Adelaide [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Hurford 39,134 55.8 +3.7
Liberal Barry James 24,156 34.4 −1.8
Democrats Eileen Farmer 4,604 6.6 −5.1
Independent John Buik 1,894 2.7 +2.7
Socialist Workers Paul Petit 385 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 70,173 96.8
Informal votes 2,314 3.2
Turnout 72,487 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Hurford 62.6 +4.1
Liberal Barry James 37.4 −4.1
Labor hold Swing +4.1

Barker

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barker § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Barker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Porter 42,333 57.3 −0.2
Labor Valerie Young 23,906 32.4 +3.5
Democrats Meg Lees 3,974 5.4 −0.2
National Anthony Beck 3,650 4.9 −3.2
Total formal votes 73,863 97.7
Informal votes 1,717 2.3
Turnout 75,580 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Porter 63.8 −2.3
Labor Valerie Young 36.2 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing −2.3

Bonython

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bonython § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neal Blewett 48,097 60.5 +6.1
Liberal Neville Joyce 24,391 30.7 −2.0
Democrats John Longhurst 7,006 8.8 −2.3
Total formal votes 79,494 97.1
Informal votes 2,340 2.9
Turnout 81,834 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 65.8 +3.4
Liberal Neville Joyce 34.2 −3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Boothby

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Boothby § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steele Hall 42,676 55.1 −1.1
Labor Bruce Whyatt 26,343 34.0 +4.3
Democrats John Coulter 8,424 10.9 −2.2
Total formal votes 77,443 98.3
Informal votes 1,332 1.7
Turnout 78,775 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steele Hall 60.1 −2.5
Labor Bruce Whyatt 39.9 +2.5
Liberal hold Swing −2.5

Grey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grey § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lloyd O'Neil 35,276 51.0 +0.9
Liberal Joy Baluch 24,114 34.9 −5.5
Democrats Jack Babbage 3,981 5.8 +1.2
National Anthony Haskett 3,454 5.0 +0.1
Independent James Cronin 1,556 2.3 +2.3
Libertarian Kerry Hawkes 732 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 69,113 96.9
Informal votes 2,207 3.1
Turnout 71,320 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lloyd O'Neil 56.1 +2.7
Liberal Joy Baluch 43.9 −2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Hawker

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hawker § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Hawker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ralph Jacobi 36,483 52.1 +2.7
Liberal Bruce Harry 27,211 38.8 −3.5
Democrats Graham Pamount 4,792 6.8 −1.5
Socialist Workers John Garcia 1,568 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 70,054 97.5
Informal votes 1,769 2.5
Turnout 71,823 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Jacobi 57.3 +3.5
Liberal Bruce Harry 42.7 −3.5
Labor hold Swing +3.5

Hindmarsh

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hindmarsh § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Scott 39,496 53.7 +5.7
Liberal Barry Lewis 26,280 35.8 −2.7
Democrats Jim Mitchell 5,592 7.6 −1.6
Socialist Workers Lotus Cavagnino 2,139 2.9 +0.7
Total formal votes 73,507 96.9
Informal votes 2,352 3.1
Turnout 75,859 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Scott 60.0 +3.8
Liberal Barry Lewis 40.0 −3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

Kingston

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingston § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bilney 40,019 50.0 +5.3
Liberal Grant Chapman 35,057 43.8 −2.5
Democrats Robert Ralph 5,038 6.3 −2.7
Total formal votes 80,114 98.2
Informal votes 1,488 1.8
Turnout 81,602 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bilney 42,568 53.1 +3.3
Liberal Grant Chapman 37,546 46.9 −3.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.3

Port Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Port Adelaide § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Young 48,865 68.0 +5.0
Liberal Robin Rickards 16,567 23.0 −5.3
Socialist Workers Robert Fisher 3,093 4.3 +4.3
Democrats Benjamin Michael 2,484 3.5 −3.5
Communist Donald Sutherland 888 1.2 −0.6
Total formal votes 71,897 95.9
Informal votes 3,086 4.1
Turnout 74,983 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mick Young 74.2 +5.4
Liberal Robin Rickards 25.8 −5.4
Labor hold Swing +5.4

