View source for 1983 Western Australian state election

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1983 Western Australian state election
| country = Western Australia
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1980 Western Australian state election
| previous_year = 1980
| next_election = 1986 Western Australian state election
| next_year = 1986
| seats_for_election = All 57 seats in the [[Western Australian Legislative Assembly]]<br />and 18 (of the 34) seats to the [[Western Australian Legislative Council]]<br /><small>29 Assembly seats were needed for a majority</small>
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1983|02|19}}

<!-- Australian Labor Party -->
| image1 = {{Election image filler|Australian Labor Party|ALP}}
| leader1 = [[Brian Burke (Australian politician)|Brian Burke]]
| leader_since1 = 18 September 1981
| party1 = Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)
| leaders_seat1 = [[Electoral district of Balga|Balga]] 
| popular_vote1 = '''342,536'''
| percentage1 = '''53.16%'''
| swing1 = {{increase}}7.21
| last_election1 = 23 seats
| seats1 = '''32'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}9

<!-- Liberal/NCP coalition -->
| image2 = [[File:Ray O'Connor 1965.jpg|100px]]
| leader2 = [[Ray O'Connor]]
| leader_since2 = 25 January 1982
| party2 = Liberal/NCP coalition
| leaders_seat2 = [[Electoral district of Mount Lawley|Mount Lawley]]
| popular_vote2 = 278,994
| percentage2 = 43.30%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}4.75
| last_election2 = 29 seats
| seats2 = 23
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}6

<!-- National Party of Australia (WA) -->
| image3 = {{Election image filler|National Party of Australia|NAT}}
| leader3 = [[Hendy Cowan]]
| leader_since3 = 1979
| party3 = National Party of Australia (WA)
| leaders_seat3 = [[Electoral district of Merredin|Merredin]] 
| popular_vote3 = 10,767
| percentage3 = 1.67%
| swing3 = {{decrease}}1.29
| last_election3 = 3 seats
| seats3 = 2
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}1

| 1blank = [[Two-party-preferred|TPP]]
| 2blank = TPP swing
| 1data1 = '''53.74%'''
| 1data2 = 46.26%
| 2data1 = {{increase}}4.71
| 2data2 = {{decrease}}4.71

| title = [[Premier of Western Australia|Premier]]
| before_election = [[Ray O'Connor]] 
| before_party = Liberal/NCP coalition
| after_election = [[Brian Burke (Australian politician)|Brian Burke]]
| after_party = Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)
}}

Elections were held in the [[States and territories of Australia|state]] of [[Western Australia]] on 19 February 1983 to elect all 57 members to the [[Western Australian Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] and 18 members to the 34-seat [[Western Australian Legislative Council|Legislative Council]].

The three-term [[Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division)|Liberal]]-[[National Party of Australia (WA)|National Country]] coalition government, led by [[Premier of Western Australia|Premier]] [[Ray O'Connor]] since 25 January 1982 (after the retirement of Sir [[Charles Court]]) was defeated by the [[Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)|Labor Party]], led by [[Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)|Opposition Leader]] [[Brian Burke (Australian politician)|Brian Burke]] since 10 September 1981.

==Results==

===Legislative Assembly===

{{see also|Results of the Western Australian state election, 1983 (Legislative Assembly)}}

