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title="Legislative Assembly of Queensland">Legislative Assembly of Queensland</a><br />42 Assembly seats were needed for a majority</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">91.69 (<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2.76 <a href="/wiki/Percentage_points" class="mw-redirect" title="Percentage points">pp</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">First party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Second party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Third party </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #008000;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joh_Bjelke-Petersen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Joh_Bjelke-Petersen.jpg/112px-Joh_Bjelke-Petersen.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Joh_Bjelke-Petersen.jpg/169px-Joh_Bjelke-Petersen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Joh_Bjelke-Petersen.jpg/225px-Joh_Bjelke-Petersen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2004" data-file-height="2672" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #F00011;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Labor_Placeholder.png" class="mw-file-description"><img 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class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)">Labor</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(Queensland_Division)" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division)">Liberal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader since </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">8 August 1968 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">20 October 1982<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-10-20</span>)</span> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">9 August 1983 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader's seat </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Barambah" title="Electoral district of Barambah">Barambah</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Rockhampton" title="Electoral district of Rockhampton">Rockhampton</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Redcliffe" title="Electoral district of Redcliffe">Redcliffe</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">35 seats, 27.94% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">25 seats, 41.49% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">22 seats, 26.92% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>41</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">32 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">8 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 6 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 7 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 14 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">512,890 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>579,363</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">196,072 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">38.93% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>43.98%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">14.88% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Swing </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 10.99 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2.49 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 12.04 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Two-party-preferred" class="mw-redirect" title="Two-party-preferred">TPP</a> </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>53.4%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">46.6% </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Queensland" title="Premier of Queensland">Premier</a> before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Joh_Bjelke-Petersen" title="Joh Bjelke-Petersen">Joh Bjelke-Petersen</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia_%E2%80%93_Queensland" class="mw-redirect" title="National Party of Australia – Queensland">National</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Queensland" title="Premier of Queensland">Premier</a></b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Joh_Bjelke-Petersen" title="Joh Bjelke-Petersen">Joh Bjelke-Petersen</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia_%E2%80%93_Queensland" class="mw-redirect" title="National Party of Australia – Queensland">National</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Elections were held in the <a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_Australia" title="States and territories of Australia">Australian state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a> on 22 October 1983 to elect the 82 members of the state's <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Queensland" title="Legislative Assembly of Queensland">Legislative Assembly</a>. </p><p>The election resulted in a sixth consecutive term of office for the <a href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia_%E2%80%93_Queensland" class="mw-redirect" title="National Party of Australia – Queensland">National Party</a> under <a href="/wiki/Joh_Bjelke-Petersen" title="Joh Bjelke-Petersen">Joh Bjelke-Petersen</a>. It was the tenth election win for the National Party in Queensland since it first came to office in 1957. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Queensland_state_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The election was triggered when a number of <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(Queensland_Division)" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division)">Liberal</a> MLAs, including Welfare Services Minister <a href="/wiki/Terry_White" title="Terry White">Terry White</a>, crossed the floor of the Parliament to support a <a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Queensland_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)">Labor</a> motion to create an Expenditure Review Committee. White was sacked from cabinet for supporting the motion. In response, he launched a party-room coup against Liberal leader and deputy premier <a href="/wiki/Llewellyn_Edwards" class="mw-redirect" title="Llewellyn Edwards">Llewellyn Edwards</a> and became Liberal leader with <a href="/wiki/Angus_Innes" title="Angus Innes">Angus Innes</a> as his deputy. </p><p>In the normal course of events, White would have succeeded Edwards as deputy premier. However, White and Innes' progressive leanings didn't sit well with Bjelke-Petersen, and he refused to make White deputy premier. In response, White tore up the Coalition agreement and led the Liberals to the crossbench. However, Bjelke-Petersen prorogued Parliament ahead of the election, allowing him to govern for nine weeks without fear of being toppled on the floor of the legislature. </p><p>Labor, under the leadership of new leader <a href="/wiki/Keith_Wright_(Australian_politician)" title="Keith Wright (Australian politician)">Keith Wright</a>, hoped to make use of the division between the conservative parties to make gains, while the Liberals hoped to win enough seats to force the Nationals back into Coalition under more favourable terms. The Nationals sought to gain enough seats to form a <a href="/wiki/Majority_government" title="Majority government">majority government</a> in their own right. Indeed, Bjelke-Petersen directed his campaign mainly at right-leaning Liberal voters, suggesting that the alternative was a Labor government propped up by White's Liberals. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Clive_Palmer" title="Clive Palmer">Clive Palmer</a> served as the National Party's campaign director during the 1983 state election.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Key_dates">Key dates</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Queensland_state_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Key dates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Event </th></tr> <tr> <td>13 September 1983 </td> <td>The Parliament was dissolved.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 September 1983 </td> <td>Writs were issued by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Queensland" title="Governor of Queensland">Governor</a> to proceed with an election.