▁three ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁lower ▁house , ▁while ▁the ▁National ▁Country ▁Party ▁remained ▁in ▁coal ition ▁and ▁also ▁held ▁three ▁seats . ▁They ▁recon ci led ▁after ▁the ▁Bur ke ▁Labor ▁government ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁were ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁fe ud ▁between ▁B jel ke - P eters en ▁and ▁the ▁federal ▁party ▁leadership . ▁B jel ke - P eters en ▁briefly ▁triumph ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁forcing ▁the ▁National s ▁to ▁te ar ▁up ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁agreement ▁and ▁support ▁his ▁bid ▁to ▁become ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁ ▁The ▁" J oh ▁for ▁Can ber ra " ▁campaign ▁back f ired ▁spect ac ular ly ▁when ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁three - cor ner ed ▁cont ests ▁allowed ▁Labor ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁third ▁term ▁under ▁Bob ▁Haw ke ; ▁however , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁National ▁Party ▁won ▁a ▁b ump ▁in ▁votes ▁and ▁recorded ▁its ▁highest ▁vote ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁four ▁dec ades , ▁but ▁it ▁also ▁recorded ▁a ▁new ▁low ▁in ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁seats ▁won . ▁The ▁collapse ▁of ▁Joh ▁for ▁Can ber ra ▁also ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Queensland ▁National s ' ▁last ▁hur rah ; ▁B jel ke - P eters en ▁was ▁forced ▁into ▁ret irement ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁federal ▁election , ▁and ▁his ▁party ▁was ▁heavily ▁defeated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁The ▁federal