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Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in South Australia

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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 seats 4 seats
Seats won 8 seats 5 seats
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 367,915 348,862
Percentage 6.87% 47.1%
Swing Decrease 1.5 Increase 2.35
TPP 51.7% 48.3
TPP swing Decrease 0.6 Increase 0.6

1984 Australian federal election
National results
State and territory results

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1984 federal election in the state of South Australia.[1][2]

Overall results

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Turnout 94.9% (CV) — Informal 8.7%[3]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
    Liberal 337,253 42.97 0.87 5 Increase 1
  National 11,609 1.48 1.48 Steady
Liberal/National Coalition 348,862 44.45 2.35 5 Increase 1
  Labor 367,915 46.87 -1.51 8 Increase 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 Increase 2
Two-party-preferred vote
  Labor 405,496 51.67 -0.63 8 Increase 1
  Liberal/National Coalition 379,305 48.33 0.63 5 Increase 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

Results by division

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Adelaide

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 1984.[edit]
1984 Australian federal election: Adelaide [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barker § 1984.[edit]
1984 Australian federal election: Barker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bonython § 1984.[edit]
1984 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Boothby § 1984.[edit]
1984 Australian federal election: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grey § 1984.[edit]
1984 Australian federal election: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hawker § 1984.[edit]
1984 Australian federal election: Hawker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hindmarsh § 1984.[edit]
1984 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingston § 1984.[edit]
1984 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Makin § 1984.[edit]
1984 Australian federal election: Makin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mayo § 1984.[edit]
1984 Australian federal election: Mayo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Port Adelaide § 1984.[edit]
1984 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sturt § 1984.[edit]
1984 Australian federal election: Sturt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wakefield § 1984.[edit]
1984 Australian federal election: Wakefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Federal Election Results 1949-1993" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "1984 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  3. ^ "1984 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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