Results of the New South Wales state election, 1984 (Legislative Assembly A-K)

New South Wales state election, 24 March 1984^[1]^[2] Legislative Assembly << 1981 — 1988 >>
Enrolled voters		3,330,350
Votes cast		3,081,226		Turnout	92.52	+1.37
Informal votes		74,316		Informal	2.41	–0.67
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	1,466,413	48.77	–6.95	58	– 11
	Liberal	1,026,901	34.15	+6.53	23	+ 9
	National	266,095	8.85	–2.37	15	+ 1
	Democrats	85,604	2.85	+0.42	0	± 0
	Ind. Country	25,227	0.84	+0.84	1	+ 1
	Call to Australia	2,347	0.08	+0.08	0	± 0
	Socialist Labour	2,113	0.07	+0.07	0	± 0
	Independent	130,013	4.32	+1.53	3	+ 1
	Other^[1]	2,197	0.07	+0.07	0	± 0
Total		3,006,910			99

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1984 for districts from A to K.

Results by Electoral district

Albury

New South Wales state election, 1984: Albury^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Harold Mair	15,788	50.8	-4.5
	Liberal	Ian Glachan	14,617	47.1	+2.4
	Democrats	Christopher Rooke	665	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			31,070	98.8	+0.4
Informal votes			366	1.2	-0.4
Turnout			31,436	92.0	+1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harold Mair		51.9	-3.4
	Liberal	Ian Glachan		48.1	+3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.4

Ashfield

New South Wales state election, 1984: Ashfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Paul Whelan	16,290	59.9	-5.6
	Liberal	Geoffrey Howe	10,891	40.1	+9.8
Total formal votes			27,181	95.7	+0.5
Informal votes			1,232	4.3	-0.5
Turnout			28,413	90.4	+2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.3

Auburn

New South Wales state election, 1984: Auburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Peter Cox	17,831	66.8	-3.5
	Liberal	Rudolph Ognibene	8,856	33.2	+3.5
Total formal votes			26,687	95.9	+0.5
Informal votes			1,142	4.1	-0.5
Turnout			27,829	92.7	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.5

Balmain

New South Wales state election, 1984: Balmain
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Peter Crawford	15,158	60.7	+1.5
	Liberal	Gibson Bennie	6,003	24.0	+9.4
	Socialist	Noel Hazard	2,061	8.3	+5.5
	Democrats	Karen McEwan	1,763	7.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			24,985	96.1	+0.7
Informal votes			1,025	3.9	-0.7
Turnout			26,010	89.0	+2.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Crawford		69.0	-12.0
	Liberal	Gibson Bennie		31.0	+12.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.0

Bankstown

New South Wales state election, 1984: Bankstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ric Mochalski	19,403	64.5	-0.4
	Liberal	Terry McDonald	10,668	35.5	+5.6
Total formal votes			30,071	96.0	+0.2
Informal votes			1,258	4.0	-0.2
Turnout			31,329	93.8	+1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.2

Barwon

New South Wales state election, 1984: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Wal Murray	18,503	58.5	-4.7
	Labor	Bill Sinclair	10,368	32.8	-4.0
	Independent	Andrew Von Mengersen	2,729	8.6	+8.6
Total formal votes			31,600	98.8	+0.7
Informal votes			389	1.2	-0.7
Turnout			31,989	91.7	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Wal Murray		63.0	-0.2
	Labor	Bill Sinclair		37.0	+0.2
	National hold		Swing	-0.2

Bass Hill

New South Wales state election, 1984: Bass Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Neville Wran	19,432	64.1	-11.6
	Liberal	Peter Swiderski	8,897	29.4	+5.1
	Independent	Sandor Torzsok	1,330	4.4	+4.4
	Independent	Julien Droulers	642	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			30,301	96.1	-0.5
Informal votes			1,237	3.9	+0.5
Turnout			31,538	94.7	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neville Wran		67.3	-8.4
	Liberal	Peter Swiderski		32.7	+8.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.4

