1983 Western Australian state election

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

1983 Western Australian state election
19 February 1983 (1983-02-19)
All 57 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
and 18 (of the 34) seats to the Western Australian Legislative Council
29 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
ALP
NAT
Leader Brian Burke Ray O'Connor Hendy Cowan
Party Labor Liberal/NCP coalition National
Leader since 18 September 1981 25 January 1982 1979
Leader's seat Balga Mount Lawley Merredin
Last election 23 seats 29 seats 3 seats
Seats won 32 23 2
Seat change 9 6 1
Popular vote 342,536 278,994 10,767
Percentage 53.16% 43.30% 1.67%
Swing 7.21 4.75 1.29
TPP 53.74% 46.26%
TPP swing 4.71 4.71
Premier before election

Ray O'Connor
Liberal/NCP coalition

 Elected Premier

Brian Burke
Labor

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

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