Results of the 1984 Australian federal election (Senate)

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1984 Australian Senate elections
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  1983 1 December 1984 1987  

46 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate
39 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader John Button Fred Chaney Don Chipp
Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Democrats
Leader since7 November 198011 March 19839 May 1977
Leader's seat Victoria Western Australia Victoria
Seats before30285
Seats after34337
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 5Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote3,750,7893,516,857677,970
Percentage42.17%39.54%7.62%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.32%Decrease2.svg 0.41%Increase2.svg 2.32%

Australian Senate elected members, 1984.svg
Senators elected in the 1984 federal election

Leader of the Senate before election

John Button
Labor

Elected Leader of the Senate

John Button
Labor

The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1984 federal election. Senators total 29 coalition (27 Liberal, one coalition National, one CLP), 34 Labor, one Nuclear Disarmament Party, four non-coalition National, seven Democrats, and one Independent. [1] [2] Senator terms are six years (three for territories), and all took their seats immediately due to the expansion of the senate from 64 to 76 members.

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As the previous election was a double dissolution, half of the senators elected at that election had their terms backdated to 1 July 1982, to end on 30 June 1988. Senator terms for those contesting this election would have been for 6 year intervals starting from 1 July 1985, but the Double dissolution election of 1987 removed this necessity.

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Senate (STV GV) — 1984–87 – Turnout 94.55% (CV) — Informal 4.68%
PartyVotes %SwingSeats wonTotal seatsChange
  Australian Labor Party 3,750,78942.17−3.322034Increase2.svg 4
  Liberal/National joint ticket1,130,60112.71−11.493**
  Liberal Party of Australia 1,831,00620.59+8.581427Increase2.svg4
  National Party of Australia 527,2785.93+0.8725Increase2.svg1
  Country Liberal Party 27,9720.31+0.0411Steady2.svg
Liberal/National Coalition 3,516,85739.54–0.412033Increase2.svg 5
  Australian Democrats 677,9707.62−2.3257Increase2.svg 2
  Nuclear Disarmament Party 643,0617.23*11Increase2.svg 1
  Harradine Group 22,9920.26−0.321Steady2.svg
Total8,894,1004676Increase2.svg12
Invalid/blank votes437,0654.7–5.2
Turnout9,331,16594.5
Registered voters9,869,217
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993

New South Wales

Elected#SenatorParty
1985
19851 Kerry Sibraa  Labor
19852 Chris Puplick  Liberal
19853 Bruce Childs  Labor
19854 David Brownhill  National
19855 John Morris  Labor
19856 Michael Baume  Liberal
19857 Colin Mason  Democrats
1982
19821 Arthur Gietzelt  Labor
19822 John Carrick  Liberal
19823 Graham Richardson  Labor
19824 Peter Baume  Liberal
19825 Doug McClelland  Labor
1984 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 381,462
Labor 1. Kerry Sibraa (elected 1)
2. Bruce Childs (elected 3)
3. John Morris (elected 5)
4. Sue West
1,268,48941.6-5.7
Coalition 1. Chris Puplick (Lib) (elected 2)
2. David Brownhill (Nat) (elected 4)
3. Michael Baume (Lib) (elected 6)
4. Bronwyn Bishop (Lib)
5. Doug Moppett (Nat)
1,130,60137.0-1.1
Nuclear Disarmament 1. Peter Garrett
2. Gillian Fisher
3. Marie-Anne Hockings
4. Russel Ward
294,7729.7+9.7
Democrats 1. Colin Mason (elected 7)
2. Paul McLean
3. Jenny MacLeod
4. Garry Chestnut
223,0957.3-1.3
Call to Australia 1. Graham McLennan
2. Tom Toogood
3. Patricia Judge
4. Kevin Hume
5. John Everingham
6. Clair Isbister
7. Elaine Nile
109,0463.6+0.2
Group F1. Bill Wentworth
2. Robert Clark
3. Raymond King
4. Myfanwy Young
17,5300.6+0.6
Group H1. Burnum Burnum
2. Rocky Thomas
4,3310.1+0.1
Independent Helen Hibbard1,6710.1+0.1
Group D1. Henry Soper
2. Maureen Nathan
3. Peter Wright
4. Archibald Brown
5. William More
6. John Veenstra
9660.00.0
Independent Helen Richards6340.00.0
Group G1. Peter Consandine
2. Brian Buckley
5570.00.0
Total formal votes3,051,69294.4+5.5
Informal votes181,2725.6-5.5
Turnout 3,232,96494.4-0.5

