COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== TASMANIA ==================================================================== BASS, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Bell Bay, George Town, Launceston, Ringarooma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.3 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,631 +02.9 Votes cast: 56,139 95.7 -00.2 Informal votes: 3,745 06.7 +04.1 Formal votes: 52,394 93.3 -04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warwick SMITH + Lib 27,226 52.0 -01.3 Michael Preece AD 2,624 05.0 -01.2 Vicki Buchanan ALP 22,544 43.0 +06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Preece's 2,624 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH + 1,288 49.1 28,514 54.4 Buchanan 1,334 50.9 23,878 45.6 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,624 52,394 04.4 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warwick Leslie Smith (born 1954): Elected 1984 Born: 13 May 1954, Launceston, Tasmania Career: Educated University of Tasmania, Australian National University, Canberra. Solicitor -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADDON, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Burnie, Devonport, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.6 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,737 +06.5 Votes cast: 55,091 95.4 -00.5 Informal votes: 3,248 05.9 +03.8 Formal votes: 51,843 94.1 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Peart ALP 22,500 43.4 +07.5 Chris MILES + Lib 27,296 52.7 -08.0 Gavin Bugg AD 2,047 03.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,843 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peart was Tas MHA for Braddon 1986-89. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bugg's 2,047 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peart 1,041 51.0 23,541 45.4 MILES + 1,001 49.0 28,297 54.6 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,047 51,843 04.6 07.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Gordon Miles (born 1947): Elected 1984 Born: 21 August 1947, Ulverstone, Tasmania Career: Educated University of Tasmania, University of South Africa. Teacher, farmer and sawmiller. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DENISON, Tas ==================================================================== Hobart area: Glenorchy, Hobart, New Town, Queenborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.8 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 01.9 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,285 +08.2 Votes cast: 57,306 95.1 -00.9 Informal votes: 3,400 05.9 +03.7 Formal votes: 53,906 94.1 -03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Willey 3,747 07.0 Hon Michael Hodgman * Lib 25,929 48.1 -04.4 Kay Spurr ALP 24,230 44.9 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Willey was Tas MHA (Labor) for Bass 1979-82. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Willey's 3,747 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HODGMAN * 1,537 41.1 27,466 51.0 Spurr 2,207 58.9 26,437 49.0 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,747 53,906 01.0 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Michael Hodgman (1938-2013): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANKLIN, Tas ==================================================================== Suburban Hobart: Bellerive, Kingston, Lindisfarne, Taroona -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.5 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 02.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,005 -04.0 Votes cast: 53,800 96.1 -00.1 Informal votes: 2,868 05.3 +03.4 Formal votes: 50,932 94.7 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Thomson AD 2,916 05.7 +03.2 John Devereux ALP 20,701 40.6 -01.9 Bruce GOODLUCK * Lib 27,315 53.6 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Devereux, see Senate Tasmania 1987. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thomson's 2,916 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Devereux 1,891 64.9 22,592 44.4 GOODLUCK * 1,023 35.1 28,338 55.6 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,916 50,932 05.6 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce John Goodluck (1933-2016): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LYONS, Tas ==================================================================== Central Tasmania: Deloraine, Latrobe, Lyell, New Norfolk -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: Notional majority: Liberal over ALP 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,370 +00.7 Votes cast: 54,974 95.8 -00.4 Informal votes: 3,603 06.6 +03.9 Formal votes: 51,371 93.4 -03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Liz Holloway AD 2,845 05.5 +03.0 David Llewellyn ALP 23,119 45.0 +02.7 Max Burr * Lib 25,407 49.5 -04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 1. Enrolment and formality are compared with Wilmot in 1983. 2. Burr was member for Wilmot 1975-84. 3. Llewellyn was Tas MHA for Lyons 1986-2010, 2014-18. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Holloway's 2,845 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Llewellyn 1,871 66.1 24,990 48.7 BURR * 961 33.9 26,368 51.3 (exhausted 13 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,845 51,371 01.3 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maxwell Arthur Burr (born 1939): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 --------------------------------------------------------------------