Results of the Queensland state election, 1983

Queensland state election, 22 October 1983 [1] [2] Legislative Assembly << 1980–1986 >>
Enrolled voters		1,458,205
Votes cast		1,336,985		Turnout	91.69%	+2.76%
Informal votes		19,591		Informal	1.47%	–0.04%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	579,363	43.98%	+2.49%	32	+ 7
	National	512,890	38.93%	+10.99%	41	+ 6
	Liberal	196,072	14.88%	–12.04%	8	–14
	Democrats	10,926	0.83%	–0.55%	0	± 0
	Progress	741	0.06%	–0.31%	0	± 0
	Independent	16,994	1.29%	–0.49%	1	+ 1
	Others	408	0.03%	–0.09%	0	± 0
Total		1,317,394			82

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1983 Queensland state election.

Results by electoral district

Albert

Queensland state election, 1983: Albert ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Ivan Gibbs	14,595	56.5	+11.7
	Labor	Walter Ehrich	11,239	43.5	+9.8
Total formal votes			25,834	97.6	-0.5
Informal votes			639	2.4	+0.5
Turnout			26,473	89.1	+3.2
	National hold		Swing	-4.4

Archerfield

Queensland state election, 1983: Archerfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Kevin Hooper	10,693	71.6	+6.6
	National	Douglas Jackson	4,234	28.4	+12.0
Total formal votes			14,927	96.2	-1.5
Informal votes			597	3.8	+1.5
Turnout			15,524	91.2	+4.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the death of Kevin Hooper. It was held on 9 March 1984.

Archerfield state by-election, 1984 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Henry Palaszczuk	8,641	61.51	–10.12
	Liberal	John Shea	2,173	15.47	+15.47
	National	Doug Jackson	1,796	12.78	–15.59
	Democrats	David Adams	748	5.32	+5.32
	Independent	Bruce Parmenter	456	3.25	+3.25
	Independent	Mervyn Clarkson	93	0.66	+0.66
	Independent	Norman Eather	31	0.22	+0.22
Total formal votes			14,049	96.54	+0.39
Informal votes			503	3.46	–0.39
Turnout			14,552	82.39	–8.80
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Ashgrove

Queensland state election, 1983: Ashgrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Tom Veivers	7,414	42.4	+1.9
	National	Clive Appleby	4,963	28.4	+28.4
	Liberal	John Greenwood	3,425	19.6	-24.1
	Democrats	Michael West	1,676	9.6	-2.9
Total formal votes			17,478	99.0	+0.3
Informal votes			172	1.0	-0.3
Turnout			17,650	92.3	+2.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Veivers	9,019	51.6	+2.0
	National	Clive Appleby	8,459	48.4	+48.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+2.0

Aspley

Queensland state election, 1983: Aspley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Brian Cahill	6,766	37.1	+5.4
	Labor	Daniel O'Connell	6,224	34.1	+6.1
	Liberal	Beryce Nelson	5,269	28.9	-2.1
Total formal votes			18,259	98.9	+0.4
Informal votes			205	1.1	+0.4
Turnout			18,464	93.6	+3.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Brian Cahill	11,033	60.4	+24.4
	Labor	Daniel O'Connell	7,226	39.6	+39.6
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	+24.4

Auburn

Queensland state election, 1983: Auburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Neville Harper	7,116	73.3	+6.0
	Labor	Raymond Barker	2,590	26.7	-3.2
Total formal votes			9,706	99.2	-0.2
Informal votes			82	0.8	+0.2
Turnout			9,788	93.9	+1.9
	National hold		Swing	+4.2

Balonne

Queensland state election, 1983: Balonne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Don Neal	5,736	74.4	+5.7
	Labor	Graham Staerk	1,975	25.6	-5.7
Total formal votes			7,711	98.8	+0.3
Informal votes			94	1.2	-0.3
Turnout			7,805	91.4	+2.7
	National hold		Swing	+5.7

Barambah

Queensland state election, 1983: Barambah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Joh Bjelke-Petersen	8,446	78.5	-1.9
	Labor	Fred Hoberg	2,310	21.5	+4.7
Total formal votes			10,756	98.9	-0.1
Informal votes			123	1.1	+0.1
Turnout			10,879	93.7	+1.8
	National hold		Swing	-3.3

Barron River

Queensland state election, 1983: Barron River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Martin Tenni	10,966	53.2	+10.5
	Labor	Wendy Lilja	9,642	46.8	+1.6
Total formal votes			20,608	98.2	-0.7
Informal votes			370	1.8	+0.7
Turnout			20,978	89.4	+3.3
	National hold		Swing	+2.4

Brisbane Central

Queensland state election, 1983: Brisbane Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Brian Davis	8,164	58.9	+5.3
	Liberal	Rodney Daniel	5,700	41.1	-0.2
Total formal votes			13,864	96.9	-0.3
Informal votes			447	3.1	+0.3
Turnout			14,311	88.7	+4.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

