1983 Western Australian state election

none April 2022 1983 Western Australian state election Western Australia parliamentary no 1980 Western Australian state election 1980 1986 Western Australian state election 1986 All 57 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assemblyand 18 (of the 34) seats to the Western Australian Legislative Council29 Assembly seats were needed for a majority yes 1983 02 19 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1980–1983 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1983–1986 Australian Labor Party ALP Brian Burke 18 September 1981 Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) Balga 342,536 53.16% 7.21 23 seats 32 9 100px Ray O'Connor 25 January 1982 Liberal/NCP coalition Mount Lawley 278,994 43.30% 4.75 29 seats 23 6 National Party of Australia NAT Hendy Cowan 1979 National Party of Australia (WA) Merredin 10,767 1.67% 1.29 3 seats 2 1 TPP TPP swing 53.74% 46.26% 4.71 4.71 Premier Ray O'Connor Liberal/NCP coalition Brian Burke Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 19 February 1983 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and 18 members to the 34-seat Legislative Council. The three-term Liberal-National Country coalition government, led by Premier Ray O'Connor since 25 January 1982 (after the retirement of Sir Charles Court) was defeated by the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Brian Burke since 10 September 1981. Results Legislative Assembly Results of the Western Australian state election, 1983 (Legislative Assembly) Western Australian state election, 19 February 1983 Legislative Assembly Western Australian state election 1980 1986 744,986cont 1 1 663,153 87.93% +2.66% 18,799 2.83% –0.69% yes Labor WA 342,536 53.16% +7.21% 32 + 9 Liberal WA 256,846 39.86% –3.89% 20 – 6 Nationals WA National CountryNat 2 2 22,148 3.44% –0.86% 3 ± 0 Nationals WA NationalNat 2 2 10,767 1.67% –1.29% 2 – 1 Democrats 5,178 0.80% –1.16% 0 ± 0 Socialist Alliance 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 ± 0 644,354 57 Labor WA LibNat Coalition WA Labor WA 350,996 53.74% +4.71% Liberal WA Liberal/NCP 302,100 46.26% –4.71% |} Notes: cont 1 1 754,226 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but one seat, Narrogin, held by the National Country Party's Peter Jones and representing 9,239 electors, was held unopposed. Nat 2 2 The National Country Party (NCP) and the National Party (NP) were two separate parties, the former in coalition with the Liberal Party, the latter an independent party which had split from the NCP on 10 August 1978. Legislative Council Results of the Western Australian state election, 1983 (Legislative Council) Western Australian state election, 19 February 1983http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=1566 Results for Legislative Council yes 754,225 671,102 88.98% +0.57% 24,962 3.72% –0.66% Labor WA 327,129 50.63% +5.85% 7 13 Liberal WA 268,626 41.57% –5.93% 9 19 Nationals WA National CountryNat 2 2 20,553 3.18% –0.64% 0 1 Nationals WA NationalNat 2 2 20,336 3.15% –0.28% 1 1 Democrats 9,356 1.45% +1.45% 0 0 Other parties 0 0.00% –0.47% 0 0 646,140 17 34 Labor WA 341,236 52.81% +5.17% Liberal WA Liberal/NCP 304,904 47.19% –5.17% |} Seats changing parties Seat Pre-1983 Swing Post-1983 Party Member Margin Margin Member Party Bunbury  Liberal John Sibson 1.3 4.0 2.7 Phil Smith Labor  Mandurah  Liberal notional N/A N/A 0.3 John Read Labor  Mount Marshall  National Country Ray McPharlin 10.8* 16.5 5.7** Bill McNee Liberal  Mundaring  Liberal Tom Herzfeld 3.5 3.6 0.1 Gavan Troy Labor  Pilbara  Liberal Brian Sodeman 1.6 19.1 17.5 Pam Buchanan Labor  Scarborough  Liberal Ray Young 6.2 11.9 5.7 Graham Burkett Labor  Whitford  Liberal Mick Nanovich 8.3 16.0 7.7 Pam Beggs Labor  Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election. * figure is vs. Liberal ** figure is vs. National (NP) Post-election pendulum Labor seats (32)Marginal MundaringGavan TroyALP0.1% MandurahJohn ReadALP0.3% BunburyPhil SmithALP2.7% ScarboroughGraham BurkettALP5.7%Fairly safe JoondalupJackie WatkinsALP6.7% MitchellDavid SmithALP6.9% WhitfordPam BeggsALP7.7% Esperance-DundasJulian GrillALP8.3% AvonKen McIverALP8.4%Safe NollamaraKeith WilsonALP11.3% BalcattaRon BertramALP13.0% GosnellsYvonne HendersonALP13.1% GeraldtonJeff CarrALP13.1% WarrenDavid EvansALP13.4% ArmadaleBob PearceALP13.6% HelenaGordon HillALP13.7% WelshpoolColin JamiesonALP14.8% MaylandsJohn HarmanALP14.9% CanningTom BatemanALP15.6% CollieTom JonesALP15.6% KimberleyErnie BridgeALP15.9% Victoria ParkRon DaviesALP17.1% PilbaraPam BuchananALP17.5% PerthTerry BurkeALP17.8% FremantleDavid ParkerALP19.1% RockinghamMike BarnettALP19.7% AscotMal BryceALP19.9% Morley-SwanArthur TonkinALP20.9%MelvilleBarry HodgeALP21.2%KalgoorlieIan TaylorALP24.1%CockburnDon TaylorALP28.6%BalgaBrian BurkeALP29.0% Liberal/NCP seats (23)MarginalDaleCyril RushtonLIB0.06%Murchison-EyrePeter CoyneLIB1.3%SubiacoTom DadourLIB1.6%AlbanyLeon WattLIB2.3%Mount LawleyRay O'ConnorLIB3.4%MurdochBarry MacKinnonLIB4.0%ClontarfTony WilliamsLIB4.2%South PerthBill GraydenLIB4.5%Mount MarshallBill McNeeLIB5.7% v NATKarrinyupJim ClarkoLIB5.9%Fairly safeCottesloeBill HassellLIB6.3%Darling RangeGeorge SpriggsLIB6.6%Murray-WellingtonJohn BradshawLIB8.2%East MelvilleAnthony TrethowanLIB8.9%FloreatAndrew MensarosLIB9.6%SafeKalamundaIan ThompsonLIB10.1%GascoyneIan LauranceLIB11.8%MooreBert CraneNCP13.3% v LIBNedlandsRichard CourtLIB14.1%VasseBarry BlaikieLIB14.2%GreenoughReg TubbyLIB21.2%Katanning-RoeDick OldNCP32.1%NarroginPeter JonesNCPUnoppNational seats (2)StirlingMatt StephensNAT6.1% v LIBMerredinHendy CowanNAT15.0% v NCP Opinion polling +Morgan Gallop opinion poll resultsHamilton John Burkie: A biography of Brian Burke 1988 217 St. George Books 0867780363DatePrimary voteLeader's approval ratingLaborLiberal-NCPLaborLiberalFebruary–April 198144483947June–August 19814942375118 September 1981Brian Burke replaces Ron Davies as leader of the Labor PartySeptember–November 198151393347December 1981–January 19824646396321 January 1982Ray O'Connor replaces Charles Court as leader of the Liberal PartyFebruary–April 198251425250May–June 198249445459July–August 198251445663September–October 198248425462November–December 19824748586119 February 1983 election53.844.2 See also Candidates of the 1983 Western Australian state election Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1980–1983 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1983–1986 References Category:Elections in Western Australia Category:1983 elections in Australia Category:1980s in Western Australia Category:February 1983 in Australia