Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in South Australia
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All 13 South Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 7 seats in the Australian Senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National results |
State and territory results |
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This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1984 federal election in the state of South Australia.[1][2]
Overall results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Liberal | 337,253 | 42.97 | 0.87 | 5 | ![]() | ||
National | 11,609 | 1.48 | 1.48 | ![]() | |||
Liberal/National Coalition | 348,862 | 44.45 | 2.35 | 5 | ![]() | ||
Labor | 367,915 | 46.87 | -1.51 | 8 | ![]() | ||
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 | ![]() | ||||
Two-party-preferred vote | |||||||
Labor | 405,496 | 51.67 | -0.63 | 8 | ![]() | ||
Liberal/National Coalition | 379,305 | 48.33 | 0.63 | 5 | ![]() | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 74,719 | 8.69 | 6.02 | ||||
Turnout | 859,629 | 94.85 | |||||
Registered voters | 906,278 | ||||||
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993 |
Results by division
[edit]Adelaide
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Chris Hurford | 34,960 | 55.3 | +1.8 | |
Liberal | Jenni London | 22,650 | 35.8 | −0.9 | |
Democrats | Andrew Sickerdick | 4,383 | 6.9 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Mark Thiel | 479 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
National | Bryan Stokes | 434 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Independent | John Buik | 284 | 0.5 | −2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 63,190 | 90.0 | |||
Informal votes | 7,031 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 70,221 | 94.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Chris Hurford | 37,894 | 60.0 | −0.3 | |
Liberal | Jenni London | 25,290 | 40.0 | +0.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.3 |
Barker
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | James Porter | 35,429 | 57.3 | +1.4 | |
Labor | Jeremy Moore | 21,412 | 34.6 | +0.8 | |
Democrats | Meg Lees | 3,266 | 5.3 | +0.1 | |
National | Richard Jacka | 1,775 | 2.9 | −2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 61,882 | 92.8 | |||
Informal votes | 4,835 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 66,717 | 95.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | James Porter | 38,763 | 62.6 | +0.3 | |
Labor | Jeremy Moore | 23,113 | 37.4 | −0.3 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 |
Bonython
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Neal Blewett | 35,817 | 64.0 | −0.7 | |
Liberal | Graham Sara | 14,902 | 26.6 | +0.1 | |
Democrats | John Longhurst | 5,279 | 9.4 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 55,998 | 88.1 | |||
Informal votes | 7,573 | 11.9 | |||
Turnout | 63,571 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Neal Blewett | 38,578 | 68.9 | −1.1 | |
Liberal | Graham Sara | 17,418 | 31.1 | +1.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −1.1 |
Boothby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Steele Hall | 33,640 | 54.2 | +0.7 | |
Labor | Bruce Whyatt | 21,736 | 35.0 | −0.6 | |
Democrats | Margaret-Ann Williams | 6,064 | 9.8 | −1.1 | |
National | Douglas Lindley | 585 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 62,025 | 94.7 | |||
Informal votes | 3,472 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 65,497 | 94.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Steele Hall | 36,724 | 59.2 | +0.7 | |
Labor | Bruce Whyatt | 25,292 | 40.8 | −0.7 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Grey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Lloyd O'Neil | 31,518 | 52.5 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Russell Reid | 22,584 | 37.6 | +4.8 | |
Democrats | Harm Folkers | 3,626 | 6.0 | +0.2 | |
National | Robin Dixon-Thompson | 2,354 | 3.9 | -1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 60,082 | 90.6 | |||
Informal votes | 6,248 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 66,330 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Lloyd O'Neil | 34,278 | 57.1 | -0.2 | |
Liberal | Russell Reid | 25,799 | 42.9 | +0.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.2 |
Hawker
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Ralph Jacobi | 30,956 | 49.2 | -0.2 | |
Liberal | Charles Campbell | 26,101 | 41.5 | +0.0 | |
Democrats | Graham Pamount | 4,852 | 7.7 | +0.9 | |
National | Thomas Correll | 1,045 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Total formal votes | 62,954 | 92.4 | |||
