COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== THE SENATE ==================================================================== VICTORIA (Ten senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,495,392 +03.3 Votes cast: 2,393,731 95.9 +00.9 Informal votes: 255,797 10.7 +01.6 Formal votes: 2,137,934 89.3 -01.6 Quota for election: 194,358 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Handley DLP 44,909 02.1 Group A Edna Hall DLP 997 00.0 Q:0.243 John Easton DLP 569 00.0 James Jordan DLP 731 00.0 Robert J Steer 2,819 00.1 Group B Louis Cook 300 00.0 Q:0.019 Robert B Steer 172 00.0 Beverley Meagher 221 00.0 Miliano Mele 241 00.0 Thomas Kelly 994 00.0 Group C Ellen Kelly 127 00.0 Q:0.007 Stephen Kelly 114 00.0 Nicholas Kelly 111 00.0 John BUTTON * ALP 989,306 46.3 ELECTED 1 Gareth Evans * ALP 2,274 00.1 Group D Cyril Primmer * ALP 931 00.0 Q:5.117 Robert Ray * ALP 367 00.0 Olive Zakharov ALP 879 00.0 Geoffrey Fary ALP 714 00.0 Trevor McCandless 921 00.0 Group E Mark Treloar 221 00.0 Q:0.006 Athol Kelly 488 00.0 Group F Graham Todd 137 00.0 Q:0.003 Hon Dame Margaret GUILFOYLE * Lib 808,372 37.8 ELECTED 2 Austin Lewis * Lib 1,513 00.1 Group G Alan Missen * Lib 1,272 00.1 Q:4.199 David Hamer * Lib 2,610 00.1 Shirley McKerrow NPA 1,126 00.1 Murray Buzza NPA 1,223 00.1 Maree Walk 584 00.0 Group H Andrew Jamieson 293 00.0 Q:0.005 Hon Donald CHIPP * AD 253,966 11.9 ELECTED 3 John Siddons * AD 1,450 00.1 Group I Janet Powell AD 373 00.0 Q:1.319 Ian Price AD 613 00.0 Neil McKay 2,519 00.1 Group J Joseph Radcliffe 127 00.0 Q:0.014 George Cole 109 00.0 Ian Mackechnie 193 00.0 Group K David Miller 97 00.0 Q:0.001 Joseph Johnson 295 00.0 Group L Brian Coe 71 00.0 Q:0.002 Hon Dr Jim Cairns 11,226 00.5 Q:0.058 Andrew Kaspariunas 229 00.0 Q:0.001 Louis Constant 132 00.0 Q:0.001 Nikolaos Millios 205 00.0 Q:0.001 Earl Mignon 108 00.0 Q:0.001 Leonard Stubbs 89 00.0 Q:0.000 Umberto Mammarella 103 00.0 Q:0.001 Patrick Flanagan 493 00.0 Q:0.003 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,137,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Cairns was MHR for Yarra 1955-69, Lalor 1969-77. 2. For Powell, see Senate 1984, Appointments -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Button's 794,948 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Handley 108 00.0 45,017 02.1 Hall 10 00.0 1,007 00.0 Easton 2 00.0 571 00.0 Jordan 2 00.0 733 00.0 R J Steer 8 00.0 2,827 00.1 Cook 5 00.0 305 00.0 R B Steer 1 00.0 173 00.0 Meagher 3 00.0 224 00.0 Mele 2 00.0 243 00.0 T Kelly 32 00.0 1,026 00.0 E Kelly 30 00.0 157 00.0 S Kelly 13 00.0 127 00.0 N Kelly 6 00.0 117 00.0 BUTTON * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 1 EVANS * 793,404 99.8 795,678 37.2 ELECTED 4 Primmer * 371 00.0 1,302 00.1 Ray * 116 00.0 483 00.0 Zakharov 116 00.0 995 00.0 Fary 69 00.0 783 00.0 McCandless 43 00.0 964 00.0 Treloar 22 00.0 243 00.0 A Kelly 10 00.0 498 00.0 Todd 4 00.0 141 00.0 GUILFOYLE * E 808,372 37.8 ELECTED 2 Lewis * 73 00.0 1,586 00.1 Missen * 19 00.0 1,291 00.1 Hamer * 23 00.0 2,633 00.1 McKerrow 4 00.0 1,130 00.1 Buzza 7 00.0 1,230 00.1 Walk 6 00.0 590 00.0 Jamieson 6 00.0 299 00.0 CHIPP * E 253,966 11.9 ELECTED 3 Siddons * 194 00.0 1,644 00.1 Powell 10 00.0 383 00.0 Price 1 00.0 