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 September 1983 </td> <td>Close of nominations. </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 October 1983 </td> <td>Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 November 1983 </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Bjelke-Petersen_Ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Bjelke-Petersen Ministry">Bjelke-Petersen Ministry</a> was reconstituted. </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 November 1983 </td> <td>The writ was returned and the results formally declared. </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 November 1983 </td> <td>Parliament resumed for business.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Queensland_state_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_Queensland_state_election,_1983" class="mw-redirect" title="Results of the Queensland state election, 1983">Results of the Queensland state election, 1983</a></div> <p>The Nationals were returned to office, one seat short of a majority. Labor also made gains, although not enough to challenge Bjelke-Petersen's continued dominance. The Liberals were decimated, falling from 22 seats to a rump of eight seats. Of the Liberals who crossed the floor, only White and Innes were reelected. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.25em; font-size: 90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" style="background-color:#C9D9E9;text-align:center;font-size: 1.15em; line-height: 1em;"> <p>Queensland state election, 22 October 1983<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Queensland" title="Legislative Assembly of Queensland">Legislative Assembly</a> <br /> <small><a href="/wiki/1980_Queensland_state_election" title="1980 Queensland state election"><< 1980</a>–<a href="/wiki/1986_Queensland_state_election" title="1986 Queensland state election">1986 >></a></small> </p> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9">Enrolled voters </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,458,205 </td> <td width="45" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width="191"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9">Votes cast </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,336,985 </td> <td width="45" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width="60"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">91.69% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+2.76% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9">Informal votes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19,591 </td> <td width="45" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;">Informal </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.47% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">–0.04% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="background-color:#C9D9E9;text-align:center;font-size: 1.15em; line-height: 2em;">Summary of votes by party </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9">Party </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;">Primary votes </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;">% </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;">Swing </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;">Seats </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;">Change </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F00011;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Queensland_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)">Labor</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">579,363 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">43.98% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+2.49% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">32 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+ 7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#008000;width:3px">  </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia_%E2%80%93_Queensland" class="mw-redirect" title="National Party of Australia – Queensland">Nationals</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">512,890 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">38.93% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+10.99% </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>41</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+ 6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Liberal_Party" title="Queensland Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">196,072 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.88% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">–12.04% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">–14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFCD00;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Democrats" title="Australian Democrats">Democrats</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10,926 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.83% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">–0.55% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">± 0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#CC7722;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Progress_Party_(Australia)" title="Progress Party (Australia)">Progress</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">741 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.06% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">–0.31% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">± 0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#888888;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politicians_in_Australia" title="Independent politicians in Australia">Independent</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16,994 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.29% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">–0.49% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+ 1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:;width:3px">  </td> <td>Others </td> <td style="text-align:right;">408 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.03% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">–0.09% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">± 0 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"> <td colspan="2">Total </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,317,394 </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">82 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="background-color:#C9D9E9;text-align:center;font-size: 1.15em; line-height: 2em;"><b><a href="/wiki/Two-party-preferred_vote" title="Two-party-preferred vote">Two-party-preferred</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#008000;">  </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia_%E2%80%93_Queensland" class="mw-redirect" title="National Party of Australia – Queensland">National</a>/<a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(Queensland_Division)" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division)">Liberal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">53.4% </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"> </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Labor_Party" title="Queensland Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">46.6% </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"> </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="margin:0; border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="notheme barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Popular