Results of the Western Australian state election, 1983 (Legislative Assembly)

Western Australian state election, 19 February 1983
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 744,986[1]
Votes cast 663,153 Turnout 87.93% +2.66%
Informal votes 18,799 Informal 2.83% –0.69%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 342,536 53.16% +7.21% 32 + 9
  Liberal 256,846 39.86% –3.89% 20 – 6
  National Country[2] 22,148 3.44% –0.86% 3 ± 0
  National[2] 10,767 1.67% –1.29% 2 – 1
  Democrats 5,178 0.80% –1.16% 0 ± 0
  Socialist 905 0.14% –0.12% 0 ± 0
  Other parties 5,974 0.93% +0.75% 0 ± 0
  Independent 3,229 0.50% –0.15% 0 ± 0
Total 644,354     57  
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 350,996 53.74% +4.71%
  Liberal/NCP 302,100 46.26% –4.71%

This is a list of electoral district results of the 1983 Western Australian election.

Results by district

Albany

Western Australian state election, 1983: Albany[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Josephine Lynch 3,370 44.6
Liberal Leo Watt 3,210 42.5
National Country Darrall Simpson 691 9.1
Democrats John Chamberlain 286 3.8
Total formal votes 7,557 97.4
Informal votes 203 2.6
Turnout 7,760 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Leo Watt 3,949 52.3
Labor Josephine Lynch 3,608 47.7
Liberal hold Swing

Armadale

Western Australian state election, 1983: Armadale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Pearce 9,232 63.6
Liberal Douglas Cable 5,290 36.4
Total formal votes 14,522 97.3
Informal votes 403 2.7
Turnout 14,925 88.4
Labor hold Swing

Ascot

Western Australian state election, 1983: Ascot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mal Bryce 9,733 69.9
Liberal Richard Dalgleish 4,201 30.1
Total formal votes 13,934 97.4
Informal votes 374 2.6
Turnout 14,308 88.0
Labor hold Swing

Avon

Western Australian state election, 1983: Avon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken McIver 4,377 52.6
Liberal Thomas Richards 2,004 24.1
National Country Max Trenorden 1,938 23.3
Total formal votes 8,319 98.0
Informal votes 168 2.0
Turnout 8,487 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken McIver 4,858 58.4
Liberal Thomas Richards 3,461 41.6
Labor hold Swing

Balcatta

Western Australian state election, 1983: Balcatta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Bertram 9,562 63.0
Liberal Vincenzo Allessandrino 5,627 37.0
Total formal votes 15,189 96.3
Informal votes 579 3.7
Turnout 15,768 88.0
Labor hold Swing

Balga

Western Australian state election, 1983: Balga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Burke 11,654 79.0
Liberal Peter Nolan 3,101 21.0
Total formal votes 14,755 97.3
Informal votes 404 2.7
Turnout 15,159 87.0
Labor hold Swing

Bunbury

Western Australian state election, 1983: Bunbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Smith 4,011 51.2
Liberal John Sibson 3,588 45.7
Democrats Donald Stewart 243 3.1
Total formal votes 7,842 97.2
Informal votes 227 2.8
Turnout 8,069 90.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Philip Smith 4,133 52.7
Liberal John Sibson 3,709 47.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

Canning

Western Australian state election, 1983: Canning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Bateman 9,512 65.6
Liberal John Nagle 4,980 34.4
Total formal votes 14,492 96.8
Informal votes 480 3.2
Turnout 14,972 87.5
Labor hold Swing

Clontarf

Western Australian state election, 1983: Clontarf
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rex Williams 7,670 54.2
Labor David Dale 6,473 45.8
Total formal votes 14,143 97.5
Informal votes 356 2.5
Turnout 14,499 88.7
Liberal hold Swing

Cockburn

Western Australian state election, 1983: Cockburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alexander Taylor 12,461 78.6
Liberal Gregory Bowler 3,398 21.4
Total formal votes 15,859 95.7
Informal votes 704 4.3
Turnout 16,563 94.2
Labor hold Swing