Sturt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sturt § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Sturt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Wilson 36,656 48.4 −2.5
Labor Sergio Ubaldi 32,350 42.7 +2.2
Democrats Alison Dolling 6,764 8.9 +0.8
Total formal votes 75,770 97.5
Informal votes 1,959 2.5
Turnout 77,729 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Wilson 39,379 52.0 −2.0
Labor Sergio Ubaldi 36,391 48.0 +2.0
Liberal hold Swing −2.0

Wakefield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wakefield § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Wakefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Andrew 43,380 59.5 −0.3
Labor Suzanne Owens 24,002 32.9 +3.9
Democrats Donald Chisholm 3,851 5.3 −3.2
National Roger Cavanagh 1,658 2.3 −0.4
Total formal votes 72,891 97.6
Informal votes 1,816 2.4
Turnout 74,707 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neil Andrew 63.7 −2.5
Labor Suzanne Owens 36.3 +2.5
Liberal hold Swing −2.5

Western Australia

1983 Australian federal election (Western Australia)
← 1980 5 March 1983 1984 →
All 11 WA seats in the House of Representatives
6 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bob Hawke Malcolm Fraser
Party Labor Coalition
Seats before 3 8
Seats won 8 3
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 5
Popular vote 378,545 314,162
Percentage 52.00% 43.106
Swing Increase 10.00pp Increase 5.00pp
TPP 55.00% 45.00%
TPP swing Increase 8.30pp Decrease 8.30pp

Canning

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canning § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Canning [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wendy Fatin 40,740 54.8 +12.8
Liberal Mel Bungey 30,410 40.9 −6.4
Democrats Jean Ritter 3,164 4.3 −5.1
Total formal votes 74,314 98.1
Informal votes 1,414 1.9
Turnout 75,728 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wendy Fatin 57.4 +9.2
Liberal Mel Bungey 42.6 −9.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.2

Curtin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Curtin § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Rocher 30,404 51.7 −7.2
Labor Clive Kittson 24,337 41.4 +8.6
Democrats Marjorie McKercher 4,046 6.9 −1.4
Total formal votes 58,787 98.4
Informal votes 949 1.6
Turnout 59,736 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Rocher 54.5 −7.8
Labor Clive Kittson 45.5 +7.8
Liberal hold Swing −7.8

Forrest

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Forrest § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Drummond 32,076 48.9 −2.4
Labor David Churches 29,643 45.2 +9.2
Democrats Donald Stewart 2,416 3.7 −3.3
Independent Alfred Bussell 1,485 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 65,620 98.1
Informal votes 1,281 1.9
Turnout 66,901 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Drummond 33,735 51.4 −8.4
Labor David Churches 31,885 48.6 +8.4
Liberal hold Swing −8.4

Fremantle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dawkins 43,326 63.3 +5.2
Liberal Max Adams 22,025 32.2 −2.1
Democrats Colin Hull 1,733 2.5 −3.6
Socialist Labour Timothy Peach 970 1.4 +1.4
Socialist Workers Margo Condoleon 360 0.5 −1.0
Total formal votes 68,414 97.5
Informal votes 1,779 2.5
Turnout 70,193 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Dawkins 66.5 +3.4
Liberal Max Adams 33.5 −3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Kalgoorlie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graeme Campbell 34,843 56.6 +11.4
Liberal Douglas Krepp 23,069 37.5 −9.0
Democrats Blair Nancarrow 1,856 3.0 −5.3
Independent Joseph Boschetti 1,778 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 61,546 97.7
Informal votes 1,459 2.3
Turnout 63,005 86.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graeme Campbell 59.5 +8.9
Liberal Douglas Krepp 40.5 −8.9
Labor hold Swing +8.9

