This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1984 Australian federal election. The election was held on 1 December 1984.
Redistributions and seat changes Due to the expansion of the House, redistributions occurred in all states. In New South Wales, the National-held seat of Paterson was abolished and the National-held seat of Riverina was renamed Riverina-Darling and became notionally Labor. Nine new seats were created: the notionally Labor seats of Charlton, Dobell, Fowler, Gilmore, Greenway, Lindsay and Throsby; and the notionally National seats of Page and Parkes. The member for Chifley, Russ Gorman (Labor), contested Greenway. The member for Cowper, Ian Robinson (National), contested Page. The member for Farrer, Wal Fife (Liberal), contested Hume. The member for Hunter, Bob Brown (Labor), contested Charlton. The member for Macarthur, Colin Hollis (Labor), contested Throsby. The member for Macquarie, Ross Free (Labor), contested Lindsay. The member for Riverina, Noel Hicks (National), contested Riverina-Darling. In Queensland, the National-held seat of Darling Downs was renamed Groom. Five new seats were created: the notionally Labor seats of Forde, Hinkler and Rankin; the notionally Liberal seat of Moncrieff; and the notionally National seat of Fairfax. The Labor-held seat of Fadden became notionally Liberal. The member for Darling Downs, Tom McVeigh (National), contested Groom. The member for Fadden, David Beddall (Labor), contested Rankin. The member for Fisher, Evan Adermann (National), contested Fairfax. Queensland Senator Kathy Martin (Liberal) contested Moncrieff. In South Australia, the notionally Labor seat of Makin and the notionally Liberal seat of Mayo were created. In Tasmania, the Liberal-held seat of Wilmot was renamed Lyons. The sitting member, Max Burr, contested Lyons. In Victoria, the Liberal-held seat of Balaclava was renamed Goldstein and the Labor-held Diamond Valley was abolished. Seven new seats were created: the notionally Labor seats of Aston, Calwell, Dunkley, Jagajaga, McEwen and Streeton; and the notionally Liberal seat of Menzies. The Labor-held seats of Casey and Deakin became notionally Liberal. The member for Balaclava, Ian Macphee (Liberal), contested Goldstein. The member for Burke, Andrew Theophanous (Labor), contested Calwell. The member for Deakin, John Saunderson (Labor), contested Aston. The member for Diamond Valley, Peter Staples (Labor), contested Jagajaga. The member for Flinders, Bob Chynoweth (Labor), contested Dunkley. In Western Australia, the notionally Labor seats of Brand and Cowan were created. The Labor-held seat of Tangney became notionally Liberal. The member for Canning, Wendy Fatin (Labor), contested Brand. The member for Tangney, George Gear (Labor), contested Canning.
Retiring Members and Senators
Labor Doug Everingham MP (Capricornia, Qld) Ken Fry MP (Fraser, ACT) Bill Morrison MP (St George, NSW) Senator Jean Hearn (Tas) Senator Cyril Primmer (Vic)
Liberal Ray Groom MP (Braddon, Tas) Kevin Newman MP (Bass, Tas) Senator Misha Lajovic (NSW)
National Frank O'Keefe MP (Paterson, NSW) Senator Douglas Scott (NSW)
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
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateDemocrats candidateOther candidates Canberra Labor Ros Kelly Gary Humphries Fiona Richardson Robyn Hancock (NDP)Joanne Hansen (DSPA)Fraser Labor John Langmore John McLaren Andrew Freeman Emile Brunoro (Ind)Arthur Burns (Ind)Rozalyn Daniell (DSPA)Kevin Wise (Ind)
New South Wales
