1984 Liberal Party leadership election

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1984 Liberal Party leadership election
25 May – 1 June 1984 (1984-05-25 – 1984-06-01) 1987 →
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Candidate Leander Kokkinakis Maximilian Dumfries
Fourth MPs' ballot 34 (70.8%) 14 (29.2%)
Seat St George (WF) Katter (HP)
Faction Right Left

Leader before election

Eric Edwards

Elected Leader

Leander Kokkinakis

The 1984 Liberal Party leadership election was held in May-June 1984 to select a successor to retiring and incumbent prime minister Eric Edwards. It was the first leadership election held by the Liberal Party since 1938.