Moore

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moore § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Moore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allen Blanchard 42,557 54.1 +11.2
Liberal John Hyde 31,952 40.6 −6.4
Democrats Alan Needham 4,120 5.2 −2.6
Total formal votes 78,629 98.4
Informal votes 1,255 1.6
Turnout 79,884 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Allen Blanchard 57.2 +10.0
Liberal John Hyde 42.8 −10.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +10.0

O'Connor

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of O'Connor § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: O'Connor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wilson Tuckey 29,414 48.6 +8.3
Labor Kim Chance 19,356 32.0 +8.8
National Brian Pearce 5,999 9.9 −8.3
National James Ferguson 3,686 6.1 −8.9
Democrats Denis Kidby 2,105 3.5 +0.2
Total formal votes 60,560 97.9
Informal votes 1,303 2.1
Turnout 61,863 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wilson Tuckey 64.1 +1.6
Labor Kim Chance 35.9 +35.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Perth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Perth § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ric Charlesworth 34,108 54.7 +9.0
Liberal Ross McLean 26,510 42.5 −5.7
Democrats Geoffrey Syme 1,770 2.8 −2.4
Total formal votes 62,388 97.7
Informal votes 1,446 2.3
Turnout 63,834 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ric Charlesworth 56.4 +7.4
Liberal Ross McLean 43.6 −7.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.4

Stirling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Stirling § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Edwards 35,828 54.5 +12.3
Liberal Ian Viner 27,181 41.4 −7.5
Democrats Maria Phillips 2,695 4.1 −2.7
Total formal votes 65,704 98.3
Informal votes 1,143 1.7
Turnout 66,847 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Edwards 57.0 +9.0
Liberal Ian Viner 43.0 −9.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.0

Swan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Swan § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley 38,908 62.7 +9.4
Liberal Jeffrey Roberts 19,825 32.0 −8.1
Democrats Kevin Trent 2,662 4.3 −1.1
Socialist Workers Linda Mere 621 1.0 −0.2
Total formal votes 62,016 97.8
Informal votes 1,391 2.2
Turnout 63,407 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kim Beazley 66.2 +8.6
Liberal Jeffrey Roberts 33.8 −8.6
Labor hold Swing +8.6

Tangney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Tangney § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Gear 34,899 49.4 +9.1
Liberal Peter Shack 31,811 45.0 −5.1
Democrats Ron Murray 2,706 3.8 −5.9
Socialist Workers Bronwen Beachey 1,236 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 70,652 98.2
Informal votes 1,256 1.8
Turnout 71,917 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Gear 53.2 +7.8
Liberal Peter Shack 46.8 −7.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.8

Tasmania

1983 Australian federal election (Tasmania)
← 1980 5 March 1983 1984 →
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the House of Representatives
3 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Malcolm Fraser Bob Hawke
Party Coalition Labor
Seats before 5 0
Seats won 5 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 145,393 106,647
Percentage 54.90% 39.35%
Swing Increase 3.00pp Decrease 0.50pp
TPP 56.42% 43.58%
TPP swing Increase 3.52pp Decrease 3.52pp

Bass

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bass § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Bass[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Newman 28,448 53.5 +0.5
Labor John McDonald 19,590 36.8 −7.7
Democrats Nick Goldie 3,291 6.2 +6.2
Independent Richard Hutchison 1,884 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 53,213 97.4
Informal votes 1,409 2.6
Turnout 54,622 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Newman 58.3 +4.4
Labor John McDonald 41.7 −4.4
Liberal hold Swing +4.4

Braddon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Braddon § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Braddon[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray Groom 31,143 61.2 +6.1
Labor Lance Fee 18,016 35.4 −9.5
Democrats Greg Sargent 1,731 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 50,890 97.9
Informal votes 1,110 2.1
Turnout 52,000 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Groom 62.6 +7.5
Labor Lance Fee 37.4 −7.5
Liberal hold Swing +7.5

Denison

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Denison § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Denison[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Hodgman 28,468 54.4 +4.2
Labor Kathy Smith 21,680 41.5 −4.4
Democrats Harvey Wallace-Williams 1,743 3.3 −0.6
Socialist Workers Leica Wagner 406 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 52,297 97.8
Informal votes 1,199 2.2
Turnout 53,496 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Hodgman 55.8 +3.4
Labor Kathy Smith 44.2 −3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Franklin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Franklin § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Franklin[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 28,814 52.4 +1.1
Labor Fran Bladel 24,578 44.7 −0.7
Democrats John Thomson 1,357 2.5 −0.8
Socialist Workers David Mazengarb 278 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 55,027 98.1
Informal votes 1,047 1.9
Turnout 56,074 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 53.5 +0.8
Labor Fran Bladel 46.5 −0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

Wilmot

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wilmot § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Wilmot[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Burr 28,520 53.5 +3.4
Labor David Llewellyn 22,783 42.7 −7.2
Democrats Liz Holloway 1,336 2.5 +2.5
Independent Bill Chugg 702 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 53,341 97.3
Informal votes 1,467 2.7
Turnout 54,808 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Burr 55.1 +5.0
Labor David Llewellyn 44.9 −5.0
Liberal hold Swing +5.0

Australian Capital Territory

1983 Australian federal election (ACT)
← 1980 5 March 1983 1984 →
All 2 ACT seats in the House of Representatives
1 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bob Hawke Malcolm Fraser
Party Labor Coalition
Seats before 2 0
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 82,189 48,016
Percentage 62.48% 36.50%
Swing Increase 8.75pp Decrease 0.93pp
TPP 65.49% 34.51%
TPP swing Increase 6.89pp Decrease 6.89pp

Canberra

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canberra § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Canberra [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ros Kelly 40,434 62.2 +9.8
Liberal Gerard Brennan 22,365 34.4 −7.7
Deadly Serious Joanne Hansen 2,191 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 64,990 98.0
Informal votes 1,330 2.0
Turnout 66,320 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ros Kelly 63.9 +8.2
Liberal Gerard Brennan 36.1 −8.2
Labor hold Swing +8.2

Fraser

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory) § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Fraser
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Fry 41,755 65.6 +8.3
Liberal Liz Grant 18,848 29.6 −5.0
Deadly Serious Rohan Greenland 1,619 2.5 +2.5
Independent Kevin Wise 1,419 2.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 63,641 97.6
Informal votes 1,572 2.4
Turnout 65,213 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Fry 68.0 +5.5
Liberal Liz Grant 32.0 −5.5
Labor hold Swing +5.5

Northern Territory

1983 Australian federal election (Northern Territory)
← 1980 5 March 1983 1984 →
Division of Northern Territory
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bob Hawke Malcolm Fraser
Party Labor Coalition
Seats before 0 1
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 20,764 20,479
Percentage 46.60% 45.90%
Swing Increase 6.20pp Increase 2.30pp
TPP 51.87% 48.13%
TPP swing Increase 3.07pp Decrease 3.07pp
This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1983
1983 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Reeves 20,764 46.6 +6.2
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 20,479 45.9 +2.3
Democrats Joy King 1,571 3.5 −2.3
Independent Bill Cain 1,132 2.5 +2.5
Independent Pamela Gardiner 395 0.9 −1.7
Independent Strider 252 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 44,593 95.6
Informal votes 2,070 4.4
Turnout 46,663 81.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Reeves 23,132 51.9 +3.1
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 21,461 48.1 −3.1
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +3.1

See also

References

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  3. ^ a b "1983 House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "1983 House of Representatives: Queensland". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "1983 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "1983 House of Representatives: Western Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e "1983 House of Representatives: Tasmania". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ "1983 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  9. ^ "1983 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.