Results of the 1984 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

1984 Australian federal election

←  1983 1 December 1984 (1984-12-01) 1987  →
All 148 seats in the House of Representatives 75 seats were needed for a majority in the House 46 (of the 76) seats in the Senate
First party Second party   Leader Bob Hawke Andrew Peacock Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Leader since 8 February 1983 (1983-02-08) 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) Leader's seat Wills (Vic.) Kooyong (Vic.) Last election 75 seats 50 seats Seats won 82 seats 66 seats Seat change 7 16 Percentage 51.77% 48.23% Swing 1.46% 1.46%
Prime Minister before election Bob Hawke Labor Subsequent Prime Minister Bob Hawke Labor

The following tables show results for the Australian House of Representatives at the 1984 federal election held on 1 December 1984. ^{[1] [2]}

Australia

House of Reps (IRV) — 1984–87 – Turnout 94.19% (CV) — Informal 6.78%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		4,120,130	47.55	−1.93	82	7
		Liberal	2,951,556	34.06	−0.06	44	11
		National	921,151	10.63	+1.42	21	4
		Country Liberal	27,335	0.32	+0.08	1	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		3,900,042	45.01	–1.40	66	16
	Democrats		472,204	5.45	+0.42
Total			8,664,952			148	23
Two-party-preferred
	Labor		4,484,622	51.77	−1.46	82	7
	Liberal–National coalition		4,178,572	48.23	+1.46	66	16
Invalid/blank votes			630,469	6.8	+4.7
Turnout			9,295,421	94.2
Registered voters			9,869,217
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993

States

New South Wales

1984 Australian federal election
(New South Wales)

←  1983 1 December 1984 1987  →
All 51 New South Wales seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 7 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Bob Hawke Andrew Peacock Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Last election 24 19 seats Seats won 29 seats 22 seats Seat change 5 3 Popular vote 1,458,856 1,308,922 Percentage 48.3% 43.3% Swing 1.8 0.7 TPP 52.91% 47.09% TPP swing 1.38 1.38

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Overall results.[ edit ]

Turnout 94.1% (CV) — Informal 6.2% ^[2]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	990,464	32.76	+1.21	12	1
		National	318,458	10.53	–0.43	10	2
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,308,922	43.30	+0.79	22	3
	Labor		1,458,856	48.26	–1.86	29	5
	Democrats		178,806	5.91	+1.12
	Independent		65,606	2.17	+1.12
	Nuclear Disarmament		5,438	0.18	+0.18
	Socialist Workers		4,261	0.14	–0.55
	Communist		1,213	0.04	–0.14
Total			3,023,102			51	8
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		1,599,219	52.91	+1.38		5
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,423,408	47.09	–1.38		3
Invalid/blank votes			198,648	6.2	+4.0
Turnout			3,221,750	94.1
Registered voters			3,424,032
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993

Victoria

1984 Australian federal election
(Victoria)

←  1983 1 December 1984 1987  →
All 39 Victorian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 7 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Bob Hawke Andrew Peacock Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Last election 23 10 seats Seats won 25 seats 14 seats Seat change 2 4 Popular vote 1,117,874 987,858 Percentage 48.9% 43.3% Swing 1.6 1.3 TPP 54.09% 46.91% TPP swing 4.85 4.85

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in Victoria § Overall results.[ edit ]

Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2% ^[2]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	842,423	36.88	–0.20	11	4
		National	145,435	6.37	1.50	3
	Liberal/National Coalition		987,858	43.24	1.30	14	4
	Labor		1,117,873	48.93	–1.60	25	2
	Democrats		115,172	6.37	–0.70
	Democratic Labor		49,121	5.04
	Independent		8,925	2.15
	Nuclear Disarmament		2,702	0.39
	Pensioner		1,645	0.12
	Socialist Workers		1,236	0.07
Total			3,023,102			39	6
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		1,212,308	53.09	+4.85		2
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,071,270	46.91	–4.85		4
Invalid/blank votes			202,740	8.2	+5.9
Turnout			2,487,273	95.1
Registered voters			2,614,383
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993

Queensland

1984 Australian federal election
(Queensland)

←  1983 1 December 1984 1987  →
All 24 Queensland seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 7 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Andrew Peacock Bob Hawke Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 9 10 seats Seats won 15 seats 9 seats Seat change 6 1 Popular vote 699,350 605,804 Percentage 50.9% 44.1% Swing 3.2 1.3 TPP 52.29% 47.71 TPP swing 2.26 2.26

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in Queensland § Overall results.[ edit ]

Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2% ^[2]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		National	435,832	31.70	+7.95	8	2
		Liberal	263,518	19.16	–5.24	7	4
	Liberal/National Coalition		699,350	50.86	2.72	15	6
	Labor		605,813	44.06	–2.08	9	1
	Democrats		66,243	4.82	+0.17
	Independent		3,043	0.22	–0.13
	Socialist Workers		592	0.04	–0.22
Total			2,707,001			24	5
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal/National Coalition		718,873	52.29	–2.26	15	6
	Labor		656,029	47.71	+2.26	9	1
Invalid/blank votes			65,803	4.6	+1.3
Turnout			1,440,843	92.7
Registered voters			1,555,600
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993

