1984 Archerfield state by-election

August 2019 A by-election was held in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Archerfield on 19 May 1984. It was triggered by the death of sitting Labor member Kevin Hooper on 9 March 1984. The seat was retained by the Labor Party with the election of candidate Henry Palaszczuk.December 1984 Coaldrake Peter Australian Political Chronicle: January–June 1984 Australian Journal of Politics and History 30 3 414 0004-9522 The only surprise in the result was the relatively strong showing of the Liberal Party compared to the National Party. Both the Labor and National parties had problems during the campaign, the former with factional feuding over candidate selection, and the Nationals with a candidate who seemed unsure whether his loyalties were to his own party or to Labor. Results Archerfield state by-election, 1984Details of polling at general election held on 1 November 1986 Queensland Legislative Assembly 17 March 1987 63 Labor QLD Henry Palaszczuk 8,641 61.51 –10.12 Liberal QLD John Shea 2,173 15.47 +15.47 Nationals QLD Doug Jackson 1,796 12.78 –15.59 Democrats David Adams 748 5.32 +5.32 Independent Bruce Parmenter 456 3.25 +3.25 Independent Mervyn Clarkson 93 0.66 +0.66 Independent Norman Eather 31 0.22 +0.22 14,049 96.54 +0.39 503 3.46 –0.39 14,552 82.39 –8.80 Labor QLD N/A See also List of Queensland state by-elections References Archerfield state by-election Category:Queensland state by-elections Archerfield state by-election, 1984 Archerfield state by-election