<Hayden timeline>

Bill Hayden
Hayden in 1971
23rd Prime Minister of Australia
In office
11 March 1983 – 14 July 1992
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor‑GeneralSir Ninian Stephen
Preceded byMalcolm Fraser
Succeeded byKim Beazley
Leader of the Opposition
In office
22 December 1977 – 11 March 1983
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
DeputyLionel Bowen
Preceded byGough Whitlam
Succeeded byAndrew Peacock
Leader of the Labor Party
In office
22 December 1977 – 14 July 1992
DeputyLionel Bowen
Preceded byGough Whitlam
Succeeded byKim Beazley
Treasurer of Australia
In office
12 April 1972 – 11 November 1975
Prime MinisterGough Whitlam
Preceded by???
Succeeded byPhillip Lynch
Minister for Social Security
In office
1 October 1969 – 12 April 1972
Prime MinisterGough Whitlam
Preceded byLance Barnard
Succeeded byJohn Wheeldon
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Oxley
In office
9 December 1961 – 13 March 1993
Preceded byDonald Cameron
Succeeded byLes Scott
Personal details
Born
William George Hayden

(1933-01-23)23 January 1933
Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia
Died21 October 2023(2023-10-21) (aged 90)
Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor
Spouse
Dallas Broadfoot
(m. 1960)
Children4
EducationBrisbane State High School
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationPolice officer
(Queensland Police Service)
ProfessionPolitician


1963 edit

1963 Australian federal election: Corio
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Hawke 23,724 49.3 +7.4
Liberal Hubert Opperman 19,826 41.2 -2.1
Democratic Labor James Mahoney 4,572 10.4 −5.4
Total formal votes 48,122 99.0
Informal votes 509 1.0
Turnout 48,631 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Hawke 24,364 50.6 +7.0
Liberal Hubert Opperman 23,758 49.4 −7.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.0


1966 edit

1966 Australian federal election: Corio
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hubert Opperman 22,511 45.3 +4.1
Labor Bob Hawke 21,697 43.7 −5.6
Democratic Labor James Mahoney 3,158 6.3 -3.1
Independent Elsie Brushfield 1,262 2.5 +2.5
Liberal Reform Group William Dobell 1,044 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 49,672 96.2
Informal votes 1,940 3.8
Turnout 51,612 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Hubert Opperman 25,213 50.7 +1.4
Labor Bob Hawke 24,459 49.3 −1.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.4
1983 Australian federal election
 
← 1980 5 March 1983 1984 →

All 125 seats in the House of Representatives
63 seats were needed for a majority in the House
All 64 seats in the Senate
Registered9,372,064   3.86%
Turnout8,870,175 (94.64%)
( 0.29 pp)
  First party Second party
     
Leader Bill Hayden Malcolm Fraser
Party Labor Liberal/National coalition
Leader since 22 December 1977 21 March 1975
Leader's seat Oxley (Qld.) Wannon (Vic.)
Last election 51 seats, 45.15% 74 seats,46.40%
Seats before
51 / 125
74 / 125
Seats won
72 / 125
53 / 125
Seat change   21   21
Popular vote 4,287,843 3,928,601
Percentage 48.34% 44.29%
Swing   3.19%   2.11%
TPP 52.76% 47.24%
TPP swing  3.16%  3.16%

 
Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.

Prime Minister before election

Malcolm Fraser
Liberal/National coalition

Subsequent Prime Minister

Bill Hayden
Labor