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	24
	Liberal–National coalition		3,787,151	43.61	–2.79	50	24
		Liberal	2,983,986	34.36	−3.07	33	21
		National	782,824	9.01	+0.27	17	2
		Country Liberal	20,471	0.24	+0.01	0	1
	Democrats		437,265	5.03	−1.54
Total			8,684,862			125
Two-party-preferred (estimated)
	Labor			53.23	+3.6	75	24
	Coalition			46.77	−3.6	50	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 6 6 Popular vote 1,512,012 1,282,458 Percentage 50.10% 42.60% Swing 3.70pp 3.60pp TPP 54.09% 45.91% TPP swing 3.69pp 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
	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 6 6 Popular vote 1,182,247 983,47 Percentage 50.50% 42.0% Swing 2.00pp 2.00pp TPP 54.50% 45.50% TPP swing 3.90pp 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 Nat.	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 5 5 Popular vote 648,177 621,146 Percentage 48.10% 46.10% Swing 1.10pp 3.30pp TPP 50.54% 49.45% TPP swing 2.56pp 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 1 1 Popular vote 393,971 351,583 Percentage 48.40% 43.20% Swing 3.90pp 2.70pp TPP 52.30% 47.70% TPP swing 2.70pp 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 5 5 Popular vote 378,545 314,162 Percentage 52.00% 43.106 Swing 10.00pp 5.00pp TPP 55.00% 45.00% TPP swing 8.30pp 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 Popular vote 145,393 106,647 Percentage 54.90% 39.35% Swing 3.00pp 0.50pp TPP 56.42% 43.58% TPP swing 3.52pp 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 Popular vote 82,189 48,016 Percentage 62.48% 36.50% Swing 8.75pp 0.93pp TPP 65.49% 34.51% TPP swing 6.89pp 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 1 1 Popular vote 20,764 20,479 Percentage 46.60% 45.90% Swing 6.20pp 2.30pp TPP 51.87% 48.13% TPP swing 3.07pp 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

• Candidates of the 1983 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1983–1984
• Results of the 1983 Australian federal election (Senate)

References

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