Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council)

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New South Wales state election, 24 March 1984
Legislative Council

Enrolled voters 3,330,350
Votes cast 3,081,223 Turnout 92.52 +1.38
Informal votes 205,275 Informal 6.66 –0.18
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won
Seats
held
  Labor 1,348,348 46.88 –4.90 7 24
  Liberal/National Coalition 1,225,519 42.61 +8.84 7 18
  Call to Australia 175,068 6.09 –3.02 1 2
  Democrats 90,634 3.15 –0.88 0 1
  Concerned Citizens 14,036 0.49 +0.49 0 0
  Progress 6,416 0.22 +0.11 0 0
  Silent Majority 3,899 0.14 +0.14 0 0
  Independent 12,028 0.42 +0.35 0 0
Total 2,875,948     15  

This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 1984 New South Wales state election.

Results[edit]

1984 New South Wales state election: Legislative Council[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 179,747
Labor 1. Johno Johnson (elected 1)
2. Delcia Kite (elected 3)
3. Ron Dyer (elected 5)
4. John Morris (elected 7)
5. Ann Symonds (elected 9)
6. Keith Enderbury (elected 11)
7. Mick Ibbett (elected 13)
8. Judith Walker
9. Tony Kelly
10. Paul Toplis
1,348,348 46.9 -4.9
Liberal/National Coalition 1. John Hannaford (elected 2)
2. Adrian Solomons (elected 4)
3. Jim Samios (elected 6)
4. John Jobling (elected 8)
5. Richard Bull (elected 10)
6. Beryl Evans (elected 12)
7. Judy Jakins (elected 15)
8. Ray Aston
9. Brian Flower
10. Henry Mallam
1,225,519 42.6 +8.8
Call to Australia 1. Jim Cameron (elected 14)
2. Marie Bignold
3. Graeme McLennan
4. Kevin Hume
5. Elaine Nile
175,068 6.1 -3.0
Democrats 1. Ray Griffiths
2. Rodney Dominish
3. Peter Hains
4. Rodney Irvine
90,634 3.2 -0.8
Concerned Citizens 1. Verdun Walsh
2. Margaret Bickley
3. Peter Hinton
14,036 0.5 +0.5
Independent Michael Jeffreys 6,644 0.2 +0.2
Progress 1. Marjorie Wisby
2. Archibald Brown
6,416 0.2 +0.1
Silent Majority 1. Samuel Calvert
2. Mary Burwood
3. Lola Harradine
3,899 0.1 +0.1
Independent Oscar Landicho 2,412 0.1 +0.1
Independent David Noffs 1,315 0.1 +0.1
Independent Brian Howard 806 0.03 +0.03
Independent George Sewell 483 0.02 +0.02
Independent Jon Axtens 368 0.01 +0.01
Total formal votes 2,875,948 93.3 +0.1
Informal votes 205,275 6.7 -0.1
Turnout 3,081,223 92.5 +1.4

Continuing members[edit]

The following MLCs were not up for re-election this year.

Member Party Term
  Clive Healey Labor 1978–1988
  Joe Thompson Labor 1978–1988
  Peter Watkins Labor 1978–1988
  Barrie Unsworth Labor 1978–1986
  Dorothy Isaksen Labor 1978–1988
  Marie Fisher Labor 1978–1988
  Norm King Labor 1978–1988
  Deirdre Grusovin Labor 1978–1988
  Jim Kaldis Labor 1978–1988
  Paul Landa Labor 1981–1991
  Jack Hallam Labor 1981–1991
  Jack Garland Labor 1981–1991
  Barney French Labor 1981–1991
  Franca Arena Labor 1981–1991
  George Brenner Labor 1981–1991
  Ken Reed Labor 1981–1991
  Bryan Vaughan Labor 1981–1991
  Virginia Chadwick Liberal 1978–1988
  Frank Calabro Liberal 1978–1988
  Lloyd Lange Liberal 1978–1986
  Peter Philips Liberal 1978–1988
  Max Willis Liberal 1981–1991
  Ted Pickering Liberal 1981–1991
  John Matthews Liberal 1981–1991
  Bob Rowland Smith National 1978–1988
  Toby MacDiarmid National 1978–1988
  Jack Doohan National 1981–1991
  Richard Killen National 1981–1991
  Fred Nile Call to Australia 1981–1991
  Elisabeth Kirkby Democrats 1981–1991

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Electing the Legislative Council 1978-1995" (PDF). ABC Election Archives.