1983 Moreton by-election

Australian federal by-election

1983 Moreton by-election

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|  | 5 November 1983 |

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Candidate  | Don Cameron | Barbara Robson
Party  | Liberal | Labor
Popular vote  | 31,440 | 28,130
Percentage  | 52.1% | 46.6%
Swing  |  5.4pp  |  1.1pp
TPP | 52.8% | 47.2%
TPP swing  |  1.2pp  |  1.2pp

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| MP before election

James Killen
Liberal

| Elected MP

Don Cameron
Liberal

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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Moreton on 5 November 1983. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP James Killen.

## Candidates

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* Liberal Party of Australia - Don Cameron, previously the member for Griffith (1966-1977) and Fadden (1977-1983).
* Australian Pensioner Pressure Group - Norman Eather.
* National Humanitarian Party - Marcus Platen.
* Australian Labor Party - Barbara Robson.

## Results

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Moreton by-election, 1983[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Don Cameron | 31,440  | 52.1  | +5.4
| Labor | Barbara Robson  | 28,130  | 46.6  | +1.1
| Pensioner | Norman Eather  | 508  | 0.8  | +0.8
| Humanitarian | Marcus Platen  | 252  | 0.4  | +0.4
Total formal votes  | 60,330  | 98.9  | +0.4
Informal votes  | 655  | 1.1  | −0.4
Turnout | 60,985  | 90.6  | −2.2
Two-party-preferred result
| Liberal | Don Cameron | 31,882  | 52.8  | +1.2
| Labor | Barbara Robson  | 28,448  | 47.2  | -1.2
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.2 |

## See also

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* List of Australian federal by-elections

## References

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1. ^ "By-Elections 1983-1984". Psephos.

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