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The following tables show results for the Australian House of Representatives at the 1984 federal election held on 1 December 1984.[1][2]
House of Reps (IRV) — 1984–87 – Turnout 94.19% (CV) — Informal 6.78%
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Swing
|
Seats
|
Change
|
|
Labor
|
4,120,130
|
47.55
|
−1.93
|
82
|
7
|
|
|
Liberal
|
2,951,556
|
34.06
|
−0.06
|
44
|
11
|
|
National
|
921,151
|
10.63
|
+1.42
|
21
|
4
|
|
Country Liberal
|
27,335
|
0.32
|
+0.08
|
1
|
1
|
Liberal/National Coalition
|
3,900,042
|
45.01
|
+1.40
|
66
|
16
|
|
Democrats
|
472,204
|
5.45
|
+0.42
|
|
|
|
Democratic Labor
|
49,121
|
0.57
|
+0.37
|
|
|
|
Nuclear Disarmament
|
17,978
|
0.21
|
+0.21
|
|
|
|
Socialist Workers
|
9,460
|
0.11
|
–0.42
|
|
|
|
Deadly Serious
|
2,826
|
0.03
|
–0.01
|
|
|
|
Pensioner
|
1,645
|
0.02
|
+0.02
|
|
|
|
Communist
|
1,213
|
0.01
|
–0.06
|
|
|
|
Independents
|
90,333
|
1.04
|
+0.07
|
|
|
Total
|
8,664,952
|
|
|
148
|
23
|
Two-party-preferred
|
|
Labor
|
4,484,622
|
51.77
|
−1.46
|
82
|
7
|
|
Liberal–National coalition
|
4,178,572
|
48.23
|
+1.46
|
66
|
16
|
|
Invalid/blank votes
|
630,469
|
6.8
|
+4.7
|
|
|
Turnout
|
9,295,421
|
94.2
|
|
|
|
Registered voters
|
9,869,217
|
|
|
|
|
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993
|
1984 Australian federal election
(New South Wales)|
|
|
|
Turnout 94.1% (CV) — Informal 6.2%[2]
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Swing
|
Seats
|
Change
|
|
|
Liberal
|
990,464
|
32.76
|
+1.21
|
12
|
1
|
|
National
|
318,458
|
10.53
|
–0.43
|
10
|
2
|
Liberal/National Coalition
|
1,308,922
|
43.30
|
+0.79
|
22
|
3
|
|
Labor
|
1,458,856
|
48.26
|
–1.86
|
29
|
5
|
|
Democrats
|
178,806
|
5.91
|
+1.12
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
65,606
|
2.17
|
+1.12
|
|
|
|
Nuclear Disarmament
|
5,438
|
0.18
|
+0.18
|
|
|
|
Socialist Workers
|
4,261
|
0.14
|
–0.55
|
|
|
|
Communist
|
1,213
|
0.04
|
–0.14
|
|
|
Total
|
3,023,102
|
|
|
51
|
8
|
Two-party-preferred vote
|
|
Labor
|
1,599,219
|
52.91
|
+1.38
|
|
5
|
|
Liberal/National Coalition
|
1,423,408
|
47.09
|
–1.38
|
|
3
|
|
Invalid/blank votes
|
198,648
|
6.2
|
+4.0
|
|
|
Turnout
|
3,221,750
|
94.1
|
|
|
|
Registered voters
|
3,424,032
|
|
|
|
|
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993
|
1984 Australian federal election
(Victoria)|
|
|
|
Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2%[2]
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Swing
|
Seats
|
Change
|
|
|
Liberal
|
842,423
|
36.88
|
–0.20
|
11
|
4
|
|
National
|
145,435
|
6.37
|
1.50
|
3
|
|
Liberal/National Coalition
|
987,858
|
43.24
|
1.30
|
14
|
4
|
|
Labor
|
1,117,873
|
48.93
|
–1.60
|
25
|
2
|
|
Democrats
|
115,172
|
5.04
|
–0.70
|
|
|
|
Democratic Labor
|
49,121
|
2.15
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
8,925
|
0.39
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear Disarmament
|
2,702
|
0.12
|
|
|
|
|
Pensioner
|
1,645
|
0.07
|
|
|
|
|
Socialist Workers
|
1,236
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
Total
|
2,284,532
|
|
|
39
|
6
|
Two-party-preferred vote
|
|
Labor
|
1,212,308
|
53.09
|
+4.85
|
|
2
|
|
Liberal/National Coalition
|
1,071,270
|
46.91
|
–4.85
|
|
4
|
|
Invalid/blank votes
|
202,740
|
8.2
|
+5.9
|
|
|
Turnout
|
2,487,273
|
95.1
|
|
|
|
Registered voters
|
2,614,383
|
|
|
|
|
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993
|
1984 Australian federal election
(Queensland)|
|
|
|
Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2%[2]
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Swing
|
Seats
|
Change
|
|
|
National
|
435,832
|
31.70
|
+7.95
|
8
|
2
|
|
Liberal
|