vote</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:410px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Labor</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#F00011; width:43.98%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">43.98%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Nationals</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#008000; width:38.93%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">38.93%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Liberal</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#080CAB; width:14.88%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">14.88%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Democrats</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#FFCD00; width:0.83%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.83%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Progress</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#CC7722; width:0.06%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.06%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Independents</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#DCDCDC; width:1.29%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.29%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Others</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#777777; width:0.03%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.03%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="margin:0; border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="notheme barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Seats</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:410px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Nationals</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#008000; width:50.00%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">50.00%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Labor</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#F00011; width:39.02%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">39.02%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Liberal</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#080CAB; width:9.76%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">9.76%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Independents</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#DCDCDC; width:1.22%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.22%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Seats_changing_hands">Seats changing hands</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Queensland_state_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Seats changing hands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Seat </th> <th colspan="4">Pre-1983 </th> <th rowspan="2">Swing </th> <th colspan="4">Post-1983 </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Member </th> <th>Margin </th> <th>Margin </th> <th>Member </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Ashgrove" title="Electoral district of Ashgrove">Ashgrove</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Greenwood_(Australian_politician)" title="John Greenwood (Australian politician)">John Greenwood</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-2.0</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Veivers" title="Tom Veivers">Tom Veivers</a> </td> <td>Labor </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Aspley" title="Electoral district of Aspley">Aspley</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beryce_Nelson" title="Beryce Nelson">Beryce Nelson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-24.4</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Cahill" title="Brian Cahill">Brian Cahill</a> </td> <td>National </td> <td style="background-color:green;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Callide" title="Electoral district of Callide">Callide</a> </td> <td style="background-color:green;">  </td> <td>National </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Hartwig" title="Lindsay Hartwig">Lindsay Hartwig</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>N/A</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9.3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Hartwig" title="Lindsay Hartwig">Lindsay Hartwig</a> </td> <td>Independent </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Greenslopes" title="Electoral district of Greenslopes">Greenslopes</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(politician)" title="Bill Hewitt (politician)">Bill Hewitt</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-16.6</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leisha_Harvey" title="Leisha Harvey">Leisha Harvey</a> </td> <td>National </td> <td style="background-color:green;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Ipswich" title="Electoral district of Ipswich">Ipswich</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Llewellyn_Edwards" class="mw-redirect" title="Llewellyn Edwards">Llewellyn Edwards</a></i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-14.8</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9.7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Hamill" title="David Hamill">David Hamill</a> </td> <td>Labor </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Kurilpa" title="Electoral district of Kurilpa">Kurilpa</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Doumany" title="Sam Doumany">Sam Doumany</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-4.7</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne_Warner_(politician)" title="Anne Warner (politician)">Anne Warner</a> </td> <td>Labor </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mansfield" title="Electoral district of Mansfield">Mansfield</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Kaus" title="Bill Kaus">Bill Kaus</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>N/A</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6.1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Kaus" title="Bill Kaus">Bill Kaus</a> </td> <td>National </td> <td style="background-color:green;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Maryborough_(Queensland)" title="Electoral district of Maryborough (Queensland)">Maryborough</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td>Labor </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Hansen_(politician)" title="Brendan Hansen (politician)">Brendan Hansen</a></i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-0.6</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.03 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Alison" title="Gilbert Alison">Gilbert Alison</a> </td> <td>National </td> <td style="background-color:green;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mount_Gravatt" title="Electoral district of Mount Gravatt">Mount Gravatt</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guelfi_Scassola" title="Guelfi Scassola">Guelfi Scassola</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-23.6</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7.9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Henderson_(Australian_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ian Henderson (Australian politician)">Ian Henderson</a> </td> <td>National </td> <td style="background-color:green;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mount_Isa" title="Electoral district of Mount Isa">Mount Isa</a> </td> <td style="background-color:green;">  </td> <td>National </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Angelo_Bertoni" title="Angelo Bertoni">Angelo Bertoni</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-3.7</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Price_(politician)" title="Bill Price (politician)">Bill Price</a> </td> <td>Labor </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Pine_Rivers" title="Electoral district of Pine Rivers">Pine Rivers</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rob_Akers" title="Rob Akers">Rob Akers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-7.9</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yvonne_Chapman_(politician)" title="Yvonne Chapman (politician)">Yvonne Chapman</a> </td> <td>National </td> <td style="background-color:green;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Salisbury_(Queensland)" title="Electoral district of Salisbury (Queensland)">Salisbury</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Kyburz" title="Rosemary Kyburz">Rosemary Kyburz</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-3.4</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Goss" title="Wayne Goss">Wayne Goss</a> </td> <td>Labor </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Stafford" title="Electoral district of Stafford">Stafford</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Gygar" title="Terry Gygar">Terry