AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 9,373,580 Votes counted: 8,870,174 94.6 Informal votes: 185,312 97.9 +00.4 Formal votes: 8,684,862 02.1 -00.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 2,983,856 34.5 -02.9 33 -21 National Party of Australia 803,295 09.2 +00.2 17 -03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 3,787,151 43.7 -02.7 50 -24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 4,297,521 49.5 +04.4 75 +24 Australian Democrats 437,265 05.0 -01.6 - Others 162,925 01.9 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,684,862 125 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 3,248,036 Votes counted: 3,083,055 94.2 Informal votes: 66,474 02.2 -00.2 Formal votes: 3,016,581 97.8 +00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 951,801 31.6 -04.1 11 -05 National Party of Australia 330,657 11.0 +00.5 8 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,282,458 42.6 -03.6 19 -06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,512,012 50.1 +03.7 24 +06 Australian Democrats 144,633 04.8 -00.9 - Others 77,478 02.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,016,581 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,496,904 Votes counted: 2,393,731 95.9 Informal votes: 52,780 02.2 -00.6 Formal votes: 2,340,951 97.8 +00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 869,413 37.1 -02.0 7 -06 National Party of Australia 114,065 04.9 00.0 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 983,478 42.0 -02.0 10 -06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,182,247 50.5 +02.0 23 +06 Australian Democrats 133,183 05.7 -02.5 - Others 42,043 01.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,340,951 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,472,861 Votes counted: 1,364,178 92.6 Informal votes: 17,789 01.3 -00.5 Formal votes: 1,346,389 98.7 +00.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 328,530 24.4 -02.9 3 -04 National Party of Australia 319,647 23.7 +01.8 6 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 648,177 48.1 -01.1 9 -05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 621,146 46.1 +03.3 10 +05 Australian Democrats 62,637 04.7 -00.6 - Others 14,429 01.1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,346,389 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 880,936 Votes counted: 836,699 95.0 Informal votes: 22,380 02.7 -00.6 Formal votes: 814,319 07.3 +00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 342,821 42.1 -02.4 4 -01 National Party of Australia 8,762 01.1 -00.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 351,583 43.2 -02.7 4 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 393,971 48.4 +03.9 7 +01 Australian Democrats 56,510 06.9 -01.9 - Others 12,255 01.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 814,319 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 797,851 Votes counted: 743,315 93.2 Informal votes: 14,685 02.0 -00.7 Formal votes: 728,630 98.0 +00.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 304,677 41.8 -04.8 3 -05 National Party of Australia 9,685 01.3 -02.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 314,362 43.1 -07.1 3 -05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 378,545 52.0 +10.0 8 +05 Australian Democrats 29,273 04.0 -03.1 - Others 6,450 00.9 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 728,630 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 282,467 Votes counted: 271,000 95.9 Informal votes: 6,232 02.3 -00.3 Formal votes: 264,768 97.7 +00.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 145,393 54.9 +03.0 5 Australian Labor Party 106,647 40.3 -05.8 - Australian Democrats 9,458 03.6 +02.0 - Others 3,270 01.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 264,768 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 137,324 Votes counted: 131,533 95.8 Informal votes: 2,902 02.2 +00.1 Formal votes: 128,631 97.8 -00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 41,213 32.0 -06.3 - Australian Labor Party 82,189 63.9 +09.0 2 Others 5,229 04.1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 128,631 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 57,471 Votes counted: 46,663 81.2 Informal votes: 2,070 04.4 -00.5 Formal votes: 44,593 95.6 +00.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Party of Australia 20,471 45.9 +02.3 - -01 Australian Labor Party 20,764 46.6 +06.0 1 +01 Australian Democrats 1,571 03.5 -02.3 - Others 1,779 04.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,593 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------