Victoria

Elected#SenatorParty
1985
19851 Olive Zakharov  Labor
19852 Alan Missen  Liberal
19853 Robert Ray  Labor
19854 David Hamer  Liberal
19855 Barney Cooney  Labor
19856 Jim Short  Liberal
19857 John Siddons  Democrats
1982
19821 John Button  Labor
19822 Margaret Guilfoyle  Liberal
19823 Gareth Evans  Labor
19824 Austin Lewis  Liberal
19825 Don Chipp  Democrats
1984 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 298,787
Labor 1. Olive Zakharov (elected 1)
2. Robert Ray (elected 3)
3. Barney Cooney (elected 5)
4. Carole Marple
1,053,48844.0-2.4
Liberal 1. Alan Missen (elected 2)
2. David Hamer (elected 4)
3. Jim Short (elected 6)
4. Richard Alston
5. Zirka Yaskewych
816,36234.2+34.2
Nuclear Disarmament 1. Jean Melzer
2. Venturino Venturini
174,3897.3+7.3
Democrats 1. John Siddons (elected 7)
2. Janet Powell
3. Ian Price
4. Sid Spindler
5. Kenneth Peak
165,6246.9-5.1
National 1. Shirley McKerrow
2. John Cromarty
3. Louise Jenkins
4. John Keating
5. Murray Buzza
95,9544.0+4.0
Democratic Labour 1. Brian Handley
2. Maria Handley
3. William Mahony
4. Lois Mahony
32,4721.3-0.9
Call to Australia 1. Barry Tattersall
2. Valerie Renkema
3. Edna Hall
4. John Easton
30,7971.3+1.3
Pensioner 1. Neil McKay
2. Margaret Carter
19,9220.8+0.8
Independent Maurice Smith6150.00.0
Independent Tiger Casley2490.00.0
Independent Bill Kapphan1680.00.0
Independent Michael Krape1550.00.0
Independent Augustus Titter930.00.0
Total formal votes2,390,28895.8+6.5
Informal votes104,9064.2-6.5
Turnout 2,495,19495.4-0.5

Queensland

Elected#SenatorParty
1985
19851 Margaret Reynolds  Labor
19852 Ron Boswell  National
19853 David MacGibbon  Liberal
19854 Gerry Jones  Labor
19855 Glen Sheil  National
19856 John Black  Labor
19857 Michael Macklin  Democrats
1982
19821 George Georges  Labor
19822 Flo Bjelke-Petersen  National
19823 Warwick Parer  Liberal
19824 Mal Colston  Labor
19825 Stan Collard  National
1984 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 176,095
Labor 1. Margaret Reynolds (elected 1)
2. Gerry Jones (elected 4)
3. John Black (elected 6)
4. Bryant Burns
558,62339.7+0.1
National 1. Ron Boswell (elected 2)
2. Glen Sheil (elected 5)
3. Patrick Behan
4. Alan Metcalfe
406,82928.9-0.2
Liberal 1. David MacGibbon (elected 3)
2. William Everingham
3. Olive-Orme Scott-Young
4. Christopher Gilbert
5. Maurice Thomson
244,75317.4+2.5
Democrats 1. Michael Macklin (elected 7)
2. Ray Hollis
3. John Elfick
4. Cheryl Kernot
129,6369.2+1.3
Nuclear Disarmament 1. Patsy Goodwin
2. Bernard Hockings
62,1024.4+4.4
Conservative 1. Fast Bucks
2. Peter Livesey
4,7310.3+0.3
Group B1. Hugh Bruce
2. Michael Carr
1,3170.1+0.1
Independent Frank Bologna3350.00.0
Independent Raymond Medwin2070.00.0
Independent Norman Eather940.00.0
Independent Cyril McKenzie860.00.0
Independent Dietar Soegemeier390.00.0
Total formal votes1,408,75297.0+5.6
Informal votes43,9193.0-5.6
Turnout 1,452,67193.4+0.8

Western Australia

Elected#SenatorParty
1985
19851 Patricia Giles  Labor
19852 Noel Crichton-Browne  Liberal
19853 Peter Cook  Labor
19854 Reg Withers  Liberal
19855 Jim McKiernan  Labor
19856 Sue Knowles  Liberal
19857 Jo Vallentine  NDP
1982
19821 Peter Walsh  Labor
19822 Fred Chaney  Liberal
19823 Ruth Coleman  Labor
19824 Peter Durack  Liberal
19825 Gordon McIntosh  Labor
1984 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 96,467
Labor 1. Patricia Giles (elected 1)
2. Peter Cook (elected 3)
3. Jim McKiernan (elected 5)
4. John Crouch
334,37143.3-6.0
Liberal 1. Noel Crichton-Browne (elected 2)
2. Reg Withers (elected 4)
3. Sue Knowles (elected 6)
4. Murray Nixon
313,73840.7-0.3
Nuclear Disarmament 1. Jo Vallentine (elected 7)
2. Lindsay Matthews
52,3656.8+6.8
Democrats 1. Jack Evans
2. Richard Jeffreys
3. Jean Jenkins
37,3694.8-2.0
Family Movement 1. Brian Peachey
2. Beryl Van Lyn
3. Nellie Clark
4. John Gilmour
5. Kenneth Wright
6. Roland Bott
18,0412.3+2.3
National 1. Bruce Currie
2. Eric Blight
3. Mort Schell
4. Graham Barrett-Lennard
13,7391.7+0.6
Group E1. Frank Nesci
2. Nellie Stuart
1,0330.1+0.1
Independent Peter van Tongeren8610.1+0.1
Independent Frank Ash1540.00.0
Independent Martin Suter620.00.0
Total formal votes771,73395.3+3.1
Informal votes37,7394.7-3.1
Turnout 809,47294.2+1.2

