Elections were held in the state of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

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, on Saturday 24 March 1984. The Labor

Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

 government led by Neville Wran

Neville Wran

Neville Kenneth Wran, AC, CNZM, QC was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 until 1986. He was National President of the Australian Labor Party from 1980 to 1986 and Chairman of both the Lionel Murphy Foundation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation from 1986...

 won a fourth term in office, although with a reduced margin and a 7% swing against it.

Independents Ted Mack

Ted Mack

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 and John Hatton

John Hatton

John Edward Hatton AO is former Australian politician, and an National Trust of Australia nominated Australian Living Treasure. He was the independent member of the New South Wales State parliament "lower house" for to the seat of South Coast from 1973 to 1995...

 retained their seats of North Shore

Electoral district of North Shore

North Shore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Jillian Skinner of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...

 and South Coast

Electoral district of South Coast

South Coast is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Shelley Hancock of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for South Coast:-Election results:...

 respectively. They were joined on the cross benches by a third independent and Bruce Duncan

Bruce Duncan

Robert Bruce Duncan was an Australian politician. He was the member for Lismore in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1965 to 1988, first as a member of the Country Party and then as an independent....

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Duncan, a former National Country Party

National Party of Australia

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 member, withdrew from the party in protest at their change to the National Party of Australia

National Party of Australia

The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...

 name. He ran on an "Independent Country Party" ticket and won his seat of Lismore

Electoral district of Lismore

Lismore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Thomas George of the National Party of Australia....

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At a 1981 referendum, voters had approved an increase in the maximum parliamentary term from three years to four.

Key dates

Date	Event
5 March 1984	The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
9 March 1984	Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon.
24 March 1984	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
5 April 1984	The Wran Ministry was reconstituted.
30 April 1984	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
1 May 1984	Parliament resumed for business.

Legislative Assembly

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One candidate each from the Citizens Action, Rainbow, Uninflated and National Action Parties.

Legislative Council

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