{{Australian elections/Title row
| title        = Western Australian state election, 19 February 1983
| house        = [[Western Australian Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]
| series       = Western Australian state election
| back         = 1980
| forward      = 1986
| enrolled     = 744,986{{ref label|cont|1|1}}
| total_votes  = 663,153
| turnout %    = 87.93%
| turnout chg  = +2.66%
| informal     = 18,799
| informal %   = 2.83%
| informal chg = –0.69%
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
  |government  = yes
  |party_id    = Labor WA
  |votes       = 342,536
  |votes %     = 53.16%
  |votes chg   = +7.21%
  |seats       = 32
  |seats chg   = + 9
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
  |party_id    = Liberal WA
  |votes       = 256,846
  |votes %     = 39.86%
  |votes chg   = –3.89%
  |seats       = 20
  |seats chg   = – 6
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
  |party_id    = Nationals WA
  |party       = [[National Party of Australia (WA)|National Country]]{{ref label|Nat|2|2}}
  |votes       = 22,148
  |votes %     = 3.44%
  |votes chg   = –0.86%
  |seats       = 3
  |seats chg   = ± 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
  |party_id    = Nationals WA
  |party       = National{{ref label|Nat|2|2}}
  |votes       = 10,767
  |votes %     = 1.67%
  |votes chg   = –1.29%
  |seats       = 2
  |seats chg   = – 1
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
  |party_id    = Democrats
  |votes       = 5,178
  |votes %     = 0.80%
  |votes chg   = –1.16%
  |seats       = 0
  |seats chg   = ± 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
  |party_id    = Socialist Alliance
  |party       = [[Democratic Socialist Perspective|Socialist]]
  |votes       = 905
  |votes %     = 0.14%
  |votes chg   = –0.12%
  |seats       = 0
  |seats chg   = ± 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
  |party       = Other parties
  |votes       = 5,974
  |votes %     = 0.93%
  |votes chg   = +0.75%
  |seats       = 0
  |seats chg   = ± 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
  |party       = Independent
  |votes       = 3,229
  |votes %     = 0.50%
  |votes chg   = –0.15%
  |seats       = 0
  |seats chg   = ± 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Total row |
  |total_votes = 644,354
  |total_seats = 57
  |winner_id       = Labor WA
  |previous        = LibNat Coalition WA
}}
{{Australian elections/2PP summary |
  |party id 1  = Labor WA
  |2pp votes 1 = 350,996
  |2pp % 1     = 53.74%     
  |2pp chg 1   = +4.71%
  |party id 2  = Liberal WA
  |party 2     = [[Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division)|Liberal]]/[[National Party of Australia (WA)|NCP]]
  |2pp votes 2 = 302,100
  |2pp % 2     = 46.26%
  |2pp chg 2   = –4.71%
}}
|}

'''Notes:'''
:{{note label|cont|1|1}} 754,226 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but one seat, [[Electoral district of Narrogin|Narrogin]], held by the National Country Party's [[Peter Jones (Australian politician)|Peter Jones]] and representing 9,239 electors, was held unopposed.
:{{note label|Nat|2|2}} The National Country Party (NCP) and the National Party (NP) were two separate parties, the former in coalition with the Liberal Party, the latter an independent party which had split from the NCP on 10 August 1978.

===Legislative Council===
{{see also|Results of the Western Australian state election, 1983 (Legislative Council)}}

{{Australian elections/Title row
| title        = Western Australian state election, 19 February 1983<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=1566|title = Results for}}</ref>
| house        = [[Western Australian Legislative Council|Legislative Council]]
| staggered    = yes
| enrolled     = 754,225
| total_votes  = 671,102
| turnout %    = 88.98%
| turnout chg  = +0.57%
| informal     = 24,962
| informal %   = 3.72%
| informal chg = –0.66%
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
  |party_id    = Labor WA
  |votes       = 327,129
  |votes %     = 50.63%
  |votes chg   = +5.85%
  |seats       = 7
  |seats held  = 13
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
  |party_id    = Liberal WA
  |votes       = 268,626
  |votes %     = 41.57%
  |votes chg   = –5.93%
  |seats       = 9
  |seats held  = 19
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
  |party_id    = Nationals WA
  |party       = [[National Party of Australia (WA)|National Country]]{{ref label|Nat|2|2}}
  |votes       = 20,553
  |votes %     = 3.18%
  |votes chg   = –0.64%
  |seats       = 0
  |seats held  = 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
  |party_id    = Nationals WA
  |party       = National{{ref label|Nat|2|2}}
  |votes       = 20,336
  |votes %     = 3.15%
  |votes chg   = –0.28%
  |seats       = 1
  |seats held  = 1
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
  |party_id    = Democrats
  |votes       = 9,356
  |votes %     = 1.45%
  |votes chg   = +1.45%
  |seats       = 0
  |seats held  = 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
  |party       = Other parties
  |votes       = 0
  |votes %     = 0.00%
  |votes chg   = –0.47%
  |seats       = 0
  |seats held  = 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Total row |
  |total_votes = 646,140
  |total_seats = 17
  |total_held  = 34
}}
{{Australian elections/2PP summary |
  |party id 1  = Labor WA
  |2pp votes 1 = 341,236
  |2pp % 1     = 52.81%     
  |2pp chg 1   = +5.17%
  |party id 2  = Liberal WA
  |party 2     = [[Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division)|Liberal]]/[[National Party of Australia (WA)|NCP]]
  |2pp votes 2 = 304,904
  |2pp % 2     = 47.19%
  |2pp chg 2   = –5.17%
}}
|}