Bathurst

New South Wales state election, 1984: Bathurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Mick Clough	17,400	52.9	+2.8
	National	Clive Osborne	10,364	31.5	-18.4
	National	Trevor Toole	4,298	13.1	+13.1
	Democrats	Louis Winters	848	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			32,910	98.8	+0.8
Informal votes			392	1.2	-0.8
Turnout			33,302	94.6	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mick Clough		55.3	+5.2
	National	Clive Osborne		44.7	-5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.2

Blacktown

New South Wales state election, 1984: Blacktown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Aquilina	20,605	66.6	-6.5
	Liberal	David Bannerman	10,319	33.4	+6.5
Total formal votes			30,924	96.6	+0.7
Informal votes			1,094	3.4	-0.7
Turnout			32,018	92.6	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.5

Bligh

New South Wales state election, 1984: Bligh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Michael Yabsley	13,134	48.5	+4.2
	Labor	Fred Miller	12,279	45.3	-2.3
	Democrats	Brian Hillman	1,689	6.2	+2.0
Total formal votes			27,102	96.4	+0.2
Informal votes			1,005	3.6	-0.2
Turnout			28,107	85.8	+3.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Yabsley	13,740	51.2	+3.9
	Labor	Fred Miller	13,085	48.8	-3.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.9

Blue Mountains

New South Wales state election, 1984: Blue Mountains
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bob Debus	16,830	48.5	-9.9
	Liberal	Margaret Bradshaw	12,962	37.3	-2.2
	Democrats	Steve Franklin	2,600	7.5	+7.5
	Call to Australia	Bruce Fry	2,347	6.8	+6.8
Total formal votes			34,739	98.4	+0.8
Informal votes			579	1.6	-0.8
Turnout			35,318	92.3	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Debus	18,186	53.5	-6.1
	Liberal	Margaret Bradshaw	15,832	46.5	+6.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.1

Broken Hill

New South Wales state election, 1984: Broken Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Beckroge	17,440	68.7	-0.3
	Liberal	Geoffrey Anderson	4,019	15.8	+15.8
	National	Neville Crisp	3,913	15.4	-15.6
Total formal votes			25,372	97.8	+0.9
Informal votes			577	2.2	-0.9
Turnout			25,949	89.7	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Beckroge		70.1	+1.1
	Liberal	Geoffrey Anderson		29.9	+29.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

Burrinjuck

New South Wales state election, 1984: Burrinjuck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Terry Sheahan	17,377	52.8	-2.8
	National	John Sharp	14,643	44.5	+3.1
	Democrats	Joyce Copeland	885	2.7	-0.3
Total formal votes			32,905	99.0	+0.3
Informal votes			323	1.0	-0.3
Turnout			33,228	94.0	-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terence Sheahan		54.3	-2.9
	National	John Sharp		45.7	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.9

Burwood

New South Wales state election, 1984: Burwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Paul Zammit	14,377	49.9	+8.1
	Labor	Phil O'Neill	13,556	47.1	-8.1
	Democrats	Stephen Kirkham	857	3.0	-0.1
Total formal votes			28,790	97.4	+0.9
Informal votes			775	2.6	-0.9
Turnout			29,565	92.8	+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Paul Zammit	14,802	51.6	+8.8
	Labor	Phil O'Neill	13,869	48.4	-8.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.8

Byron

New South Wales state election, 1984: Byron
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Don Beck	15,860	45.4	-6.8
	Labor	Lyle Robb	14,586	41.8	-2.1
	Independent	Alan Mountain	1,704	4.9	+4.9
	Democrats	Kenneth Nicholson	1,631	4.7	+0.8
	Independent	James Mangleson	1,133	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			34,914	98.1	+0.7
Informal votes			658	1.9	-0.7
Turnout			35,572	89.5	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Don Beck	17,431	50.8	-3.5
	Labor	Lyle Robb	16,850	49.2	+3.5
	National hold		Swing	-3.5

