This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1984 Australian federal election. The election was held on 1 December 1984.

• Due to the expansion of the House, redistributions occurred in all states.
  • In New South Wales, the National-held seat of Paterson was abolished and the National-held seat of Riverina was renamed Riverina-Darling. Nine new seats were created: the notionally Labor seats of Charlton, Dobell, Fowler, Gilmore, Greenway, Lindsay and Throsby; and the notionally National seats of Page and Parkes.
    • The member for Chifley, Russ Gorman (Labor), contested Greenway.
    • The member for Cowper, Ian Robinson (National), contested Page.
    • The member for Farrer, Wal Fife (Liberal), contested Hume.
    • The member for Hunter, Bob Brown (Labor), contested Charlton.
    • The member for Macarthur, Colin Hollis (Labor), contested Throsby.
    • The member for Macquarie, Ross Free (Labor), contested Lindsay.
    • The member for Riverina, Noel Hicks (National), contested Riverina-Darling.
  • In Victoria, the Liberal-held seat of Balaclava was renamed Goldstein and the Labor-held Diamond Valley was abolished. Seven new seats were created: the notionally Labor seats of Aston, Calwell, Dunkley, Jagajaga, McEwen and Streeton; and the notionally Liberal seat of Menzies. The Labor-held seat of Casey became notionally Liberal.
    • The member for Balaclava, Ian Macphee (Liberal), contested Goldstein.
    • The member for Burke, Andrew Theophanous (Labor), contested Calwell.
    • The member for Deakin, John Saunderson (Labor), contested Aston.
    • The member for Diamond Valley, Peter Staples (Labor), contested Jagajaga.
    • The member for Flinders, Bob Chynoweth (Labor), contested Dunkley.
  • In Queensland, the National-held seat of Darling Downs was renamed Groom. Five new seats were created: the notionally Labor seats of Forde, Hinkler and Rankin; the notionally Liberal seat of Moncrieff; and the notionally National seat of Fairfax. The Labor-held seat of Fadden became notionally Liberal.
    • The member for Darling Downs, Tom McVeigh (National), contested Groom.
    • The member for Fadden, David Beddall (Labor), contested Rankin.
    • The member for Fisher, Evan Adermann (National), contested Fairfax.
    • Queensland Senator Kathy Martin (Liberal) contested Moncrieff.
  • In Western Australia, the notionally Labor seats of Brand and Cowan were created. The Labor-held seat of Tangney became notionally Liberal.
    • The member for Canning, Wendy Fatin (Labor), contested Brand.
    • The member for Tangney, George Gear (Labor), contested Canning.
  • In South Australia, the notionally Labor seat of Makin and the notionally Liberal seat of Mayo were created.
  • In Tasmania, the Liberal-held seat of Wilmot was renamed Lyons. The sitting member, Max Burr, contested Lyons.

Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. The Senate was expanded at this election so that each state was represented by twelve senators instead of ten. As such, each state elected seven senators, six to serve a six-year term and one to serve a three-year term. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

Beside each party is the number of seats contested by that party in the House of Representatives for each state, as well as an indication of whether the party contested the Senate election in the respective state.

• 1984 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1983–1984
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1984–1987
• Members of the Australian Senate, 1983–1985
• Members of the Australian Senate, 1985–1987
• List of political parties in Australia

• Adam Carr's Election Archive - House of Representatives 1984
• Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1984