Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in Victoria

1984 Australian federal election
(Victoria)

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All 39 Victorian seats in the Australian House of Representatives
and 7 seats in the Australian Senate

	First party	Second party

Leader	Bob Hawke	Andrew Peacock
Party	Labor	Liberal/National coalition
Last election	23 seats	10 seats
Seats won	25 seats	14 seats
Seat change	2	4
Popular vote	1,117,874	987,858
Percentage	48.9%	43.3%
Swing	1.6	1.3
TPP	54.09%	46.91%
TPP swing	4.85	4.85

1984 Australian federal election
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This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1984 federal election in the state of Victoria.

Overall results

**Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2%**
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	842,423	36.88	–0.20	11	4
		National	145,435	6.37	1.50	3
	Liberal/National Coalition		987,858	43.24	1.30	14	4
	Labor		1,117,873	48.93	–1.60	25	2
	Democrats		115,172	5.04	–0.70
	Democratic Labor		49,121	2.15
	Independent		8,925	0.39
	Nuclear Disarmament		2,702	0.12
	Pensioner		1,645	0.07
	Socialist Workers		1,236	0.05
Total			2,284,532			39	6
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		1,212,308	53.09	+4.85		2
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,071,270	46.91	–4.85		4

Invalid/blank votes			202,740	8.2	+5.9
Turnout			2,487,273	95.1
Registered voters			2,614,383
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993

Results by division

Aston

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Aston § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Aston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Saunderson	28,926	51.1	+0.1
	Liberal	Rob Llewellyn	22,286	39.4	+2.1
	Democrats	Harry Eichler	3,920	6.9	−1.4
	Democratic Labor	Robert Garratt	1,433	2.5	+0.7
Total formal votes			56,565	92.3
Informal votes			4,710	7.7
Turnout			61,275	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Saunderson	31,919	56.5	−0.5
	Liberal	Rob Llewellyn	24,612	43.5	+0.5
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−0.5

Ballarat

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ballarat § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mildren	31,119	49.4	+1.5
	Liberal	John Ronan	27,952	44.4	−2.5
	Democrats	Graham Gough	2,163	3.4	+0.3
	National	Douglas Stewart	961	1.5	+1.5
	Democratic Labor	John Ferwerda	737	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			62,932	93.8
Informal votes			4,148	6.2
Turnout			67,080	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Mildren	32,411	51.5	+0.2
	Liberal	John Ronan	30,505	48.5	−0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

Batman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Batman § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Batman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Howe	39,128	71.6	+0.1
	Liberal	Mark Hoysted	11,371	20.8	−0.2
	Democrats	James Cockell	2,338	4.3	−0.1
	Democratic Labor	Philip L'Huillier	1,836	3.4	+0.8
Total formal votes			54,673	87.8
Informal votes			7,597	12.2
Turnout			62,270	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Howe	40,845	74.7	−0.2
	Liberal	Mark Hoysted	13,807	25.3	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.2

Bendigo

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Bendigo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brumby	31,047	49.1	+1.1
	Liberal	Daryl McClure	23,197	36.7	−8.2
	National	Reginald Holt	5,599	8.9	+6.1
	Democrats	Nola Rixon	2,017	3.2	−1.2
	Democratic Labor	Vincent Jordan	1,361	2.2	−0.4
Total formal votes			63,221	94.9
Informal votes			3,377	5.1
Turnout			66,598	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brumby	32,786	52.0	+0.9
	Liberal	Daryl McClure	30,287	48.0	−0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Bruce

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bruce § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ken Aldred	27,536	46.7	+2.3
	Labor	Joan Graystone	25,723	43.6	−0.6
	Democrats	Michael Johnson	3,528	6.0	−1.8
	Democratic Labor	Mary Mulholland	2,171	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			58,958	93.6
Informal votes			4,061	6.4
Turnout			63,019	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ken Aldred	30,711	52.1	+1.3
	Labor	Joan Graystone	28,230	47.9	−1.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.3

Burke

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Burke (1969–2004) § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Burke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil O'Keefe	27,445	48.7	−0.5
	Liberal	Marisa d'Agostino	23,273	41.3	−2.4
	Democrats	George Hunter	2,985	5.3	−0.8
	National	Leslie Vidler	1,823	3.2	+3.2
	Democratic Labor	Genevieve Cormick	862	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			56,389	91.7
Informal votes			5,073	8.3
Turnout			61,462	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil O'Keefe	29,836	52.9	−0.9
	Liberal	Marisa d'Agostino	26,546	47.1	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.9

