COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== CANNING, WA ==================================================================== South-east of Perth: Armadale, Gosnells, Kalamunda, Rockingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 16.3 e Effect of 1980 redistribution: 01.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 14.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,346 +10.2 Votes cast: 69,047 94.1 -01.4 Informal votes: 1,839 02.7 -01.1 Formal votes: 67,208 97.3 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melville Bungey * Lib 31,821 47.3 +00.6 Theresa Cunningham AD 6,285 09.4 -00.7 James Hansen ALP 28,206 42.0 +13.6 Pamela Wells 896 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,208 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wells's 896 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bungey * 203 22.7 32,024 47.6 Cunningham 364 40.6 6,649 09.9 Hansen 329 36.7 28,535 42.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 896 67,208 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cunningham's 6,649 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BUNGEY * 2,782 41.8 34,806 51.8 Hansen 3,867 58.2 32,402 48.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,649 67,208 01.8 13.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melville Harold Bungey (born 1934): Elected 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CURTIN, WA ==================================================================== Perth Suburban: Cottesloe, Floreat, Nedlands, Subiaco -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 18.8 e Effect of 1980 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,951 -09.5 Votes cast: 61,359 93.0 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,321 02.2 -00.2 Formal votes: 60,038 97.8 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Victor GARLAND * Lib 35,373 58.9 +00.1 Richard Grounds ALP 19,680 32.8 +08.4 Gary Payne AD 4,985 08.3 -06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,038 12.3 e 06.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ransley Victor Garland (born 1934): Elected 1969 By, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs to 3 November 1980 Resigned seat 22 January 1981 (see By-elections) Later career: High Commissioner to Britain 1981-83. Knighted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- FORREST, WA ==================================================================== Southern Western Australia: Bunbury, Collie, Murray, Sussex -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 15.7 e Effect of 1980 redistribution: 01.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,074 -03.1 Votes cast: 62,091 94.0 -02.2 Informal votes: 1,663 02.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 60,428 97.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Bussell AD 4,206 07.0 +00.0 Peter DRUMMOND * Lib 31,005 51.3 +04.4 Walter MacMillan ALP 21,749 36.0 +06.7 Francis Timms NCP 3,468 05.7 -07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,428 09.8 e 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Hertford Drummond (1931-2013): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREMANTLE, WA ==================================================================== Perth suburban: Cockburn, Coolbellup, Fremantle, Palmyra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.8 Effect of 1980 redistribution: 04.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,467 -04.1 Votes cast: 64,385 94.0 -01.3 Informal votes: 1,982 03.1 -00.2 Formal votes: 62,403 96.9 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John DAWKINS * ALP 36,272 58.1 +08.5 Graham Hull AD 3,791 06.1 -03.8 Angelo Lopez 915 01.5 Donald McLeod Lib 21,425 34.3 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,403 13.1 e 06.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Sydney Dawkins (born 1947): Elected 1974. Defeated 1975. Elected 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KALGOORLIE, WA ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.5 e Effect of 1980 redistribution: 01.0 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,726 +04.7 Votes cast: 58,549 87.7 -02.8 Informal votes: 1,419 02.4 -00.8 Formal votes: 57,130 97.6 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trevor Butler AD 4,723 08.3 +02.0 Graeme Campbell ALP 25,845 45.2 +06.8 Mick Cotter * Lib 26,562 46.5 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Butler's 4,723 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMPBELL 3,044 64.5 28,889 50.6 Cotter * 1,679 35.5 28,241 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,723 57,130 00.6 08.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Francis Cotter (born 1935): Elected 1975, 1977. Defeated 1980 > Graeme Campbell (born 1939): Elected 1980 Born: 13 August 1939, Cambridge, England Career: Pastoralist and businessman. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MOORE, WA ==================================================================== North of Perth: Duncraig, Greenwood, Mundaring, Wanneroo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 17.9 e Effect of 1980 redistribution: 04.0 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,830 +06.8 Votes cast: 67,604 94.1 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,658 02.5 -00.8 Formal votes: 65,946 97.5 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen Blanchard ALP 28,267 42.9 +15.1 John Hyde * Lib 31,021 47.0 +03.2 Donald McComish AD 5,152 07.8 -04.4 Gladwin Wood NCP 1,506 02.3 -09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Blanchard, see Moore 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wood's 1,506 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blanchard 103 06.8 28,370 43.0 Hyde * 1,044 69.3 32,065 48.6 McComish 359 23.8 5,511 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,506 65,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McComish's 5,511 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blanchard 2,724 49.4 31,094 47.2 HYDE * 2,787 50.6 34,852 52.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,511 65,946 02.8 11.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Martin Hyde (born 1936): Elected 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Albany, Katanning, Narrogin, Northam -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: Notional majority: Liberal over NCP 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,447 Votes cast: 61,625 94.2 Informal votes: 2,041 03.3 Formal votes: 59,584 96.