Results of the Queensland state election, 1983 (M-Z)

Queensland state election, 22 October 1983[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
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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 M to Z.

Results by electoral district

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1983: Mackay[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ed Casey 10,372 56.0 -3.2
National John Comerford 8,163 44.0 +12.0
Total formal votes 18,535 98.4 -0.5
Informal votes 295 1.6 +0.5
Turnout 18,830 90.8 +2.5
Labor hold Swing -5.6

Mansfield

Queensland state election, 1983: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill Kaus 7,615 40.0 +40.0
Labor Norma Jones 7,402 38.9 -1.1
Liberal Gregory Goebel 3,827 20.1 -34.8
Progress Desmond McKay 175 0.9 -4.2
Total formal votes 19,019 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 226 1.2 -0.3
Turnout 19,245 93.2 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill Kaus 10,677 56.1 +56.1
Labor Norma Jones 8,342 43.9 +2.2
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1983: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Nightingale 7,342 48.0 +0.3
National Gilbert Alison 6,769 44.3 +44.3
Liberal Rodney Bailey 1,177 7.7 -39.5
Total formal votes 15,288 99.2 0.0
Informal votes 118 0.8 0.0
Turnout 15,406 94.8 +2.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Gilbert Alison 7,648 50.03 +50.03
Labor Peter Nightingale 7,640 49.97 -0.60
National gain from Labor Swing +50.03

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1983: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leon Pearce 5,520 40.6 -4.9
Liberal Don Lane 4,416 32.5 -22.0
National William Owen 3,480 25.6 +25.6
Independent Gary Waddell 183 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 13,599 97.9 +0.8
Informal votes 288 2.1 -0.8
Turnout 13,887 89.8 +5.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Lane 7,853 57.7 +3.2
Labor Leon Pearce 5,746 42.3 -3.2
Liberal hold Swing +3.2

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1983: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Randell 8,251 56.6 +19.4
Labor Jeffrey Gascoyne 6,338 43.4 +5.0
Total formal votes 14,589 98.8 -0.5
Informal votes 176 1.2 +0.5
Turnout 14,765 92.7 +1.5
National hold Swing +3.6

Mount Coot-tha

Queensland state election, 1983: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Cedric Dowdle 5,805 32.8 +32.8
Liberal Bill Lickiss 4,751 26.9 -35.9
Labor Denis Pacey 4,086 23.1 +6.6
Democrats David Dalgarno 3,029 17.1 -3.7
Total formal votes 17,671 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 129 0.7 -0.5
Turnout 17,800 92.8 +3.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 10,700 60.5 -12.4
National Cedric Dowdle 6,971 39.5 +39.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Mount Gravatt

Queensland state election, 1983: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Tharendu 6,201 35.8 +4.8
National Ian Henderson 5,909 34.1 +8.9
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 5,209 30.1 -13.7
Total formal votes 17,319 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 242 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 17,561 93.1 +3.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Henderson 10,037 57.9 +57.9
Labor Steve Tharendu 7,282 42.1 +7.8
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Mount Isa

Queensland state election, 1983: Mount Isa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Price 6,611 51.5 +7.1
National Angelo Bertoni 5,883 45.8 +3.0
Independent Desmond Welk 337 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 12,831 97.5 +0.2
Informal votes 329 2.5 -0.2
Turnout 13,160 86.1 +2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Price 6,780 52.8 +3.7
National Angelo Bertoni 6,051 47.2 -3.7
Labor gain from National Swing +3.7

Mourilyan

Queensland state election, 1983: Mourilyan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Eaton 5,510 52.1 +0.8
National Vicky Kippin 4,941 46.7 -2.0
Independent Ronald Nielsen 135 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 10,586 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 104 1.0 -0.2
Turnout 10,690 93.3 +3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Eaton 5,578 52.7 +1.4
National Vicky Kippin 5,008 47.3 -1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4

Mulgrave

Queensland state election, 1983: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Max Menzel 6,769 56.1 +11.5
Labor George Pervan 4,970 41.2 +3.1
Independent Leslie Webber 320 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 12,059 98.9 -0.2
Informal votes 132 1.1 +0.2
Turnout 12,191 91.9 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Max Menzel 6,929 57.5 +1.0
Labor George Pervan 5,130 42.5 -1.0
National hold Swing +1.0

Murrumba

Queensland state election, 1983: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Kruger 10,169 50.9 +0.8
National Allan Male 6,008 30.1 -0.5
Liberal Roger Maguire 3,795 19.0 -0.2
Total formal votes 19,972 98.7 -0.1
Informal votes 266 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 20,238 93.1 +2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Kruger 11,017 55.2 -0.2
National Allan Male 8,955 44.8 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -0.2