263,518
|
19.16
|
–5.24
|
7
|
4
|
Liberal/National Coalition
|
699,350
|
50.86
|
2.72
|
15
|
6
|
|
Labor
|
605,813
|
44.06
|
–2.08
|
9
|
1
|
|
Democrats
|
66,243
|
4.82
|
+0.17
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
3,043
|
0.22
|
–0.13
|
|
|
|
Socialist Workers
|
592
|
0.04
|
–0.22
|
|
|
Total
|
1,375,040
|
|
|
24
|
5
|
Two-party-preferred vote
|
|
Liberal/National Coalition
|
718,873
|
52.29
|
–2.26
|
15
|
6
|
|
Labor
|
656,029
|
47.71
|
+2.26
|
9
|
1
|
|
Invalid/blank votes
|
65,803
|
4.6
|
+1.3
|
|
|
Turnout
|
1,440,843
|
92.7
|
|
|
|
Registered voters
|
1,555,600
|
|
|
|
|
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993
|
1984 Australian federal election
(Western Australia)|
|
|
|
Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2%[2]
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
|
1984 Australian federal election
(South Australia)|
|
|
|
Turnout 94.9% (CV) — Informal 8.7%[2]
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Swing
|
Seats
|
Change
|
|
|
Liberal
|
337,253
|
42.97
|
0.87
|
5
|
1
|
|
National
|
11,609
|
1.48
|
1.48
|
|
|
Liberal/National Coalition
|
348,862
|
44.45
|
2.35
|
5
|
1
|
|
Labor
|
367,915
|
46.87
|
-1.51
|
8
|
1
|
|
Democrats
|
61,822
|
7.88
|
0.94
|
|
|
|
Nuclear Disarmament
|
2,270
|
0.29
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
2,205
|
0.28
|
-0.14
|
|
|
|
Socialist Workers
|
1,836
|
0.23
|
-0.65
|
|
|
Total
|
784,910
|
|
|
13
|
2
|
Two-party-preferred vote
|
|
Labor
|
405,496
|
51.67
|
-0.63
|
8
|
1
|
|
Liberal/National Coalition
|
379,305
|
48.33
|
0.63
|
5
|
1
|
|
Invalid/blank votes
|
74,719
|
8.69
|
6.02
|
|
|
Turnout
|
859,629
|
94.85
|
|
|
|
Registered voters
|
906,278
|
|
|
|
|
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993
|
1984 Australian federal election
(Tasmania)|
|
|
|
Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2%[2]
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Swing
|
Seats
|
Change
|
|
Liberal
|
133,173
|
51.13
|
-3.78
|
5
|
|
|
Labor
|
113,094
|
43.42
|
3.14
|
|
|
|
Democrats
|
10,432
|
4.01
|
0.44
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
3,747
|
1.44
|
0.46
|
|
|
Total
|
260,446
|
|
|
5
|
|
Two-party-preferred vote
|
|
Liberal
|
138,983
|
53.37
|
-3.05
|
5
|
|
|
Labor
|
121,438
|
46.63
|
3.05
|
0
|
|
|
Invalid/blank votes
|
16,237
|
5.87
|
3.57
|
|
|
Turnout
|
276,683
|
95.40
|
|
|
|
Registered voters
|
290,028
|
|
|
|
|
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993
|
Australian Capital Territory
[edit]
1984 Australian federal election
(Australian Capital Territory)|
|
|
|
First party
|
Second party
|
|
|
|
Leader
|
Bob Hawke
|
Andrew Peacock
|
Party
|
Labor
|
Coalition
|
Last election
|
2 seats
|
0 seats
|
Seats won
|
2
|
0
|
Seat change
|
|
|
Popular vote
|
71,637
|
43,225
|
Percentage
|
53.34%
|
32.19%
|
Swing
|
10.56
|
0.15
|
TPP
|
61.96%
|
38.04%
|
TPP swing
|
3.53
|
3.53
|
|
Turnout 94.1% (CV) — Informal 2.9%[2]
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Swing
|
Seats
|
Change
|
|
Labor
|
71,637
|
53.34
|
-10.56
|
2
|
|
|
Liberal
|
43,225
|
32.19
|
+0.15
|
0
|
|
|
Democrats
|
10,225
|
7.61
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear Disarmament
|
4,945
|
3.68
|
|
|
|
|
Deadly Serious
|
2,826
|
2.10
|
-0.86
|
|
|
|
Independents
|
1,435
|
1.07
|
-0.03
|
|
|
Total
|
134,293
|
|
|
5
|
|
Two-party-preferred vote
|
|
Labor
|
83,207
|
61.96
|
-3.53
|
2
|
|
|
Liberal
|
51,074
|
38.04
|
3.53
|
0
|
|
|
Invalid/blank votes
|
7,204
|
5.09
|
2.88
|
|
|
Turnout
|
141,497
|
94.07
|
|
|
|
Registered voters
|
150,416
|
|
|
|
|
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993
|
1984 Australian federal election
(Northern Territory)|
|
|
|