BY-ELECTIONS 1983-1984 ==================================================================== WANNON, Vic 69,466 enrolled, 64,517 (92.9%) voted ==================================================================== South-western Victoria: Hamilton, Portland, Stawell, Warrnambool -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 May 1983, following the resignation of Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nancy Genardini ALP 23,069 36.1 (-01.1) Roger Hallam NPA 14,290 22.3 David Hawker Lib 26,631 41.6 (-16.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 527 (00.8%) informal 63,990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hallam was Vic MLC for Western from 1985. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hallam's 14,290 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Genardini 1,991 (13.9) 25,060 39.2 HAWKER 12,299 (86.1) 38,930 60.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 14,290 63,990 10.8 01.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Peter Maxwell Hawker (born 1949): Elected 1983 By Born: 1 May 1949, Adelaide Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Farmer and grazier. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRUCE, Vic 81,668 enrolled, 75,169 (92.0%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Mulgrave, Tally Ho, Waverley, Wheelers Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 May 1983, following the resignation of Rt Hon Sir Billy Snedden -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Aldred Lib 35,849 48.5 (+00.6) Peter Fogarty 105 00.1 Michael Johnson AD 4,769 06.5 (-01.3) Wilhelm Kapphan 111 00.2 John Mulholland DLP 1,621 02.2 Heather O'Connor ALP 31,354 42.4 (-01.9) Bill Thiele 94 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,266 (01.7%) informal 73,903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aldred was member for Henty 1975-80. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thiele's 94 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aldred 21 (22.3) 35,870 48.5 Fogarty 8 (08.5) 113 00.2 Johnson 9 (09.6) 4,778 06.5 Kapphan 7 (07.4) 118 00.2 Mulholland 12 (12.8) 1,633 02.2 O'Connor 37 (39.4) 31,391 42.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 94 73,903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fogarty's 113 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aldred 54 (47.8) 35,924 48.6 Johnson 27 (23.9) 4,805 06.5 Kapphan 11 (09.7) 129 00.2 Mulholland 10 (08.8) 1,643 02.2 O'Connor 11 (09.7) 31,402 42.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 113 73,903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kapphan's 129 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aldred 31 (24.0) 35,955 48.7 Johnson 45 (34.9) 4,850 06.6 Mulholland 28 (21.7) 1,671 02.3 O'Connor 25 (19.4) 31,427 42.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 129 73,903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Mulholland's 1,671 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ALDRED 1,385 (82.9) 37,340 50.5 Johnson 129 (07.7) 4,979 06.7 O'Connor 157 (09.4) 31,584 42.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,671 73,903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Johnson's 4,979 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ALDRED 2,919 (58.6) 40,259 54.5 O'Connor 2,060 (41.4) 33,644 45.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,979 73,903 04.5 03.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth James Aldred (1945-2016): Elected 1975, 1977. Defeated 1980. Elected 1983 By -------------------------------------------------------------------- This by-election was the first election to take place under new legislation which provided for a full count of preferences in all electorates. This eliminated the need to estimate two-party majorities. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MORETON, Qld 67,335 enrolled, 60,985 (90.6%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Holland Park, Mt Gravatt, Salisbury, Wishart -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 November 1983, following the resignation of the Hon Sir James Killen -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald CAMERON Lib 31,440 52.1 (+05.4) Norman Eather 508 00.8 Marcus Platen 252 00.4 Barbara Robson ALP 28,130 46.6 (+01.1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 655 (01.1%) informal 60,330 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron was member for Griffith 1966-77 and for Fadden 1977-83. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Platen's 252 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMERON 41 (06.3) 31,481 52.2 Eather 163 (64.7) 671 01.1 Robson 48 (19.0) 28,178 46.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 252 60,330 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Eather's 671 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMERON 401 (59.8) 31,882 52.8 Robson 48 (19.0) 28,448 47.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 252 60,330 02.8 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Milner Cameron (born 1940): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980. Defeated 1983. Elected 1983 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- CORANGAMITE, Vic 75,571 enrolled, 69,826 (92.4%) voted ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Belmont, Colac, South Barwon, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 February 1984, following the resignation of Hon Tony Street -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Lam DLP 1,336 01.9 Stewart McArthur Lib 32,083 46.7 (-11.5) Gavan O'Connor ALP 25,517 37.1 (-04.7) David Seymour NPA 9,794 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,096 (01.6%) voted 68,730 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For O'Connor, see Corio 1993. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lam's 1,336 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McArthur 523 (39.1) 32,606 47.4 O'Connor 222 (16.6) 25,739 37.4 Seymour 591 (44.2) 10,385 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,336 68,730 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Seymour's 10,385 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McARTHUR 8,231 (79.3) 40,837 59.4 O'Connor 2,154 (20.7) 27,893 40.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 10,385 68,730 09.4 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergus Stewart McArthur (born 1937): Elected 1983 By Born: 27 October 1937, Melbourne Career: Educated Cambridge University. Farmer and company director. President, Victorian Liberal Party 1982-84. -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUGHES, NSW 83,072 enrolled, 71,604 (86.2%) voted ==================================================================== South of Sydney: Como, Corrimal, Heathcote, Sutherland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 February 1984, following the resignation of Hon Les Johnson -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 18.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Hellyer AD 4,065 05.8 (-03.3) Leslie Johnson 1,393 02.0 Clifford Mason Lib 22,962 32.7 (+04.3) James Saleam 970 01.4 Robert TICKNER ALP 40,728 58.1 (-03.5) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,486 (02.1%) voted 70,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Saleam's 970 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hellyer 131 (13.5) 4,196 06.0 Johnson 549 (56.6) 1,942 02.8 Mason 129 (13.3) 23,091 32.9 TICKNER 161 (16.6) 40,889 58.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 970 70,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Johnson's 1,942 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hellyer 1,102 (56.7) 5,298 07.6 Mason 465 (23.9) 23,556 33.6 TICKNER 375 (19.3) 41,264 58.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,942 70,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hellyer's 5,298 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mason 2,400 (45.3) 25,956 37.0 TICKNER 2,898 (54.7) 44,162 63.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,942 70,118 13.0 05.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Edward Tickner (born 1951): Elected 1984 By Born: 24 December 1951, Sydney Career: Educated University of Sydney. Lawyer and economist. Lecturer in business studies and law, NSW Institute of Technology, Sydney. Sydney City Council 1977-84. -------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND, NSW 90,494 enrolled, 81,220 (89.8%) voted ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 February 1984, following the resignation of Rt Hon Doug Anthony -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 05.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Blunt NPA 26,972 33.8 (-19.2) Fast Bucks 3,657 04.6 Peter Carmont ALP 28,914 36.2 (-03.5) Simon Clough AD 2,587 03.2 (-04.1) Denis Griffin 469 00.6 Brian Pezzutti Lib 16,948 21.2 Nadar Ponnuswamy 290 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,383 (01.7%) informal 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ponnuswamy's 290 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blunt 48 (16.6) 27,020 34.0 Bucks 78 (26.9) 3,735 04.8 Carmont 47 (16.2) 28,961 36.3 Clough 20 (06.9) 2,607 03.3 Griffin 28 (09.7) 497 00.6 Pezzutti 69 (23.8) 17,017 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 290 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Griffin's 497 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blunt 97 (19.5) 27,117 34.0 Bucks 71 (14.3) 3,806 04.8 Carmont 95 (19.1) 29,056 36.4 Clough 108 (21.7) 2,715 03.4 Pezzutti 126 (25.4) 17,143 21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 497 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Clough's 2,715 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blunt 292 (10.8) 27,409 34.3 Bucks 985 (36.3) 4,791 06.0 Carmont 1,011 (37.2) 30,067 37.7 Pezzutti 427 (15.7) 17,570 22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,715 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bucks's 4,791 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blunt 709 (14.8) 28,118 35.2 Carmont 2,806 (58.6) 32,873 41.2 Pezzutti 1,276 (26.6) 18,846 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,791 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Pezzutti's 18,846 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLUNT 16,410 (87.1) 44,528 55.8 Carmont 2,436 (12.9) 35,309 44.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 18,846 79,837 05.8 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Blunt (born 1951): Elected 1983 Born: 19 January 1951, Sydney Career: Educated University of Sydney. Economist. State Director, NSW National Party. --------------------------------------------------------------------