Gygar</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-0.8</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denis_Murphy_(Australian_politician)" title="Denis Murphy (Australian politician)">Denis Murphy</a> </td> <td>Labor </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Toowong" title="Electoral district of Toowong">Toowong</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Prentice" title="Ian Prentice">Ian Prentice</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-18.3</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Earle_Bailey" title="Earle Bailey">Earle Bailey</a> </td> <td>National </td> <td style="background-color:green;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Toowoomba_North" title="Electoral district of Toowoomba North">Toowoomba North</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Lockwood_(Queensland_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Lockwood (Queensland politician)">John Lockwood</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-9.1</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandy_McPhie" title="Sandy McPhie">Sandy McPhie</a> </td> <td>National </td> <td style="background-color:green;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Townsville" title="Electoral district of Townsville">Townsville</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norman_Scott-Young" title="Norman Scott-Young">Norman Scott-Young</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-7.5</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_McElligott" title="Ken McElligott">Ken McElligott</a> </td> <td>Labor </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Windsor_(Queensland)" title="Electoral district of Windsor (Queensland)">Windsor</a> </td> <td style="background-color:green;">  </td> <td>National </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Moore_(politician)" title="Bob Moore (politician)">Bob Moore</a>* </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-3.4</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Comben" title="Pat Comben">Pat Comben</a> </td> <td>Labor </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td></tr> </tbody></table> <ul><li>Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.</li> <li>Bob Moore was elected as a Liberal in the previous election, but changed to the National party in 1983.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-election_pendulum">Post-election pendulum</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Queensland_state_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Post-election pendulum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="float:left; margin-right:.5em; margin-top:.4em; font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>National seats (41)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="Green"><span style="color:white;"><b>Marginal</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Maryborough_(Queensland)" title="Electoral district of Maryborough (Queensland)">Maryborough</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Alison" title="Gilbert Alison">Gilbert Alison</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC">0.03% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Pine_Rivers" title="Electoral district of Pine Rivers">Pine Rivers</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Yvonne_Chapman_(politician)" title="Yvonne Chapman (politician)">Yvonne Chapman</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC">0.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Barron_River" title="Electoral district of Barron River">Barron River</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Tenni" title="Martin Tenni">Martin Tenni</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC">3.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Caboolture" title="Electoral district of Caboolture">Caboolture</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Newton_(politician)" title="Bill Newton (politician)">Bill Newton</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC">3.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Toowoomba_North" title="Electoral district of Toowoomba North">Toowoomba North</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Sandy_McPhie" title="Sandy McPhie">Sandy McPhie</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC">3.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Redlands" title="Electoral district of Redlands">Redlands</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/John_Goleby" title="John Goleby">John Goleby</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC">4.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Greenslopes" title="Electoral district of Greenslopes">Greenslopes</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Leisha_Harvey" title="Leisha Harvey">Leisha Harvey</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC">4.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Flinders_(Queensland)" title="Electoral district of Flinders (Queensland)">Flinders</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Katter" title="Bob Katter">Bob Katter</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC">5.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Toowong" title="Electoral district of Toowong">Toowong</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Earle_Bailey" title="Earle Bailey">Earle Bailey</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC">5.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="green"><span style="color:white;"><b>Fairly safe</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mansfield" title="Electoral district of Mansfield">Mansfield</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Kaus" title="Bill Kaus">Bill Kaus</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="98FB98">6.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Hinchinbrook" title="Electoral district of Hinchinbrook">Hinchinbrook</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Row" title="Ted Row">Ted Row</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="98FB98">6.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Albert" title="Electoral district of Albert">Albert</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Ivan_Gibbs" title="Ivan Gibbs">Ivan Gibbs</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="98FB98">6.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Fassifern" title="Electoral district of Fassifern">Fassifern</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Kev_Lingard" title="Kev Lingard">Kev Lingard</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="98FB98">6.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Whitsunday" title="Electoral district of Whitsunday">Whitsunday</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Muntz" title="Geoff Muntz">Geoff Muntz</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="98FB98">6.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mirani" title="Electoral district of Mirani">Mirani</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Randell" title="Jim Randell">Jim Randell</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="98FB98">6.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Burdekin" title="Electoral district of Burdekin">Burdekin</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Stoneman_(politician)" title="Mark Stoneman (politician)">Mark Stoneman</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="98FB98">6.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Isis" title="Electoral district of Isis">Isis</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Lin_Powell" title="Lin Powell">Lin Powell</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="98FB98">7.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mulgrave_(Queensland)" title="Electoral district of Mulgrave (Queensland)">Mulgrave</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Max_Menzel" title="Max Menzel">Max Menzel</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="98FB98">7.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_South_Coast_(Queensland)" title="Electoral district of South Coast (Queensland)">South Coast</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Russ_Hinze" title="Russ Hinze">Russ Hinze</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="98FB98">7.