South Australia

Elected#SenatorParty
1985
19851 Nick Bolkus  Labor
19852 Baden Teague  Liberal
19853 Graham Maguire  Labor
19854 Don Jessop  Liberal
19855 Rosemary Crowley  Labor
19856 Amanda Vanstone  Liberal
19857 David Vigor  Democrats
1982
19821 Ron Elstob  Labor
19822 Tony Messner  Liberal
19823 Janine Haines  Democrats
19824 Dominic Foreman  Labor
19825 Robert Hill  Liberal
1984 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 101,997
Labor 1. Nick Bolkus (elected 1)
2. Graham Maguire (elected 3)
3. Rosemary Crowley (elected 5)
4. Vic Heron
340,11541.7-2.9
Liberal 1. Baden Teague (elected 2)
2. Don Jessop (elected 4)
3. Amanda Vanstone (elected 6)
4. Robert Giles
306,02737.5-2.9
Democrats 1. David Vigor (elected 7)
2. John Coulter
3. Mike Elliott
4. Sandra Kanck
91,32911.2-0.9
Nuclear Disarmament 1. Frances Mowling
2. Ian Modistach
3. Douglas Peers
37,8344.6+4.6
Call to Australia 1. Bob Brown
2. Dean Davis
3. William Pomery
22,4292.7+2.7
National 1. John Bannon
2. Judith Jackson
3. Ray Rothe
4. Helen Scott
5. Audrey Pobke
10,7561.3-0.4
Pensioner 1. Wilfred Scott
2. Kenneth Perry
4,0520.5+0.5
Group F1. Judy Gillett
2. Brian Sones
3. Eugene Sibelle
1,3280.2+0.2
Group D1. Joe Rossi
2. Warwick Stallard
3. Giovanni Melino
4. Gizella Farkas
8400.1+0.1
Family Movement 1. Bob Boyd
2. Fred Tanner
8000.1+0.1
Independent Herman Bersee1990.00.0
Independent Peter Gagliardi1690.00.0
Independent Edward Dyer920.00.0
Total formal votes815,97094.6+3.4
Informal votes46,3995.4-3.4
Turnout 862,36995.2+0.2

Tasmania

Elected#SenatorParty
1985
19851 Terry Aulich  Labor
19852 Brian Archer  Liberal
19853 Ray Devlin  Labor
19854 John Watson  Liberal
19855 John Coates  Labor
19856 Michael Townley  Liberal
19857 Norm Sanders  Democrats
1982
19821 Peter Rae  Liberal
19822 Don Grimes  Labor
19823 Brian Harradine  Independent
19824 Shirley Walters  Liberal
19825 Michael Tate  Labor
1984 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 32,724
Labor 1. Terry Aulich (elected 1)
2. Ray Devlin (elected 3)
3. John Coates (elected 5)
4. John White
108,90041.6+8.8
Liberal 1. Brian Archer (elected 2)
2. John Watson (elected 4)
3. Michael Townley (elected 6)
4. Eric Abetz
5. Des Cooper
6. Michael Chabrel
106,42740.6-2.0
Group C (Harradine Group)1. Kath Venn
2. Colin Sacco
22,9928.8-9.0
Democrats 1. Norm Sanders (elected 7}
2. Lyn Hewitt
15,8976.1-0.7
Nuclear Disarmament 1. Ian Paulin
2. Anne Parker
7,5742.9+2.9
Total formal votes261,79094.2+1.6
Informal votes16,1555.8-1.6
Turnout 277,94595.8-0.2

Australian Capital Territory

Elected#SenatorParty
1984
19841 Susan Ryan  Labor
19842 Margaret Reid  Liberal
1984 Australian federal election: Senate, Australian Capital Territory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 45,608
Labor 1. Susan Ryan (elected 1)
2. Hugh Saddler
60,76344.4-10.9
Liberal 1. Margaret Reid (elected 2)
2. David Walters
43,69931.9+0.2
Nuclear Disarmament 1. John Conway
2. Jan Barratt
14,02510.3+10.3
Democrats 1. John Hatton
2. Julia Knyvett
12,5719.2-2.7
Referendum First 1. Allan Nelson
2. Tony Spagnolo
5,8084.2+4.2
Total formal votes136,86696.6-0.1
Informal votes4,8133.4+0.1
Turnout 141,67994.2-1.8

Northern Territory

Elected#SenatorParty
1984
19841 Bernie Kilgariff  CLP
19842 Ted Robertson  Labor
1984 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 19,004
Country Liberal 1. Bernie Kilgariff (elected 1)
2. Patricia Davies
27,97248.9+0.8
Labor 1. Ted Robertson (elected 2)
2. Warren Snowdon
26,04045.4-0.6
Democrats 1. Betty Pearce
2. Fay Lawrence
2,4494.2-1.1
Independent Vincent Forrester5480.9+0.9
Total formal votes57,00996.8+1.5
Informal votes1,8623.2-1.5
Turnout 58,87185.5+4.1

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