614 00.0 McKay 8 00.0 2,527 00.1 Radcliffe 1 00.0 128 00.0 Cole 1 00.0 110 00.0 Mackechnie 1 00.0 194 00.0 Miller 1 00.0 98 00.0 Johnson 1 00.0 296 00.0 Coe 1 00.0 72 00.0 Cairns 203 00.0 11,429 00.5 Kaspariunas 1 00.0 230 00.0 Constant 0 132 00.0 Millios 6 00.0 211 00.0 Mignon 0 108 00.0 Stubbs 1 00.0 90 00.0 Mammarella 1 00.0 104 00.0 Flanagan 2 00.0 495 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 794,948 2,137,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Guilfoyle's 614,014 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Handley 394 00.1 45,411 02.1 Hall 32 00.0 1,039 00.0 Easton 5 00.0 576 00.0 Jordan 8 00.0 741 00.0 R J Steer 24 00.0 2,851 00.1 Cook 5 00.0 310 00.0 R B Steer 2 00.0 175 00.0 Meagher 10 00.0 234 00.0 Mele 4 00.0 247 00.0 T Kelly 25 00.0 1,051 00.0 E Kelly 11 00.0 168 00.0 S Kelly 4 00.0 131 00.0 N Kelly 2 00.0 119 00.0 BUTTON * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 1 EVANS * 139 00.0 795,817 37.2 ELECTED 4 Primmer * 16 00.0 1,318 00.1 Ray * 5 00.0 488 00.0 Zakharov 13 00.0 1,008 00.0 Fary 5 00.0 788 00.0 McCandless 19 00.0 983 00.0 Treloar 24 00.0 267 00.0 A Kelly 87 00.0 585 00.0 Todd 34 00.0 175 00.0 GUILFOYLE * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 2 LEWIS * 610,505 99.4 612,091 28.6 ELECTED 5 Missen * 596 00.1 1,887 00.1 Hamer * 976 00.2 3,609 00.2 McKerrow 245 00.0 1,375 00.1 Buzza 109 00.0 1,339 00.1 Walk 74 00.0 664 00.0 Jamieson 36 00.0 335 00.0 CHIPP * E 253,966 11.9 ELECTED 3 Siddons * 318 00.1 1,962 00.1 Powell 31 00.0 414 00.0 Price 38 00.0 652 00.0 McKay 34 00.0 2,561 00.1 Radcliffe 15 00.0 143 00.0 Cole 5 00.0 115 00.0 Mackechnie 12 00.0 206 00.0 Miller 4 00.0 102 00.0 Johnson 5 00.0 301 00.0 Coe 7 00.0 79 00.0 Cairns 112 00.0 11,541 00.5 Kaspariunas 4 00.0 234 00.0 Constant 2 00.0 134 00.0 Millios 0 211 00.0 Mignon 2 00.0 110 00.0 Stubbs 5 00.0 95 00.0 Mammarella 3 00.0 107 00.0 Flanagan 8 00.0 503 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 614,014 2,137,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Chipp's 59,608 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Handley 142 00.2 45,553 02.1 Hall 17 00.0 1,056 00.0 Easton 4 00.0 580 00.0 Jordan 6 00.0 747 00.0 R J Steer 14 00.0 2,865 00.1 Cook 5 00.0 315 00.0 R B Steer 2 00.0 177 00.0 Meagher 5 00.0 239 00.0 Mele 2 00.0 249 00.0 T Kelly 13 00.0 1,064 00.0 E Kelly 4 00.0 172 00.0 S Kelly 3 00.0 134 00.0 N Kelly 2 00.0 121 00.0 BUTTON * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 1 EVANS * 645 01.1 796,462 37.3 ELECTED 4 Primmer * 20 00.0 1,338 00.1 Ray * 5 00.0 493 00.0 Zakharov 8 00.0 1,016 00.0 Fary 4 00.0 792 00.0 McCandless 11 00.0 994 00.0 Treloar 11 00.0 278 00.0 A Kelly 18 00.0 603 00.0 Todd 10 00.0 185 00.0 GUILFOYLE * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 2 LEWIS * 380 00.6 612,471 28.6 ELECTED 5 Missen * 45 00.1 1,932 00.1 Hamer * 108 00.2 3,717 00.2 McKerrow 12 00.0 1,387 00.1 Buzza 15 00.0 1,354 00.1 Walk 44 00.1 708 00.0 Jamieson 31 00.1 366 00.0 CHIPP * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 3 Siddons * 57,294 96.1 59,256 02.8 Powell 167 00.3 581 00.0 Price 86 00.1 738 00.0 McKay 71 00.1 2,632 00.1 Radcliffe 26 00.0 169 00.0 Cole 13 00.0 128 00.0 Mackechnie 14 00.0 220 00.0 Miller 