Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in Queensland

Last updated January 08, 2025

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1984 federal election in the state of Queensland.^[1]

Overall results

**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			1,375,040			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

Results by division

Bowman

1984 Australian federal election: Bowman ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Keogh	29,312	51.6	−1.6
	Liberal	Leo White	12,378	21.8	−15.0
	National	Noel Willersdorf	11,443	20.1	+14.1
	Democrats	Ronald Heindorff	3,691	6.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			56,824	95.3
Informal votes			2,826	4.7
Turnout			59,650	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Keogh	31,444	55.3	−0.4
	Liberal	Leo White	25,380	44.7	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.4

Brisbane

1984 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Manfred Cross	30,391	50.3	+0.5
	Liberal	Ian Douglas	16,918	28.0	−5.4
	National	William Owen	9,370	15.5	+6.8
	Democrats	George Leigh	3,764	6.2	+0.7
Total formal votes			60,443	95.5
Informal votes			2,816	4.5
Turnout			63,259	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Manfred Cross	32,841	54.3	−2.0
	Liberal	Ian Douglas	27,588	45.7	+2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.0

Capricornia

1984 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Wright	29,936	50.9	+0.1
	National	Colin Webber	21,539	36.6	+7.6
	Liberal	Alan Agnew	5,385	9.1	−7.9
	Democrats	Peter Knack	1,588	2.7	−0.1
	Independent	Eric Geissmann	416	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			58,864	96.7
Informal votes			2,019	3.3
Turnout			60,883	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Wright	31,925	54.2	−2.1
	National	Colin Webber	26,934	45.8	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.1

Dawson

1984 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ray Braithwaite	31,299	52.1	+1.2
	Labor	John Bird	26,832	44.7	−2.5
	Democrats	Antony Lucas	1,913	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			60,035	95.7
Informal votes			2,674	4.3
Turnout			62,709	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ray Braithwaite	32,306	53.8	+2.0
	Labor	John Bird	27,729	46.2	−2.0
	National hold		Swing	+2.0

Fadden

1984 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Wilson	21,335	40.7	−4.1
	Liberal	David Jull	18,938	36.2	−6.1
	National	Alun Preece	8,738	16.7	+8.8
	Democrats	Janice Barber	3,354	6.4	+2.3
Total formal votes			52,365	95.6
Informal votes			2,430	4.4
Turnout			54,795	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Jull	28,647	54.7	+2.9
	Labor	Peter Wilson	23,718	45.3	−2.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.9

Fairfax

1984 Australian federal election: Fairfax
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Evan Adermann	23,593	45.2	−1.9
	Labor	Peter Shooter	17,607	33.7	−0.2
	Liberal	Terry Welch	7,402	14.2	+2.8
	Democrats	Bob Borsellino	3,608	6.9	+0.0
Total formal votes			52,210	95.0
Informal votes			2,728	5.0
Turnout			54,938	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Evan Adermann	31,642	60.6	−0.4
	Labor	Peter Shooter	20,564	39.4	+0.4
	National notional hold		Swing	−0.4

Fisher

1984 Australian federal election: Fisher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Garth Head	23,554	42.4	+0.7
	National	Peter Slipper	20,214	36.4	+0.0
	Liberal	Lionel Kilner	7,998	14.4	−0.1
	Democrats	Kent Farrell	3,807	6.9	−0.4
Total formal votes			55,573	95.1
Informal votes			2,889	4.9
Turnout			58,462	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Slipper	29,061	52.3	−1.3
	Labor	Garth Head	26,505	47.7	+1.3
	National hold		Swing	−1.3

Forde

1984 Australian federal election: Forde
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hamish Linacre	23,573	44.9	−2.7
	Liberal	David Watson	16,707	31.8	−9.9
	National	Francis Gaffy	8,675	16.5	+13.2
	Democrats	Michael Coogan	3,564	6.8	−0.8
Total formal votes			52,519	94.8
Informal votes			2,909	5.2
Turnout			55,428	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Watson	26,272	50.0	+2.7
	Labor	Hamish Linacre	26,229	50.0	−2.7
	Liberal notional gain from Labor		Swing	+2.7