==Seats changing parties==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Seat
! colspan="4" | Pre-1983
! rowspan="2" | Swing
! colspan="4" | Post-1983
|-
! colspan="2" | Party
! Member
! Margin
! Margin
! Member
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[Electoral district of Bunbury|Bunbury]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Liberal
| [[John Sibson]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 1.3
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.0
| style="text-align:right;"| 2.7
| [[Phil Smith (Australian politician)|Phil Smith]]
| Labor
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral district of Mandurah|Mandurah]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Liberal
| ''notional''
| style="text-align:right;"| N/A
| style="text-align:right;"| N/A
| style="text-align:right;"| 0.3
| [[John Read (Australian politician)|John Read]]
| Labor
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral district of Mount Marshall|Mount Marshall]]
| {{Australian party style|National}}|&nbsp;
| National Country
| [[Ray McPharlin]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 10.8*
| style="text-align:right;"| 16.5
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.7**
| [[Bill McNee]]
| Liberal
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral district of Mundaring|Mundaring]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Liberal
| [[Tom Herzfeld]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.5
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.6
| style="text-align:right;"| 0.1
| [[Gavan Troy]]
| Labor
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral district of Pilbara|Pilbara]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Liberal
| ''[[Brian Sodeman]]''
| style="text-align:right;"| 1.6
| style="text-align:right;"| 19.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 17.5
| [[Pam Buchanan]]
| Labor
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral district of Scarborough|Scarborough]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Liberal
| [[Ray Young (politician)|Ray Young]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 6.2
| style="text-align:right;"| 11.9
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.7
| [[Graham Burkett]]
| Labor
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral district of Whitford|Whitford]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Liberal
| ''[[Mick Nanovich]]''
| style="text-align:right;"| 8.3
| style="text-align:right;"| 16.0
| style="text-align:right;"| 7.7
| [[Pam Beggs]]
| Labor
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|}

* Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election.
* * figure is vs. Liberal
* ** figure is vs. National (NP)

