Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in Western Australia

1984 Australian federal election
(Western Australia)

1 December 1984
All 13 Western 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 8 seats 3 seats Seats won 9 seats 4 seats Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 359,810 351,317 Percentage 48.2% 47.1% Swing 3.8 3.9 TPP 50.9% 49.1% TPP swing 0.6 0.6

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

Overall results

Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2%[3]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	341,500	45.74	3.92	4	1
		National	9,817	1.31	-0.02
	Liberal/National Coalition		351,317	47.05	3.90	4	1
	Labor		359,810	48.19	-3.76	9	1
	Democrats		27,598	3.70	-0.32
	Independents		3,791	0.51	0.06
	Nuclear Disarmament		2,623	0.35
	Socialist Workers		1,535	0.21	-0.09
Total			746,674			13	2
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		379,731	50.86	2.27	9	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		366,912	49.14	-2.27	4	1
Invalid/blank votes			59,801	7.42	5.44
Turnout			806,475	93.82
Registered voters			859,623
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993

Results by division

Brand

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Brand § 1984.[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Brand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Wendy Fatin	29,321	53.5	−2.1
	Liberal	Christopher Boyle	23,633	43.1	+3.5
	Independent	Thomas Renfrey	1,820	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			54,774	90.7
Informal votes			5,592	9.3
Turnout			60,366	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Wendy Fatin	30,420	55.5	−1.7
	Liberal	Christopher Boyle	24,349	44.5	+1.7
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−1.7

Canning

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canning § 1984.[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Canning [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Gear	27,415	50.6	−2.4
	Liberal	Ricky Johnston	23,430	43.2	+0.5
	Democrats	Elizabeth Capill	3,363	6.2	+1.9
Total formal votes			54,208	91.2
Informal votes			5,216	8.8
Turnout			59,424	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Gear	29,174	53.8	−1.8
	Liberal	Ricky Johnston	25,031	46.2	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.8

Cowan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cowan § 1984.[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Cowan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carolyn Jakobsen	27,373	51.2	−4.1
	Liberal	Jeff Roberts	22,969	43.0	+3.6
	Democrats	Alan Needham	3,081	5.8	+0.6
Total formal votes			53,423	92.7
Informal votes			4,195	7.3
Turnout			57,618	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carolyn Jakobsen	28,849	54.0	−3.9
	Liberal	Jeff Roberts	24,574	46.0	+3.9
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−3.9

Curtin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Curtin § 1984.[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Curtin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allan Rocher	34,519	56.2	+3.6
	Labor	Beth Schultz	22,205	36.2	−4.3
	Democrats	Marjorie McKercher	4,690	7.6	+0.7
Total formal votes			61,414	94.2
Informal votes			3,774	5.8
Turnout			65,188	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Allan Rocher	36,463	59.4	+4.0
	Labor	Beth Schultz	24,942	40.6	−4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.0

Forrest

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Forrest § 1984.[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Drummond	30,009	50.4	+1.9
	Labor	Peter Holland	27,177	45.7	+0.1
	Democrats	Anne Fussell	1,701	2.9	−0.8
	Independent	Alfred Bussell	646	1.1	−1.2
Total formal votes			59,533	93.8
Informal votes			3,942	6.2
Turnout			63,475	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Drummond	31,202	52.4	+1.4
	Labor	Peter Holland	28,327	47.6	−1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.4

Fremantle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle § 1984.[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Dawkins	33,366	59.0	−2.7
	Liberal	Max Adams	19,152	33.9	+0.1
	Democrats	Shirley de la Hunty	3,362	5.9	+3.4
	Independent	Timothy Peach	650	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			56,530	90.9
Informal votes			5,634	9.1
Turnout			62,164	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Dawkins	35,631	63.0	−1.9
	Liberal	Max Adams	20,889	37.0	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.9

Kalgoorlie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie § 1984.[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Graeme Campbell	27,903	51.3	−3.8
	Liberal	Douglas Krepp	22,241	40.9	+1.9
	Nuclear Disarmament	David Nourish	2,623	4.8	+4.8
	Democrats	William Mason	1,649	3.0	+0.0
Total formal votes			54,416	92.4
Informal votes			4,485	7.6
Turnout			58,901	87.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Graeme Campbell	30,476	56.0	−2.0
	Liberal	Douglas Krepp	23,940	44.0	+2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.0

Moore

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moore § 1984.[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Moore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allen Blanchard	29,672	55.1	−1.1
	Liberal	Rita Waters	24,164	44.9	+6.4
Total formal votes			53,836	93.9
Informal votes			3,519	6.1
Turnout			57,355	94.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.21

O'Connor

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of O'Connor § 1984.[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: O'Connor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	33,405	53.6	+7.6
	Labor	Kim Chance	17,382	27.9	−6.7
	National	James Ferguson	9,817	15.7	−0.3
	Democrats	Denis Kidby	1,740	2.8	−0.7
Total formal votes			62,344	94.0
Informal votes			3,976	6.0
Turnout			66,320	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	43,140	69.2	+7.7
	Labor	Kim Chance	19,204	30.8	−7.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.7

Perth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Perth § 1984.[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ric Charlesworth	32,906	55.2	−1.3
	Liberal	Joan Walters	25,148	42.2	+1.5
	Socialist Workers	Catherine Brown	1,535	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			59,589	91.3
Informal votes			5,670	8.7
Turnout			65,259	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ric Charlesworth	33,523	56.3	−1.9
	Liberal	Joan Walters	26,066	43.7	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.9

Stirling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Stirling § 1984.[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Stirling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Edwards	29,736	49.7	−3.0
	Liberal	Greg Hancock	26,994	45.1	+1.9
	Democrats	Terence Barrett	2,421	4.0	−0.1
	Independent	Eric Martin	675	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			59,826	92.4
Informal votes			4,887	7.6
Turnout			64,713	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Edwards	31,380	52.5	−2.7
	Liberal	Greg Hancock	28,446	47.5	+2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.7

Swan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Swan § 1984.[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	32,376	54.2	−4.4
	Liberal	Frank Hayes	24,305	40.7	+4.6
	Democrats	Linda Mottram	3,077	5.1	+0.8
Total formal votes			59,758	91.8
Informal votes			5,352	8.2
Turnout			65,110	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley	34,044	57.0	−5.1
	Liberal	Frank Hayes	25,714	43.0	+5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.1

Tangney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Tangney § 1984.[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Tangney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Shack	31,531	55.3	+6.9
	Labor	David Dale	22,978	40.3	−5.7
	Democrats	Ron Murray	2,514	4.4	+0.6
Total formal votes			57,023	94.1
Informal votes			3,557	5.9
Turnout			60,580	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Shack	32,934	57.8	+7.6
	Labor	David Dale	24,089	42.2	−7.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.6

See also

• Results of the 1984 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1984–1987

References

1. "Federal Election Results 1949-1993" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
2. "1984 House of Representatives: Western 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.