Collie

Western Australian state election, 1983: Collie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Jones 5,102 65.6
National Country Allen Mountford 2,674 34.4
Total formal votes 7,776 97.9
Informal votes 312 2.1
Turnout 7,953 92.1
Labor hold Swing

Cottesloe

Western Australian state election, 1983: Cottesloe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Hassell 7,748 52.9
Labor Leslie Heinrich 5,791 39.6
Democrats Marjorie McKercher 890 6.1
Independent Alfred Bussell 215 1.5
Total formal votes 14,644 97.9
Informal votes 312 2.1
Turnout 14,956 87.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Hassell 8,245 56.3
Labor Leslie Heinrich 6,399 43.7
Liberal hold Swing

Dale

Western Australian state election, 1983: Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Vincent 4,089 47.9
Liberal Cyril Rushton 4,075 47.7
Democrats Joan Farrelly 378 4.4
Total formal votes 8,542 97.1
Informal votes 258 2.9
Turnout 8,800 89.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cyril Rushton 4,276 50.1
Labor Philip Vincent 4,266 49.9
Liberal hold Swing

Darling Range

Western Australian state election, 1983: Darling Range
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Spriggs 4,419 56.6
Labor Reginald Howard-Smith 3,391 43.4
Total formal votes 7,810 97.6
Informal votes 191 2.4
Turnout 8,001 89.4
Liberal hold Swing

East Melville

Western Australian state election, 1983: East Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Anthony Trethowan 7,907 53.6
Labor Carmen Lawrence 5,281 35.8
Democrats Shirley De La Hunty 1,565 10.6
Total formal votes 14,753 97.8
Informal votes 330 2.2
Turnout 15,083 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Anthony Trethowan 8,690 58.9
Labor Carmen Lawrence 6,063 41.1
Liberal hold Swing

Esperance-Dundas

Western Australian state election, 1983: Esperance-Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julian Grill 5,009 55.9
Liberal Geoffrey Grewar 3,112 34.7
National Country Robert Russell 834 9.3
Total formal votes 8,955 96.5
Informal votes 322 3.5
Turnout 9,277 86.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julian Grill 5,221 58.3
Liberal Geoffrey Grewar 3,734 41.7
Labor hold Swing

Floreat

Western Australian state election, 1983: Floreat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Mensaros 8,894 54.6
Labor Peter Keating 5,772 35.5
Independent Robert Ward 1,608 9.9
Total formal votes 16,274 98.2
Informal votes 298 1.8
Turnout 16,572 89.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Mensaros 9,699 59.6
Labor Peter Keating 6,575 40.4
Liberal hold Swing

Fremantle

Western Australian state election, 1983: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Parker 8,860 65.3
Liberal Joseph Faliti 4,030 29.7
Socialist Labour Timothy Peach 688 5.1
Total formal votes 13,578 94.1
Informal votes 843 5.9
Turnout 14,421 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Parker 9,382 69.1
Liberal Joseph Faliti 4,196 30.9
Labor hold Swing

Gascoyne

Western Australian state election, 1983: Gascoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Laurance 2,026 61.8
Labor John Cunningham 1,253 38.2
Total formal votes 3,279 97.3
Informal votes 91 2.7
Turnout 3,370 84.6
Liberal hold Swing

Geraldton

Western Australian state election, 1983: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeff Carr 5,324 63.1
Liberal Harold Driscoll 3,116 36.9
Total formal votes 8,440 98.1
Informal votes 162 1.9
Turnout 8,602 88.8
Labor hold Swing

Gosnells

Western Australian state election, 1983: Gosnells
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Yvonne Henderson 8,981 61.4
Liberal Michael Mitchell 5,158 35.3
Independent Gordon Stapp 487 3.3
Total formal votes 14,626 96.7
Informal votes 493 3.3
Turnout 15,119 89.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Yvonne Henderson 9,229 63.1
Liberal Michael Mitchell 5,397 36.9
Labor hold Swing