==Post-election pendulum==

{| class="toccolours" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="float:left; margin-right:.5em; margin-top:.4em; font-size:90%;"
|-
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" |'''Labor seats (32)'''
|-
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |<span style="color:white;">'''Marginal'''</span>
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | [[Electoral district of Mundaring|Mundaring]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |[[Gavan Troy]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |0.1%
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | [[Electoral district of Mandurah|Mandurah]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |[[John Read (Australian politician)|John Read]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |0.3%
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | [[Electoral district of Bunbury|Bunbury]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |[[Phil Smith (Australian politician)|Phil Smith]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |2.7%
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | [[Electoral district of Scarborough|Scarborough]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |[[Graham Burkett]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |5.7%
|- 
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |<span style="color:white;">'''Fairly safe'''</span>
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | [[Electoral district of Joondalup|Joondalup]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |[[Jackie Watkins]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |6.7%
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | [[Electoral district of Mitchell (Western Australia)|Mitchell]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |[[David Smith (Western Australian politician)|David Smith]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |6.9%
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | [[Electoral district of Whitford|Whitford]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |[[Pam Beggs]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |7.7%
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | [[Electoral district of Esperance-Dundas|Esperance-Dundas]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |[[Julian Grill]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |8.3%
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | [[Electoral district of Avon|Avon]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |[[Ken McIver]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |8.4%
|- 
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |<span style="color:white;">'''Safe'''</span>
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Nollamara|Nollamara]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Keith Wilson (Western Australian politician)|Keith Wilson]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |11.3% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Balcatta|Balcatta]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Ron Bertram]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |13.0% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Gosnells|Gosnells]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Yvonne Henderson]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |13.1% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Geraldton|Geraldton]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Jeff Carr (Australian politician)|Jeff Carr]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |13.1% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Warren-Blackwood|Warren]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[David Evans (Western Australian politician)|David Evans]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |13.4% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Armadale|Armadale]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Bob Pearce]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |13.6% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Helena|Helena]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Gordon Hill (politician)|Gordon Hill]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |13.7% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Welshpool|Welshpool]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Colin Jamieson]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |14.8% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Maylands|Maylands]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[John Harman (Australian politician)|John Harman]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |14.9% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Canning|Canning]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Tom Bateman (politician)|Tom Bateman]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |15.6% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Collie-Preston|Collie]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Tom Jones (Australian politician)|Tom Jones]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |15.6% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Kimberley|Kimberley]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Ernie Bridge]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |15.9% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Victoria Park|Victoria Park]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Ron Davies (Western Australian politician)|Ron Davies]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |17.1% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Pilbara|Pilbara]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Pam Buchanan]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |17.5% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Perth|Perth]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Terry Burke]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |17.8% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Fremantle|Fremantle]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[David Parker (Australian politician)|David Parker]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |19.1% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Rockingham|Rockingham]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Mike Barnett (politician)|Mike Barnett]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |19.7% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | [[Electoral district of Ascot|Ascot]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |[[Mal Bryce]]
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |19.9% 
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Electoral district of Morley|Morley-Swan]]
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Arthur Tonkin (politician)|Arthur Tonkin]]
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |20.9%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Electoral district of Melville|Melville]]
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Barry Hodge]]
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |21.2%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Electoral district of Kalgoorlie|Kalgoorlie]]
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Ian Taylor (Australian politician)|Ian Taylor]]
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |24.1%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Electoral district of Cockburn|Cockburn]]
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Don Taylor (Australian politician)|Don Taylor]]
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |28.6%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Electoral district of Balga|Balga]]
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |[[Brian Burke (Australian politician)|Brian Burke]]
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP
| align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |29.0%
|-
|}
{| class="toccolours" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="float:left; margin-right:.5em; margin-top:.4em; font-size:90%;"
|-
| COLSPAN=4 align="center"|'''Liberal/NCP seats (23)'''
|-
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="Blue" |<span style="color:white;">'''Marginal'''</span>
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Electoral district of Dale|Dale]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Cyril Rushton]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |0.06%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Electoral district of Murchison-Eyre|Murchison-Eyre]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Peter Coyne (politician)|Peter Coyne]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |1.3%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Electoral district of Subiaco|Subiaco]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Tom Dadour]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |1.6%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Electoral district of Albany|Albany]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Leon Watt]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |2.3%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Electoral district of Mount Lawley|Mount Lawley]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Ray O'Connor]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |3.4%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Electoral district of Murdoch|Murdoch]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Barry MacKinnon]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |4.0%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Electoral district of Clontarf|Clontarf]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Tony Williams (politician)|Tony Williams]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |4.2%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Electoral district of South Perth|South Perth]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Bill Grayden]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |4.5%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Electoral district of Mount Marshall|Mount Marshall]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Bill McNee]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |5.7% v NAT
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Electoral district of Karrinyup|Karrinyup]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |[[Jim Clarko]]
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |5.9%
|-
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="blue" |<span style="color:white;">'''Fairly safe'''</span>
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |[[Electoral district of Cottesloe|Cottesloe]]
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |[[Bill Hassell]]
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |6.3%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |[[Electoral district of Darling Range|Darling Range]]
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |[[George Spriggs (politician)|George Spriggs]]
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |6.6%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |[[Electoral district of Murray-Wellington|Murray-Wellington]]
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |[[John Bradshaw (Australian politician)|John Bradshaw]]
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |8.2%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |[[Electoral district of East Melville|East Melville]]
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |[[Anthony Trethowan]]
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |8.9%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |[[Electoral district of Floreat|Floreat]]
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |[[Andrew Mensaros]]
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |9.6%
|-
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="blue" |<span style="color:white;">'''Safe'''</span>
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |[[Electoral district of Kalamunda|Kalamunda]]
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |[[Ian Thompson (politician)|Ian Thompson]]
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |10.1%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |[[Electoral district of Gascoyne|Gascoyne]]
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |[[Ian Laurance]]
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |11.8%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |[[Electoral district of Moore|Moore]]
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |[[Bert Crane]]
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NCP
| align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |13.3% v LIB
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |[[Electoral district of Nedlands|Nedlands]]
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |[[Richard Court]]
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |14.1%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |[[Electoral district of Vasse|Vasse]]
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |[[Barry Blaikie]]
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |14.2%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |[[Electoral district of Greenough|Greenough]]
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |[[Reg Tubby]]
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |LIB
| align="center" bgcolor="44A6F1" |21.2%
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |[[Electoral district of Katanning|Katanning-Roe]]
| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |[[Dick Old]]
| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |NCP
| align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |32.1%
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |[[Electoral district of Narrogin|Narrogin]]
| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |[[Peter Jones (Australian politician)|Peter Jones]]
| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |NCP
| align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |Unopp
|-
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" |'''National seats (2)'''
|-
| align="left" bgcolor="ADFF2F" |[[Electoral district of Stirling|Stirling]]
| align="left" bgcolor="ADFF2F" |[[Matt Stephens (politician)|Matt Stephens]]
| align="left" bgcolor="ADFF2F" |NAT
| align="center" bgcolor="ADFF2F" |6.1% v LIB
|- 
| align="left" bgcolor="ADFF2F" |[[Electoral district of Merredin|Merredin]]
| align="left" bgcolor="ADFF2F" |[[Hendy Cowan]]
| align="left" bgcolor="ADFF2F" |NAT
| align="center" bgcolor="ADFF2F" |15.0% v NCP
|- 
|}
{{Clear}}

