A by-election was held in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Archerfield on 19 May 1984. It was triggered by the death of sitting Labor member Kevin Hooper on 9 March 1984.

The seat was retained by the Labor Party with the election of candidate Henry Palaszczuk.[1]

The only surprise in the result was the relatively strong showing of the Liberal Party compared to the National Party. Both the Labor and National parties had problems during the campaign, the former with factional feuding over candidate selection, and the Nationals with a candidate who seemed unsure whether his loyalties were to his own party or to Labor.[1]

Results

Archerfield state by-election, 1984[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Henry Palaszczuk 8,641 61.51 –10.12
Liberal John Shea 2,173 15.47 +15.47
National Doug Jackson 1,796 12.78 –15.59
Democrats David Adams 748 5.32 +5.32
Independent Bruce Parmenter 456 3.25 +3.25
Independent Mervyn Clarkson 93 0.66 +0.66
Independent Norman Eather 31 0.22 +0.22
Total formal votes 14,049 96.54 +0.39
Informal votes 503 3.46 –0.39
Turnout 14,552 82.39 –8.80
Labor hold SwingN/A

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Coaldrake, Peter (December 1984). "Australian Political Chronicle: January–June 1984". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 30 (3): 414. ISSN 0004-9522.
  2. ↑ Queensland Legislative Assembly (17 March 1987). Details of polling at general election held on 1 November 1986. p. 63.
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