Cabramatta

New South Wales state election, 1984: Cabramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Eric Bedford	19,159	65.1	-8.9
	Liberal	Maria Heggie	10,289	34.9	+8.9
Total formal votes			29,448	95.8	+0.8
Informal votes			1,286	4.2	-0.8
Turnout			30,734	91.8	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.9

Camden

New South Wales state election, 1984: Camden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John Fahey	18,656	55.2	+9.5
	Labor	Ralph Brading	15,112	44.8	-2.6
Total formal votes			33,768	97.9	+0.7
Informal votes			737	2.1	-0.7
Turnout			34,505	93.3	+1.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.2

Campbelltown

New South Wales state election, 1984: Campbelltown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Michael Knight	19,781	53.0	+0.3
	Independent	Gordon Fetterplace	8,518	22.8	-17.9
	Liberal	Violette Samaha	7,138	19.1	+19.1
	Independent	Edward Houston	1,856	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			37,293	97.5	-0.1
Informal votes			969	2.5	+0.1
Turnout			38,262	93.0	+1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Knight		58.7
	Independent	Gordon Fetterplace		41.3
	Labor hold		Swing

Canterbury

New South Wales state election, 1984: Canterbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Kevin Stewart	19,253	67.9	-10.7
	Liberal	Robert Sharp	9,087	32.1	+10.7
Total formal votes			28,340	95.9	+0.9
Informal votes			1,214	4.1	-0.9
Turnout			29,554	92.1	+1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.7

Castlereagh

New South Wales state election, 1984: Castlereagh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Roger Wotton	17,931	56.0	+2.6
	Labor	Jim Curran	13,158	41.1	-5.5
	Democrats	Anne Graham	900	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			31,989	99.0	+0.5
Informal votes			325	1.0	-0.5
Turnout			32,314	93.3	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Roger Wotton		57.3	+3.9
	Labor	Jim Curran		42.7	-3.9
	National hold		Swing	+3.9

Cessnock

New South Wales state election, 1984: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Stanley Neilly	23,519	76.2	-1.3
	Liberal	Gerard Berkhout	7,341	23.8	+5.6
Total formal votes			30,860	97.8	0.0
Informal votes			683	2.2	0.0
Turnout			31,543	94.7	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.3

Charlestown

New South Wales state election, 1984: Charlestown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Richard Face	19,014	59.0	-9.3
	Liberal	Peter Wilson	13,211	41.0	+9.3
Total formal votes			32,225	98.0	+0.6
Informal votes			655	2.0	-0.6
Turnout			32,880	95.6	+2.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.3

Clarence

New South Wales state election, 1984: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Ian Causley	17,765	52.1	+8.7
	Labor	Bill Day	14,630	42.9	-13.7
	Independent	Denis O'Keeffe	1,703	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			34,098	99.0	+0.3
Informal votes			348	1.0	-0.3
Turnout			34,446	93.5	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ian Causley		54.3	+10.9
	Labor	Bill Day		45.7	-10.9
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+10.9

Coffs Harbour

New South Wales state election, 1984: Coffs Harbour
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Matt Singleton	21,873	61.3	+2.0
	Labor	Laurence Brown	13,789	38.7	-2.0
Total formal votes			35,662	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			569	1.6	-0.2
Turnout			36,231	91.8	+0.8
	National hold		Swing	+2.0

Coogee

New South Wales state election, 1984: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Michael Cleary	13,674	52.8	-11.5
	Liberal	Ken Finn	10,521	40.6	+7.5
	Democrats	Gavan Schneider	1,708	6.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			25,903	97.5	+1.0
Informal votes			658	2.5	-1.0
Turnout			26,561	89.6	+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Cleary		56.8	-9.1
	Liberal	Ken Finn		43.2	+9.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.1