Western Australia

1984 Australian federal election
(Western Australia)

←  1983 1 December 1984 1987  →
All 13 Western Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 7 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Bob Hawke Andrew Peacock Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Last election 8 3 seats Seats won 9 seats 4 seats Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 359,810 351,317 Percentage 48.2% 47.1% Swing 3.8 3.9 TPP 50.9% 49.1 TPP swing 0.6 0.6

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Overall results.[ edit ]

Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2% ^[2]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	341,500	45.74	3.92	4	1
		National	9,817	1.31	-0.02
	Liberal/National Coalition		351,317	47.05	3.90	4	1
	Labor		359,810	48.19	-3.76	9	1
	Democrats		27,598	3.70	-0.32
	Independents		3,791	0.51	0.06
	Nuclear Disarmament		2,623	0.35
	Socialist Workers		1,535	0.21	-0.09
Total			746,674			13	2
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		379,731	50.86	2.27	9	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		366,912	49.14	-2.27	4	1
Invalid/blank votes			59,801	7.42	5.44
Turnout			806,475	93.82
Registered voters			859,623
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993

South Australia

1984 Australian federal election
(South Australia)

←  1983 1 December 1984 1987  →
All 13 South Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 7 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Bob Hawke Andrew Peacock Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Last election 7 4 seats Seats won 8 seats 5 seats Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 367,915 348,862 Percentage 6.87% 47.1% Swing 1.5 2.35 TPP 51.7% 48.3 TPP swing 0.6 0.6

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in South Australia § Overall results.[ edit ]

Turnout 94.9% (CV) — Informal 8.7% ^[2]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	337,253	42.97	0.87	5	1
		National	11,609	1.48	1.48
	Liberal/National Coalition		348,862	44.45	2.35	5	1
	Labor		367,915	46.87	-1.51	8	1
	Democrats		61,822	7.88	0.94
	Nuclear Disarmament		2,270	0.29
	Independent		2,205	0.28	-0.14
	Socialist Workers		1,836	0.23	-0.65
Total			784,910			13	2
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		405,496	51.67	-0.63	8	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		379,305	48.33	0.63	5	1
Invalid/blank votes			74,719	8.69	6.02
Turnout			859,629	94.85
Registered voters			906,278
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993

Tasmania

1984 Australian federal election
(Tasmania)

←  1983 1 December 1984 1987  →
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 7 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Andrew Peacock Bob Hawke Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 5 0 seats Seats won 5 seats 0 seats Seat change Popular vote 133,173 113,094 Percentage 51.1% 43.4% Swing 3.8 3.1 TPP 53.4% 46.6% TPP swing 3.1 3.1

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in Tasmania § Overall results.[ edit ]

Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2% ^[2]

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	133,173	51.13	-3.78	5
	Labor	113,094	43.42	3.14
	Democrats	10,432	4.01	0.44
	Independent	3,747	1.44	0.46
Total		260,446			5
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal	138,983	53.37	-3.05	5
	Labor	121,438	46.63	3.05	0
Invalid/blank votes		16,237	5.87	3.57
Turnout		276,683	95.40
Registered voters		290,028
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993

Territories

Australian Capital Territory

1984 Australian federal election
(Australian Capital Territory)

←  1983 5 March 1984 1987  →
Both Australian Capital Territory seats in the Australian House of Representatives and both seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Bob Hawke Andrew Peacock Party Labor Coalition Last election 2 seats 0 seats Seats won 2 seats 0 seats Seat change Popular vote 71,637 43,225 Percentage 53.34% 32.19% Swing 10.56 0.15 TPP 61.96% 38.04% TPP swing 3.53 3.53

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in territories § Australian Capital Territory.[ edit ]

Turnout 94.1% (CV) — Informal 2.9% ^[2]

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	71,637	53.34	-10.56	2
	Liberal	43,225	32.19	+0.15	0
	Democrats	10,225	7.61
	Nuclear Disarmament	4,945	3.68
	Deadly Serious	2,826	2.10	-0.86
	Independents	1,435	1.07	-0.03
Total		134,293			5
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor	83,207	61.96	-3.53	2
	Liberal	51,074	38.04	3.53	0
Invalid/blank votes		7,204	5.09	2.88
Turnout		141,497	94.07
Registered voters		150,416
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993

Northern Territory

1984 Australian federal election
(Northern Territory)

←  1983 5 March 1984 1987  →
The one Northern Territory seat in the Australian House of Representatives and both seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Andrew Peacock Bob Hawke Party Coalition Labor Last election 0 seats 1 seats Seats won 1 seats 0 seats Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 27,335 25,140 Percentage 48.8% 44.9% Swing 2.0 1.7 TPP 51.4% 48.6% TPP swing 3.3 3.3

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1984.[ edit ]

1984 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Paul Everingham	27,335	48.8	+2.0
	Labor	John Reeves	25,140	44.9	-1.7
	Democrats	Wiyendji Roberts	1,906	3.4	-0.1
	Independent	Phil Ward	1,191	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	Strider	390	0.7	+0.1
Total formal votes			55,962	95.1
Informal votes			2,909	4.9
Turnout			58,871	85.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Paul Everingham	28,747	51.4	+3.3
	Labor	John Reeves	27,194	48.6	-3.3
	Country Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.3

See also

• Results of the 1984 Australian federal election (Senate)
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1984–1987

References

1. "Federal Election Results 1949-1993" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
2. "1984 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
3. "1984 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2022.