The following tables show results for the Australian House of Representatives at the 1984 federal election held on 1 December 1984.[1][2]
Australia[edit]
House of Reps (IRV) — 1984–87 – Turnout 94.19% (CV) — Informal 6.78% Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| Labor | 4,120,130 | 47.55 | −1.93 | 82 | 7 |
| | Liberal | 2,951,556 | 34.06 | −0.06 | 44 | 11 |
| National | 921,151 | 10.63 | +1.42 | 21 | 4 |
| Country Liberal | 27,335 | 0.32 | +0.08 | 1 | 1 |
Liberal/National Coalition | 3,900,042 | 45.01 | +1.40 | 66 | 16 |
| Democrats | 472,204 | 5.45 | +0.42 | | |
| Democratic Labor | 49,121 | 0.57 | +0.37 | | |
| Nuclear Disarmament | 17,978 | 0.21 | +0.21 | | |
| Socialist Workers | 9,460 | 0.11 | –0.42 | | |
| Deadly Serious | 2,826 | 0.03 | –0.01 | | |
| Pensioner | 1,645 | 0.02 | +0.02 | | |
| Communist | 1,213 | 0.01 | –0.06 | | |
| Independents | 90,333 | 1.04 | +0.07 | | |
Total | 8,664,952 | | | 148 | 23 |
Two-party-preferred |
| Labor | 4,484,622 | 51.77 | −1.46 | 82 | 7 |
| Liberal–National coalition | 4,178,572 | 48.23 | +1.46 | 66 | 16 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 630,469 | 6.8 | +4.7 | | |
Turnout | 9,295,421 | 94.2 | | | |
Registered voters | 9,869,217 | | | | |
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993 |
New South Wales[edit]
1984 Australian federal election
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Turnout 94.1% (CV) — Informal 6.2%[2] Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Liberal | 990,464 | 32.76 | +1.21 | 12 | 1 |
| National | 318,458 | 10.53 | –0.43 | 10 | 2 |
Liberal/National Coalition | 1,308,922 | 43.30 | +0.79 | 22 | 3 |
| Labor | 1,458,856 | 48.26 | –1.86 | 29 | 5 |
| Democrats | 178,806 | 5.91 | +1.12 | | |
| Independent | 65,606 | 2.17 | +1.12 | | |
| Nuclear Disarmament | 5,438 | 0.18 | +0.18 | | |
| Socialist Workers | 4,261 | 0.14 | –0.55 | | |
| Communist | 1,213 | 0.04 | –0.14 | | |
Total | 3,023,102 | | | 51 | 8 |
Two-party-preferred vote |
| Labor | 1,599,219 | 52.91 | +1.38 | | 5 |
| Liberal/National Coalition | 1,423,408 | 47.09 | –1.38 | | 3 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 198,648 | 6.2 | +4.0 | | |
Turnout | 3,221,750 | 94.1 | | | |
Registered voters | 3,424,032 | | | | |
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993 |
Victoria[edit]
1984 Australian federal election
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Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2%[2] Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Liberal | 842,423 | 36.88 | –0.20 | 11 | 4 |
| National | 145,435 | 6.37 | 1.50 | 3 | |
Liberal/National Coalition | 987,858 | 43.24 | 1.30 | 14 | 4 |
| Labor | 1,117,873 | 48.93 | –1.60 | 25 | 2 |
| Democrats | 115,172 | 5.04 | –0.70 | | |
| Democratic Labor | 49,121 | 2.15 | | | |
| Independent | 8,925 | 0.39 | | | |
| Nuclear Disarmament | 2,702 | 0.12 | | | |
| Pensioner | 1,645 | 0.07 | | | |
| Socialist Workers | 1,236 | 0.05 | | | |
Total | 2,284,532 | | | 39 | 6 |
Two-party-preferred vote |
| Labor | 1,212,308 | 53.09 | +4.85 | | 2 |
| Liberal/National Coalition | 1,071,270 | 46.91 | –4.85 | | 4 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 202,740 | 8.2 | +5.9 | | |
Turnout | 2,487,273 | 95.1 | | | |
Registered voters | 2,614,383 | | | | |
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993 |
Queensland[edit]
1984 Australian federal election
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Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2%[2] Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | National | 435,832 | 31.70 | +7.95 | 8 | 2 |
| Liberal | 263,518 | 19.16 | –5.24 | 7 | 4 |
Liberal/National Coalition | 699,350 | 50.86 | 2.72 | 15 | 6 |
| Labor | 605,813 | 44.06 | –2.08 | 9 | 1 |
| Democrats | 66,243 | 4.82 | +0.17 | | |
| Independent | 3,043 | 0.22 | –0.13 | | |
| Socialist Workers | 592 | 0.04 | –0.22 | | |
Total | 1,375,040 | | | 24 | 5 |
Two-party-preferred vote |
| Liberal/National Coalition | 718,873 | 52.29 | –2.26 | 15 | 6 |
| Labor | 656,029 | 47.71 | +2.26 | 9 | 1 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 65,803 | 4.6 | +1.3 | | |
Turnout | 1,440,843 | 92.7 | | | |
Registered voters | 1,555,600 | | | | |
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993 |
Western Australia[edit]
1984 Australian federal election
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Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2%[2] Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Liberal | 341,500 | 45.74 | 3.92 | 4 | 1 |
| National | 9,817 | 1.31 | -0.02 | | |
Liberal/National Coalition | 351,317 | 47.05 | 3.90 | 4 | 1 |
| Labor | 359,810 | 48.19 | -3.76 | 9 | 1 |
| Democrats | 27,598 | 3.70 | -0.32 | | |
| Independents | 3,791 | 0.51 | 0.06 | | |
| Nuclear Disarmament | 2,623 | 0.35 | | | |
| Socialist Workers | 1,535 | 0.21 | -0.09 | | |
Total | 746,674 | | | 13 | 2 |
Two-party-preferred vote |
| Labor | 379,731 | 50.86 | 2.27 | 9 | 1 |
| Liberal/National Coalition | 366,912 | 49.14 | -2.27 | 4 | 1 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 59,801 | 7.42 | 5.44 | | |
Turnout | 806,475 | 93.82 | | | |
Registered voters | 859,623 | | | | |
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993 |
South Australia[edit]
1984 Australian federal election
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Turnout 94.9% (CV) — Informal 8.7%[2] Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Liberal | 337,253 | 42.97 | 0.87 | 5 | 1 |
| National | 11,609 | 1.48 | 1.48 | | |
Liberal/National Coalition | 348,862 | 44.45 | 2.35 | 5 | 1 |
| Labor | 367,915 | 46.87 | -1.51 | 8 | 1 |
| Democrats | 61,822 | 7.88 | 0.94 | | |
| Nuclear Disarmament | 2,270 | 0.29 | | | |
| Independent | 2,205 | 0.28 | -0.14 | | |
| Socialist Workers | 1,836 | 0.23 | -0.65 | | |
Total | 784,910 | | | 13 | 2 |
Two-party-preferred vote |
| Labor | 405,496 | 51.67 | -0.63 | 8 | 1 |
| Liberal/National Coalition | 379,305 | 48.33 | 0.63 | 5 | 1 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 74,719 | 8.69 | 6.02 | | |
Turnout | 859,629 | 94.85 | | | |
Registered voters | 906,278 | | | | |
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993 |
Tasmania[edit]
1984 Australian federal election
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Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2%[2] Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| Liberal | 133,173 | 51.13 | -3.78 | 5 | |
| Labor | 113,094 | 43.42 | 3.14 | | |
| Democrats | 10,432 | 4.01 | 0.44 | | |
| Independent | 3,747 | 1.44 | 0.46 | | |
Total | 260,446 | | | 5 | |
Two-party-preferred vote |
| Liberal | 138,983 | 53.37 | -3.05 | 5 | |
| Labor | 121,438 | 46.63 | 3.05 | 0 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 16,237 | 5.87 | 3.57 | | |
Turnout | 276,683 | 95.40 | | | |
Registered voters | 290,028 | | | | |
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993 |
Territories[edit]
Australian Capital Territory[edit]
1984 Australian federal election
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| First party | Second party | | | | Leader | Bob Hawke | Andrew Peacock | Party | Labor | Coalition | Last election | 2 seats | 0 seats | Seats won | 2 | 0 | Seat change | | | Popular vote | 71,637 | 43,225 | Percentage | 53.34% | 32.19% | Swing | 10.56 | 0.15 | TPP | 61.96% | 38.04% | TPP swing | 3.53 | 3.53 | |
Turnout 94.1% (CV) — Informal 2.9%[2] Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| Labor | 71,637 | 53.34 | -10.56 | 2 | |
| Liberal | 43,225 | 32.19 | +0.15 | 0 | |
| Democrats | 10,225 | 7.61 | | | |
| Nuclear Disarmament | 4,945 | 3.68 | | | |
| Deadly Serious | 2,826 | 2.10 | -0.86 | | |
| Independents | 1,435 | 1.07 | -0.03 | | |
Total | 134,293 | | | 5 | |
Two-party-preferred vote |
| Labor | 83,207 | 61.96 | -3.53 | 2 | |
| Liberal | 51,074 | 38.04 | 3.53 | 0 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 7,204 | 5.09 | 2.88 | | |
Turnout | 141,497 | 94.07 | | | |
Registered voters | 150,416 | | | | |
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993 |
Northern Territory[edit]
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