Corrimal

New South Wales state election, 1984: Corrimal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Laurie Kelly	21,068	68.9	-1.1
	Liberal	Colin Bruton	9,527	31.1	+9.0
Total formal votes			30,595	97.2	+0.4
Informal votes			874	2.8	-0.4
Turnout			31,469	94.0	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.8

Cronulla

New South Wales state election, 1984: Cronulla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Malcolm Kerr	14,644	50.5	+5.8
	Labor	Michael Egan	14,375	49.5	-5.8
Total formal votes			29,019	98.3	+0.2
Informal votes			490	1.7	-0.2
Turnout			29,509	92.7	+1.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.8

Davidson

New South Wales state election, 1984: Davidson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Terry Metherell	19,246	63.0	+5.2
	Labor	Julie Sutton	9,682	31.7	-10.5
	Democrats	Anthony Dunne	1,601	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			30,529	98.2	+1.2
Informal votes			567	1.8	-1.2
Turnout			31,096	94.0	+2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Terry Metherell		65.5	+7.7
	Labor	Julie Sutton		34.5	-7.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.7

Drummoyne

New South Wales state election, 1984: Drummoyne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Murray	17,002	59.0	-10.2
	Liberal	Ben Sonego	11,802	41.0	+17.0
Total formal votes			28,804	96.8	+0.8
Informal votes			953	3.2	-0.8
Turnout			29,757	93.4	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-14.8

Dubbo

New South Wales state election, 1984: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Gerry Peacocke	20,324	64.9	+28.4
	Labor	Gordon Lerve	10,973	35.1	-2.4
Total formal votes			31,297	98.5	+0.3
Informal votes			480	1.5	-0.3
Turnout			31,777	92.7	+0.3
	National hold		Swing	+5.7

Earlwood

New South Wales state election, 1984: Earlwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ken Gabb	15,528	53.7	-7.0
	Liberal	John Ryan	12,534	43.3	+6.7
	Democrats	Paul Terrett	862	3.0	+0.3
Total formal votes			28,924	97.2	+0.7
Informal votes			833	2.8	-0.7
Turnout			29,757	94.6	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Gabb		55.2	-7.0
	Liberal	John Ryan		44.8	+7.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.0

East Hills

New South Wales state election, 1984: East Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Pat Rogan	19,206	62.8	-6.1
	Liberal	Max Parker	9,477	31.0	+9.1
	Democrats	Margaret Vitlin	1,879	6.2	-3.1
Total formal votes			30,562	97.6	+0.8
Informal votes			749	2.4	-0.8
Turnout			31,311	95.1	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pat Rogan		66.0	-9.8
	Liberal	Max Parker		34.0	+9.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.8

Eastwood

New South Wales state election, 1984: Eastwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Jim Clough	17,937	60.0	+5.0
	Labor	Joyce Tuckwell	9,404	31.5	-5.3
	Democrats	Christopher Dunkerley	2,545	8.5	+0.2
Total formal votes			29,886	98.2	+0.5
Informal votes			548	1.8	-0.5
Turnout			30,434	93.3	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Clough		64.8	+5.1
	Labor	Joyce Tuckwell		35.2	-5.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.1

Elizabeth

New South Wales state election, 1984: Elizabeth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Pat Hills	14,728	58.1	-18.9
	Liberal	Philip Daley	4,447	17.5	+3.3
	Independent	Michael Matthews	3,707	14.6	+14.6
	Democrats	Jennifer MacLeod	1,939	7.7	+7.7
	Independent	Nadar Ponnuswamy	511	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			25,332	95.8	+2.4
Informal votes			1,115	4.2	-2.4
Turnout			26,447	85.9	+3.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pat Hills		72.2	-12.5
	Liberal	Philip Daley		27.8	+12.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.5