Bulimba

Queensland state election, 1983: Bulimba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ron McLean	8,073	56.9	+2.3
	National	Peter Stone	4,106	28.9	+28.9
	Liberal	Isabel Daniel	2,020	14.2	-31.2
Total formal votes			14,199	98.4	+0.6
Informal votes			234	1.6	-0.6
Turnout			14,433	91.8	+2.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron McLean	8,524	60.0	+5.4
	National	Peter Stone	5,675	40.0	+40.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.4

Bundaberg

Queensland state election, 1983: Bundaberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Clem Campbell	7,676	52.0	-2.3
	National	Des Barritt	6,122	41.5	+6.3
	Democrats	Alex Warren	956	6.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			14,754	99.1	-0.1
Informal votes			138	0.9	+0.1
Turnout			14,892	93.7	+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clem Campbell	8,154	55.3	-3.0
	National	Des Barritt	6,600	44.7	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.0

Burdekin

Queensland state election, 1983: Burdekin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Mark Stoneman	5,376	47.4	-7.1
	Labor	Peter Rehbein	4,532	39.9	-5.6
	Liberal	Ian Macdonald	1,335	11.8	+11.8
	Independent	Keven Proberts	108	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			11,351	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			129	1.1	0.0
Turnout			11,480	94.4	+2.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mark Stoneman	6,437	56.7	+2.2
	Labor	Peter Rehbein	4,914	43.3	-2.2
	National hold		Swing	+2.2

Burnett

Queensland state election, 1983: Burnett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Claude Wharton	8,709	66.1	-3.7
	Labor	Graham Betts	4,461	33.9	+3.7
Total formal votes			13,170	99.1	+0.1
Informal votes			124	0.9	-0.1
Turnout			13,294	93.3	+1.7
	National hold		Swing	-3.7

Caboolture

Queensland state election, 1983: Caboolture

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Robert Wilson	11,320	44.2	+3.8
	National	Bill Newton	11,222	43.8	+1.6
	Liberal	Graeme Selby	2,459	9.6	-5.6
	Independent	John Bergin	636	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			25,637	98.6	+0.5
Informal votes			360	1.4	-0.5
Turnout			25,997	92.7	+3.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bill Newton	13,667	53.3	-2.0
	Labor	Robert Wilson	11,970	46.7	+2.0
	National hold		Swing	-2.0

Cairns

Queensland state election, 1983: Cairns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Keith De Lacy	9,253	50.6	-8.1
	National	Christian Bolton	7,686	42.0	+17.7
	Liberal	Lionel Van Dorssen	1,359	7.4	-7.2
Total formal votes			18,298	97.9	-0.4
Informal votes			389	2.1	+0.4
Turnout			18,687	89.2	+3.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith De Lacy	9,557	52.2	-11.7
	National	Christian Bolton	8,741	47.8	+11.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.7

Callide

Queensland state election, 1983: Callide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Alan Stevenson	5,817	39.3	-26.5
	Independent	Lindsay Hartwig	5,249	35.4	+35.4
	Labor	Alan Morris	3,746	25.3	-8.9
Total formal votes			14,812	99.1	+0.7
Informal votes			135	0.9	-0.7
Turnout			14,947	92.6	+1.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Lindsay Hartwig	8,785	59.3	+59.3
	National	Alan Stevenson	6,027	40.7	-25.1
	Independent gain from National		Swing	N/A

Carnarvon

Queensland state election, 1983: Carnarvon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Peter McKechnie	6,363	64.3	+2.5
	Labor	Deanna Selle	3,537	35.7	-2.5
Total formal votes			9,900	98.4	-0.3
Informal votes			163	1.6	+0.3
Turnout			10,063	92.6	+1.3
	National hold		Swing	+2.5

Chatsworth

Queensland state election, 1983: Chatsworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Terry Mackenroth	9,929	57.6	-0.6
	Liberal	David Cahalan	7,314	42.4	+0.6
Total formal votes			17,243	98.3	0.0
Informal votes			305	1.7	0.0
Turnout			17,548	92.6	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.6

Condamine

Queensland state election, 1983: Condamine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Brian Littleproud	8,272	67.8	-0.1
	Labor	Barry Hicks	2,473	20.3	-4.2
	Independent	Margaret Wuth	1,447	11.9	+11.9
Total formal votes			12,192	99.4	+0.1
Informal votes			78	0.6	-0.1
Turnout			12,270	94.0	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Brian Littleproud	8,996	73.8	+1.0
	Labor	Barry Hicks	3,148	27.2	-1.0
	National hold		Swing	+1.0

Cook

Queensland state election, 1983: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bob Scott	5,373	63.5	+3.7
	National	Patrick Killoran	1,779	21.0	-9.8
	National	James Wilkinson	1,309	15.5	+15.5
Total formal votes			8,461	98.0	+0.1
Informal votes			171	2.0	-0.1
Turnout			8,632	84.0	+2.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Scott	5,373	63.5	+1.1
	National	Patrick Killoran	3,088	36.5	-1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

