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Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 19 February 1983 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and 18 members to the 34-seat Legislative Council. The three-term Liberal-National Country coalition government led by Premier Ray O’Connor since 25 January 1982 (after the retirement of Sir Charles Court) was defeated by the Labor Party led by Opposition Leader Brian Burke since 10 September 1981.