1983 Moreton by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Moreton on 5 November 1983. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP James Killen.
Candidates
- Liberal Party of Australia – Don Cameron, previously the member for Griffith (1966–1977) and Fadden (1977–1983).
- Australian Pensioner Pressure Group – Norman Eather.
- National Humanitarian Party – Marcus Platen.
- Australian Labor Party – Barbara Robson.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Don Cameron | 31,440 | 52.1 | +5.4 | |
Labor | Barbara Robson | 28,130 | 46.6 | +1.1 | |
Pensioner | Norman Eather | 508 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Humanitarian | Marcus Platen | 252 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 60,330 | 98.9 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 655 | 1.1 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 60,985 | 90.6 | 2.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Don Cameron | 31,882 | 52.8 | +1.2 | |
Labor | Barbara Robson | 28,448 | 47.2 | -1.2 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
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