1984 Hughes by-election

April 2022 June 2023 New South Wales parliamentary no 18 February 1984 Robert Tickner Australian Labor Party 40,728 58.1% 3.5pp Clifford Mason Liberal Party of Australia 22,962 32.7% 4.3pp TPP TPP swing 63.0% 5.3pp 37.0% 5.3pp MP Les Johnson Australian Labor Party Robert Tickner Australian Labor Party A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Hughes on 18 February 1984. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor Party MP Les Johnson to become Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand. The by-election was held to coincide with the Corangamite and Richmond by-elections. The election was won by Labor candidate Robert Tickner, despite a 5.3% swing to the Liberal Party. Candidates Australian Democrats – Ronald Hellyer. Independent – Leslie Johnson. Liberal Party of Australia – Clifford Mason. Australian National Action Group – Jim Saleam, a far-right activist who had previously been involved with the Australian Nazi Party. Australian Labor Party – Robert Tickner, a Sydney City Councillor. Results Hughes by-election, 1984 By-Elections 1983-1984 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1983/1983repsby.txt Robert Tickner Labor 40,728 58.1 -3.5 Clifford Mason Liberal 22,962 32.7 +4.3 Ronald Hellyer Democrats 4,065 5.8 -3.3 Leslie Johnson Independent 1,393 2.0 +2.0 Jim Saleam National Action 970 1.4 +1.4 70,118 97.9 1,486 2.1 71,604 86.2 Labor Robert Tickner 44,162 63.0 -5.3 Liberal Clifford Mason 25,956 37.0 +5.3 Labor -5.3 See also List of Australian federal by-elections References Hughes by-election Hughes by-election, 1984 Category:New South Wales federal by-elections Hughes by-election