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateDemocrats candidateOther candidates Banks Labor John Mountford Max Parker (Lib) Montague Green Barton Labor Gary Punch Jim Bradfield (Lib) Ron George Bennelong Liberal Margaret Duckett John Howard (Lib) Steve Gabell Berowra Liberal Rodney Berry Harry Edwards (Lib) Chris Rogers Blaxland Labor Paul Keating Bob Young (Lib) Samuel Adams Bradfield Liberal Matthew Strassberg David Connolly (Lib) Emma Veitch Calare Labor David Simmons Ian Byrne (Lib)Russ Turner (Nat) Gregory Hamilton Margaret Stevenson (Ind)Charlton Labor Bob Brown Don Harris (Lib) Lyn Godfrey Chifley Labor Roger Price Ken Jessup (Lib) Dominic Fanning Cook Liberal Peter McIlwaine Don Dobie (Lib) Brett Gooley Cowper National Joe Moran Garry Nehl* (Nat)Peter Simpson (Lib) Alfred Tozer Keith Jervis (Ind)David Rees (Ind)Cunningham Labor Stewart West Gayle Mitchell (Lib) Greg Butler Neil Cleary (Ind)Rudolph Dezelin (Ind)John Garcia (SWP)Dobell Labor Michael Lee Isaac Shields (Lib) Lynn Sawyer Dundas Liberal Margaret Blaxell Philip Ruddock (Lib) John Tuminello Eden-Monaro Labor Jim Snow Alexander Black (Nat)Murray Sainsbury (Lib) Bob Shumack (NDP)Farrer Liberal Eric Thomas Tim Fischer* (Nat)John Roach (Lib) Fowler Labor Ted Grace Ken Wills (Lib) David Bransdon (Ind)Gilmore Labor Bob Stephens Noel Anderson (Lib)John Sharp* (Nat) John Sanders Rodney Lander (NDP)Ronald Sarina (Ind)Grayndler Labor Leo McLeay John Marsden-Lynch (Lib) Peter Hennessy Christine Broi (SWP)Greenway Labor Russ Gorman Edna Mitchell (Lib) Michael Corbin (Ind)Ray Eade (Ind)Gwydir National Pamela Smith Ralph Hunt (Nat) Lyall Munro Jnr John Brazier (Ind)Hughes Labor Robert Tickner Cliff Mason (Lib) Harold Jeffrey Marjorie Wisby (Ind)Hume National Rodney Milliken Wal Fife* (Lib)Stephen Lusher (Nat) Hunter Labor Eric Fitzgibbon Ron Dolton (Lib)John Turner (Nat) Warren Reid Kingsford-Smith Labor Lionel Bowen Collin O'Neill (Lib) Peter Longfield Helen Boyle (Ind)Lindsay Labor Ross Free Stuart Coppock (Lib) Kevin Crameri Lowe Labor Michael Maher Geoffrey Howe (Lib) Kent Buncombe Lyne National Fred May Bruce Cowan (Nat) Roland Inman Stewart Cooper (Ind)Macarthur Labor Stephen Martin Mark Stanham (Lib) Meg Sampson Mackellar Liberal Tim Cusack Jim Carlton (Lib) Graeme Maclennan Maurice Foley (Ind)Macquarie Labor Garry Cronan Paul McGirr (Nat)Alasdair Webster* (Lib) Dick Jackson-Hope Peter Quirk (Ind)Mitchell Liberal Edward Mason Alan Cadman (Lib) Alan Page Newcastle Labor Allan Morris Ashley Saunders (Lib) Steve Jeffries Jim Campbell (Ind)Don Geddes (Ind)New England National Joe Horan Ian Sinclair (Nat) Rod Irvine North Sydney Liberal Philip Kelso John Spender (Lib) Rod Dominish Page National Brian Morris Ian Robinson (Nat) Anne Brown Brian Stone (Ind)Parkes National Jim Curran Michael Cobb* (Nat)Bruce Rowley (Lib) Gloria Collison Parramatta Labor John Brown Charles Stanley (Lib) John Butterworth Phillip Labor Jeannette McHugh Peter Bardos (Lib) Karin Sowada Fred Brinkman (Ind)Donald Rugless (Ind)Prospect Labor Dick Klugman Adrian Burke (Lib) Robert Neesam Dick Nichols (SWP)Reid Labor Tom Uren Mary-Ruth Kain (Lib) John Roveen Jim Saleam (Ind)Richmond National Klaas Woldring Charles Blunt (Nat) Ivor Brown Jon Axens (Ind)Jim Saunders (Ind)Riverina-Darling Labor Ron Adams Noel Hicks* (Nat)John Sullivan (Lib) Peter Hains Frederick Martin (Ind)Robertson Labor Barry Cohen Peter Jansen (Lib) Trevor Willsher Shortland Labor Peter Morris Milton Caine (Lib) John Aitken Jane Power (Ind)St George Labor Stephen Dubois Bob Gemmell (Lib) Paul Terrett Brian Compton (Ind)Stanley Duncan (Ind)Sydney Labor Peter Baldwin James Harker-Mortlock (Lib) Michael Walsh Aileen Beaver (CPA)Daphne Gollan (Ind)Noel Hazard (Ind)Vito Radice (Ind)Throsby Labor Colin Hollis Duncan Gair (Nat)Wendy Stubbs (Lib) Alan Cole Martin Essenberg (Ind)Paul Trevardis (Ind)Warringah Liberal Brian Green Michael MacKellar (Lib) Richard Jones Margaret Broome (Ind)Wentworth Liberal Stephen Rothman Peter Coleman (Lib) Yvonne Jayawardena George Atkinson (Ind)Kasula Fitzroy-Mendis (Ind)Ray Oakes (Ind)George Warnecke (Ind)Werriwa Labor John Kerin Peter Swiderski (Lib) Valerie George