Fairfield

New South Wales state election, 1984: Fairfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Janice Crosio	20,042	66.4	-13.8
	Liberal	Geoffrey Goninon	7,520	24.9	+5.1
	Independent	Raymon Wilson	2,602	8.6	+8.6
Total formal votes			30,164	95.7	+1.0
Informal votes			1,365	4.3	-1.0
Turnout			31,529	92.1	+1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Janice Crosio		71.8	-8.4
	Liberal	Geoffrey Goninon		28.2	+8.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.4

Georges River

New South Wales state election, 1984: Georges River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Frank Walker	15,792	55.0	-5.9
	Liberal	Warren Griffin	12,920	45.0	+18.0
Total formal votes			28,712	97.7	+0.3
Informal votes			686	2.3	-0.3
Turnout			29,398	94.9	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-14.0

Gladesville

New South Wales state election, 1984: Gladesville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Rodney Cavalier	13,818	47.8	-9.4
	Liberal	Ivan Petch	10,561	36.5	+0.9
	Independent	Michael Lardelli	2,927	10.1	+10.1
	Democrats	John Sanders	832	2.9	-4.3
	Independent	John Egan	777	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			28,915	97.5	+0.8
Informal votes			749	2.5	-0.8
Turnout			29,664	93.7	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rodney Cavalier		55.5	-4.6
	Liberal	Ivan Petch		44.5	+4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.6

Gloucester

New South Wales state election, 1984: Gloucester
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Leon Punch	21,678	61.9	+1.7
	Labor	John Eastman	13,360	38.1	-1.7
Total formal votes			35,038	97.8	-0.4
Informal votes			777	2.2	+0.4
Turnout			35,815	94.2	+0.5
	National hold		Swing	+1.7

Gordon

New South Wales state election, 1984: Gordon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Tim Moore	22,762	77.7	+5.6
	Labor	Robert Dubler	5,083	17.4	-3.1
	Democrats	Kevin Gartrell-Wardale	1,452	5.0	-2.3
Total formal votes			29,297	98.0	+0.2
Informal votes			602	2.0	-0.2
Turnout			29,899	92.6	+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tim Moore		80.3	+3.1
	Labor	Robert Dubler		19.7	-3.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.1

Gosford

New South Wales state election, 1984: Gosford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Brian McGowan	17,438	46.5	-5.0
	Liberal	Chris Hartcher	11,323	30.2	-10.3
	National	Donald Leggett	6,548	17.5	+17.5
	Democrats	Gary Chestnut	2,168	5.8	+1.3
Total formal votes			37,477	98.4	+0.7
Informal votes			615	1.6	-0.7
Turnout			38,092	93.6	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian McGowan	19,147	51.9	-4.9
	Liberal	Chris Hartcher	17,734	48.1	+4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.9

Goulburn

New South Wales state election, 1984: Goulburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Robert Webster	15,089	49.7	-2.1
	Labor	Bob Stephens	13,652	45.0	-3.2
	Independent	Miriam Naughton	1,369	4.5	+4.5
	Independent	Ronald Sarina	222	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			30,332	98.5	+0.2
Informal votes			451	1.5	-0.2
Turnout			30,783	94.1	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Robert Webster		52.3	+0.4
	Labor	Bob Stephens		47.7	-0.4
	National hold		Swing	+0.4

Granville

New South Wales state election, 1984: Granville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	18,810	68.9	-3.1
	Liberal	Yvonne Maio	8,476	31.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			27,286	96.2	+1.7
Informal votes			1,084	3.8	-1.7
Turnout			28,370	92.4	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.1

Hawkesbury

New South Wales state election, 1984: Hawkesbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Kevin Rozzoli	23,128	68.0	+9.5
	Labor	Harmanus Toorneman	10,862	32.0	-2.0
Total formal votes			33,990	97.6	+0.6
Informal votes			832	2.4	-0.6
Turnout			34,822	90.8	+1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.2