9 00.0 111 00.0 Johnson 5 00.0 306 00.0 Coe 5 00.0 84 00.0 Cairns 307 00.5 11,848 00.6 Kaspariunas 5 00.0 239 00.0 Constant 1 00.0 135 00.0 Millios 2 00.0 213 00.0 Mignon 2 00.0 112 00.0 Stubbs 3 00.0 98 00.0 Mammarella 2 00.0 109 00.0 Flanagan 10 00.0 513 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,608 2,137,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Evans's 602,104 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Handley 17 00.0 45,570 02.1 Hall 1 00.0 1,057 00.0 Easton 1 00.0 581 00.0 Jordan 0 747 00.0 R J Steer 5 00.0 2,870 00.1 Cook 1 00.0 316 00.0 R B Steer 1 00.0 178 00.0 Meagher 1 00.0 240 00.0 Mele 1 00.0 250 00.0 T Kelly 11 00.0 1,075 00.1 E Kelly 7 00.0 179 00.0 S Kelly 4 00.0 138 00.0 N Kelly 1 00.0 122 00.0 BUTTON * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 1 EVANS * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 4 PRIMMER * 600,962 99.0 602,300 28.2 ELECTED 6 Ray * 224 00.0 717 00.0 Zakharov 100 00.0 1,116 00.1 Fary 51 00.0 843 00.0 McCandless 12 00.0 1,006 00.0 Treloar 3 00.0 281 00.0 A Kelly 5 00.0 608 00.0 Todd 1 00.0 186 00.0 GUILFOYLE * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 2 LEWIS * E 612,471 28.6 ELECTED 5 Missen * 88 00.0 2,020 00.1 Hamer * 15 00.0 3,732 00.2 McKerrow 1 00.0 1,388 00.1 Buzza 2 00.0 1,356 00.1 Walk 1 00.0 709 00.0 Jamieson 0 366 00.0 CHIPP * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 3 Siddons * 478 00.1 59,734 02.8 Powell 4 00.0 585 00.0 Price 2 00.0 740 00.0 McKay 3 00.0 2,635 00.1 Radcliffe 1 00.0 170 00.0 Cole 1 00.0 129 00.0 Mackechnie 1 00.0 221 00.0 Miller 1 00.0 112 00.0 Johnson 1 00.0 307 00.0 Coe 0 84 00.0 Cairns 93 00.0 11,941 00.6 Kaspariunas 0 239 00.0 Constant 0 135 00.0 Millios 1 00.0 214 00.0 Mignon 1 00.0 113 00.0 Stubbs 0 98 00.0 Mammarella 0 109 00.0 Flanagan 1 00.0 514 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 602,104 2,137,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Lewis's 418,113 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Handley 29 00.0 45,599 02.1 Hall 3 00.0 1,060 00.0 Easton 1 00.0 582 00.0 Jordan 0 747 00.0 R J Steer 3 00.0 2,873 00.1 Cook 1 00.0 317 00.0 R B Steer 1 00.0 179 00.0 Meagher 1 00.0 241 00.0 Mele 0 250 00.0 T Kelly 4 00.0 1,079 00.1 E Kelly 0 179 00.0 S Kelly 1 00.0 139 00.0 N Kelly 1 00.0 123 00.0 BUTTON * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 1 EVANS * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 4 PRIMMER * 16 00.0 602,316 28.2 ELECTED 6 Ray * 3 00.0 720 00.0 Zakharov 1 00.0 1,117 00.1 Fary 0 843 00.0 McCandless 3 00.0 1,009 00.0 Treloar 1 00.0 282 00.0 A Kelly 19 00.0 627 00.0 Todd 3 00.0 189 00.0 GUILFOYLE * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 2 LEWIS * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 5 MISSEN * 417,383 99.8 419,403 19.6 ELECTED 7 Hamer * 305 00.1 4,037 00.2 McKerrow 68 00.0 1,456 00.1 Buzza 50 00.0 1,406 00.1 Walk 18 00.0 727 00.0 Jamieson 6 00.0 372 00.0 CHIPP * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 3 Siddons * 160 00.0 59,894 02.8 Powell 8 00.0 593 00.0 Price 4 00.0 744 00.0 McKay 3 00.0 2,638 00.1 Radcliffe 0 170 00.0 Cole 0 129 00.0 Mackechnie 0 221 00.0 Miller 2 00.0 114 00.0 Johnson 0 307 00.0 Coe 0 84 00.0 Cairns 13 00.0 11,954 