Calwell

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Calwell § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Calwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew Theophanous	36,660	68.8	+0.6
	Liberal	Graham Andersen	13,277	24.9	+0.1
	Democrats	Lesley Ellen	2,502	4.7	+0.0
	Democratic Labor	Martin Mulholland	870	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			53,309	87.0
Informal votes			7,979	13.0
Turnout			61,288	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Andrew Theophanous	38,474	72.2	+0.0
	Liberal	Graham Andersen	14,830	27.8	−0.0
	Labor notional hold		Swing	+0.0

Casey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Casey § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Casey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Steedman	25,240	44.2	−1.0
	Liberal	Bob Halverson	25,070	43.9	−1.0
	Democrats	Michael Nardella	3,709	6.5	−1.0
	Democratic Labor	John Garratt	1,744	3.1	+1.9
	National	Robert Gray	729	1.3	+1.3
	Pensioner	Rosamund Ewan	564	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			57,056	93.6
Informal votes			3,902	6.4
Turnout			60,958	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Halverson	28,854	50.6	+0.5
	Labor	Peter Steedman	28,193	49.4	−0.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+0.5

Chisholm

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chisholm § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Chisholm
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Helen Mayer	28,696	45.6	−2.3
	Liberal	Graham Harris	27,860	44.3	+1.9
	Democrats	Colin Rochford	3,928	6.2	−0.3
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Carroll	1,779	2.8	−0.4
	National	Ray Murphy	693	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			62,956	92.1
Informal votes			5,405	7.9
Turnout			68,361	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Helen Mayer	31,566	50.2	−1.7
	Liberal	Graham Harris	31,375	49.8	+1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.7

Corangamite

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corangamite § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Corangamite
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stewart McArthur	29,487	47.9	−5.9
	Labor	Gavan O'Connor	25,772	41.9	−4.3
	Democrats	Robert Mann	2,178	3.5	+3.5
	National	Bruce Webster	2,028	3.3	+3.3
	Democratic Labor	James Jordan	1,559	2.5	+2.5
	Pensioner	Roy Charles	552	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			61,576	94.1
Informal votes			3,846	5.9
Turnout			65,422	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stewart McArthur	32,886	53.4	−0.4
	Labor	Gavan O'Connor	28,660	46.6	+0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.4

Corio

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corio § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Corio
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Scholes	35,042	59.2	−1.8
	Liberal	Roger Phipps	19,927	33.7	−0.4
	Democrats	Greta Pearce	1,788	3.0	−1.8
	National	James King	1,198	2.0	+2.0
	Democratic Labor	Louise Sharah	865	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Ian Green	368	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			59,188	90.5
Informal votes			6,208	9.5
Turnout			65,396	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Scholes	36,920	62.4	−1.5
	Liberal	Roger Phipps	22,258	37.6	+1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.5

Deakin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Deakin § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julian Beale	28,975	46.8	+2.5
	Labor	Richard Johns	27,980	45.2	−0.3
	Democrats	Jeffrey McAlpine	3,774	6.1	−0.6
	Democratic Labor	Peter Ferwerda	1,240	2.0	−1.7
Total formal votes			61,969	93.9
Informal votes			4,042	6.1
Turnout			66,011	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Julian Beale	31,435	50.7	+0.0
	Labor	Richard Johns	30,530	49.3	-0.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.0

Dunkley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dunkley § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Dunkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Chynoweth	26,605	46.4	−2.5
	Liberal	Leonie Clark	25,070	43.7	+1.7
	Democrats	Grenville Charles	3,519	6.1	−0.4
	National	Judy Hale	1,494	2.6	+2.6
	Democratic Labor	John Cass	621	1.1	−1.1
Total formal votes			57,309	92.3
Informal votes			4,749	7.7
Turnout			62,058	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Chynoweth	29,296	51.1	−2.1
	Liberal	Leonie Clark	28,003	48.9	+2.1
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−2.1

Flinders

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Flinders § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Reith	25,450	45.4	+0.3
	Labor	Russell Joiner	25,287	45.1	−1.4
	Democrats	Murray Gill	2,389	4.3	−1.7
	National	Paul van Staveren	1,780	3.2	+3.2
	Democratic Labor	John McNamara	646	1.2	−1.2
	Pensioner	John Miln	529	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			56,081	93.1
Informal votes			4,139	6.9
Turnout			60,220	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Reith	28,694	51.2	+1.5
	Labor	Russell Joiner	27,379	48.8	−1.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+1.5