Cooroora

Queensland state election, 1983: Cooroora

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Gordon Simpson	13,478	57.5	+3.4
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	7,805	33.3	+6.2
	Democrats	T. Roth	1,655	7.1	+7.1
	Independent	Stanley Carlile	482	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			23,420	98.6	0.0
Informal votes			339	1.4	0.0
Turnout			23,759	90.7	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Gordon Simpson	14,547	62.1	-4.3
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	8,873	37.9	+4.3
	National hold		Swing	-4.3

Cunningham

Queensland state election, 1983: Cunningham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Tony Elliott	10,876	78.7	+8.0
	Labor	Warren Keats	2,935	21.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			13,811	98.7	-0.7
Informal votes			183	1.3	+0.7
Turnout			13,994	93.8	+2.4
	National hold		Swing	-1.6

Everton

Queensland state election, 1983: Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Glen Milliner	8,412	52.9	+7.5
	National	Donald Munro	4,916	30.9	+10.1
	Liberal	Gregory Smith	2,588	16.3	-11.3
Total formal votes			15,916	99.1	+0.2
Informal votes			137	0.9	-0.2
Turnout			16,053	94.1	+3.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Glen Milliner	8,990	56.5	+5.8
	National	Donald Munro	6,926	43.5	-5.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.8

Fassifern

Queensland state election, 1983: Fassifern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Kev Lingard	13,306	46.0	+4.3
	Labor	Brian Milner	11,780	40.7	+6.2
	Liberal	Noel Clarke	3,827	13.2	-10.6
Total formal votes			28,913	98.6	-0.1
Informal votes			398	1.4	+0.1
Turnout			29,311	91.5	+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Kev Lingard	16,329	56.5	-2.8
	Labor	Brian Milner	12,584	43.5	+2.8
	National hold		Swing	-2.8

Flinders

Queensland state election, 1983: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Bob Katter	5,124	51.8	-4.2
	Labor	Beverley Lauder	4,090	41.4	-2.6
	Independent	Peter Black	671	6.8	+6.8
Total formal votes			9,885	98.9	+0.1
Informal votes			109	1.1	-0.1
Turnout			9,994	90.0	+3.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter	5,460	55.2	-0.8
	Labor	Beverley Lauder	4,425	44.8	+0.8
	National hold		Swing	-0.8

Greenslopes

Queensland state election, 1983: Greenslopes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Robert Lauchland	5,715	40.8	+3.1
	National	Leisha Harvey	4,358	31.1	+31.1
	Liberal	Bill Hewitt	3,939	28.1	-34.2
Total formal votes			14,012	98.6	+0.8
Informal votes			199	1.4	-0.8
Turnout			14,211	92.1	+3.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Leisha Harvey	7,610	54.3	+54.3
	Labor	Robert Lauchland	6,402	45.7	+8.0
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Gregory

Queensland state election, 1983: Gregory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Bill Glasson	4,690	62.8	+3.6
	Labor	Robert McPhee	2,772	37.2	-3.6
Total formal votes			7,462	99.1	+0.3
Informal votes			70	0.9	-0.3
Turnout			7,532	90.7	+3.2
	National hold		Swing	+3.6

Gympie

Queensland state election, 1983: Gympie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Len Stephan	8,964	64.5	+10.8
	Labor	Thomas Barnett	4,940	35.5	+9.6
Total formal votes			13,904	98.9	-0.2
Informal votes			159	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			14,063	93.5	-1.3
	National hold		Swing	-3.8

Hinchinbrook

Queensland state election, 1983: Hinchinbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Ted Row	5,718	47.1	-2.5
	Labor	Steve Bredhauer	4,964	40.9	+8.2
	Liberal	William Mason	1,458	12.0	+12.0
Total formal votes			12,140	98.6	+1.5
Informal votes			169	1.4	-1.5
Turnout			12,309	93.1	+2.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ted Row	6,828	56.2	-3.0
	Labor	Steve Bredhauer	5,312	43.8	+3.0
	National hold		Swing	-3.0

Ipswich

Queensland state election, 1983: Ipswich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Hamill	8,941	54.5	+13.1
	National	William Hayes	3,830	23.3	+23.3
	Liberal	Graham Cruickshank	3,500	21.3	-32.2
	Independent	Victor Robb	146	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			16,417	99.0	+0.3
Informal votes			173	1.0	-0.3
Turnout			16,590	93.5	+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Hamill	9,796	59.7	+14.8
	National	William Hayes	6,621	40.3	+40.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+14.8

Ipswich West

Queensland state election, 1983: Ipswich West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Underwood	9,564	55.7	+3.4
	National	John Roberts	5,191	30.2	+12.9
	Liberal	Christopher Tankey	2,106	12.3	-18.1
	Independent	Geoffrey Snell	301	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			17,162	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			189	1.1	0.0
Turnout			17,351	91.9	+4.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Underwood	10,185	59.4	+5.3
	National	John Roberts	6,977	40.6	+40.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.3

Isis

Queensland state election, 1983: Isis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Lin Powell	10,193	57.1	+7.0
	Labor	Joseph Endres	7,665	42.9	+6.7
Total formal votes			17,858	98.7	0.0
Informal votes			239	1.3	0.0
Turnout			18,097	92.5	+2.3
	National hold		Swing	-1.6