Greenough

Western Australian state election, 1983: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reg Tubby 5,345 70.8
Labor Timothy Gamage 2,206 29.2
Total formal votes 7,551 97.3
Informal votes 207 2.7
Turnout 7,758 89.9
Liberal hold Swing

Helena

Western Australian state election, 1983: Helena
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Hill 9,847 63.7
Liberal Marianne McCall 5,620 36.3
Total formal votes 15,467 97.2
Informal votes 447 2.8
Turnout 15,914 92.6
Labor hold Swing

Joondalup

Western Australian state election, 1983: Joondalup
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jackie Watkins 8,785 56.7
Liberal Michael Nanovich 6,698 43.3
Total formal votes 15,483 97.7
Informal votes 367 2.3
Turnout 15,850 89.8
Labor hold Swing

Kalamunda

Western Australian state election, 1983: Kalamunda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Thompson 4,444 57.4
Labor Theraza Glindon 2,886 37.3
Democrats Phillip Franzone 418 5.4
Total formal votes 7,748 97.4
Informal votes 209 2.6
Turnout 7,957 88.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Thompson 4,657 60.1
Labor Theraza Glindon 3,091 39.9
Liberal hold Swing

Kalgoorlie

Western Australian state election, 1983: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ian Taylor 5,735 71.6
Liberal Ross Lightfoot 1,871 23.3
Independent Maxine Cable 408 5.1
Total formal votes 8,014 96.6
Informal votes 279 3.4
Turnout 8,293 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian Taylor 5,938 74.1
Liberal Ross Lightfoot 2,076 25.9
Labor hold Swing

Karrinyup

Western Australian state election, 1983: Karrinyup
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Clarko 8,481 52.5
Labor Richard Pitts 6,580 40.7
Democrats Jean Jenkins 1,106 6.8
Total formal votes 16,167 97.9
Informal votes 346 2.1
Turnout 16,513 89.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Clarko 9,037 55.9
Labor Richard Pitts 7,130 44.1
Liberal hold Swing

Katanning-Roe

Western Australian state election, 1983: Katanning-Roe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Dick Old 6,541 82.1
Labor Marilyn Elson 1,423 17.9
Total formal votes 7,984 97.7
Informal votes 184 2.3
Turnout 8,148 89.5
National Country hold Swing

Kimberley

Western Australian state election, 1983: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Bridge 6,563 65.9
Liberal Robert Whitton 3,396 34.1
Total formal votes 9,959 94.4
Informal votes 587 5.6
Turnout 10,546 84.3
Labor hold Swing

Mandurah

Western Australian state election, 1983: Mandurah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Shalders 4,050 48.0
Labor John Read 3,947 46.8
Independent Leonard Attwill 434 5.2
Total formal votes 8,431 98.4
Informal votes 133 1.6
Turnout 8,564 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Read 4,243 50.3
Liberal Richard Shalders 4,188 49.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

Maylands

Western Australian state election, 1983: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Harman 9,169 64.9
Liberal Wouterina Klein 4,952 35.1
Total formal votes 14,121 97.1
Informal votes 420 2.9
Turnout 14,541 86.8
Labor hold Swing

Melville

Western Australian state election, 1983: Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Hodge 11,464 71.2
Liberal Judith Gleeson 4,629 28.8
Total formal votes 16,093 97.3
Informal votes 447 2.7
Turnout 16,540 92.9
Labor hold Swing

Merredin

Western Australian state election, 1983: Merredin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WA Nationals Hendy Cowan 4,872 60.7
National Country Harold Lang 1,804 22.5
Liberal Richard Cooper 1,067 13.3
Independent Zoran Panzich 283 3.5
Total formal votes 8,026 97.1
Informal votes 242 2.9
Turnout 8,268 90.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
WA Nationals Hendy Cowan 5,217 65.0
National Country Harold Lang 2,809 35.0
WA Nationals hold Swing

