# Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in Tasmania

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1984 federal election in the state of Tasmania.

## Overall results

Turnout 95.1% (CV) — Informal 8.2% :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats |
| | Liberal | 133,173 | 51.13 | -3.78 | 5 |
| | Labor | 113,094 | 43.42 | 3.14 | |
| | Democrats | 10,432 | 4.01 | 0.44 | |
| | Independent | 3,747 | 1.44 | 0.46 | |
| Total | Total | 260,446 | | | 5 |
| Two-party-preferred vote |||||||
| | Liberal | 138,983 | 53.37 | -3.05 | 5 |
| | Labor | 121,438 | 46.63 | 3.05 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 16,237 | 5.87 | 3.57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 276,683 | 95.40 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 290,028 | | | |
| Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993 |||||||

## Results by division
### Bass

1984 Australian federal election: Bass :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Warwick Smith | 27,226 | 52.0 | −1.3 |
| | Labor | Vicki Buchanan | 22,544 | 43.0 | +6.0 |
| | Democrats | Michael Preece | 2,624 | 5.0 | −1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,394 | 93.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,745 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,139 | 95.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Warwick Smith | 28,514 | 54.4 | −3.7 |
| | Labor | Vicki Buchanan | 23,878 | 45.6 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.7 | |

### Braddon

1984 Australian federal election: Braddon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Chris Miles | 27,296 | 52.7 | −8.0 |
| | Labor | Greg Peart | 22,500 | 43.4 | +7.5 |
| | Democrats | Gavin Bugg | 2,047 | 3.9 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,843 | 94.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,248 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,091 | 95.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Chris Miles | 28,297 | 54.6 | −7.5 |
| | Labor | Greg Peart | 23,541 | 45.4 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −7.5 | |

### Denison

1984 Australian federal election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 25,929 | 48.1 | −4.4 |
| | Labor | Kay Spurr | 24,230 | 44.9 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Mary Willey | 3,747 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 53,906 | 94.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,400 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,306 | 95.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 27,466 | 51.0 | −2.9 |
| | Labor | Kay Spurr | 26,437 | 49.0 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.9 | |

### Franklin

1984 Australian federal election: Franklin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Goodluck | 27,315 | 53.6 | −1.0 |
| | Labor | John Devereux | 20,701 | 40.6 | −1.9 |
| | Democrats | John Thomson | 2,916 | 5.7 | +3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,932 | 94.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,868 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,800 | 96.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bruce Goodluck | 28,338 | 55.6 | −0.1 |
| | Labor | John Devereux | 22,592 | 44.4 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.1 | |

### Lyons

1984 Australian federal election: Lyons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Max Burr | 25,407 | 49.5 | −4.3 |
| | Labor | David Llewellyn | 23,119 | 45.0 | +2.7 |
| | Democrats | Liz Holloway | 2,845 | 5.5 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,371 | 93.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,603 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,974 | 95.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Max Burr | 26,368 | 51.3 | −3.7 |
| | Labor | David Llewellyn | 24,990 | 48.7 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | −3.7 | |