Northern Territory
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCLP candidateDemocrats candidateIndependent candidates Northern Territory Labor John Reeves Paul Everingham Wiyendji Roberts StriderPhil Ward
Queensland
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateNational candidateDemocrats candidateOther candidates Bowman Labor Len Keogh Leo White Noel Willersdorf Ronald Heindorff Brisbane Labor Manfred Cross Ian Douglas William Owen George Leigh Capricornia Labor Keith Wright Alan Agnew Colin Webber Peter Knack Eric Geissmann (Ind)Dawson National John Bird Ray Braithwaite Antony Lucas Fadden Liberal Peter Wilson David Jull Alun Preece Janice Barber Fairfax National Peter Shooter Terry Welch Evan Adermann Bob Borsellino Fisher National Garth Head Lionel Kilner Peter Slipper Kent Farrell Forde Labor Hamish Linacre David Watson Francis Gaffy Michael Coogan Griffith Labor Ben Humphreys Kaylene Low Sean Cousins Daniel Roth Helen Jones (SWP)Groom National Ronald Cullin Alexander Munro Tom McVeigh Raymond Dow Herbert Labor Ted Lindsay Theo Theofanes Vicky Kippin Ana Bristowe-Lamb Hinkler Labor Brian Courtice Ronald Owen Bryan Conquest Frank Coulthard Marcus Platen (Ind)Kennedy National Brigid Walsh Gerald Porter Bob Katter Lance Winter Leichhardt Labor John Gayler Hugh Anthony Eda Celledoni Cliff Truelove Daas Saba (Ind)Lilley Labor Elaine Darling Ian Parminter John Frew Anthony Catip (Ind)Maranoa National Dave Summers Ian Cameron Mick Brannigan McPherson Liberal Rupe Granrott Peter White Warren Tapp Ken Peterson Maria Parer (Ind)Moncrieff Liberal Athol Paterson Kathy Martin Judy Gamin Susan Mulley Will Aabraham-Steer (Ind)Peter Courtney (Ind)Moreton Liberal Michael Kinnane Don Cameron Howard Baskerville Geoffrey Fawthrop Oxley Labor Bill Hayden Les Woodforth Charles Groves George Hannaford Petrie Labor Deane Wells John Hodges Don Munro Garry Somerville Rankin Labor David Beddall Bruce Mackenzie-Forbes Cec Jamieson Bev Peereboom Ryan Liberal Mike Foley John Moore Maxwell Crofts John Peeters Wide Bay National Fred Hoberg Clarrie Millar Glen Spicer
South Australia
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateDemocrats candidateNational candidateOther candidates Adelaide Labor Chris Hurford Jenni London Andrew Sickerdick Bryan Stokes John Buik (Ind)Mark Thiel (Ind)Barker Liberal Jeremy Moore James Porter Meg Lees Richard Jacka Bonython Labor Neal Blewett Graham Sara John Longhurst Boothby Liberal Bruce Whyatt Steele Hall Margaret-Ann Williams Douglas Lindley Grey Labor Lloyd O'Neil Russell Reid Harm Folkers Robin Dixon-Thompson Hawker Labor Ralph Jacobi Charles Campbell Graham Pamount Thomas Correll Hindmarsh Labor John Scott Barry Lewis Ian Haines Paul Petit (SWP)Kingston Labor Gordon Bilney Richard Noble Robert Ralph Neville Agars Paul Breakwell (NDP)Makin Labor Peter Duncan Neville Joyce Andrew Coventry John Henderson Bernhard Buechner (Ind)Mayo Liberal John Quirke Alexander Downer Donald Chisholm Bob Shearer Port Adelaide Labor Mick Young Thomas Ireland Robert Manhire Deborah Gordon (SWP)Sturt Liberal Jim Gale Ian Wilson Alison Dolling Wakefield Liberal Suzanne Owens Neil Andrew Anne Hausler Terry Halford
Tasmania
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateDemocrats candidateIndependent candidate Bass Liberal Vicki Buchanan Warwick Smith Michael Preece Braddon Liberal Greg Peart Chris Miles Gavin Bugg Denison Liberal Kay Spurr Michael Hodgman Mary WilleyFranklin Liberal John Devereux Bruce Goodluck John Thomson Lyons Liberal David Llewellyn Max Burr Liz Holloway
Victoria