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Warrego" title="Electoral district of Warrego">Warrego</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Neil_Turner_(Australian_politician)" title="Neil Turner (Australian politician)">Neil Turner</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="98FB98">7.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mount_Gravatt" title="Electoral district of Mount Gravatt">Mount Gravatt</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Henderson_(Australian_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ian Henderson (Australian politician)">Ian Henderson</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="98FB98">7.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="green"><span style="color:white;"><b>Safe</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Toowoomba_South" title="Electoral district of Toowoomba South">Toowoomba South</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/John_Warner_(Australian_politician)" title="John Warner (Australian politician)">John Warner</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="90EE90">10.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Aspley" title="Electoral district of Aspley">Aspley</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Cahill" title="Brian Cahill">Brian Cahill</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="90EE90">10.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Peak_Downs" title="Electoral district of Peak Downs">Peak Downs</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Vince_Lester" title="Vince Lester">Vince Lester</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="90EE90">10.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Somerset" title="Electoral district of Somerset">Somerset</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Gunn_(Queensland_politician,_born_1920)" title="Bill Gunn (Queensland politician, born 1920)">Bill Gunn</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="90EE90">11.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Cooroora" title="Electoral district of Cooroora">Cooroora</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Simpson_(Australian_politician)" title="Gordon Simpson (Australian politician)">Gordon Simpson</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="90EE90">12.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Gregory" title="Electoral district of Gregory">Gregory</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Glasson_(politician)" title="Bill Glasson (politician)">Bill Glasson</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="90EE90">12.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Landsborough" title="Electoral district of Landsborough">Landsborough</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ahern_(Australian_politician)" title="Mike Ahern (Australian politician)">Mike Ahern</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="90EE90">13.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Southport" title="Electoral district of Southport">Southport</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Doug_Jennings_(Australian_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doug Jennings (Australian politician)">Doug Jennings</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="90EE90">13.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Carnarvon" title="Electoral district of Carnarvon">Carnarvon</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Peter_McKechnie" title="Peter McKechnie">Peter McKechnie</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="90EE90">14.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Gympie" title="Electoral district of Gympie">Gympie</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Len_Stephan" title="Len Stephan">Len Stephan</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="90EE90">14.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Roma" title="Electoral district of Roma">Roma</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Russell_Cooper" title="Russell Cooper">Russell Cooper</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="90EE90">15.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Burnett" title="Electoral district of Burnett">Burnett</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Claude_Wharton" title="Claude Wharton">Claude Wharton</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="90EE90">16.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Surfers_Paradise" title="Electoral district of Surfers Paradise">Surfers Paradise</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Rob_Borbidge" title="Rob Borbidge">Rob Borbidge</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="90EE90">17.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Warwick" title="Electoral district of Warwick">Warwick</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Des_Booth" title="Des Booth">Des Booth</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="90EE90">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="90EE90">17.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="green"><span style="color:white;"><b>Very safe</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Auburn_(Queensland)" title="Electoral district of Auburn (Queensland)">Auburn</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Neville_Harper" title="Neville Harper">Neville Harper</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="40C351">23.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Condamine" title="Electoral district of Condamine">Condamine</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Littleproud" title="Brian Littleproud">Brian Littleproud</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="40C351">23.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Lockyer" title="Electoral district of Lockyer">Lockyer</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Fitzgerald_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Fitzgerald (politician)">Tony Fitzgerald</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="40C351">24.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Balonne" title="Electoral district of Balonne">Balonne</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Don_Neal" title="Don Neal">Don Neal</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="40C351">24.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Barambah" title="Electoral district of Barambah">Barambah</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Joh_Bjelke-Petersen" title="Joh Bjelke-Petersen">Joh Bjelke-Petersen</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="40C351">28.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Cunningham" title="Electoral district of Cunningham">Cunningham</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Elliott_(politician)" title="Tony Elliott (politician)">Tony Elliott</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="40C351">28.7% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="toccolours" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="float:left; margin-right:.5em; margin-top:.4em; font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Labor seats (32)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="red"><span style="color:white;"><b>Marginal</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Stafford" title="Electoral district of Stafford">Stafford</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Denis_Murphy_(Australian_politician)" title="Denis Murphy (Australian politician)">Dennis Murphy</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">0.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Salisbury_(Queensland)" title="Electoral district of Salisbury (Queensland)">Salisbury</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Goss" title="Wayne Goss">Wayne Goss</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">1.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Townsville" title="Electoral district of Townsville">Townsville</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Ken_McElligott" title="Ken McElligott">Ken McElligott</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">1.