Griffith

1984 Australian federal election: Griffith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ben Humphreys	31,786	54.4	+0.0
	Liberal	Kaylene Low	13,519	23.1	−13.3
	National	Sean Cousins	9,521	16.3	+16.3
	Democrats	Daniel Roth	2,996	5.1	−1.6
	Socialist Workers	Helen Jones	592	1.0	−0.1
Total formal votes			58,414	93.6
Informal votes			4,024	6.4
Turnout			62,438	89.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ben Humphreys	35,199	60.3	−0.7
	Liberal	Kaylene Low	23,203	39.7	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.7

Groom

1984 Australian federal election: Groom
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tom McVeigh	34,047	56.0	−4.9
	Labor	Ronald Cullin	19,142	31.5	−1.9
	Liberal	Alexander Munro	5,417	8.9	+8.9
	Democrats	Raymond Dow	2,160	3.6	−2.1
Total formal votes			60,766	97.6
Informal votes			2,389	2.4
Turnout			63,155	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tom McVeigh	40,052	65.9	+2.7
	Labor	Ronald Cullin	20,714	34.1	−2.7
	National notional hold		Swing	+2.7

Herbert

1984 Australian federal election: Herbert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Lindsay	29,589	50.3	−0.2
	National	Vicky Kippin	18,602	31.6	+18.0
	Liberal	Theo Theofanes	8,326	14.2	−19.4
	Democrats	Ana Bristowe-Lamb	2,273	3.9	+1.6
Total formal votes			58,790	96.3
Informal votes			2,286	3.7
Turnout			61,076	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Lindsay	31,517	53.6	+0.5
	National	Vicky Kippin	27,270	46.4	+46.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Hinkler

1984 Australian federal election: Hinkler
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Courtice	27,981	47.1	−0.8
	National	Bryan Conquest	25,856	43.5	+1.2
	Liberal	Ronald Owen	2,940	5.0	+0.0
	Democrats	Frank Coulthard	2,322	3.9	+0.3
	Independent	Marcus Platen	287	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			59,386	96.2
Informal votes			2,319	3.8
Turnout			61,705	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bryan Conquest	29,798	50.2	+0.8
	Labor	Brian Courtice	29,577	49.8	−0.8
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+0.8

Kennedy

1984 Australian federal election: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bob Katter, Sr.	29,323	50.3	+0.3
	Labor	Brigid Walsh	25,033	42.9	−2.3
	Liberal	Gerald Porter	2,358	4.0	+4.0
	Democrats	Lance Winter	1,586	2.7	−2.1
Total formal votes			58,300	94.6
Informal votes			3,319	5.4
Turnout			61,619	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter, Sr.	32,169	55.2	+2.7
	Labor	Brigid Walsh	26,126	44.8	−2.7
	National hold		Swing	+2.7

Leichhardt

1984 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Gayler	28,256	51.0	−1.6
	National	Eda Celledoni	20,115	36.3	−11.1
	Liberal	Hugh Anthony	3,879	7.0	+7.0
	Democrats	Cliff Truelove	2,675	4.8	+4.8
	Independent	Daas Saba	463	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			55,388	94.3
Informal votes			3,334	5.7
Turnout			58,722	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Gayler	30,726	55.5	+2.9
	National	Eva Celledoni	24,662	44.5	−2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Lilley

1984 Australian federal election: Lilley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Elaine Darling	33,348	54.5	−2.3
	Liberal	Ian Parminter	15,102	24.7	−15.0
	National	John Frew	11,958	19.5	+19.5
	Independent	Anthony Catip	821	1.3	+0.7
Total formal votes			61,229	95.1
Informal votes			3,183	4.9
Turnout			64,412	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Elaine Darling	34,085	55.7	−3.1
	Liberal	Ian Parminter	27,127	44.3	+3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.1

Maranoa

1984 Australian federal election: Maranoa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ian Cameron	38,132	62.9	+2.6
	Labor	Dave Summers	19,084	31.5	−1.4
	Democrats	Mike Brannigan	3,384	5.6	−1.2
Total formal votes			60,600	95.1
Informal votes			3,121	4.9
Turnout			63,721	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ian Cameron	39,690	65.5	+1.9
	Labor	Dave Summers	20,910	34.5	−1.9
	National hold		Swing	+1.9