Nudgee

Queensland state election, 1983: Nudgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Vaughan 8,973 62.4 +1.5
Liberal Peter Hull 5,398 37.6 -1.5
Total formal votes 14,371 97.7 -0.8
Informal votes 331 2.3 +0.8
Turnout 14,702 93.4 +2.7
Labor hold Swing +1.5

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1983: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Knox 7,999 56.2 -3.4
Labor Owen Gazzard 6,237 43.8 +3.4
Total formal votes 14,236 98.2 -0.1
Informal votes 262 1.8 +0.1
Turnout 14,498 90.7 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing -3.4

Peak Downs

Queensland state election, 1983: Peak Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Vince Lester 7,533 59.7 -1.6
Labor Lindsay Shepherd 4,912 38.9 +2.4
Independent Bruce Bragg 168 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 12,613 99.4 +0.1
Informal votes 72 0.6 -0.1
Turnout 12,685 91.2 +2.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Vince Lester 7,617 60.4 -1.7
Labor Lindsay Shepherd 4,996 39.6 +1.7
National hold Swing -1.7

Pine Rivers

Queensland state election, 1983: Pine Rivers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Kennedy 9,842 44.4 +1.9
National Yvonne Chapman 6,773 30.5 +30.5
Liberal Rob Akers 5,566 25.1 -32.4
Total formal votes 22,181 98.8 +0.8
Informal votes 263 1.2 -0.8
Turnout 22,444 94.1 +2.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Yvonne Chapman 11,173 50.4 +50.4
Labor John Kennedy 11,008 49.6 +7.1
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1983: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Prest 8,127 51.0 -2.8
National Michael Crowley 6,973 43.7 +11.2
Independent Patricia Cathcart 676 4.2 +4.2
Christian Alternative Rata Pugh 168 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 15,944 98.7 -0.3
Informal votes 204 1.3 +0.3
Turnout 16,148 91.8 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Prest 8,549 53.6 -4.0
National Michael Crowley 7,395 46.4 +4.0
Labor hold Swing -4.0

Redcliffe

Queensland state election, 1983: Redcliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry White 8,583 55.0 -0.3
Labor Peter Houston 7,023 45.0 +0.3
Total formal votes 15,606 97.2 -1.2
Informal votes 448 2.8 +1.2
Turnout 16,054 92.6 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Redlands

Queensland state election, 1983: Redlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Goleby 12,194 46.0 +3.6
Labor Andrew Mellis 10,977 41.4 +0.7
Democrats Kathleen Walker 1,700 6.4 +6.4
Liberal Ken Eastwell 1,643 6.2 -10.7
Total formal votes 26,514 98.6 -0.3
Informal votes 365 1.4 +0.3
Turnout 26,879 92.8 +1.9
Two-party-preferred result
National John Goleby 14,332 54.0 -0.2
Labor Andrew Mellis 12,182 46.0 +0.2
National hold Swing -0.2

Rockhampton

Queensland state election, 1983: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Wright 8,936 57.2 -7.3
National Charles Doblo 3,892 24.9 -0.4
Liberal Alan Agnew 2,660 17.0 +6.8
Independent Brian Dillon 131 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 15,619 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 157 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 15,776 93.0 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Wright 9,596 61.4 -5.9
National Charles Doblo 6,023 38.6 +5.9
Labor hold Swing -5.9

Rockhampton North

Queensland state election, 1983: Rockhampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Yewdale 11,408 58.7 +0.8
National Patrick Maloney 6,510 33.5 +4.2
Liberal Beverley Reynolds 1,521 7.8 -0.2
Total formal votes 19,439 99.1 -0.2
Informal votes 175 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 19,614 94.1 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Yewdale 11,748 60.4 -1.8
National Patrick Maloney 7,691 39.6 +1.8
Labor hold Swing -1.8

Roma

Queensland state election, 1983: Roma
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Russell Cooper 4,267 53.8 -11.6
Labor August Johanson 2,367 29.9 -4.7
Liberal Thomas Warren 997 12.6 +12.6
Democrats Clement O'Connor 294 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 7,925 99.4 +0.6
Informal votes 51 0.6 -0.6
Turnout 7,976 91.6 +3.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Russell Cooper 5,188 65.5 +0.1
Labor August Johanson 2,737 34.5 -0.1
National hold Swing +0.1

Salisbury

Queensland state election, 1983: Salisbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wayne Goss 9,245 46.4 +1.4
National Gavan Duffy 6,699 33.6 +33.6
Liberal Rosemary Kyburz 3,970 19.9 -26.4
Total formal votes 19,914 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 314 1.6 -0.3
Turnout 20,228 92.6 +3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wayne Goss 10,183 51.1 +3.4
National Gavan Duffy 9,731 48.9 +48.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.4

