1984 New South Wales state election

State election for New South Wales, Australia in March 1984 August 2019 August 2019 1984 New South Wales state election New South Wales parliamentary no 1981 New South Wales state election 1981 1988 New South Wales state election 1988 All 99 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and 15 (of the 45) seats in the New South Wales Legislative Council50 Assembly seats were needed for a majority yes 1984 03 24 175x175px Neville Wran 3 December 1973 Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) Bass Hill 1,466,413 48.77% 6.95 69 seats 58 11 Nick Greiner, official portrait as Australian Consul-General in New York (2021) b.jpg 150 130 175 0 12 center Nick Greiner 15 March 1983 Liberal/National coalition Liberal/National coalition Ku-ring-gai 1,292,996 43.00% 4.16 28 seats 37 9 TPP TPP swing 52.4% 47.6% 6.3 6.3 1984 New South Wales state election.svg 340px Two-candidate-preferred margin by electorate Premier Neville Wran Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) Neville Wran Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) Elections were held in the state of New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday 24 March 1984. The Labor government led by Neville Wran won a fourth term in office, though with a reduced (if still sizeable) majority and a 7% swing against it. As the two previous elections each saw the sitting Opposition Leader lose the election and failing to be elected to Parliament, the 1984 election saw Nick Greiner becoming the first Opposition Leader to lose an election and retain his seat since Pat Hills in 1973. Independents Ted Mack and John Hatton retained their seats of North Shore and South Coast respectively. They were joined on the cross benches by a third independent and Bruce Duncan. Duncan, a former National Country Party member, withdrew from the party in protest at their change to the National Party name. He ran on an "Independent Country Party" ticket and won his seat of Lismore. At a 1981 referendum, voters had approved an increase in the maximum parliamentary term from three years to four. Key dates Date Event 5 March 1984 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. 9 March 1984 Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. 24 March 1984 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. 5 April 1984 The seventh Wran Ministry was reconstituted. 30 April 1984 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. 1 May 1984 Parliament resumed for business. Results Legislative Assembly Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) {{Australian elections/Title row | table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em; | title = New South Wales state election, 24 March 1984Antony Green Antony Green 1984 election totals https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1984/Totals.htm New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 Parliament of New South Wales 14 August 2019http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=761 Parliament of New South Wales, Assembly election, 24 March 1984 Australian Government and Politics Database 18 February 2010Hughes 1986 195 | house = Legislative Assembly | series = New South Wales state election | back = 1981 | forward = 1988 | enrolled = 3,330,350 | total_votes = 3,081,226 | turnout % = 92.52 | turnout chg = +1.37 | informal = 74,316 | informal % = 2.41 | informal chg = –0.67 }} yes Labor NSW 1,466,413 48.77 –6.95 58 – 11 Liberal NSW 1,026,901 34.15 +6.53 22 + 8 Nationals NSW 266,095 8.85 –2.37 15 + 1 Democrats 85,604 2.85 +0.42 0 ± 0 Ind. Country 25,227 0.84 +0.84 1 + 1 Call to Australia 2,347 0.08 +0.08 0 ± 0 Socialist Labour League 2,113 0.07 +0.07 0 ± 0 Independent 130,013 4.32 +1.53 3 + 1 OtherOne candidate each from the Citizens Action, Rainbow, Uninflated and National Action Parties. 2,197 0.07 +0.07 0 ± 0 3,006,910 99 Liberal NSW Liberal/National 47.6% +6.3% Labor NSW 52.4% -6.3% |} {{bar box|float=right|title=Popular vote|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars= Labor Australian Labor Party 48.77 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 34.15 National National Party of Australia 8.85 Independents Independent 4.32 Democrats Australian Democrats 2.85 Others #777777 1.06 #ddd Two-party-preferred vote Labor Australian Labor Party 52.4 Coalition Coalition (Australia) 47.6 #ddd Parliamentary seats Labor Australian Labor Party 58.59 58 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 22.22 22 National National Party of Australia 15.15 15 Independents Independent 3.03 3 Ind. Country #777777 1.01 1 }} Legislative Council Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council) {{Australian