Australian federal election results
1983 Australian Senate elections|
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Senators elected in the 1983 federal election |
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The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1983 Australian federal election. Senators total 25 coalition (23 Liberal, one coalition National, one CLP), 30 Labor, three non-coalition National, five Democrats, and one Independent.[1] Senate terms are six years (three for territories). As the election was the result of a double dissolution, all 64 senate seats were vacant. All elected senators took their seats immediately with a backdated starting date of 1 July 1982, except for the territorial senators who took their seats at the election. Half of the senators elected in each state were allocated 3-year terms (from 1 July 1982) to restore the rotation. It is the most recent federal Senate election won by the Labor Party.
Australia
Senate (STV) — 1983–84—Turnout 94.64% (CV) — Informal 9.87%
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Party
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Votes
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%
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Swing
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Seats won
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Total seats
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Change
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Labor
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3,637,316
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45.49
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+3.24
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30
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30
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+3
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Liberal–National coalition
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3,195,397
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39.97
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–3.51
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28
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28
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–3
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Liberal–National joint ticket
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1,861,618
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23.28
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−2.35
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8
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*
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*
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Liberal (separate ticket)
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923,571
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11.55
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−1.59
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16
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23
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–4
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National (separate ticket)
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388,802
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4.86
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+0.41
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3
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4
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+1
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Country Liberal
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21,406
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0.27
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+0.02
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1
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1
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0
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Democrats
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764,911
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9.57
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+0.31
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5
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5
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0
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Call to Australia
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96,065
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0
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Progress Party
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1,905
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0
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White Australia
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1,025
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0
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Independents
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193,454
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2.42
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+1.29
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1
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1
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0
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Other
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203,967
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2.55
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−1.34
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0
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0
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0
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Total
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7,995,045
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64
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64
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New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Australian Capital Territory
Northern Territory
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