Sandgate

Queensland state election, 1983: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nev Warburton 9,023 59.9 -0.6
National Ian Armstrong 4,135 27.5 +27.5
Liberal Ian Parminter 1,895 12.6 -14.5
Total formal votes 15,053 98.4 0.0
Informal votes 244 1.6 0.0
Turnout 15,297 92.2 +2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nev Warburton 9,446 62.8 -1.8
National Ian Armstrong 5,607 37.2 +37.2
Labor hold Swing -1.8

Sherwood

Queensland state election, 1983: Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Angus Innes 7,267 40.1 -14.6
Labor John Court 5,727 31.6 +5.0
National Christopher Stephens 4,585 25.3 +8.5
Independent Cedric Holland 546 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 18,125 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 194 1.1 0.0
Turnout 18,319 93.2 +3.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Angus Innes 12,087 66.7 -4.2
Labor John Court 6,038 33.3 +4.2
Liberal hold Swing -4.2

Somerset

Queensland state election, 1983: Somerset
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill Gunn 12,490 54.3 +4.3
Labor Ron Hazelden 8,538 37.1 +7.7
Liberal Clive Herrald 1,976 8.6 -12.0
Total formal votes 23,004 98.6 -0.3
Informal votes 323 1.4 +0.3
Turnout 23,327 92.1 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill Gunn 14,025 61.0 -4.0
Labor Ron Hazelden 8,979 39.0 +4.0
National hold Swing -4.0

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1983: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Fouras 7,476 55.0 +2.7
National Malcolm Ellis 4,052 29.8 +29.8
Liberal Rodney Miller 1,914 14.1 -30.2
Socialist Ivan Ivanoff 155 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 13,597 97.3 -0.2
Informal votes 382 2.7 +0.2
Turnout 13,979 87.8 +3.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Fouras 7,982 58.7 +4.7
National Malcolm Ellis 5,615 41.3 +41.3
Labor hold Swing +4.7

South Coast

Queensland state election, 1983: South Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Russ Hinze 11,325 48.6 +4.5
Labor Noel Elliott 8,971 38.5 +16.7
Liberal Ian Foyster 3,021 13.0 -10.7
Total formal votes 23,317 98.7 +0.4
Informal votes 314 1.3 -0.4
Turnout 23,631 87.1 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Russ Hinze 13,405 57.5 -7.1
Labor Noel Elliott 9,912 42.5 +7.1
National hold Swing -7.1

Southport

Queensland state election, 1983: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Doug Jennings 10,406 52.1 +18.4
Labor Ian Rogers 6,543 32.8 +7.4
Liberal Carol McLaughlin 3,024 15.1 -23.4
Total formal votes 19,973 98.1 +0.8
Informal votes 380 1.9 -0.8
Turnout 20,353 89.5 +4.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Doug Jennings 12,755 63.9 +0.6
Labor Ian Rogers 7,218 36.1 -0.6
National hold Swing +0.6

Stafford

Queensland state election, 1983: Stafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Denis Murphy 7,301 46.4 -2.9
National Patrick Blake 4,525 28.7 +28.7
Liberal Terry Gygar 3,923 24.9 -25.8
Total formal votes 15,749 98.7 +0.7
Informal votes 311 2.0 -0.7
Turnout 15,960 92.8 +2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Denis Murphy 7,894 50.1 +0.8
National Patrick Blake 7,855 49.9 +49.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +0.8

Surfers Paradise

Queensland state election, 1983: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Borbidge 11,994 56.9 +15.0
Labor Khalil Salem 6,219 29.5 +8.6
Liberal Theodore Greenland 2,847 13.5 -19.3
Total formal votes 21,060 98.3 0.0
Informal votes 356 1.7 0.0
Turnout 21,416 87.8 +3.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Borbidge 14,205 67.4 -1.3
Labor Khalil Salem 6,855 32.6 +1.3
National hold Swing -1.3

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1983: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nigel Pennington 5,431 35.7 +8.3
National Earle Bailey 5,284 34.7 +9.1
Liberal Ian Prentice 4,489 29.5 -4.7
Total formal votes 15,204 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 153 1.0 -0.1
Turnout 15,357 90.2 +4.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Earle Bailey 8,392 55.2 +55.2
Labor Nigel Pennington 6,812 44.8 +8.6
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Toowoomba North

Queensland state election, 1983: Toowoomba North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Wood 7,006 42.6 -1.9
National Sandy McPhie 6,002 36.5 +36.5
Liberal John Lockwood 3,444 20.9 -34.6
Total formal votes 16,452 98.9 +0.7
Informal votes 181 1.1 -0.7
Turnout 16,633 93.3 +3.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Sandy McPhie 8,818 53.6 +53.6
Labor Peter Wood 7,634 46.4 +1.9
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Toowoomba South