elections/Title row | table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em; | title = New South Wales state election, 24 March 1984Hughes 1986 196 | house = Legislative Council | staggered = yes | enrolled = 3,330,350 | total_votes = 3,081,223 | turnout % = 92.52 | turnout chg = +1.38 | informal = 205,275 | informal % = 6.66 | informal chg = –0.18 }} Labor NSW 1,348,348 46.88 –4.90 7 24 LibNat Coalition NSW 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 2,875,948 15 |} Seats changing hands Seat Pre-1984 Swing Post-1984 Party Member Margin Margin Member Party Bligh  Labor Fred Miller 2.7 -3.9 1.2 Michael Yabsley Liberal  Burwood  Labor Phil O'Neill 7.2 -8.8 1.6 Paul Zammit Liberal  Camden  Labor Ralph Brading 2.0 -7.2 5.2 John Fahey Liberal  Clarence  Labor Don Day 6.6 -10.9 4.3 Ian Causley National  Cronulla  Labor Michael Egan 5.3 -5.8 0.5 Malcolm Kerr Liberal  Hurstville  Labor Kevin Ryan 9.2 -10.1 0.9 Guy Yeomans Liberal  Lismore  National Bruce Duncan 18.9 N/A 26.9 Bruce Duncan Independent Country  Manly  Labor Alan Stewart 1.2 -5.7 4.5 David Hay Liberal  Miranda  Labor Bill Robb 4.3 -6.1 1.8 Ron Phillips Liberal  Murrumbidgee  Labor Lin Gordon 13.9 -15.4 1.5 Adrian Cruickshank National  Wakehurst  Labor Tom Webster 7.0 -8.2 1.2 John Booth Liberal  Wollongong  Labor Eric Ramsay 0.1 -4.3 4.2 Frank Arkell Independent  Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats. Post-election pendulum Labor seats (58)Marginal Northern TablelandsBill McCarthyALP1.6% AlburyHarold MairALP1.9% GosfordBrian McGowanALP1.9% WoronoraMaurie KeaneALP3.3% Blue MountainsBob DebusALP3.5% WaverleyErnie PageALP3.7% BurrinjuckTerry SheahanALP4.3% WentworthvilleErnie QuinnALP4.6% RydeGarry McIlwaineALP4.9% Georges RiverFrank WalkerALP5.0% EarlwoodKen GabbALP5.2% BathurstMick CloughALP5.3% ParramattaBarry WildeALP5.3% GladesvilleRodney CavalierALP5.5% MonaroJohn AkisterALP5.9%Fairly safe KogarahBrian LangtonALP6.3% CoogeeMichael ClearyALP6.8% CampbelltownMichael KnightALP8.7% v IND KiamaBill KnottALP8.7% MaitlandAllan WalshALP8.9% CharlestownRichard FaceALP9.0% DrummoyneJohn MurrayALP9.0% AshfieldPaul WhelanALP9.9%Safe Seven HillsBob ChristieALP10.1% HeathcoteRex JacksonALP11.1% LakembaWes DavorenALP11.8% TuggerahHarry MooreALP11.8% Lake MacquarieMerv HunterALP12.2% IngleburnStan KnowlesALP13.0% MaroubraBob CarrALP13.2% PeatsPaul LandaALP13.2% WaratahJohn PriceALP13.2% PenrithPeter AndersonALP14.3% WallsendKen BoothALP14.3% NewcastleArthur WadeALP14.4% BankstownRic MochalskiALP14.5% RockdaleBrian BannonALP14.6% RiverstoneRichard AmeryALP14.9% CabramattaEric BedfordALP15.1% HeffronLaurie BreretonALP15.6% East HillsPat RoganALP16.0% BlacktownJohn AquilinaALP16.6% AuburnPeter CoxALP16.8% Bass HillNeville WranALP17.3% MerrylandsGeoff IrwinALP17.4% CanterburyKevin StewartALP17.9% CorrimalLaurie KellyALP18.9% GranvilleLaurie FergusonALP18.9% BalmainPeter CrawfordALP19.0% St MarysRon MulockALP19.0% IllawarraGeorge PetersenALP19.6% Broken HillBill BeckrogeALP20.1%FairfieldJanice CrosioALP21.8%ElizabethPat HillsALP22.2%LiverpoolGeorge PaciulloALP22.2%SwanseaDon BowmanALP22.2%MarrickvilleAndrew RefshaugeALP23.4%CessnockStan NeillyALP26.2% Liberal/National seats (37)MarginalCronullaMalcolm KerrLIB0.5%ByronDon BeckNAT0.8%HurstvilleGuy YeomansLIB0.9%BlighMichael YabsleyLIB1.2%WakehurstJohn BoothLIB1.2%MurrumbidgeeAdrian CruickshankNAT1.5%BurwoodPaul ZammitLIB1.6%MirandaRon PhillipsLIB1.8%GoulburnRobert WebsterNAT2.3%ClarenceIan CausleyNAT4.3%ManlyDavid HayLIB4.5%Fairly safeCamdenJohn FaheyLIB7.2%CastlereaghRoger WottonNAT7.3%OrangeGarry WestNAT8.0%HornsbyNeil PickardLIB9.2%Upper HunterCol FisherNAT9.5%SafeCoffs HarbourMatt SingletonNAT11.3%GloucesterLeon PunchNAT11.9%OxleyBruce JefferyNAT12.7%BarwonWal MurrayNAT13.0%TamworthNoel ParkNAT13.4%Wagga WaggaJoe SchippLIB14.0%EastwoodJim CloughLIB14.8%DubboGerry PeacockeNAT14.9%WilloughbyPeter CollinsLIB15.4%DavidsonTerry MetherellLIB15.5%PittwaterMax SmithLIB15.5%LachlanIan ArmstrongNAT15.9%HawkesburyKevin RozzoliLIB18.0%The HillsFred CatersonLIB18.9%Lane CoveJohn DowdLIB19.2%MosmanPhillip SmilesLIB19.5%NorthcottBruce BairdLIB20.0%MurrayTim FischerNAT22.6%VaucluseRosemary FootLIB24.6%GordonTim MooreLIB30.3%Ku-ring-gaiNick GreinerLIB30.9%Crossbench seats (4)WollongongFrank ArkellIND4.2% v ALPNorth ShoreTed MackIND7.7% v LIBSouth CoastJohn HattonIND26.0% v ALPLismoreBruce DuncanIND26.9% v ALP See also Candidates of the 1984 New South Wales state election Notes References Sources cited A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975-1984 Hughes Colin A. 1986 ANU Press 0-08-033038-X Category:Elections in New South Wales New South Wales state election State election, 1984 New South Wales state election