Gellibrand

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gellibrand § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	40,777	69.5	−0.6
	Liberal	Christopher Gowing	14,073	24.0	+2.7
	Democrats	Shirley Bold	2,148	3.7	−0.3
	Democratic Labor	Margaret Reed	982	1.7	+1.7
	Socialist Workers	James Doughney	672	1.1	−3.1
Total formal votes			58,652	88.1
Informal votes			7,913	11.9
Turnout			66,565	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis	43,000	73.3	−2.2
	Liberal	Christopher Gowing	15,624	26.7	+2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.2

Gippsland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gippsland § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Gippsland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter McGauran	24,818	40.8	+8.9
	Labor	Bill de Vink	17,522	28.8	−6.2
	Liberal	Rod Conley	11,984	19.7	−4.1
	Nuclear Disarmament	Peter Gardner	2,702	4.4	+4.4
	Democrats	Wilma Western	1,808	3.0	−1.0
	Independent	Ben Buckley	1,176	1.9	+1.9
	Democratic Labor	Margaret Handley	789	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			60,799	94.0
Informal votes			3,898	6.0
Turnout			64,697	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter McGauran	39,056	64.3	+4.2
	Labor	Bill De Vink	21,692	35.7	−4.2
	National hold		Swing	+4.2

Goldstein

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Goldstein § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Goldstein
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Macphee	32,788	52.1	+2.0
	Labor	Garry Moore	24,147	38.4	−2.6
	Democrats	Maureen Boaler	3,232	5.1	−2.8
	Democratic Labor	Patrick Keelan	1,763	2.8	+2.8
	National	Pat Brown	1,014	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			62,944	92.0
Informal votes			5,492	8.0
Turnout			68,436	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Macphee	35,357	56.2	+2.8
	Labor	Garry Moore	27,548	43.8	−2.8
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	+2.8

Henty

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Henty § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Henty
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joan Child	32,297	52.9	−1.2
	Liberal	Rudi Michelson	23,885	39.1	−0.3
	Democrats	Margaret Moore	3,216	5.3	+1.0
	Democratic Labor	Martin Callanan	988	1.6	−0.6
	National	Peter Ryan	690	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			61,076	93.1
Informal votes			4,492	6.9
Turnout			65,568	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joan Child	34,627	56.7	−0.2
	Liberal	Rudi Michelson	26,441	43.3	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.2

Higgins

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higgins § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Shipton	35,062	57.0	+1.0
	Labor	Kenneth Penaluna	20,543	33.4	−3.7
	Democrats	Laurence Levy	3,570	5.8	−0.3
	National	Babette Francis	1,600	2.6	+2.6
	Democratic Labor	Robert Semmel	692	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			61,467	93.3
Informal votes			4,391	6.7
Turnout			65,858	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Shipton	38,140	62.1	+3.3
	Labor	Kenneth Penaluna	23,312	37.9	−3.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.3

Holt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Holt § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Holt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Duffy	31,117	58.7	−0.3
	Liberal	John Ferwerda	18,436	34.8	+0.6
	Democrats	Louise Stewart	2,467	4.7	−2.1
	Democratic Labor	Brian McDonald	960	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			52,980	89.5
Informal votes			6,232	10.5
Turnout			59,212	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Duffy	32,946	62.2	−0.9
	Liberal	John Ferwerda	20,034	37.8	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.9

Hotham

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hotham § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lewis Kent	31,821	53.5	−4.4
	Liberal	Michael Heffernan	20,736	34.9	−1.1
	Democrats	Greg Chipp	5,028	8.5	+2.4
	Democratic Labor	Edward Woods	1,845	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			59,430	90.1
Informal votes			6,505	9.9
Turnout			65,935	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lewis Kent	34,551	58.2	−3.5
	Liberal	Michael Heffernan	24,865	41.8	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.5

Indi

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Indi § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Indi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Murphy	21,349	34.3	−1.7
	Liberal	Ewen Cameron	20,691	33.3	−8.1
	National	Bill Baxter	17,602	28.3	+9.2
	Democrats	Geoffrey le Couteur	1,797	2.9	−0.6
	Democratic Labor	Paul Carroll	780	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			62,219	94.4
Informal votes			3,684	5.6
Turnout			65,903	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ewen Cameron	38,733	62.3	+1.6
	Labor	Joe Murphy	23,468	37.7	−1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

Isaacs

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Isaacs § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Isaacs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Charles	30,612	50.9	−2.0
	Liberal	Peter Zablud	24,079	40.1	−0.4
	Democrats	Peter Lindemann	3,693	6.1	−0.6
	Democratic Labor	Dudley de Rozario	933	1.6	+1.6
	National	Charles Lacey	774	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			60,091	92.5
Informal votes			4,894	7.5
Turnout			64,985	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Charles	32,681	54.4	−2.5
	Liberal	Peter Zablud	27,407	45.6	+2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.5