==Opinion polling==
{| class="nowrap wikitable tpl-blanktable" style=text-align:center;font-size:90%
|+Morgan Gallop opinion poll results<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hamilton |first1=John |title=Burkie: A biography of Brian Burke |date=1988 |page=217 |publisher=St. George Books |isbn=0867780363}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Date
! colspan="2" |Primary vote
! colspan="2" |Leader's approval rating
|-
!Labor
!Liberal-NCP
!Labor
!Liberal
|-
!style=text-align:right |February–April 1981
|44
!style=background:#00bfff |48
|39
!style=background:#00bfff |47
|-
!style=text-align:right |June–August 1981
!style=background:#f66 |49
|42
|37
!style=background:#00bfff |51
|-style=background:#DADADA;font-weight:bold
!style=text-align:right |18 September 1981
| colspan="4" |[[Brian Burke (Australian politician)|Brian Burke]] replaces [[Ron Davies (Western Australian politician)|Ron Davies]] as leader of the Labor Party
|-
!style=text-align:right |September–November 1981
!style=background:#f66 |51
|39
|33
!style=background:#00bfff |47
|-
!style=text-align:right |December 1981–January 1982
!style=background:#f66 |46
!style=background:#00bfff |46
|39
!style=background:#00bfff |63
|-style=background:#DADADA;font-weight:bold
!style=text-align:right |21 January 1982
| colspan="4" |[[Ray O'Connor]] replaces [[Charles Court]] as leader of the Liberal Party
|-
!style=text-align:right |February–April 1982
!style=background:#f66 |51
|42
!style=background:#f66 |52
|50
|-
!style=text-align:right |May–June 1982
!style=background:#f66 |49
|44
|54
!style=background:#00bfff |59
|-
!style=text-align:right |July–August 1982
!style=background:#f66 |51
|44
|56
!style=background:#00bfff |63
|-
!style=text-align:right |September–October 1982
!style=background:#f66 |48
|42
|54
!style=background:#00bfff |62
|-
!style=text-align:right |November–December 1982
|47
!style=background:#00bfff |48
|58
!style=background:#00bfff |61
|-
!style=text-align:right |19 February 1983 election
!style=background:#f66 |53.8
|44.2
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|}

==See also==
* [[Candidates of the 1983 Western Australian state election]]
* [[Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1980–1983]]
* [[Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1983–1986]]

==References==
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{{Western Australian elections}}

[[Category:Elections in Western Australia]]
[[Category:1983 elections in Australia]]
[[Category:1980s in Western Australia]]
[[Category:February 1983 in Australia]]