Ithaca

Queensland state election, 1983: Ithaca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Col Miller	7,475	53.3	-6.6
	Labor	Ross MacLeod	6,561	46.7	+6.6
Total formal votes			14,036	98.4	+0.4
Informal votes			228	1.6	-0.4
Turnout			14,264	91.0	+3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.6

Kurilpa

Queensland state election, 1983: Kurilpa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Anne Warner	7,098	49.4	+3.5
	Liberal	Sam Doumany	3,607	25.1	-25.1
	National	Patricia Kelly	3,198	22.2	+22.2
	Progress	Alvan Hawkes	270	1.9	-2.0
	Independent	John Nobody	198	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			14,371	97.8	-0.2
Informal votes			318	2.2	+0.2
Turnout			14,689	89.3	+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Anne Warner	7,469	52.0	+4.7
	Liberal	Sam Doumany	6,902	48.0	-4.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.7

Landsborough

Queensland state election, 1983: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Mike Ahern	15,555	56.6	+2.7
	Labor	Peter Byrne	5,101	18.6	-5.7
	Labor	Gary Flanigan	3,537	12.9	+12.9
	Independent	Ken Neil	1,647	6.0	+6.0
	Independent	Donald Culley	1,351	4.9	+4.9
	Progress	Dennis Marshall	296	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			27,487	98.7	-0.3
Informal votes			372	1.3	+0.3
Turnout			27,859	91.0	+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mike Ahern	17,576	63.9	-5.6
	Labor	Peter Byrne	9,911	36.1	+5.6
	National hold		Swing	-5.6

Lockyer

Queensland state election, 1983: Lockyer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Tony FitzGerald	11,040	61.6	+33.3
	Labor	Sheila Forknall	4,007	22.4	+4.6
	Liberal	Tony Bourke	2,878	16.1	-17.2
Total formal votes			17,925	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			164	0.9	-0.5
Turnout			18,089	92.7	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tony FitzGerald	13,275	74.1	+3.3
	Labor	Sheila Forknall	4,650	25.9	-3.3
	National hold		Swing	+3.3

Lytton

Queensland state election, 1983: Lytton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Tom Burns	10,670	71.4	-2.2
	Liberal	Moyra Bidstrup	4,276	28.6	+2.2
Total formal votes			14,946	97.6	-0.4
Informal votes			364	2.4	+0.4
Turnout			15,310	92.8	+3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.2

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1983: Mackay ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ed Casey	10,372	56.0	-3.2
	National	John Comerford	8,163	44.0	+12.0
Total formal votes			18,535	98.4	-0.5
Informal votes			295	1.6	+0.5
Turnout			18,830	90.8	+2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.6

Mansfield

Queensland state election, 1983: Mansfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Bill Kaus	7,615	40.0	+40.0
	Labor	Norma Jones	7,402	38.9	-1.1
	Liberal	Gregory Goebel	3,827	20.1	-34.8
	Progress	Desmond McKay	175	0.9	-4.2
Total formal votes			19,019	98.8	+0.3
Informal votes			226	1.2	-0.3
Turnout			19,245	93.2	+2.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bill Kaus	10,677	56.1	+56.1
	Labor	Norma Jones	8,342	43.9	+2.2
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1983: Maryborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Peter Nightingale	7,342	48.0	+0.3
	National	Gilbert Alison	6,769	44.3	+44.3
	Liberal	Rodney Bailey	1,177	7.7	-39.5
Total formal votes			15,288	99.2	0.0
Informal votes			118	0.8	0.0
Turnout			15,406	94.8	+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Gilbert Alison	7,648	50.03	+50.03
	Labor	Peter Nightingale	7,640	49.97	-0.60
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+50.03

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1983: Merthyr

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Leon Pearce	5,520	40.6	-4.9
	Liberal	Don Lane	4,416	32.5	-22.0
	National	William Owen	3,480	25.6	+25.6
	Independent	Gary Waddell	183	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			13,599	97.9	+0.8
Informal votes			288	2.1	-0.8
Turnout			13,887	89.8	+5.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Lane	7,853	57.7	+3.2
	Labor	Leon Pearce	5,746	42.3	-3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.2

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1983: Mirani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Jim Randell	8,251	56.6	+19.4
	Labor	Jeffrey Gascoyne	6,338	43.4	+5.0
Total formal votes			14,589	98.8	-0.5
Informal votes			176	1.2	+0.5
Turnout			14,765	92.7	+1.5
	National hold		Swing	+3.6

Mount Coot-tha

Queensland state election, 1983: Mount Coot-tha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Cedric Dowdle	5,805	32.8	+32.8
	Liberal	Bill Lickiss	4,751	26.9	-35.9
	Labor	Denis Pacey	4,086	23.1	+6.6
	Democrats	David Dalgarno	3,029	17.1	-3.7
Total formal votes			17,671	99.3	+0.5
Informal votes			129	0.7	-0.5
Turnout			17,800	92.8	+3.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Lickiss	10,700	60.5	-12.4
	National	Cedric Dowdle	6,971	39.5	+39.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Mount Gravatt