Jagajaga

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Jagajaga § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Jagajaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Staples	29,781	53.0	−2.6
	Liberal	Frederick Garratt	20,905	37.2	+1.6
	Democrats	Peter Lovell	3,038	5.4	+0.0
	Democratic Labor	Len Moore	2,106	3.7	+1.9
	Independent	Nino de Tress	357	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			56,187	91.9
Informal votes			4,982	8.1
Turnout			61,169	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Staples	31,518	56.1	−2.3
	Liberal	Frederick Garratt	24,644	43.9	+2.3
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−2.3

Kooyong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kooyong § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Kooyong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Peacock	36,491	58.8	+1.8
	Labor	Kate Nash	20,624	33.3	−1.8
	Democrats	Russell White	3,385	5.5	−1.7
	Democratic Labor	John Mulholland	1,156	1.9	+1.9
	Imperial British	David Greagg	351	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			62,007	93.8
Informal votes			4,095	6.2
Turnout			66,102	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Peacock	39,074	63.0	+3.2
	Labor	Kate Nash	22,933	37.0	−3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.2

La Trobe

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of La Trobe § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: La Trobe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Milton	28,853	54.0	+1.6
	Liberal	Ted French	19,438	36.4	+2.0
	Democrats	Andrew McCann	4,185	7.8	−2.7
	Democratic Labor	Julie Garratt	976	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			53,452	92.1
Informal votes			4,574	7.9
Turnout			58,026	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Milton	31,370	58.7	−1.8
	Liberal	Ted French	22,077	41.3	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.8

Lalor

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lalor § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Jones	38,024	67.2	+3.1
	Liberal	Mark Pallett	15,306	27.1	−3.0
	Democrats	Barry McLeod	2,383	4.2	−0.7
	Democratic Labor	Gail de Rozario	839	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			56,552	90.5
Informal votes			5,902	9.5
Turnout			62,454	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Jones	39,569	70.0	+2.1
	Liberal	Mark Pallett	16,982	30.0	−2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

Mallee

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mallee § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Mallee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Fisher	33,173	53.5	−8.2
	Labor	Lindsay Leake	15,584	25.1	−0.4
	Liberal	M. Treseder	9,506	15.3	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Robert Hogarth	1,776	2.9	+2.9
	Democrats	Colin Cavanagh	1,318	2.1	−1.1
	Independent	Albertus Stoutjesdijk	613	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			61,970	93.9
Informal votes			4,034	6.1
Turnout			66,004	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Fisher	44,237	71.4	−0.2
	Labor	Lindsay Leake	17,687	28.6	+0.2
	National hold		Swing	−0.2

Maribyrnong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maribyrnong § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffiths	31,684	54.6	−2.8
	Liberal	Sally Gooch	20,441	35.3	+3.1
	Democratic Labor	Rosemary Maurus	2,577	4.4	+4.4
	Democrats	Kathie Gizycki	2,466	4.3	−1.7
	Socialist Workers	Helen Said	564	1.0	−1.7
	Independent	Richard Wright	249	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			57,981	89.4
Informal votes			6,863	10.6
Turnout			64,844	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffiths	34,993	60.4	−4.2
	Liberal	Sally Gooch	22,967	39.6	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.2

McEwen

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McEwen § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: McEwen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Cleeland	25,984	47.0	−1.4
	Liberal	Brian Dixon	20,331	36.8	−3.1
	National	John Brewster	4,571	8.3	+3.5
	Democrats	Julie Stayner	3,547	6.4	+1.2
	Democratic Labor	Daniel Mason	853	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			55,286	92.4
Informal votes			4,559	7.6
Turnout			59,845	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Cleeland	28,789	52.1	+0.3
	Liberal	Brian Dixon	26,483	47.9	−0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.3

McMillan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McMillan § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Cunningham	31,517	53.5	+4.1
	Liberal	John Dwyer	19,559	33.2	−5.2
	National	Heather Ronald	3,580	6.1	+1.4
	Democrats	James Richards	2,509	4.3	−1.5
	Democratic Labor	Anne Barrett	1,732	2.9	+1.2
Total formal votes			58,897	93.0
Informal votes			4,415	7.0
Turnout			63,312	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Cunningham	34,182	58.0	+4.1
	Liberal	John Dwyer	24,705	42.0	−4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

