Federal elections were held in Australia on 5 March 1983. All 125 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 64 seats in the Senate, were up for election, in a double dissolution. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia government in power since 1975 led by Malcolm Fraser with coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by Doug Anthony was defeated by the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Bob Hawke.

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  • Federal elections were held in Australia on 5 March 1983. All 125 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 64 seats in the Senate, were up for election, in a double dissolution. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia government in power since 1975 led by Malcolm Fraser with coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by Doug Anthony was defeated by the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Bob Hawke.
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  • Australian Labor Party
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  • Liberal/National coalition
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  • Australia
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  • 5 March 1983
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  • Australian federal election, 1983
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  • 51 seats
  • 74 seats
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  • 21 March 1975
  • 3 February 1983
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  • Australian federal election, 1984
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  • Australian Labor Party
  • Liberal/National coalition
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  • 46.77
  • 53.23
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  • Australian federal election, 1980
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  • 50 (xsd:integer)
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  • -3.6%
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  • parliamentary
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  • Federal elections were held in Australia on 5 March 1983. All 125 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 64 seats in the Senate, were up for election, in a double dissolution. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia government in power since 1975 led by Malcolm Fraser with coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by Doug Anthony was defeated by the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Bob Hawke.
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  • Australian federal election, 1983
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