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Ashgrove" title="Electoral district of Ashgrove">Ashgrove</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Veivers" title="Tom Veivers">Tom Veivers</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">1.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Kurilpa" title="Electoral district of Kurilpa">Kurilpa</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Anne_Warner_(politician)" title="Anne Warner (politician)">Anne Warner</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">2.0% v LIB </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Windsor_(Queensland)" title="Electoral district of Windsor (Queensland)">Windsor</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Pat_Comben" title="Pat Comben">Pat Comben</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">2.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Cairns" title="Electoral district of Cairns">Cairns</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Keith_De_Lacy" title="Keith De Lacy">Keith De Lacy</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">2.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mourilyan" title="Electoral district of Mourilyan">Mourilyan</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Eaton_(politician)" title="Bill Eaton (politician)">Bill Eaton</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">2.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mount_Isa" title="Electoral district of Mount Isa">Mount Isa</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Price_(politician)" title="Bill Price (politician)">Bill Price</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">2.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Port_Curtis" title="Electoral district of Port Curtis">Port Curtis</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Prest" title="Bill Prest">Bill Prest</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">3.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Woodridge" title="Electoral district of Woodridge">Woodridge</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Bill_D%27Arcy" title="Bill D'Arcy">Bill D'Arcy</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">5.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Murrumba" title="Electoral district of Murrumba">Murrumba</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Kruger_(politician)" title="Joe Kruger (politician)">Joe Kruger</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">5.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Bundaberg" title="Electoral district of Bundaberg">Bundaberg</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Clem_Campbell" title="Clem Campbell">Clem Campbell</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">5.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="red"><span style="color:white;"><b>Fairly safe</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mackay" title="Electoral district of Mackay">Mackay</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Casey" title="Ed Casey">Ed Casey</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">6.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Townsville_West" title="Electoral district of Townsville West">Townsville West</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Smith_(politician)" title="Geoff Smith (politician)">Geoff Smith</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">6.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Everton" title="Electoral district of Everton">Everton</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Glen_Milliner" title="Glen Milliner">Glen Milliner</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">6.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Townsville_South" title="Electoral district of Townsville South">Townsville South</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Wilson_(Australian_politician)" title="Alex Wilson (Australian politician)">Alex Wilson</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">7.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Chatsworth" title="Electoral district of Chatsworth">Chatsworth</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Terry_Mackenroth" title="Terry Mackenroth">Terry Mackenroth</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">7.6% v LIB </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Wynnum" title="Electoral district of Wynnum">Wynnum</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Shaw_(politician)" title="Eric Shaw (politician)">Eric Shaw</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">8.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_South_Brisbane" title="Electoral district of South Brisbane">South Brisbane</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Fouras" title="Jim Fouras">Jim Fouras</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">8.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Brisbane_Central" title="Electoral district of Brisbane Central">Brisbane Central</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Davis_(politician)" title="Brian Davis (politician)">Brian Davis</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">8.9% v LIB </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Ipswich_West" title="Electoral district of Ipswich West">Ipswich West</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/David_Underwood" title="David Underwood">David Underwood</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">9.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Ipswich" title="Electoral district of Ipswich">Ipswich</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/David_Hamill" title="David Hamill">David Hamill</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">9.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="red"><span style="color:white;"><b>Safe</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Bulimba" title="Electoral district of Bulimba">Bulimba</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Ron_McLean_(politician)" title="Ron McLean (politician)">Ron McLean</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">10.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Rockhampton_North" title="Electoral district of Rockhampton North">Rockhampton North</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Les_Yewdale" title="Les Yewdale">Les Yewdale</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">10.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Rockhampton" title="Electoral district of Rockhampton">Rockhampton</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Keith_Wright_(Australian_politician)" title="Keith Wright (Australian politician)">Keith Wright</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">11.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Nudgee" title="Electoral district of Nudgee">Nudgee</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Vaughan" title="Ken Vaughan">Ken Vaughan</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">12.4% v LIB </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Sandgate" title="Electoral district of Sandgate">Sandgate</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Nev_Warburton" title="Nev Warburton">Nev Warburton</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">12.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Cook" title="Electoral district of Cook">Cook</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Scott_(Queensland_politician)" title="Bob Scott (Queensland politician)">Bob Scott</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">13.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Wolston" title="Electoral district of Wolston">Wolston</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibbs_(Australian_politician)" title="Bob Gibbs (Australian politician)">Bob Gibbs</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">14.3% v LIB </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="red"><span style="color:white;"><b>Very safe</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Lytton" title="Electoral district of Lytton">Lytton</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Burns_(Australian_politician)" title="Tom Burns (Australian politician)">Tom Burns</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="DF716D">21.