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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Corangamite on 18 February 1984. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP Tony Street. The by-election was held to coincide with the Hughes and Richmond by-elections.
The election was comfortably won by Liberal candidate Stewart McArthur.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 32,083 | 46.7 | -11.5 | |
| Labor | Gavan O'Connor | 25,517 | 37.1 | -4.7 | |
| National | David Seymour | 9,794 | 14.2 | +14.2 | |
| Democratic Labor | Joseph Lam | 1,336 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 68,730 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,096 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 69,826 | 92.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 40,837 | 59.4 | +1.2 | |
| Labor | Gavan O'Connor | 27,893 | 40.6 | -1.2 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
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