Queensland state election, 1983: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Warner 8,964 52.0 +7.0
Labor Kim McCasker 6,500 37.7 +4.5
Liberal Neil O'Sullivan 1,782 10.3 +7.8
Total formal votes 17,256 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 139 0.9 -0.5
Turnout 17,395 92.8 +3.1
Two-party-preferred result
National John Warner 10,348 60.0 -0.1
Labor Kim McCasker 6,898 40.0 +0.1
National hold Swing -0.1

Townsville

Queensland state election, 1983: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken McElligott 10,748 47.5 +5.2
National Peter Arnold 6,508 28.7 +10.2
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 4,012 17.7 -21.4
Independent Daniel Gleeson 1,385 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 22,653 99.1 +0.6
Informal votes 214 0.9 -0.6
Turnout 22,867 89.6 +5.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken McElligott 11,664 51.5 +7.5
National Peter Arnold 10,989 48.5 +48.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.5

Townsville South

Queensland state election, 1983: Townsville South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alex Wilson 7,683 55.5 +6.6
National Dickway Goon-Chew 5,205 37.6 +12.1
Liberal Theo Theofanes 967 7.0 -12.3
Total formal votes 13,855 98.8 +0.2
Informal votes 164 1.2 -0.2
Turnout 14,019 90.5 +4.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alex Wilson 7,899 57.0 -0.6
National Dickway Goon-Chew 5,956 43.0 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6

Townsville West

Queensland state election, 1983: Townsville West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoff Smith 7,605 51.2 -1.3
National Clifford Donohue 4,700 31.6 -13.5
Liberal Leslie Tyrell 1,845 12.4 +12.4
Independent Ron Aitken 709 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 14,859 98.7 +0.5
Informal votes 195 1.3 -0.5
Turnout 15,054 88.5 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Geoff Smith 8,372 56.3 +1.9
National Clifford Donohue 6,487 43.7 -1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1983: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Neil Turner 4,364 57.7 +5.1
Labor David Land 3,205 42.3 -5.1
Total formal votes 7,569 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 69 0.9 -0.5
Turnout 7,638 92.4 +3.5
National hold Swing +5.1

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1983: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Des Booth 6,921 67.9 +3.5
Labor Mary Hill 3,278 32.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 10,199 98.3 -0.7
Informal votes 172 1.7 +0.7
Turnout 10,371 93.8 +2.1
National hold Swing +0.2

Wavell

Queensland state election, 1983: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Austin 7,208 51.3 -5.6
Labor Christopher Begley 6,848 48.7 +5.6
Total formal votes 14,056 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 239 1.7 -0.2
Turnout 14,295 92.6 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.6

Whitsunday

Queensland state election, 1983: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Geoff Muntz 9,163 56.5 +3.0
Labor Kevin Poschelk 7,063 43.5 -3.0
Total formal votes 16,226 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 194 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 16,420 90.4 +0.7
National hold Swing +3.0

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1983: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Comben 6,868 47.4 +2.4
National Bob Moore 4,696 32.4 +32.4
Liberal Ann Garms 2,915 20.1 -27.1
Total formal votes 14,479 98.7 +0.2
Informal votes 195 1.3 -0.2
Turnout 14,674 92.7 +3.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Comben 7,549 52.1 +3.4
National Bob Moore 6,930 47.9 +47.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.4

Wolston

Queensland state election, 1983: Wolston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Gibbs 10,251 64.3 +4.9
Liberal Robert Harper 5,687 35.7 +11.9
Total formal votes 15,938 96.5 -1.4
Informal votes 572 3.5 +1.4
Turnout 16,510 91.0 +3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.1

Woodridge

Queensland state election, 1983: Woodridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill D'Arcy 11,131 48.9 +2.6
National Selma Elson 7,648 33.6 +33.6
Liberal Derek Richards 2,133 9.4 -25.6
Democrats Michael van de Velde 1,616 7.1 -0.5
Socialist Ray Ferguson 132 0.6 +0.6
Socialist Labour Katherine Gillick 121 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 22,781 98.5 +0.6
Informal votes 354 1.5 -0.6
Turnout 23,135 91.2 +4.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill D'Arcy 12,556 55.1 -1.3
National Selma Elson 10,225 44.9 +1.3
Labor hold Swing -1.3

Wynnum

Queensland state election, 1983: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Shaw 9,267 55.7 +3.3
National Michael Podagiel 5,469 32.9 +3.3
Liberal Audrey Dickie 1,888 11.4 -6.6
Total formal votes 16,624 98.3 -0.5
Informal votes 281 1.7 +0.5
Turnout 16,905 93.0 +3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Shaw 9,689 58.3 +1.0
National Michael Podagiel 6,935 41.7 -1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Yeronga

Queensland state election, 1983: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norm Lee 7,788 52.9 -4.1
Labor Kitchener Farrell 6,932 47.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 14,720 97.7 -0.3
Informal votes 343 2.3 +0.3
Turnout 15,063 92.7 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.1

See also

References

  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 0-909779-24-4.
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