Queensland state election, 1983: Mount Gravatt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Steve Tharendu	6,201	35.8	+4.8
	National	Ian Henderson	5,909	34.1	+8.9
	Liberal	Guelfi Scassola	5,209	30.1	-13.7
Total formal votes			17,319	98.6	-0.2
Informal votes			242	1.4	+0.2
Turnout			17,561	93.1	+3.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ian Henderson	10,037	57.9	+57.9
	Labor	Steve Tharendu	7,282	42.1	+7.8
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Mount Isa

Queensland state election, 1983: Mount Isa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Price	6,611	51.5	+7.1
	National	Angelo Bertoni	5,883	45.8	+3.0
	Independent	Desmond Welk	337	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			12,831	97.5	+0.2
Informal votes			329	2.5	-0.2
Turnout			13,160	86.1	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Price	6,780	52.8	+3.7
	National	Angelo Bertoni	6,051	47.2	-3.7
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+3.7

Mourilyan

Queensland state election, 1983: Mourilyan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Eaton	5,510	52.1	+0.8
	National	Vicky Kippin	4,941	46.7	-2.0
	Independent	Ronald Nielsen	135	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			10,586	99.0	+0.2
Informal votes			104	1.0	-0.2
Turnout			10,690	93.3	+3.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Eaton	5,578	52.7	+1.4
	National	Vicky Kippin	5,008	47.3	-1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

Mulgrave

Queensland state election, 1983: Mulgrave

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Max Menzel	6,769	56.1	+11.5
	Labor	George Pervan	4,970	41.2	+3.1
	Independent	Leslie Webber	320	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			12,059	98.9	-0.2
Informal votes			132	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			12,191	91.9	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Max Menzel	6,929	57.5	+1.0
	Labor	George Pervan	5,130	42.5	-1.0
	National hold		Swing	+1.0

Murrumba

Queensland state election, 1983: Murrumba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Joe Kruger	10,169	50.9	+0.8
	National	Allan Male	6,008	30.1	-0.5
	Liberal	Roger Maguire	3,795	19.0	-0.2
Total formal votes			19,972	98.7	-0.1
Informal votes			266	1.3	+0.1
Turnout			20,238	93.1	+2.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Kruger	11,017	55.2	-0.2
	National	Allan Male	8,955	44.8	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.2

Nudgee

Queensland state election, 1983: Nudgee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ken Vaughan	8,973	62.4	+1.5
	Liberal	Peter Hull	5,398	37.6	-1.5
Total formal votes			14,371	97.7	-0.8
Informal votes			331	2.3	+0.8
Turnout			14,702	93.4	+2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1983: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	William Knox	7,999	56.2	-3.4
	Labor	Owen Gazzard	6,237	43.8	+3.4
Total formal votes			14,236	98.2	-0.1
Informal votes			262	1.8	+0.1
Turnout			14,498	90.7	+2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.4

Peak Downs

Queensland state election, 1983: Peak Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Vince Lester	7,533	59.7	-1.6
	Labor	Lindsay Shepherd	4,912	38.9	+2.4
	Independent	Bruce Bragg	168	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			12,613	99.4	+0.1
Informal votes			72	0.6	-0.1
Turnout			12,685	91.2	+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Vince Lester	7,617	60.4	-1.7
	Labor	Lindsay Shepherd	4,996	39.6	+1.7
	National hold		Swing	-1.7

Pine Rivers

Queensland state election, 1983: Pine Rivers

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Kennedy	9,842	44.4	+1.9
	National	Yvonne Chapman	6,773	30.5	+30.5
	Liberal	Rob Akers	5,566	25.1	-32.4
Total formal votes			22,181	98.8	+0.8
Informal votes			263	1.2	-0.8
Turnout			22,444	94.1	+2.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Yvonne Chapman	11,173	50.4	+50.4
	Labor	John Kennedy	11,008	49.6	+7.1
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1983: Port Curtis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Prest	8,127	51.0	-2.8
	National	Michael Crowley	6,973	43.7	+11.2
	Independent	Patricia Cathcart	676	4.2	+4.2
	Christian Alternative	Rata Pugh	168	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			15,944	98.7	-0.3
Informal votes			204	1.3	+0.3
Turnout			16,148	91.8	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Prest	8,549	53.6	-4.0
	National	Michael Crowley	7,395	46.4	+4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.0

Redcliffe

Queensland state election, 1983: Redcliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Terry White	8,583	55.0	-0.3
	Labor	Peter Houston	7,023	45.0	+0.3
Total formal votes			15,606	97.2	-1.2
Informal votes			448	2.8	+1.2
Turnout			16,054	92.6	+0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.3

Redlands

Queensland state election, 1983: Redlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	John Goleby	12,194	46.0	+3.6
	Labor	Andrew Mellis	10,977	41.4	+0.7
	Democrats	Kath Walker	1,700	6.4	+6.4
	Liberal	Ken Eastwell	1,643	6.2	-10.7
Total formal votes			26,514	98.6	-0.3
Informal votes			365	1.4	+0.3
Turnout			26,879	92.8	+1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Goleby	14,332	54.0	-0.2
	Labor	Andrew Mellis	12,182	46.0	+0.2
	National hold		Swing	-0.2

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the death of John Goleby. It was held on 2 November 1985.