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Archerfield" title="Electoral district of Archerfield">Archerfield</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Hooper_(politician)" title="Kevin Hooper (politician)">Kevin Hooper</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="DF716D">21.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Liberal seats (8)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="Blue"><span style="color:white;"><b>Marginal</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Wavell" title="Electoral district of Wavell">Wavell</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Austin" title="Brian Austin">Brian Austin</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">1.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Yeronga" title="Electoral district of Yeronga">Yeronga</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Norm_Lee" title="Norm Lee">Norm Lee</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">2.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Ithaca" title="Electoral district of Ithaca">Ithaca</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Col_Miller_(politician)" title="Col Miller (politician)">Col Miller</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">3.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Redcliffe" title="Electoral district of Redcliffe">Redcliffe</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Terry_White" title="Terry White">Terry White</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">5.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="blue"><span style="color:white;"><b>Fairly safe</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Nundah" title="Electoral district of Nundah">Nundah</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9"><a href="/wiki/William_Knox_(Queensland_politician)" title="William Knox (Queensland politician)">William Knox</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9">6.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Merthyr" title="Electoral district of Merthyr">Merthyr</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Don_Lane_(politician)" title="Don Lane (politician)">Don Lane</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9">7.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="blue"><span style="color:white;"><b>Safe</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mount_Coot-tha" title="Electoral district of Mount Coot-tha">Mount Coot-tha</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Lickiss" title="Bill Lickiss">Bill Lickiss</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF">10.5% v NAT </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Sherwood" title="Electoral district of Sherwood">Sherwood</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Angus_Innes" title="Angus Innes">Angus Innes</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF">16.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Crossbench seats (1)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="BBBBBB"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Callide" title="Electoral district of Callide">Callide</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="BBBBBB"><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Hartwig" title="Lindsay Hartwig">Lindsay Hartwig</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="BBBBBB">IND </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="BBBBBB">9.3% v NAT </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Queensland_state_election&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the election, Bjelke-Petersen openly invited Liberal MLAs to defect to the Nationals. On 25 October, two Liberal MLAs, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Austin" title="Brian Austin">Brian Austin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Wavell" title="Electoral district of Wavell">Wavell</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Don_Lane_(politician)" title="Don Lane (politician)">Don Lane</a> (<a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Merthyr" title="Electoral district of Merthyr">Merthyr</a>) took up Bjelke-Petersen's offer and joined the Nationals. This gave them 43 seats, a majority of two—the first time that the Nationals had governed in majority at any level in Australia. </p><p>This left only six Liberals, and marked the end of Terry White's leadership and Angus Innes' deputy leadership. Former leader <a href="/wiki/William_Knox_(Queensland_politician)" title="William Knox (Queensland politician)">Sir William Knox</a> (<a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Nundah" title="Electoral district of Nundah">Nundah</a>) was returned to lead what remained of the party. </p><p>Labor had performed well, but not well enough, especially in North Queensland. Still, Labor strategists hoped that they had recovered enough seats to put them within striking distance of winning in <a href="/wiki/1986_Queensland_state_election" title="1986 Queensland state election">1986</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Queensland_state_election&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Candidates_of_the_Queensland_state_election,_1983" class="mw-redirect" title="Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1983">Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1983</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Queensland_state_election&action=edit&section=8" 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colonial election">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Queensland_colonial_election" title="1899 Queensland colonial election">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Queensland_state_election" title="1902 Queensland state election">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Queensland_state_election" title="1904 Queensland state election">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Queensland_state_election" title="1907 Queensland state election">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Queensland_state_election" title="1908 Queensland state election">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Queensland_state_election" title="1909 Queensland state election">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Queensland_state_election" title="1912 Queensland state election">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Queensland_state_election" title="1915 Queensland state election">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Queensland_state_election" title="1918 Queensland state election">1918</a></li> <li><a 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Queensland state election">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Queensland_state_election" title="1950 Queensland state election">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Queensland_state_election" title="1953 Queensland state election">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Queensland_state_election" title="1956 Queensland state election">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Queensland_state_election" title="1957 Queensland state election">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Queensland_state_election" title="1960 Queensland state election">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Queensland_state_election" title="1963 Queensland state election">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Queensland_state_election" title="1966 Queensland state election">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Queensland_state_election" title="1969 Queensland state election">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Queensland_state_election" title="1972 Queensland state election">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Queensland_state_election" title="1974 Queensland state election">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Queensland_state_election" title="1977 Queensland state election">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Queensland_state_election" title="1980 Queensland state election">1980</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Queensland_state_election" title="1986 Queensland state election">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Queensland_state_election" title="1989 