Mitchell

Western Australian state election, 1983: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Smith 5,001 56.9
Liberal Margaret Craig 3,785 43.1
Total formal votes 8,716 97.6
Informal votes 215 2.4
Turnout 9,001 92.1
Labor hold Swing

Moore

Western Australian state election, 1983: Moore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Bert Crane 4,295 52.6
Liberal Ernest Twine 2,117 25.9
Labor Michael O'Rourke 1,754 21.5
Total formal votes 8,166 97.5
Informal votes 205 2.5
Turnout 8,371 89.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Country Bert Crane 5,169 63.3
Liberal Ernest Twine 2,997 36.7
National Country hold Swing

Morley-Swan

Western Australian state election, 1983: Morley-Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Tonkin 10,743 69.1
Liberal Ramsay Bogunovich 4,436 28.5
Independent James Connolly 375 2.4
Total formal votes 15,554 95.0
Informal votes 819 5.0
Turnout 16,373 88.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Tonkin 11,028 70.9
Liberal Ramsay Bogunovich 4,526 29.1
Labor hold Swing

Mount Lawley

Western Australian state election, 1983: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray O'Connor 7,909 53.0
Labor Desmond Hoffman 6,789 45.5
Communist Cedric Beidatsch 217 1.5
Total formal votes 14,915 96.8
Informal votes 499 3.2
Turnout 15,414 87.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray O'Connor 7,965 53.4
Labor Desmond Hoffman 6,950 46.6
Liberal hold Swing

Mount Marshall

Western Australian state election, 1983: Mount Marshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill McNee 2,596 33.0
National Country Ray McPharlin 2,119 26.9
WA Nationals Ronald Aitkenhead 1,815 23.1
Labor Robert Couzens 1,333 17.0
Total formal votes 7,863 97.6
Informal votes 191 2.4
Turnout 8,054 89.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Bill McNee 4,381 55.7
WA Nationals Ronald Aitkenhead 3,482 44.3
Liberal gain from National Country Swing

Mundaring

Western Australian state election, 1983: Mundaring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Herzfeld 3,886 48.3
Labor Gavan Troy 3,862 48.0
Democrats Bryan Scott-Courtland 292 3.6
Total formal votes 8,040 97.5
Informal votes 202 2.5
Turnout 8,242 89.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gavan Troy 4,028 50.1
Liberal Tom Herzfeld 4,012 49.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

Murchison-Eyre

Western Australian state election, 1983: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coyne 1,167 49.3
Labor Francis Donovan 1,052 44.4
Independent Kevin Seivwright 149 6.3
Total formal votes 2,368 96.0
Informal votes 98 4.0
Turnout 2,466 76.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Coyne 1,214 51.3
Labor Francis Donovan 1,541 48.7
Liberal hold Swing

Murdoch

Western Australian state election, 1983: Murdoch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 8,832 53.2
Labor Eric Ripper 7,503 45.2
Independent James Owen 276 1.7
Total formal votes 16,611 97.9
Informal votes 347 2.1
Turnout 16,958 91.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 8,970 54.0
Labor Eric Ripper 7,641 46.0
Liberal hold Swing

Murray-Wellington

Western Australian state election, 1983: Murray-Wellington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bradshaw 4,666 56.7
Labor James Hersey 3,317 40.3
Independent Marius Loeffler 242 2.9
Total formal votes 8,225 97.3
Informal votes 232 2.7
Turnout 8,457 90.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Bradshaw 4,787 58.2
Labor James Hersey 3,438 41.8
Liberal hold Swing

Narrogin

Western Australian state election, 1983: Narrogin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Peter Jones unopposed
National Country hold Swing

Nedlands

Western Australian state election, 1983: Nedlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Court 8,945 64.1
Labor Saliba Sassine 5,011 35.9
Total formal votes 13,956 98.0
Informal votes 280 2.0
Turnout 14,236 88.7
Liberal hold Swing