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Charlton NPW 8,915 15.0 Robert Duncannon ALP 13,814 23.2 +05.0 Anthony Hassell NCP 10,863 18.2 -08.0 Wilson Tuckey + Lib 23,998 40.3 -06.5 Guy Wroth AD 1,994 03.3 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,584 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Charlton was WA MLC for Central 1984-89, Agricultural 1989-98. 2. The ALP would have come third in this seat in 1977. The notional majority assumes that ALP preferences would have gone to the Liberal Party in the same proportion in 1977 as they did in 1980. 3. The National Party of Western Australia (NPW) was a split-off from the Western Australian branch of the NCP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wroth's 1,994 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlton 604 30.3 9,519 16.0 Duncannon 726 36.4 14,540 24.4 Hassell 259 13.0 11,122 18.7 Tuckey + 405 20.3 24,403 41.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,994 59,584 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Charlton's 9,519 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Duncannon 2,211 23.2 16,751 28.1 Hassell 5,999 63.0 17,121 28.7 Tuckey + 1,309 13.8 25,712 43.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,519 59,584 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Duncannon's 16,751 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hassell 5,214 31.1 22,335 37.5 TUCKEY + 11,537 68.9 37,249 62.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,751 59,584 12.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Wilson Tuckey (born 1935): Elected 1980 Born: 10 July 1935, Perth Career: Businessman and hotelier. Carnarvon Town and Shire Council, President 1965-67, 1968-69. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PERTH, WA ==================================================================== Inner Perth: Dianella, Mt Lawley, Perth, Yokine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.5 e Effect of 1980 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,935 -02.3 Votes cast: 62,246 93.0 -02.1 Informal votes: 1,843 03.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 60,403 97.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Delaney ALP 27,599 45.7 +10.4 Robert Foster AD 3,122 05.2 -04.6 Ross McLean * Lib 29,131 48.2 -02.6 June Steen-Olsen 551 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,403 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Steen-Olsen's 551 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Delaney 130 23.6 27,729 45.9 Foster 210 38.1 3,332 05.5 McLean * 211 38.3 29,342 48.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 551 60,403 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Foster's 3,332 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Delaney 1,867 56.0 29,596 49.0 McLEAN * 1,465 44.0 30,807 51.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,332 60,403 01.0 08.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Malcolm McLean (born 1944): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- STIRLING, WA ==================================================================== Perth suburban: Balga, North Beach, Scarborough, Wemberley Downs -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.7 e Effect of 1980 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,627 -03.9 Votes cast: 63,701 94.2 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,716 02.7 -00.1 Formal votes: 61,985 93.3 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Broinowski 1,301 02.1 Jean Jenkins AD 4,242 06.8 -08.0 Richard Pitts ALP 26,135 42.2 +10.1 Hon Ian Viner * Lib 30,307 48.9 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,985 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Jenkins, see Senate WA 1987. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Broinowski's 1,301 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jenkins 978 75.2 5,220 08.4 Pitts 181 13.9 26,316 42.5 Viner * 142 10.9 30,449 49.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,301 61,985 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jenkins's 5,220 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitts 3,463 66.3 29,779 48.0 VINER * 1,757 33.7 32,206 52.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,220 61,985 02.0 07.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Ian Viner (born 1933): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs to 16 April 1981 Minister for Industrial Relations 16 April 1981 to 7 May 1982 Minister for Defence Support from 7 May 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN, WA ==================================================================== Perth Suburban: Bassendean, Belmont, Riverdale, South Perth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.5 Effect of 1980 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,225 -04.2 Votes cast: 62,705 93.3 -01.8 Informal votes: 1,790 02.9 -01.5 Formal votes: 60,915 97.1 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY ALP 32,476 53.3 +13.7 John Martyr * Lib 24,401 40.1 -02.8 Stephen Painter 750 01.2 Jean Ritter AD 3,288 05.4 -06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,915 07.6 e 08.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Raymond Martyr (born 1932): Elected 1975, 1977. Defeated 1980 Later career: See Senate 1980, Appointments > Kim Christian Beazley (born 1948): Elected 1980 Born: 14 December 1948, Perth Career: Educated University of Western Australia, Oxford University. Lecturer in Social and Political Theory, Murdoch University, author. Son of Hon Kim Edward Beazley MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- TANGNEY, WA ==================================================================== Perth Suburban: Applecross, Bentley, Riverton, Thornlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.4 e Effect of 1980 redistribution: 01.5 shift to Lib New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,658 -01.6 Votes cast: 66,645 94.3 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,549 02.3 -00.8 Formal votes: 65,096 97.3 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert McCormack AD 6,288 09.7 -04.8 Peter SHACK * Lib 32,592 50.1 -00.1 Maureen Wong ALP 26,216 40.3 +08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,096 04.6 e 05.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Donald Shack (born 1953): Elected 1977, 1980 --------------------------------------------------------------------