Queensland state election">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Queensland_state_election" title="1992 Queensland state election">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Queensland_state_election" title="1995 Queensland state election">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Queensland_state_election" title="1998 Queensland state election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Queensland_state_election" title="2001 Queensland state election">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Queensland_state_election" title="2004 Queensland state election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Queensland_state_election" title="2006 Queensland state election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Queensland_state_election" title="2009 Queensland state election">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Queensland_state_election" title="2012 Queensland state election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Queensland_state_election" title="2015 Queensland state election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Queensland_state_election" title="2017 Queensland state election">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Queensland_state_election" title="2020 Queensland state election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Queensland_state_election" title="2024 Queensland state election">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2028_Queensland_state_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2028 Queensland state election"><i>2028</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Queensland" title="Local government in Queensland">Local elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1933_Queensland_local_elections" title="1933 Queensland local elections">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1936_Queensland_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1936 Queensland local elections (page does not exist)">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_Queensland_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1949 Queensland local elections (page does not exist)">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955_Queensland_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1955 Queensland local elections (page does not exist)">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_Queensland_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1961 Queensland local elections (page does not exist)">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_Queensland_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 Queensland local elections (page does not exist)">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_Queensland_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 Queensland local elections (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Queensland_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Queensland local elections (page does not exist)">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994_Queensland_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994 Queensland local elections (page does not exist)">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Queensland_local_elections" title="1995 Queensland local elections">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Queensland_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Queensland local elections (page does not exist)">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_Queensland_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2000 Queensland local elections (page does not exist)">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Queensland_local_elections" title="2004 Queensland local elections">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Queensland_local_elections" title="2008 Queensland local elections">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Queensland_local_elections" title="2012 Queensland local elections">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Queensland_local_elections" title="2013 Queensland local elections">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Queensland_local_elections" title="2016 Queensland local elections">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Queensland_local_elections" title="2020 Queensland local elections">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Queensland_local_elections" title="2024 Queensland local elections">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2028_Queensland_local_elections" title="2028 Queensland local elections"><i>2028</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Queensland" title="Local government in Queensland">Mayoral elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1933_Queensland_mayoral_elections" title="1933 Queensland mayoral elections">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1936_Queensland_mayoral_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1936 Queensland mayoral elections (page does not exist)">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_Queensland_mayoral_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1949 Queensland mayoral elections (page does not exist)">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955_Queensland_mayoral_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1955 Queensland mayoral elections (page does not exist)">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_Queensland_mayoral_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1961 Queensland mayoral elections (page does not exist)">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_Queensland_mayoral_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 Queensland mayoral elections (page does not exist)">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_Queensland_mayoral_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 Queensland mayoral elections (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Queensland_mayoral_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Queensland mayoral elections (page does not exist)">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994_Queensland_mayoral_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994 Queensland mayoral elections (page does not exist)">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995_Queensland_mayoral_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1995 Queensland mayoral elections (page does not exist)">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Queensland_mayoral_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Queensland mayoral elections (page does not exist)">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_Queensland_mayoral_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2000 Queensland mayoral elections (page does not exist)">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Queensland_mayoral_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2004 Queensland mayoral elections (page does not exist)">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Queensland_mayoral_elections" title="2008 Queensland mayoral elections">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Queensland_mayoral_elections" title="2012 Queensland mayoral elections">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_Queensland_mayoral_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2013 Queensland mayoral elections (page does not exist)">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Queensland_mayoral_elections" title="2016 Queensland mayoral elections">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Queensland_mayoral_elections" title="2020 Queensland mayoral elections">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Queensland_mayoral_elections" title="2024 Queensland mayoral elections">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2028_Queensland_mayoral_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2028 Queensland mayoral elections"><i>2028</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Referendums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1898%E2%80%931900_Australian_constitutional_referendums" title="1898–1900 Australian constitutional 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