Redlands state by-election, 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Con Sciacca	12,650	43.28	+1.88
	National	Paul Clauson	10,877	37.21	–8.78
	Liberal	Max Bolte	4,169	14.26	+7.85
	Democrats	Richard May	991	3.39	–2.81
	Independent	Bernard Irving	366	1.25	+1.25
	Anti-Hashish Labor Party	Thomas Aeon-Masterson	106	0.36	+0.36
	Union Solidarity Party	Jackson Brown	72	0.25	+0.25
Total formal votes			29,231	98.28	–0.36
Informal votes			513	1.72	+0.36
Turnout			29,744	90.75	–2.05
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Paul Clauson	14,722	50.36	–3.51
	Labor	Con Sciacca	14,508	49.64	+3.51
	National hold		Swing	–3.51

Rockhampton

Queensland state election, 1983: Rockhampton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Keith Wright	8,936	57.2	-7.3
	National	Charles Doblo	3,892	24.9	-0.4
	Liberal	Alan Agnew	2,660	17.0	+6.8
	Independent	Brian Dillon	131	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			15,619	99.0	-0.1
Informal votes			157	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			15,776	93.0	+2.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Wright	9,596	61.4	-5.9
	National	Charles Doblo	6,023	38.6	+5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.9

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the resignation of Keith Wright, who entered Federal politics. It was held on 16 February 1985.

Rockhampton state by-election, 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Paul Braddy	8,409	58.98	+1.77
	National	Col Webber	5,849	41.02	–0.92
Total formal votes			14,258	97.87	–1.13
Informal votes			310	2.13	+1.13
Turnout			14,568	87.77	–5.24
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.77

Rockhampton North

Queensland state election, 1983: Rockhampton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Les Yewdale	11,408	58.7	+0.8
	National	Patrick Maloney	6,510	33.5	+4.2
	Liberal	Beverley Reynolds	1,521	7.8	-0.2
Total formal votes			19,439	99.1	-0.2
Informal votes			175	0.9	+0.2
Turnout			19,614	94.1	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Les Yewdale	11,748	60.4	-1.8
	National	Patrick Maloney	7,691	39.6	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

Roma

Queensland state election, 1983: Roma

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Russell Cooper	4,267	53.8	-11.6
	Labor	August Johanson	2,367	29.9	-4.7
	Liberal	Thomas Warren	997	12.6	+12.6
	Democrats	Clement O'Connor	294	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			7,925	99.4	+0.6
Informal votes			51	0.6	-0.6
Turnout			7,976	91.6	+3.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Russell Cooper	5,188	65.5	+0.1
	Labor	August Johanson	2,737	34.5	-0.1
	National hold		Swing	+0.1

Salisbury

Queensland state election, 1983: Salisbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Wayne Goss	9,245	46.4	+1.4
	National	Gavan Duffy	6,699	33.6	+33.6
	Liberal	Rosemary Kyburz	3,970	19.9	-26.4
Total formal votes			19,914	98.4	+0.3
Informal votes			314	1.6	-0.3
Turnout			20,228	92.6	+3.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Wayne Goss	10,183	51.1	+3.4
	National	Gavan Duffy	9,731	48.9	+48.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.4

Sandgate

Queensland state election, 1983: Sandgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Nev Warburton	9,023	59.9	-0.6
	National	Ian Armstrong	4,135	27.5	+27.5
	Liberal	Ian Parminter	1,895	12.6	-14.5
Total formal votes			15,053	98.4	0.0
Informal votes			244	1.6	0.0
Turnout			15,297	92.2	+2.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nev Warburton	9,446	62.8	-1.8
	National	Ian Armstrong	5,607	37.2	+37.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

Sherwood

Queensland state election, 1983: Sherwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Angus Innes	7,267	40.1	-14.6
	Labor	John Court	5,727	31.6	+5.0
	National	Christopher Stephens	4,585	25.3	+8.5
	Independent	Cedric Holland	546	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			18,125	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			194	1.1	0.0
Turnout			18,319	93.2	+3.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Angus Innes	12,087	66.7	-4.2
	Labor	John Court	6,038	33.3	+4.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.2

Somerset

Queensland state election, 1983: Somerset

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Bill Gunn	12,490	54.3	+4.3
	Labor	Ron Hazelden	8,538	37.1	+7.7
	Liberal	Clive Herrald	1,976	8.6	-12.0
Total formal votes			23,004	98.6	-0.3
Informal votes			323	1.4	+0.3
Turnout			23,327	92.1	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bill Gunn	14,025	61.0	-4.0
	Labor	Ron Hazelden	8,979	39.0	+4.0
	National hold		Swing	-4.0