00.6 Kaspariunas 0 239 00.0 Constant 0 135 00.0 Millios 0 214 00.0 Mignon 1 00.0 114 00.0 Stubbs 1 00.0 99 00.0 Mammarella 0 109 00.0 Flanagan 0 514 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 418,113 2,137,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Primmer's 407,958 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Handley 7 00.0 45,606 02.1 Hall 1 00.0 1,061 00.0 Easton 0 582 00.0 Jordan 0 747 00.0 R J Steer 1 00.0 2,874 00.1 Cook 0 317 00.0 R B Steer 1 00.0 180 00.0 Meagher 1 00.0 242 00.0 Mele 0 250 00.0 T Kelly 5 00.0 1,084 00.1 E Kelly 1 00.0 180 00.0 S Kelly 1 00.0 140 00.0 N Kelly 0 123 00.0 BUTTON * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 1 EVANS * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 4 PRIMMER * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 6 RAY * 407,448 99.9 408,168 19.1 ELECTED 8 Zakharov 69 00.0 1,186 00.1 Fary 30 00.0 873 00.0 McCandless 5 00.0 1,014 00.0 Treloar 2 00.0 284 00.0 A Kelly 1 00.0 628 00.0 Todd 0 189 00.0 GUILFOYLE * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 2 LEWIS * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 5 MISSEN * E 419,403 19.6 ELECTED 7 Hamer * 28 00.0 4,065 00.2 McKerrow 1 00.0 1,457 00.1 Buzza 1 00.0 1,407 00.1 Walk 0 727 00.0 Jamieson 0 372 00.0 CHIPP * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 3 Siddons * 272 00.1 60,166 02.8 Powell 4 00.0 597 00.0 Price 2 00.0 746 00.0 McKay 6 00.0 2,644 00.1 Radcliffe 0 170 00.0 Cole 1 00.0 130 00.0 Mackechnie 0 221 00.0 Miller 0 114 00.0 Johnson 0 307 00.0 Coe 0 84 00.0 Cairns 68 00.0 12,022 00.6 Kaspariunas 1 00.0 240 00.0 Constant 0 135 00.0 Millios 0 214 00.0 Mignon 0 114 00.0 Stubbs 0 99 00.0 Mammarella 0 109 00.0 Flanagan 1 00.0 515 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 407,958 2,137,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Missen's 225,045 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Handley 10 00.0 45,616 02.1 Hall 1 00.0 1,062 00.0 Easton 0 582 00.0 Jordan 0 747 00.0 R J Steer 1 00.0 2,875 00.1 Cook 0 317 00.0 R B Steer 0 180 00.0 Meagher 0 242 00.0 Mele 0 250 00.0 T Kelly 2 00.0 1,086 00.1 E Kelly 0 180 00.0 S Kelly 0 140 00.0 N Kelly 0 123 00.0 BUTTON * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 1 EVANS * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 4 PRIMMER * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 6 RAY * 10 00.0 408,178 19.1 ELECTED 8 Zakharov 2 00.0 1,188 00.1 Fary 1 00.0 874 00.0 McCandless 0 1,014 00.0 Treloar 0 284 00.0 A Kelly 5 00.0 633 00.0 Todd 3 00.0 192 00.0 GUILFOYLE * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 2 LEWIS * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 5 MISSEN * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 7 HAMER * 224,836 99.9 228,901 10.7 ELECTED 9 McKerrow 73 00.0 1,530 00.1 Buzza 17 00.0 1,424 00.1 Walk 6 00.0 733 00.0 Jamieson 2 00.0 374 00.0 CHIPP * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 3 Siddons * 64 00.0 60,230 02.8 Powell 3 00.0 600 00.0 Price 0 746 00.0 McKay 1 00.0 2,645 00.1 Radcliffe 0 170 00.0 Cole 0 130 00.0 Mackechnie 0 221 00.0 Miller 0 114 00.0 Johnson 0 307 00.0 Coe 0 84 00.0 Cairns 8 00.0 12,030 00.6 Kaspariunas 0 240 00.0 Constant 0 135 00.0 Millios 0 214 