McPherson

1984 Australian federal election: McPherson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter White	22,437	39.8	+3.3
	Labor	Rupe Granrott	18,156	32.2	−1.0
	National	Warren Tapp	13,072	23.2	−0.3
	Democrats	Ken Peterson	2,398	4.3	−0.6
	Independent	Maria Parer	321	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			56,384	94.7
Informal votes			3,157	5.3
Turnout			59,541	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter White	35,820	63.5	+2.6
	Labor	Rupe Granrott	20,564	36.5	−2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.6

Moncrieff

1984 Australian federal election: Moncrieff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Athol Paterson	18,847	36.0	−1.5
	Liberal	Kathy Martin	16,194	30.9	−5.8
	National	Judy Gamin	14,609	27.9	+8.4
	Democrats	Susan Mulley	1,958	3.7	−0.5
	Independent	Will Aabraham-Steer	471	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Peter Courtney	264	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			52,343	94.4
Informal votes			3,120	5.6
Turnout			55,463	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kathy Martin	31,332	59.9	+3.0
	Labor	Athol Paterson	21,011	40.1	−3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0

Moreton

1984 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Kinnane	26,441	43.5	−3.1
	Liberal	Don Cameron	25,875	42.6	−3.0
	National	Howard Baskerville	5,534	9.1	+9.1
	Democrats	Geoffrey Fawthrop	2,956	4.9	−1.8
Total formal votes			60,806	95.9
Informal votes			2,578	4.1
Turnout			63,384	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Cameron	32,381	53.3	+2.8
	Labor	Michael Kinnane	28,419	46.7	−2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.8

Oxley

1984 Australian federal election: Oxley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Hayden	32,921	59.5	−5.0
	National	Charles Groves	10,537	19.0	+19.0
	Liberal	Les Woodforth	9,292	16.8	−12.9
	Democrats	George Hannaford	2,621	4.7	−0.3
Total formal votes			55,371	95.4
Informal votes			2,655	4.6
Turnout			58,026	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Hayden	34,903	63.0	−5.3
	National	Charles Groves	20,474	37.0	+37.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.3

Petrie

1984 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Deane Wells	28,392	46.2	−1.8
	Liberal	John Hodges	20,395	33.2	−9.9
	National	Don Munro	9,701	15.8	+15.8
	Democrats	Garry Somerville	2,971	4.8	−1.6
Total formal votes			61,459	95.5
Informal votes			2,879	4.5
Turnout			64,338	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Hodges	31,115	50.6	+2.1
	Labor	Deane Wells	30,339	49.4	−2.1
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.1

Rankin

1984 Australian federal election: Rankin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Beddall	23,820	46.7	−3.9
	National	Cec Jamieson	16,998	33.3	+12.7
	Liberal	Bruce Mackenzie-Forbes	7,324	14.4	−8.5
	Democrats	Bev Peereboom	2,880	5.6	+0.7
Total formal votes			51,022	94.2
Informal votes			3,150	5.8
Turnout			54,172	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Beddall	25,807	50.6	−4.6
	National	Cec Jamieson	25,199	49.4	+49.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.6

Ryan

1984 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Moore	24,734	40.7	−12.2
	Labor	Mike Foley	20,644	34.0	−1.8
	National	Maxwell Crofts	10,300	17.0	+17.0
	Democrats	John Peeters	5,029	8.3	−0.1
Total formal votes			60,707	97.1
Informal votes			1,839	2.9
Turnout			62,546	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Moore	36,641	60.4	+3.1
	Labor	Mike Foley	24,053	39.6	−3.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.1

Wide Bay

1984 Australian federal election: Wide Bay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Clarrie Millar	32,656	59.1	+4.2
	Labor	Fred Hoberg	19,833	35.9	−2.7
	Democrats	Glen Spicer	2,745	5.0	+1.1
Total formal votes			55,234	94.9
Informal votes			2,942	5.1
Turnout			58,176	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Clarrie Millar	34,110	61.8	+3.9
	Labor	Fred Hoberg	21,124	38.2	−3.9
	National hold		Swing	+3.9

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References

↑ "Federal Election Results 1949-1993" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
↑ "1984 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
↑ "1984 House of Representatives: Queensland". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

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