Informal votes | 5,171 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 68,125 | 94.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ralph Jacobi | 33,594 | 53.4 | -1.2 | |
Liberal | Charles Campbell | 29,341 | 46.6 | +1.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -1.2 |
Hindmarsh
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | John Scott | 31,595 | 51.6 | -2.3 | |
Liberal | Barry Lewis | 23,011 | 37.6 | +2.0 | |
Democrats | Ian Haines | 6,124 | 10.0 | +2.4 | |
Socialist Workers | Paul Petit | 542 | 0.9 | -2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 61,272 | 90.0 | |||
Informal votes | 6,781 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 68,053 | 94.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Scott | 34,556 | 56.4 | -3.4 | |
Liberal | Barry Lewis | 26,707 | 43.6 | +3.4 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -3.4 |
Kingston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Gordon Bilney | 29,140 | 50.7 | -1.4 | |
Liberal | Richard Noble | 20,546 | 35.7 | -6.0 | |
Democrats | Robert Ralph | 4,951 | 8.6 | +2.3 | |
Nuclear Disarmament | Paul Breakwell | 2,270 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
National | Neville Agars | 584 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 57,491 | 91.5 | |||
Informal votes | 5,308 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 62,799 | 95.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Gordon Bilney | 32,965 | 57.4 | +2.2 | |
Liberal | Richard Noble | 24,514 | 42.6 | -2.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Makin
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Peter Duncan | 27,282 | 48.2 | -5.8 | |
Liberal | Neville Joyce | 22,073 | 39.0 | +2.7 | |
Democrats | Andrew Coventry | 5,401 | 9.5 | +0.4 | |
Independent | Bernhard Buechner | 1,442 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
National | John Henderson | 412 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 56,610 | 90.3 | |||
Informal votes | 6,088 | 9.7 | |||
Turnout | 62,698 | 94.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Peter Duncan | 30,792 | 54.4 | -4.8 | |
Liberal | Neville Joyce | 25,806 | 45.6 | +4.8 | |
Labor notional hold | Swing | -4.8 |
Mayo
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Alexander Downer | 31,131 | 52.4 | -3.5 | |
Labor | John Quirke | 20,194 | 34.0 | +1.0 | |
Democrats | Donald Chisholm | 5,424 | 9.1 | +0.8 | |
National | Bob Shearer | 2,620 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Total formal votes | 59,369 | 92.2 | |||
Informal votes | 5,030 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 64,399 | 95.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Alexander Downer | 35,922 | 60.5 | -1.8 | |
Labor | John Quirke | 23,436 | 39.5 | +1.8 | |
Liberal notional hold | Swing | -1.8 |
Port Adelaide
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Mick Young | 37,440 | 62.2 | -2.0 | |
Liberal | Thomas Ireland | 17,208 | 28.6 | +1.9 | |
Democrats | Robert Manhire | 4,295 | 7.1 | +3.6 | |
Socialist Workers | Deborah Gordon | 1,294 | 2.1 | -2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 60,237 | 89.3 | |||
Informal votes | 7,201 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 67,438 | 94.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Mick Young | 40,855 | 67.8 | -2.6 | |
Liberal | Thomas Ireland | 19,375 | 32.2 | +2.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -2.6 |
Sturt
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Ian Wilson | 32,404 | 52.5 | +2.1 | |
Labor | Jim Gale | 24,901 | 40.3 | -0.4 | |
Democrats | Alison Dolling | 4,443 | 7.2 | -1.7 | |
Total formal votes | 61,748 | 92.9 | |||
Informal votes | 4,687 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 66,435 | 95.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Ian Wilson | 34,599 | 56.0 | +2.0 | |
Labor | Jim Gale | 27,146 | 44.0 | -2.0 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Wakefield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Neil Andrew | 35,574 | 57.3 | -1.6 | |
Labor | Suzanne Owens | 20,964 | 33.8 | +0.3 | |
Democrats | Anne Hausler | 3,714 | 6.0 | +0.7 | |
National | Terry Halford | 1,800 | 2.9 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 62,052 | 92.1 | |||
Informal votes | 5,294 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 67,346 | 95.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Neil Andrew | 39,047 | 62.9 | -0.2 | |
Labor | Suzanne Owens | 22,997 | 37.1 | +0.2 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.2 |
See also
[edit]- Results of the 1984 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1984–1987
References
[edit]- ^ "Federal Election Results 1949-1993" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ a b "1984 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "1984 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.