00.0 Mignon 0 114 00.0 Stubbs 0 99 00.0 Mammarella 0 109 00.0 Flanagan 0 515 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 225,045 2,137,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Ray's 213,820 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Handley 3 00.0 45,619 02.1 Hall 0 1,062 00.0 Easton 0 582 00.0 Jordan 1 00.0 748 00.0 R J Steer 2 00.0 2,877 00.1 Cook 0 317 00.0 R B Steer 0 180 00.0 Meagher 0 242 00.0 Mele 0 250 00.0 T Kelly 3 00.0 1,089 00.1 E Kelly 1 00.0 181 00.0 S Kelly 0 140 00.0 N Kelly 0 123 00.0 BUTTON * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 1 EVANS * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 4 PRIMMER * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 6 RAY * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 8 ZAKHAROV 213,576 99.9 214,764 10.0 ELECTED 10 Fary 82 00.0 956 00.0 McCandless 3 00.0 1,017 00.0 Treloar 0 284 00.0 A Kelly 0 633 00.0 Todd 0 192 00.0 GUILFOYLE * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 2 LEWIS * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 5 MISSEN * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 7 HAMER * E 228,901 10.7 ELECTED 9 McKerrow 3 00.0 1,533 00.1 Buzza 0 1,424 00.1 Walk 0 733 00.0 Jamieson 1 00.0 375 00.0 CHIPP * E 194,358 09.1 ELECTED 3 Siddons * 115 00.1 60,345 02.8 Powell 0 600 00.0 Price 0 746 00.0 McKay 0 2,645 00.1 Radcliffe 1 00.0 171 00.0 Cole 0 130 00.0 Mackechnie 0 221 00.0 Miller 1 00.0 115 00.0 Johnson 1 00.0 308 00.0 Coe 0 84 00.0 Cairns 26 00.0 12,056 00.6 Kaspariunas 0 240 00.0 Constant 0 135 00.0 Millios 0 214 00.0 Mignon 0 114 00.0 Stubbs 1 00.0 100 00.0 Mammarella 0 109 00.0 Flanagan 0 515 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 213,820 2,137,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 5 March 1983, backdated to 1 July 1982. Button, Chipp, Evans, Guilfoyle and Lewis elected for a term ending 30 June 1988. Hamer, Missen, Primmer, Ray and Zakharov elected for a term ending 30 June 1985. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Norman Button (1933-2008): Elected 1974, 1975, 1977, 1983 Minister for Industry and Commerce from 11 March 1983 > Donald Leslie Chipp (1925-2006): Elected 1977, 1983 Leader of the Australian Democrats > Gareth John Evans (born 1944): Elected 1977, 1983 Attorney-General from 11 March 1983 > Margaret Georgina Constance Guilfoyle (born 1926): Elected 1970, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1983 Minister for Finance to 11 March 1983 > David John Hamer (1923-2002): Elected 1977, 1983 > Austin William Russell Lewis (born 1932): Appointed 1976. Elected 1980, 1983 > Alan Joseph Missen (1925-86): Elected 1974, 1975, 1977, 1983 > Cyril Graham Primmer (1924-2003): Elected 1970, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1983 Primmer retired at the 1984 election. Died 1 November 2003 > Robert Francis Ray (born 1947): Elected 1980, 1983 > John Royston Siddons (1927-2016): Elected 1980. Defeated 1983 Later career: See Senate Victoria 1984 > Alice Olive Zakharov (1929-95): Elected 1983 Born: 19 March 1929, Melbourne Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Psychologist, teacher, school counsellor --------------------------------------------------------------------