# Candidates of the 1983 Queensland state election

The 1983 Queensland state election was held on 22 October 1983.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Jim Blake MLA (Bundaberg)
* Brendan Hansen MLA (Maryborough)
* Ray Jones MLA (Cairns)

### National

* Val Bird MLA (Burdekin)
* Des Frawley MLA (Caboolture)
* Selwyn Muller MLA (Fassifern)
* Vic Sullivan MLA (Condamine)
* Ken Tomkins MLA (Roma)

### Liberal

* Llewellyn Edwards MLA (Ipswich)

## Candidates

Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | National candidate | Liberal candidate | Other candidates |
| Albert | National | Walter Ehrich | Ivan Gibbs | | |
| Archerfield | Labor | Kevin Hooper | Douglas Jackson | | |
| Ashgrove | Liberal | Tom Veivers | Clive Appleby | John Greenwood | Michael West (Dem) |
| Aspley | Liberal | Daniel O'Connell | Brian Cahill | Beryce Nelson | |
| Auburn | National | Raymond Barker | Neville Harper | | |
| Balonne | National | Graham Staerk | Don Neal | | |
| Barambah | National | Fred Hoberg | Joh Bjelke-Petersen | | |
| Barron River | National | Wendy Lilja | Martin Tenni | | |
| Brisbane Central | Labor | Brian Davis | | Rodney Daniel | |
| Bulimba | Labor | Ron McLean | Peter Stone | Isabel Daniel | |
| Bundaberg | Labor | Clem Campbell | Des Barritt | | Alex Warren (Dem) |
| Burdekin | National | Peter Rehbein | Mark Stoneman | Ian Macdonald | Keven Proberts (Ind) |
| Burnett | National | Graham Betts | Claude Wharton | | |
| Caboolture | National | Robert Wilson | Bill Newton | Graeme Selby | John Bergin (Ind) |
| Cairns | Labor | Keith De Lacy | Christian Bolton | Lionel Van Dorssen | |
| Callide | National | Alan Morris | Alan Stevenson | | Lindsay Hartwig (Ind) |
| Carnarvon | National | Deanna Selle | Peter McKechnie | | |
| Chatsworth | Labor | Terry Mackenroth | | David Cahalan | |
| Condamine | National | Barry Hicks | Brian Littleproud | | Margaret Wuth (Ind) |
| Cook | Labor | Bob Scott | Patrick Killoran James Wilkinson | | |
| Cooroora | National | Gordon Nuttall | Gordon Simpson | | Stanley Carlile (Ind) T. Roth (Dem) |
| Cunningham | National | Warren Keats | Tony Elliott | | |
| Everton | Labor | Glen Milliner | Donald Munro | Gregory Smith | |
| Fassifern | National | Brian Milner | Kev Lingard | Noel Clarke | |
| Flinders | National | Beverley Lauder | Bob Katter | | Peter Black (Ind) |
| Greenslopes | Liberal | Robert Lauchland | Leisha Harvey | Bill Hewitt | |
| Gregory | National | Robert McPhee | Bill Glasson | | |
| Gympie | National | Thomas Barnett | Len Stephan | | |
| Hinchinbrook | National | Steve Bredhauer | Ted Row | William Mason | |
| Ipswich | Liberal | David Hamill | William Hayes | Graham Cruickshank | Victor Robb (Ind) |
| Ipswich West | Labor | David Underwood | John Roberts | Christopher Tankey | Geoffrey Snell (Ind) |
| Isis | National | Joseph Endres | Lin Powell | | |
| Ithaca | Liberal | Ross MacLeod | | Col Miller | |
| Kurilpa | Liberal | Anne Warner | Patricia Kelly | Sam Doumany | Alvan Hawkes (Prog) John Nobody (Ind) |
| Landsborough | National | Peter Byrne Gary Flanigan | Mike Ahern | | Donald Culley (Ind) Dennis Marshall (Prog) Ken Neil (Ind) |
| Lockyer | National | Sheila Forknall | Tony FitzGerald | Tony Bourke | |
| Lytton | Labor | Tom Burns | | Moyra Bidstrup | |
| Mackay | Labor | Ed Casey | John Comerford | | |