Heathcote

New South Wales state election, 1984: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Rex Jackson	16,582	55.6	-11.7
	Liberal	Gordon Davies	10,052	33.7	+10.0
	Democrats	Fran Johnson	3,179	10.7	+6.4
Total formal votes			29,813	97.7	+0.2
Informal votes			711	2.3	-0.2
Turnout			30,524	94.6	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Jackson		61.1	-12.0
	Liberal	Gordon Davies		38.9	+12.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.0

Heffron

New South Wales state election, 1984: Heffron
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Laurie Brereton	18,536	65.6	-11.9
	Liberal	Barry Devine	9,730	34.4	+11.9
Total formal votes			28,266	96.1	+1.3
Informal votes			1,137	3.9	-1.3
Turnout			29,403	92.3	+2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.9

Hornsby

New South Wales state election, 1984: Hornsby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Neil Pickard	18,177	56.7	+5.2
	Labor	Christopher Gorrick	12,339	38.5	-5.5
	Democrats	Michael Pettigrew	1,520	4.7	+1.5
Total formal votes			32,036	98.3	+1.0
Informal votes			562	1.7	-1.0
Turnout			32,598	92.3	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Neil Pickard		59.2	+5.4
	Labor	Christopher Gorrick		40.8	-5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.4

Hurstville

New South Wales state election, 1984: Hurstville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Guy Yeomans	14,427	50.9	+11.7
	Labor	Kevin Ryan	13,896	49.1	-8.2
Total formal votes			28,323	97.7	+0.3
Informal votes			657	2.3	-0.3
Turnout			28,980	93.3	+1.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.1

Illawarra

New South Wales state election, 1984: Illawarra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	George Petersen	20,774	65.6	-3.5
	Liberal	Dennis Owen	8,451	26.7	+11.0
	Democrats	James Kay	2,444	7.7	0.0
Total formal votes			31,669	97.0	+2.0
Informal votes			989	3.0	-2.0
Turnout			32,658	93.6	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Petersen		69.6	-10.0
	Liberal	Dennis Owen		30.4	+10.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.0

Ingleburn

New South Wales state election, 1984: Ingleburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Stan Knowles	18,554	63.0	-1.3
	Liberal	Gary Lucas	10,897	37.0	+1.3
Total formal votes			29,451	96.5	+1.3
Informal votes			1,067	3.5	-1.3
Turnout			30,518	90.7	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.3

Kiama

New South Wales state election, 1984: Kiama
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Knott	19,636	58.7	-1.2
	Liberal	Warren Steel	13,797	41.3	+1.2
Total formal votes			33,433	98.0	-0.9
Informal votes			684	2.0	+0.9
Turnout			34,117	93.3	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.2

Kogarah

New South Wales state election, 1984: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Brian Langton	15,254	53.1	-9.9
	Liberal	Robert Young	11,804	41.0	+8.8
	Democrats	Ronald George	1,697	5.9	+1.1
Total formal votes			28,755	97.4	-0.2
Informal votes			780	2.6	+0.2
Turnout			29,535	93.7	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Langton		56.3	-3.6
	Liberal	Robert Young		43.7	+3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.6

Ku-ring-gai

New South Wales state election, 1984: Ku-ring-gai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Nick Greiner	24,271	77.8	+11.2
	Labor	Ian Cameron	5,096	16.3	-7.2
	Democrats	Pamela Tuckwell	1,829	5.9	-4.1
Total formal votes			31,196	98.4	+0.9
Informal votes			500	1.6	-0.9
Turnout			31,696	92.5	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nick Greiner		80.9	+10.1
	Labor	Ian Cameron		19.1	-10.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.1

References

↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of New South Wales, Assembly election, 24 March 1984". Retrieved 18 February 2010.
↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1986). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975-1984. ANU Press. p. 195. ISBN 0-08-033038-X.
↑ "1984 District Results". New South Wales Election Results.

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