Melbourne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gerry Hand	37,639	65.1	+1.4
	Liberal	Ian Davis	12,856	22.2	−1.4
	Democrats	Chris Carter	4,107	7.1	−3.2
	Imperial British	James Ferrari	2,068	3.6	+3.6
	Democratic Labor	Michael Hammet	1,174	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			57,844	89.3
Informal votes			6,940	10.7
Turnout			64,784	91.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gerry Hand	40,461	70.0	−0.2
	Liberal	Ian Davis	17,330	30.0	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.2

Melbourne Ports

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne Ports § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clyde Holding	32,665	57.1	−3.6
	Liberal	Allan Paull	17,603	30.8	−1.7
	Democrats	Sue McDougall	3,312	5.8	+0.0
	Democratic Labor	Michael Rowe	1,825	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Denice Stephens	845	1.5	+1.5
	National	Dorothy Turner	795	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Russell Morse	159	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			57,204	88.1
Informal votes			7,728	11.9
Turnout			64,932	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clyde Holding	36,690	64.2	+1.1
	Liberal	Allan Paull	20,427	35.8	−1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

Menzies

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Menzies § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Menzies
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Neil Brown	28,395	50.6	+1.6
	Labor	David McKenzie	22,901	40.8	−2.2
	Democrats	Lynden Kenyon	3,519	6.3	+0.0
	Democratic Labor	Vin Considine	1,306	2.3	+0.9
Total formal votes			56,121	92.7
Informal votes			4,388	7.3
Turnout			60,509	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Neil Brown	31,264	55.7	+2.3
	Labor	David McKenzie	24,840	44.3	−2.3
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	+2.3

Murray

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Murray § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bruce Lloyd	35,681	58.3	+5.2
	Labor	Mark Anderson	15,034	24.6	+0.0
	Liberal	Anne Adams	7,484	12.2	−5.0
	Democrats	John Weir	2,096	3.4	−0.5
	Democratic Labor	Desmond Semmel	887	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			61,182	93.6
Informal votes			4,195	6.4
Turnout			65,377	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bruce Lloyd	44,734	73.1	+2.0
	Labor	Mark Anderson	16,433	26.9	−2.0
	National hold		Swing	+2.0

Scullin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Scullin § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Scullin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	36,513	71.5	+2.3
	Liberal	Pamela Philpot	9,448	18.5	−3.9
	Democrats	Jane Green	3,444	6.7	+2.1
	Democratic Labor	Helen Walsh	1,635	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			51,040	85.9
Informal votes			8,369	14.1
Turnout			59,409	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	39,606	77.6	+2.2
	Liberal	Pamela Philpot	11,416	22.4	−2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Streeton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Streeton § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Streeton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Lamb	27,239	49.0	+0.0
	Liberal	Russell Broadbent	21,798	39.2	+0.3
	Democrats	Tessa Cunningham	4,133	7.4	−1.1
	National	John Clifford	1,538	2.8	+2.8
	Democratic Labor	David Grulke	852	1.5	+0.4
Total formal votes			55,560	92.1
Informal votes			4,766	7.9
Turnout			60,326	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Lamb	29,626	53.3	−0.9
	Liberal	Russell Broadbent	25,920	46.7	+0.9
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−0.9

Wannon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wannon § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Wannon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Hawker	36,748	58.4	−3.0
	Labor	Nancy Genardini	20,130	32.0	−1.8
	National	Betty Gee	3,294	5.2	+5.2
	Democrats	Kathleen May	1,683	2.7	−2.5
	Democratic Labor	Bill Verhoef	1,115	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			62,970	95.3
Informal votes			3,096	4.7
Turnout			66,066	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Hawker	41,198	65.4	+1.9
	Labor	Nancy Genardini	21,755	34.6	−1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.9

Wills

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wills § 1984.

1984 Australian federal election: Wills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Hawke	38,846	66.5	+1.5
	Liberal	Victor Perton	13,649	23.4	−1.1
	Democrats	Peter Allan	2,350	4.0	−2.3
	Independent	Mark Ferguson	1,360	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Lance Hutchinson	1,056	1.8	+1.8
	Democratic Labor	Gloria Brook	856	1.5	−0.2
	Independent	Martin Mantell	242	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Glen Mann	81	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			58,440	89.2
Informal votes			7,097	10.8
Turnout			65,537	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Hawke	40,986	70.3	−1.2
	Liberal	Victor Perton	17,352	29.7	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.2

References

"Federal Election Results 1949-1993" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ "1984 House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
"1984 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

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