This article provides information on candidates who stood for the
1983 Australian federal election
The 1983 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 5 March 1983. All 125 seats in the House of Representatives and all 64 seats in the Senate were up for election, following a double dissolution. The incumbent Coalition government whi ...
. The election was held on 5 March 1983.
Retiring Members and Senators
Labor
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John Armitage MP (
Chifley, NSW)
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Moss Cass MP (
Maribyrnong, Vic)
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Ted Innes
Urquhart Edward "Ted" Innes (12 February 1925 – 28 May 2010) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1972 to 1983, representing the seat of Melbourne.
Innes ...
MP (
Melbourne, Vic)
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Charles Jones MP (
Newcastle, NSW)
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Les McMahon MP (
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, NSW)
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Laurie Wallis
Laurie George Wallis (10 September 1922 – 10 January 1984) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1969 to 1983, representing the regional South Australian seat of G ...
MP (
Grey, SA)
*Senator
Jim Keeffe
James Bernard Keeffe (20 August 1919 – 15 May 1988) was an Australian politician who served in the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Queensland.
Early life
Born in Atherton, Queensland, he was educated at state schools before becomin ...
(Qld)
*Senator
Geoff McLaren
Geoffrey Thomas McLaren (1 February 1921 – 30 January 1992) was an Australian politician. Born in Koroit, Victoria, he was educated at state schools before becoming a shearer. In the 1950s he moved to Murray Bridge in South Australia, wher ...
(SA)
*Senator
Tony Mulvihill
James Anthony Mulvihill (27 April 1919 – 10 December 2000) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a railways employee. He was an official with the Australian Railways Union and the ...
(NSW)
Liberal
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Geoffrey Giles
Geoffrey O'Halloran Giles (27 June 1923 – 18 December 1990) was an Australian politician.
Giles was born in Adelaide, South Australia, a son of Hew O'Halloran Giles, and Nellie Cosford Giles (née Verco), eldest daughter of Dr. W. A. Verco. ...
MP (
Wakefield, SA)
National
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Peter Nixon
Peter James Nixon AO (born 22 March 1928) is a former Australian politician and businessman. He served in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1983, representing the Division of Gippsland as a member of the National Country Party (NCP). H ...
MP (
Gippsland, Vic)
House of Representatives
Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Senate
Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Since this was a
double dissolution
A double dissolution is a procedure permitted under the Australian Constitution to resolve deadlocks in the bicameral Parliament of Australia between the House of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (upper house). A double dissolution ...
election, all senators were up for re-election. The first five successful candidates from each state were elected to six-year terms, the remaining five to three-year terms. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
Australian Capital Territory
Two seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending one seat. The
Liberal Party was defending one seat.
New South Wales
Ten seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending five seats. The
Liberal-
National Coalition
A coalition is a group formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political or economical spaces.
Formation
According to ''A Gui ...
was defending four seats. The
Australian Democrats were defending one seat.
Northern Territory
Two seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending one seat. The
Country Liberal Party was defending one seat.
Queensland
Ten seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending four seats. The
Liberal Party was defending three seats (although Liberal Senator
Neville Bonner was contesting the election as an
independent). The
National Party was defending two seats. The
Australian Democrats were defending one seat.
South Australia
Ten seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending four seats. The
Liberal Party was defending five seats. The
Australian Democrats were defending one seat.
Tasmania
Ten seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending four seats. The
Liberal Party was defending five seats.
Independent Senator
Brian Harradine was defending one seat.
Victoria
Ten seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending four seats. The
Liberal-
National Coalition
A coalition is a group formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political or economical spaces.
Formation
According to ''A Gui ...
was defending four seats. The
Australian Democrats were defending two seats.
Western Australia
Ten seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending four seats. The
Liberal Party was defending six seats.
Summary by party
Beside each party is the number of seats contested by that party in the House of Representatives for each state, as well as an indication of whether the party contested the Senate election in the respective state.
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See also
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1983 Australian federal election
The 1983 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 5 March 1983. All 125 seats in the House of Representatives and all 64 seats in the Senate were up for election, following a double dissolution. The incumbent Coalition government whi ...
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Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1983–1984
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Members of the Australian Senate, 1981–1983
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1 July 1981 to 5 February 1983. Half of the state senators were elected at the December 1977 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1984; the other half of the state senators were ...
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Members of the Australian Senate, 1983–1985
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1983 to 1985. It consisted of ten senators for each of the six states of Australia and two senators representing each of the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. All mem ...
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List of political parties in Australia
References
Adam Carr's Election Archive - House of Representatives 1983Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1983
1983 elections in Australia
Candidates for Australian federal elections