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1983: South Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jim Fouras	7,476	55.0	+2.7
	National	Malcolm Ellis	4,052	29.8	+29.8
	Liberal	Rodney Miller	1,914	14.1	-30.2
	Socialist	Ivan Ivanoff	155	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			13,597	97.3	-0.2
Informal votes			382	2.7	+0.2
Turnout			13,979	87.8	+3.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Fouras	7,982	58.7	+4.7
	National	Malcolm Ellis	5,615	41.3	+41.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.7

South Coast

Queensland state election, 1983: South Coast

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Russ Hinze	11,325	48.6	+4.5
	Labor	Noel Elliott	8,971	38.5	+16.7
	Liberal	Ian Foyster	3,021	13.0	-10.7
Total formal votes			23,317	98.7	+0.4
Informal votes			314	1.3	-0.4
Turnout			23,631	87.1	+2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Russ Hinze	13,405	57.5	-7.1
	Labor	Noel Elliott	9,912	42.5	+7.1
	National hold		Swing	-7.1

Southport

Queensland state election, 1983: Southport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Doug Jennings	10,406	52.1	+18.4
	Labor	Ian Rogers	6,543	32.8	+7.4
	Liberal	Carol McLaughlin	3,024	15.1	-23.4
Total formal votes			19,973	98.1	+0.8
Informal votes			380	1.9	-0.8
Turnout			20,353	89.5	+4.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Doug Jennings	12,755	63.9	+0.6
	Labor	Ian Rogers	7,218	36.1	-0.6
	National hold		Swing	+0.6

Stafford

Queensland state election, 1983: Stafford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Denis Murphy	7,301	46.4	-2.9
	National	Patrick Blake	4,525	28.7	+28.7
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	3,923	24.9	-25.8
Total formal votes			15,749	98.7	+0.7
Informal votes			311	2.0	-0.7
Turnout			15,960	92.8	+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Denis Murphy	7,894	50.1	+0.8
	National	Patrick Blake	7,855	49.9	+49.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+0.8

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the death of Denis Murphy. It was held on 4 August 1984.

Stafford state by-election, 1984 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Janine Walker	6,764	45.17	−1.18
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	4,215	27.55	+2.63
	National	Pat Blake	4,048	27.28	−1.45
Total formal votes			14,973	98.64	−0.04
Informal votes			206	1.36	+0.04
Turnout			15,179	88.12	−4.63
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	8,063	53.85	+53.85
	Labor	Janine Walker	6,910	46.15	−3.97
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Surfers Paradise

Queensland state election, 1983: Surfers Paradise

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Rob Borbidge	11,994	56.9	+15.0
	Labor	Khalil Salem	6,219	29.5	+8.6
	Liberal	Theodore Greenland	2,847	13.5	-19.3
Total formal votes			21,060	98.3	0.0
Informal votes			356	1.7	0.0
Turnout			21,416	87.8	+3.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Rob Borbidge	14,205	67.4	-1.3
	Labor	Khalil Salem	6,855	32.6	+1.3
	National hold		Swing	-1.3

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1983: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Nigel Pennington	5,431	35.7	+8.3
	National	Earle Bailey	5,284	34.7	+9.1
	Liberal	Ian Prentice	4,489	29.5	-4.7
Total formal votes			15,204	99.0	+0.1
Informal votes			153	1.0	-0.1
Turnout			15,357	90.2	+4.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Earle Bailey	8,392	55.2	+55.2
	Labor	Nigel Pennington	6,812	44.8	+8.6
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Toowoomba North

Queensland state election, 1983: Toowoomba North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Peter Wood	7,006	42.6	-1.9
	National	Sandy McPhie	6,002	36.5	+36.5
	Liberal	John Lockwood	3,444	20.9	-34.6
Total formal votes			16,452	98.9	+0.7
Informal votes			181	1.1	-0.7
Turnout			16,633	93.3	+3.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Sandy McPhie	8,818	53.6	+53.6
	Labor	Peter Wood	7,634	46.4	+1.9
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Toowoomba South

Queensland state election, 1983: Toowoomba South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	John Warner	8,964	52.0	+7.0
	Labor	Kim McCasker	6,500	37.7	+4.5
	Liberal	Neil O'Sullivan	1,782	10.3	+7.8
Total formal votes			17,256	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			139	0.9	-0.5
Turnout			17,395	92.8	+3.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Warner	10,348	60.0	-0.1
	Labor	Kim McCasker	6,898	40.0	+0.1
	National hold		Swing	-0.1

Townsville

Queensland state election, 1983: Townsville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ken McElligott	10,748	47.5	+5.2
	National	Peter Arnold	6,508	28.7	+10.2
	Liberal	Norman Scott-Young	4,012	17.7	-21.4
	Independent	Daniel Gleeson	1,385	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			22,653	99.1	+0.6
Informal votes			214	0.9	-0.6
Turnout			22,867	89.6	+5.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken McElligott	11,664	51.5	+7.5
	National	Peter Arnold	10,989	48.5	+48.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.5

