Results of the 1983 Queensland state election (original) (raw)
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| 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 | |
| National | 512,890 | 38.93% | +10.99% | 41 | |
| Liberal | 196,072 | 14.88% | –12.04% | 8 | |
| Democrats | 10,926 | 0.83% | –0.55% | 0 | |
| Progress | 741 | 0.06% | –0.31% | 0 | |
| Independent | 16,994 | 1.29% | –0.49% | 1 | |
| Others | 408 | 0.03% | –0.09% | 0 | |
| Total | 1,317,394 | 82 |
This is a list of electoral district results for the 1983 Queensland state election.
Results by electoral district
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- This by-election was caused by the death of Kevin Hooper. It was held on 9 March 1984.
- This by-election was caused by the death of John Goleby. It was held on 2 November 1985.
- This by-election was caused by the resignation of Keith Wright, who entered Federal politics. It was held on 16 February 1985.
- This by-election was caused by the death of Denis Murphy. It was held on 4 August 1984.
- 1983 Queensland state election
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1983–1986
- ^ 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](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fbook "Template: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.
- ^ 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 0-909779-24-4.
{{[cite book](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fbook "Template: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.