Results of the Queensland state election, 1983 (A-L)

Queensland state election, 22 October 1983^[1]^[2] Legislative Assembly << 1980–1986 >>
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 for electorates from A to L.

Results by electoral district

Albert

Queensland state election, 1983: Albert^[3]
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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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 9th March 1984.

Archerfield state by-election, 1984^[4]
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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: Hinchinbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ted Row	5,718	47.1	-2.5
	Labor	Stephen 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	Stephen Bredhauer	5,312	43.8	+3.0
	National hold		Swing	-3.0

Ipswich

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

Queensland state election, 1983: 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

References

^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 22 October 1983". Retrieved 22 February 2009.
^ Hughes, Colin A. (1986). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975-1984. ANU Press. pp. 206–207. ISBN 0-08-033038-X.
^ 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)
^ Queensland Legislative Assembly (17 March 1987). Details of polling at general election held on 1 November 1986. p. 63.

[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)

[4] Queensland Legislative Assembly (17 March 1987). Details of polling at general election held on 1 November 1986. p. 63.

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Results by electoral district

Albert

Archerfield

By-election

Ashgrove

Aspley

Auburn

Balonne

Barambah

Barron River

Brisbane Central

Bulimba

Bundaberg

Burdekin

Burnett

Caboolture

Cairns

Callide

Carnarvon

Chatsworth

Condamine

Cook

Cooroora

Cunningham

Everton

Fassifern

Flinders

Greenslopes

Gregory

Gympie

Hinchinbrook

Ipswich

Ipswich West

Isis

Ithaca

Kurilpa

Landsborough

Lockyer

Lytton

See also

References