Western Australian state election, 1983

Western Australian state election, 1983

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 19 February 1983 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and 18 members to the 34-seat Legislative Council. The three-term Liberal-National Country coalition government, led by Premier Ray O'Connor since 25 January 1982 after the retirement of Sir Charles Court, was defeated by the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Brian Burke since 10 September 1981.

Results

Legislative Assembly

Australian elections/Title row
title = Western Australian state election, 19 February 1983
house = Legislative Assembly
series = Western Australian state election
back = 1980
forward = 1986
enrolled = 744,986ref label|cont|1|1
total_votes = 663,153
turnout % = 87.93%
turnout chg = +2.66%
informal = 18,799
informal % = 2.83%
informal chg = –0.69%Australian elections/Party summary
government = yes
party_id = Labor
votes = 342,536
votes % = 53.16%
votes chg = +7.21%
seats = 32
seats chg = + 9Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Liberal
votes = 256,846
votes % = 39.86%
votes chg = –3.89%
seats = 20
seats chg = – 6Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Nationals
party = National Countryref label|Nat|2|2
votes = 22,148
votes % = 3.44%
votes chg = –0.86%
seats = 3
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Nationals
party = Nationalref label|Nat|2|2
votes = 10,767
votes % = 1.67%
votes chg = –1.29%
seats = 2
seats chg = – 1Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Democrats
votes = 5,178
votes % = 0.80%
votes chg = –1.16%
seats = 0
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Socialist Alliance
party = Socialist
votes = 905
votes % = 0.14%
votes chg = –0.12%
seats = 0
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party = Other parties
votes = 5,974
votes % = 0.93%
votes chg = +0.75%
seats = 0
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party = Independent
votes = 3,229
votes % = 0.50%
votes chg = –0.15%
seats = 0
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Total row
total_votes = 644,354
total_seats = 57
winner_id = Labor
previous = LibNat CoalitionAustralian elections/2PP summary
party id 1 = Labor
2pp votes 1 = 350,996
2pp % 1 = 53.74%
2pp chg 1 = +4.71%
party id 2 = Liberal
party 2 = Liberal/NCP
2pp votes 2 = 302,100
2pp % 2 = 46.26%
2pp chg 2 = –4.71%

Notes::note label|cont|1|1 754,226 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but one seat, Narrogin, held by the National Country Party's Peter Jones and representing 9,239 electors, was uncontested.:note label|Nat|2|2 The National Country Party (NCP) and the National Party (NP) were two separate parties, the former in coalition with the Liberal Party, the latter an independent party which had split from the NCP on 10 August 1978.

Legislative Council

Australian elections/Title row
title = Western Australian state election, 19 February 1983
house = Legislative Council
staggered = yes
enrolled = 754,225
total_votes = 671,102
turnout % = 88.98%
turnout chg = +0.57%
informal = 24,962
informal % = 3.72%
informal chg = –0.66%Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Labor
votes = 327,129
votes % = 50.63%
votes chg = +5.86%
seats = 7
seats held = 13Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Liberal
votes = 268,626
votes % = 41.57%
votes chg = –5.94%
seats = 9
seats held = 19Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Nationals
party = National Countryref label|Nat|2|2
votes = 20,693
votes % = 3.20%
votes chg = –0.62%
seats = 1
seats held = 0Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Nationals
party = Nationalref label|Nat|2|2
votes = 20,336
votes % = 3.15%
votes chg = –0.28%
seats = 1
seats held = 1Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Democrats
votes = 9,356
votes % = 1.45%
votes chg = +1.45%
seats = 0
seats held = 0Australian elections/Party summary
party = Other parties
votes = 0
votes % = 0.00%
votes chg = –0.47%
seats = 0
seats held = 0Australian elections/Total row
total_votes = 646,140
total_seats = 17
total_held = 34Australian elections/2PP summary
party id 1 = Labor
2pp votes 1 = 341,236
2pp % 1 = 52.81%
2pp chg 1 = +5.17%
party id 2 = Liberal
party 2 = Liberal/NCP
2pp votes 2 = 304,904
2pp % 2 = 47.19%
2pp chg 2 = –5.17%

ee also

* Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1980–1983
* Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1983–1986

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