Townsville South

Queensland state election, 1983: Townsville South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Alex Wilson	7,683	55.5	+6.6
	National	Dickway Goon-Chew	5,205	37.6	+12.1
	Liberal	Theo Theofanes	967	7.0	-12.3
Total formal votes			13,855	98.8	+0.2
Informal votes			164	1.2	-0.2
Turnout			14,019	90.5	+4.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alex Wilson	7,899	57.0	-0.6
	National	Dickway Goon-Chew	5,956	43.0	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.6

Townsville West

Queensland state election, 1983: Townsville West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Geoff Smith	7,605	51.2	-1.3
	National	Clifford Donohue	4,700	31.6	-13.5
	Liberal	Leslie Tyrell	1,845	12.4	+12.4
	Independent	Ron Aitken	709	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			14,859	98.7	+0.5
Informal votes			195	1.3	-0.5
Turnout			15,054	88.5	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Geoff Smith	8,372	56.3	+1.9
	National	Clifford Donohue	6,487	43.7	-1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1983: Warrego

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Neil Turner	4,364	57.7	+5.1
	Labor	David Land	3,205	42.3	-5.1
Total formal votes			7,569	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			69	0.9	-0.5
Turnout			7,638	92.4	+3.5
	National hold		Swing	+5.1

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1983: Warwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Des Booth	6,921	67.9	+3.5
	Labor	Mary Hill	3,278	32.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			10,199	98.3	-0.7
Informal votes			172	1.7	+0.7
Turnout			10,371	93.8	+2.1
	National hold		Swing	+0.2

Wavell

Queensland state election, 1983: Wavell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Brian Austin	7,208	51.3	-5.6
	Labor	Christopher Begley	6,848	48.7	+5.6
Total formal votes			14,056	98.3	+0.2
Informal votes			239	1.7	-0.2
Turnout			14,295	92.6	+3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.6

Whitsunday

Queensland state election, 1983: Whitsunday

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Geoff Muntz	9,163	56.5	+3.0
	Labor	Kevin Poschelk	7,063	43.5	-3.0
Total formal votes			16,226	98.8	+0.1
Informal votes			194	1.2	-0.1
Turnout			16,420	90.4	+0.7
	National hold		Swing	+3.0

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1983: Windsor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Pat Comben	6,868	47.4	+2.4
	National	Bob Moore	4,696	32.4	+32.4
	Liberal	Ann Garms	2,915	20.1	-27.1
Total formal votes			14,479	98.7	+0.2
Informal votes			195	1.3	-0.2
Turnout			14,674	92.7	+3.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pat Comben	7,549	52.1	+3.4
	National	Bob Moore	6,930	47.9	+47.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.4

Wolston

Queensland state election, 1983: Wolston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bob Gibbs	10,251	64.3	+4.9
	Liberal	Bob Harper	5,687	35.7	+11.9
Total formal votes			15,938	96.5	-1.4
Informal votes			572	3.5	+1.4
Turnout			16,510	91.0	+3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Woodridge

Queensland state election, 1983: Woodridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill D'Arcy	11,131	48.9	+2.6
	National	Selma Elson	7,648	33.6	+33.6
	Liberal	Derek Richards	2,133	9.4	-25.6
	Democrats	Michael van de Velde	1,616	7.1	-0.5
	Socialist	Ray Ferguson	132	0.6	+0.6
	Socialist Labour	Katherine Gillick	121	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			22,781	98.5	+0.6
Informal votes			354	1.5	-0.6
Turnout			23,135	91.2	+4.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill D'Arcy	12,556	55.1	-1.3
	National	Selma Elson	10,225	44.9	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.3

Wynnum

Queensland state election, 1983: Wynnum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Eric Shaw	9,267	55.7	+3.3
	National	Michael Podagiel	5,469	32.9	+3.3
	Liberal	Audrey Dickie	1,888	11.4	-6.6
Total formal votes			16,624	98.3	-0.5
Informal votes			281	1.7	+0.5
Turnout			16,905	93.0	+3.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eric Shaw	9,689	58.3	+1.0
	National	Michael Podagiel	6,935	41.7	-1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.0

Yeronga

Queensland state election, 1983: Yeronga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Norm Lee	7,788	52.9	-4.1
	Labor	Kitchener Farrell	6,932	47.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			14,720	97.7	-0.3
Informal votes			343	2.3	+0.3
Turnout			15,063	92.7	+2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.1

See also

• Queensland state election, 1983
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1983–1986

References

1. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 22 October 1983" . Retrieved 22 February 2009.
2. Hughes, Colin A. (1986). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975-1984. ANU Press. pp. 206–207. ISBN   0-08-033038-X.
3. Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN   0909779244.
4. Queensland Legislative Assembly (17 March 1987). Details of polling at general election held on 1 November 1986. p. 63.
5. Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN   0-909779-24-4.
6. Queensland Legislative Assembly (17 March 1987). Details of polling at general election held on 1 November 1986. p. 63.