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Encyclopedia > Australian federal election, 1984
Federal election major party leaders
< 1983 1984 1987 >

Labor
Bob Hawke
Prime Minister
Parliament: 4 years
Leader since: 1983
Division: Wills

WIN Federal elections were held in Australia on 5 March 1983. ... Image File history File links Bob. ... Robert James Lee (Bob) Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929) was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia after previously being an Australian trade union leader. ... Wills is an Australian electoral division (electorate) of Victoria. ...


Liberal
Andrew Peacock
Opposition leader
Parliament: 18 years
Leader since: 1983
Division: Kooyong Andrew Sharp Peacock AC (born 13 February 1939), Australian Liberal politician, was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of a wealthy company director. ... The Division of Kooyong is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ...

Federal elections were held in Australia on 1 December 1984. All 148 seats in the House of Representatives, and 46 of 76 seats in the Senate, were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke, defeated the opposition Liberal Party of Australia led by Andrew Peacock with coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by Ian Sinclair. is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... Robert James Lee (Bob) Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929) was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia after previously being an Australian trade union leader. ... This article concerns the modern Australian political party. ... Andrew Sharp Peacock AC (born 13 February 1939), Australian Liberal politician, was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of a wealthy company director. ... The Coalition in Australian politics refers to the grouping of two political parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922, with only brief breaks (e. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... Rt Hon Ian Sinclair For the British writer, see Iain Sinclair. ...

House of Reps (IRV) — 1984-87 — Turnout 94.19% (CV) — Informal 6.78%
  Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Australian Labor Party 4,120,130 47.55 -1.93 82 +7
  Liberal Party of Australia 2,951,556 34.06 -0.06 45 +12
  National Party of Australia 921,151 10.63 +1.42 21 +4
  Australian Democrats 472,204 5.45 +0.41 0 0
  Country Liberal Party 27,335 0.32 +0.08 0 0
  Other 172,576 1.99 +0.07 0 0
  Total 8,664,952     148 +23
  Australian Labor Party WIN 51.77 -1.46 82 +7
  Liberal/National coalition   48.23 +1.46 66 +16
Senate (STV GV) — 1984-87 — Turnout 94.55% (CV) — Informal 4.68%
  Party Votes % Swing Seats Won Seats Held
  Australian Labor Party 3,750,789 42.17 -3.32 20 34
  Liberal Party of Australia 1,831,006 20.59 +8.58 14 27
  Liberal/National (Joint Ticket) 1,130,601 12.71 -11.49 3  
  Australian Democrats 677,970 7.62 -2.32 5 7
  Nuclear Disarmament Party 643,061 7.23 * 1 1
  National Party of Australia 527,278 5.93 +0.87 2 5
  Call to Australia Party 162,272 1.82 -0.04 0 0
  Country Liberal Party 27,972 0.31 +0.04 1 1
  Harradine Group 22,992 0.26 -0.32 0 1
  Other 120,159 1.35 -1.37 0 0
  Total 8,894,100     46 76

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The election was notable for the long ten week campaign, and for the high rate of informal voting for the House of Representatives, but decreased rate in the Senate. The 1984 election was held 18 months ahead of time, partly in order to bring the elections for the House of Representatives and Senate back into line. They had been thrown out of kilter by the double dissolution election of 1983. Example Instant-runoff voting ballot Instant-runoff voting (IRV) is a voting system most commonly used for single member elections in which voters have one vote, but can rank candidates in order of preference. ... Compulsory voting is a practice that requires citizens to vote in elections or to attend a polling place to get their name crossed off the electoral roll. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article concerns the modern Australian political party. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party which was formed in 1977 through a merger of the Australia Party and the Liberal Movement after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp as a high-profile leader[1]. The new party was based... In Australian politics, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) is the Northern Territory equivalent to the Liberal and National parties - the Country part of the partys name is a relic of when the National Party was called the Country Party. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Coalition in Australian politics refers to the grouping of two political parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922, with only brief breaks (e. ... This STV ballot for the Australian Senate illustrates group voting tickets. ... Group voting tickets are a way to simplify the voting in a single transferable vote election. ... Compulsory voting is a practice that requires citizens to vote in elections or to attend a polling place to get their name crossed off the electoral roll. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article concerns the modern Australian political party. ... The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party which was formed in 1977 through a merger of the Australia Party and the Liberal Movement after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp as a high-profile leader[1]. The new party was based... The Nuclear Disarmament Party (NDP) is a political party in Australia. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... ... In Australian politics, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) is the Northern Territory equivalent to the Liberal and National parties - the Country part of the partys name is a relic of when the National Party was called the Country Party. ... Brian Harradine (born January 9, Australian politician, has been an independent member of the Australian Senate since 1975, representing the state of Tasmania. ... Image:Ac. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 5 March 1983. ...


The legislated increase in the size of the House of Representatives by 24 seats and the Senate by 12 seats came into effect at the 1984 election. Group Ticket Voting for the Senate was also used for the first time. Prior to 1984 the electoral commission did not undertake a full distribution of preferences for statistical purposes. The stored ballot papers for the previous election were put through this process prior to their destruction - therefore the figures from 1983 onwards show the actual result based on full distribution of preferences. Group voting tickets are a way to simplify the voting in a single transferable vote election. ...


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