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Queensland state election, 22 October 1983
Legislative Assembly
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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

1983 Queensland state election: Albert
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

1983 Queensland state election: 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.
1984 Archerfield state by-election
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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: Mackay
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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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.
1985 Redlands state by-election
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

1983 Queensland state election: 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.
1985 Rockhampton state by-election
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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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.
1984 Stafford state by-election
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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

1983 Queensland state election: 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

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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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