1984 Australian Federal Election
1 December 1984 · Fraser, then Hawke and Keating · 148 seats, 75 for a majority
A federal election was held in Australia on 1 December 1984. All 148 seats in the House of Representatives (24 of them newly created) and 46 of 76 seats in the Senate (12 of them newly created) were up for election.
Prime Minister before
Bob Hawke
Labor
Prime Minister (continued)
Bob Hawke
Labor
Largest force
Labor
82 of 148 seats
Turnout
94.2%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bob Hawke | 82 | +7 | — | 47.5% | -1.9 | |
| Liberal–National Coalition | Andrew Peacock | 66 | +16 | — | 45.0% | +1.4 |