Nollamara

Western Australian state election, 1983: Nollamara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Wilson 8,085 61.3
Liberal Gregory Wilson 5,107 38.7
Total formal votes 13,192 97.6
Informal votes 326 2.4
Turnout 13,518 89.0
Labor hold Swing

Perth

Western Australian state election, 1983: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Burke 9,023 67.8
Liberal Peter Bogue 4,289 32.2
Total formal votes 13,312 95.5
Informal votes 630 4.5
Turnout 13,942 80.7
Labor hold Swing

Pilbara

Western Australian state election, 1983: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pam Buchanan 5,382 58.8
Liberal David Penny 3,195 34.9
Independent Vincent Cooper 581 6.3
Total formal votes 9,158 94.8
Informal votes 498 5.2
Turnout 9,656 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam Buchanan 6,182 67.5
Liberal David Penny 2,976 32.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

Rockingham

Western Australian state election, 1983: Rockingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mike Barnett 10,260 69.7
Liberal Maureen Mileham 4,466 30.3
Total formal votes 14,726 98.0
Informal votes 296 2.0
Turnout 15,022 90.9
Labor hold Swing

Scarborough

Western Australian state election, 1983: Scarborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graham Burkett 8,053 55.7
Liberal Ray Young 6,416 44.3
Total formal votes 14,469 98.0
Informal votes 290 2.0
Turnout 14,759 87.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

South Perth

Western Australian state election, 1983: South Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Grayden 7,836 54.5
Labor Sten Jakobsen 6,533 45.5
Total formal votes 14,369 98.0
Informal votes 288 2.0
Turnout 14,657 85.9
Liberal hold Swing

Stirling

Western Australian state election, 1983: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WA Nationals Matt Stephens 4,080 53.6
Liberal Peter Skinner 2,761 36.2
National Country Thomas Buxton 775 10.2
Total formal votes 7,616 97.1
Informal votes 225 2.9
Turnout 7,841 90.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
WA Nationals Matt Stephens 4,273 56.1
Liberal Peter Skinner 3,373 43.9
WA Nationals hold Swing

Subiaco

Western Australian state election, 1983: Subiaco
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Dadour 7,108 51.6
Labor William Bartholomaeus 6,666 48.4
Total formal votes 13,774 97.7
Informal votes 322 2.3
Turnout 14,096 85.4
Liberal hold Swing

Vasse

Western Australian state election, 1983: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 4,947 59.5
Labor Dane Carroll 2,586 31.1
Independent Stewart Melville 783 9.4
Total formal votes 8,316 97.8
Informal votes 187 2.2
Turnout 8,503 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 5,339 64.2
Labor Dane Carroll 2,977 35.8
Liberal hold Swing

Victoria Park

Western Australian state election, 1983: Victoria Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Davies 9,038 67.1
Liberal Pauline Iles 4,432 32.9
Total formal votes 13,470 97.1
Informal votes 396 2.9
Turnout 13,866 85.1
Labor hold Swing

Warren

Western Australian state election, 1983: Warren
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Evans 4,442 60.8
Liberal Ross Young 2,250 30.8
National Country Noel Klopper 477 6.5
Independent Noel Duggan 133 1.8
Total formal votes 7,302 97.4
Informal votes 198 2.6
Turnout 7,500 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Evans 4,629 63.4
Liberal Ross Young 2,673 36.6
Labor hold Swing

Welshpool

Western Australian state election, 1983: Welshpool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Jamieson 9,482 64.8
Liberal Robert Gray 5,159 35.2
Total formal votes 14,641 96.5
Informal votes 525 3.5
Turnout 15,166 87.8
Labor hold Swing

Whitford

Western Australian state election, 1983: Whitford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pam Beggs 8,778 57.7
Liberal Darryll Retallack 6,434 42.3
Total formal votes 15,212 98.1
Informal votes 287 1.9
Turnout 15,499 88.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.
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