| Mansfield | Liberal | Norma Jones | Bill Kaus | Gregory Goebel | Desmond McKay (Prog) |
| Maryborough | Labor | Peter Nightingale | Gilbert Alison | Rodney Bailey | |
| Merthyr | Liberal | Leon Pearce | William Owen | Don Lane | Gary Waddell (Ind) |
| Mirani | National | Jeffrey Gascoyne | Jim Randell | | |
| Mount Coot-tha | Liberal | Denis Pacey | Cedric Dowdle | Bill Lickiss | David Dalgarno (Dem) |
| Mount Gravatt | Liberal | Steve Tharendu | Ian Henderson | Guelfi Scassola | |
| Mount Isa | National | Bill Price | Angelo Bertoni | | Desmond Welk (Ind) |
| Mourilyan | Labor | Bill Eaton | Vicky Kippin | | Ronald Nielsen (Ind) |
| Mulgrave | National | George Pervan | Max Menzel | | Leslie Webber (Ind) |
| Murrumba | Labor | Joe Kruger | Allan Male | Roger Maguire | |
| Nudgee | Labor | Ken Vaughan | | Peter Hull | |
| Nundah | Liberal | Owen Gazzard | | William Knox | |
| Peak Downs | National | Lindsay Shepherd | Vince Lester | | Bruce Bragg (Ind) |
| Pine Rivers | Liberal | John Kennedy | Yvonne Chapman | Rob Akers | |
| Port Curtis | Labor | Bill Prest | Michael Crowley | | Patricia Cathcart (Ind) Rata Pugh (CA) |
| Redcliffe | Liberal | Peter Houston | | Terry White | |
| Redlands | National | Andrew Mellis | John Goleby | Ken Eastwell | Kath Walker (Dem) |
| Rockhampton | Labor | Keith Wright | Charles Doblo | Alan Agnew | Brian Dillon (Ind) |
| Rockhampton North | Labor | Les Yewdale | Patrick Maloney | Beverley Reynolds | |
| Roma | National | August Johanson | Russell Cooper | Thomas Warren | Clement O'Connor (Dem) |
| Salisbury | Liberal | Wayne Goss | Gavan Duffy | Rosemary Kyburz | |
| Sandgate | Labor | Nev Warburton | Ian Armstrong | Ian Parminter | |
| Sherwood | Liberal | John Court | Christopher Stephens | Angus Innes | Cedric Holland (Ind) |
| Somerset | National | Ron Hazelden | Bill Gunn | Clive Herrald | |
| South Brisbane | Labor | Jim Fouras | Malcolm Ellis | Rodney Miller | Ivan Ivanoff (SPA) |
| South Coast | National | Noel Elliott | Russ Hinze | Ian Foyster | |
| Southport | National | Ian Rogers | Doug Jennings | Carol McLaughlin | |
| Stafford | Liberal | Denis Murphy | Patrick Blake | Terry Gygar | |
| Surfers Paradise | National | Khalil Salem | Rob Borbidge | Theodore Greenland | |
| Toowong | Liberal | Nigel Pennington | Earle Bailey | Ian Prentice | |
| Toowoomba North | Liberal | Peter Wood | Sandy McPhie | John Lockwood | |
| Toowoomba South | National | Kim McCasker | John Warner | Neil O'Sullivan | |
| Townsville | Liberal | Ken McElligott | Peter Arnold | Norman Scott-Young | Daniel Gleeson (Ind) |
| Townsville South | Labor | Alex Wilson | Dickway Goon-Chew | Theo Theofanes | |
| Townsville West | Labor | Geoff Smith | Clifford Donohue | Leslie Tyrell | Ron Aitken (Ind) |
| Warrego | National | David Land | Neil Turner | | |
| Warwick | National | Mary Hill | Des Booth | | |
| Wavell | Liberal | Christopher Begley | | Brian Austin | |
| Whitsunday | National | Kevin Poschelk | Geoff Muntz | | |
| Windsor | Liberal | Pat Comben | Bob Moore | Ann Garms | |
| Wolston | Labor | Bob Gibbs | | Bob Harper | |
| Woodridge | Labor | Bill D'Arcy | Selma Elson | Derek Richards | Ray Ferguson (SPA) Katherine Gillick (SLL) Michael van de Velde (Dem) |
| Wynnum | Labor | Eric Shaw | Michael Podagiel | Audrey Dickie | |
| Yeronga | Liberal | Kitchener Farrell | | Norm Lee | |