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Encyclopedia > Australian general election, 1984
1984 federal election major party leaders
Labor Liberal
Bob Hawke
Prime Minister
Andrew Peacock
Opposition Leader
Parliament 4 years Parliament 18 years
Leader since 1983 Leader since 1983
Division Wills Division Kooyong

Legislative elections were held in Australia on December 1, 1984. All 148 seats in the House of Representatives, and 46 of 76 seats in the Senate, were up for election. The Australian Labor Party, in power since 1983 under Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke, defeated the Liberal Party of Australia, led by Andrew Peacock. The election was notable for the long ten week campaign, and for the high rate of informal voting for the House of Representatives. Image File history File links Bob. ... Image File history File links 150px-Ac. ... Robert James Lee Bob Hawke AC (born 9 December 1929) is a former Australian trade union leader turned politician who became the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. ... Andrew Sharp Peacock AC (born 13 February 1939), Australian Liberal politician, was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of a wealthy company director. ... Wills is an Australian electoral division (electorate) of Victoria. ... The Division of Kooyong is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... 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) is a former Australian trade union leader turned politician who became the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an 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 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 of 1983. This was the first election which occurred after the Hawke Government's election reforms of 1983 which saw 24 seats added to the House of Representatives and 12 to the Senate as well as the introduction of Group Ticket Voting for the Senate. Robert James Lee Bob Hawke AC (born 9 December 1929) is a former Australian trade union leader turned politician who became the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Group voting tickets are a way to simplify the voting in a single transferable vote election. ...


National Summary

House of Representatives
  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  
Senate
  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 +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
  Harradine Group 22,992 0.26 -0.32 0 1
  Country Liberal Party 27,972 0.31 +0.04 1 1
  Other 120,159 1.35 -1.37 0 0
  Total 8,894,100     46 76

The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian conservative political party, which claims to represent rural voters. ... The Australian Democrats (in regular parlance, just the Democrats), is an Australian social liberal party formed in 1977 from the earlier Australia Party by Don Chipp, who left the Liberal Party of Australia to do so. ... 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. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... The Australian Democrats (in regular parlance, just the Democrats), is an Australian social liberal party formed in 1977 from the earlier Australia Party by Don Chipp, who left the Liberal Party of Australia to do so. ... The Nuclear Disarmament Party (NDP) is a political party in Australia. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian conservative political party, which claims to represent rural voters. ... ... Brian Harradine (born January 9, Australian politician, has been an independent member of the Australian Senate since 1975, representing the state of Tasmania. ... 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. ...

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