Elections were held in the state of

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, on Saturday 24 March 1984. The

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government led by Neville Wran won a fourth term in office, though with a reduced (if still sizeable) majority and a 7% swing against it. As the two previous elections each saw the sitting Opposition Leader lose the election and failing to be elected to Parliament, the 1984 election saw Nick Greiner becoming the first Opposition Leader to lose an election and retain his seat since Pat Hills in 1974. Independents Ted Mack and John Hatton retained their seats of North Shore and

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

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. Duncan, a former

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member, withdrew from the party in protest at their change to the National Party name. He ran on an "Independent Country Party" ticket and won his seat of Lismore. At a 1981 referendum, voters had approved an increase in the maximum parliamentary term from three years to four.

Key dates

Results

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Seats changing hands

*Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.

Post-election pendulum

Notes

References

Sources cited

* {{New South Wales elections Elections in New South Wales 1984 elections in Australia 1980s in New South Wales March 1984 events in Australia