New South Wales general election, 1984
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| Legislative Assembly election, 1984 | ||||
| Party[1] | Vote %[2] | Seats[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 48.6 | ↓7.0 | 58 | ↓11 |
| Liberal | 32.2 | ↑4.6 | 22 | ↑8 |
| National | 10.8 | ↓0.4 | 15 | ↑1 |
| Ind. Country | 0.8 | 1 | ↑1 | |
| Independents | 3 | ↑1 | ||
| Labor win | ||||
A general election was held in the state of New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday, March 24, 1984. The Liberal-National coalition, led by Nick Greiner, cut Labor premier Neville Wran's enormous majority substantially, positioning himself to take victory at the subsequent election.
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[edit] Issues
The government had become tarnished by allegations of corruption, which came to a head in 1983 when Wran briefly stepped down as premier to appear before the Street Royal Commission.
[edit] Independents
Independents Ted Mack and John Hatton retained their seats of North Shore and South Coast respectively. They were joined on the cross benches by a third independent and Bruce Duncan.
Duncan, a former National Country Party member, withdrew from the party in protest at their change to the National Party of Australia name. He ran on an "Independent Country Party" ticket and won his seat of Tamworth.
[edit] Electoral System
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly had 99 members elected using Instant run-off voting, a form of preferential voting. At a 1981 referendum, voters had approved an increase in the maximum parliamentary term from three years to four.
