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Northcott - 1984 (Roll: 37,652) Retained by Liberal Party Candidate Party Votes % Final % Wiltshire, Clifford Australian Democrats 2,236 6.49 Dekker, Jan Labor Party 9,149 26.57 Baird, Bruce (Elected) Liberal Party 23,048 66.94 Formal Votes 34,433 Informal Votes 647 1.84 Total Votes / Turnout 35,080 93.17 Notes: Sitting Liberal MP Jim Cameron had resigned from the Liberal Party in 1983. At the 1984 election, he was elected to the Legislative Council for the Call to Australia.