1987 Australian Senate election

April 2024 none Members of the Australian Senate, 1987–1990 April 2022 1987 Australian Senate elections Australia parliamentary no Results of the 1984 Australian federal election (Senate) 1984 Results of the 1990 Australian federal election (Senate) 1990 All 76 seats in the Australian Senate 39 11 July 1987 LiberalNational Coalition 175x175px Fred Chaney Western Australia 11 March 1983 33 34 1 3,939,432 42.04% 2.50% Australian Labor Party 175x175px John Button Victoria 7 November 1980 34 32 2 4,013,860 42.83% 0.66% Australian Democrats 125px Janine Haines South Australia 18 August 1986 7 7 794,107 8.47% 0.85% NDP FDC500 125px Robert Wood New South Wales(won seat) 1 1 102,480 1.09% 6.14% Australian Senate elected members, 1987.svg Senators elected in the 1987 federal election Leader of the Senate John Button Australian Labor Party John Button Australian Labor Party The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1987 federal election. This election was a Double dissolution, which means that all 12 senators from each state were up for election. Senators total 29 coalition (27 Liberal, one coalition National, one CLP), 32 Labor, one Jo Vallentine Peace Group, four non-coalition National, seven Democrats, one Nuclear Disarmament and one Independent. Territory Senators served until the next federal election. State Senator terms were nominally three or six years, backdated from 1 July 1987. The Senate used the order-elected method to allocate three- and six-year seats, despite provisions for the AEC to conduct a special recount. Australia + Senate (STV GV) — 1987–90 – Turnout 93.84% (CV) — Informal 3.54%alt=|center|300x300px Party Votes % Swing Seats won Seats held Change   Labor 4,013,860 42.83 +0.66 32 32 2   Liberal 1,965,180 20.97 +0.38 23 27   Liberal–National joint ticket (NSW)Despite the split in the coalition, the joint ticket remained only in New South Wales 1,289,888 13.76 +1.05 5 N/A N/A    NationalsNT Nationals The Nationals includes the NT Nationals, consistent with the Parliamentary Library results,Federal Election Results 1949-1993 https://www.aph.gov.au/binaries/library/pubs/bp/1993/93bp24.pdf Parliament of Australia 12 July 2017 however the totals in Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive do not include the NT Nationals.1987 Psephos Senate http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1987/1987senate1.txt 1987 Senate Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 2022-06-26 664,394 7.09 +1.16 5 6 1   CLP 19,970 0.21 −0.10 1 1   Democrats 794,107 8.47 +0.85 7 7   Nuclear DisarmamentValentine 102,480 1.09 −6.14 1 1   Vallentine Peace GroupValentine Jo Vallentine had been elected in 1984 as a Nuclear Disarmament Party member, but resigned in 1985, serving out the remainder of her term as an independent. 40,048 0.43 +0.43 1 1 1   Harradine Group 37,037 0.40 +0.14 1 1 Total 9,371,681     76 76 Invalid/blank votes 394,891 4.0 –2.8Turnout 9,766,571 90.5Registered voters 10,353,213Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993 As this was a double-dissolution election, all Senate seats were contested. New South Wales 1987 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales 245,883 Labor 1. Kerry Sibraa (elected 1) 2. Arthur Gietzelt (elected 4) 3. Graham Richardson (elected 6) 4. Bruce Childs (elected 8) 5. John Morris (elected 10) 6. Sue West 7. Michael Sexton 1,355,792 42.4 +0.8 Liberal Nationals 1. Michael Baume (Lib) (elected 2) 2. Peter Baume (Lib) (elected 5) 3. David Brownhill (Nat) (elected 7) 4. Chris Puplick (Lib) (elected 9) 5. Bronwyn Bishop (Lib) (elected 11) 6. Ralph Schulze (Nat) 7. June McPhie (Lib) 1,289,888 40.4 +3.4 Democrats 1. Paul McLean (elected 3) 2. Jenny Macleod 3. Richard Jones 4. Gary Chestnut 290,049 9.1 -0.6 Call to Australia 1. Elaine Nile 2. Kevin Hume 107,859 3.4 -0.2 Nuclear Disarmament 1. Robert Wood (elected 12) 2. Irina Dunn 48,998 1.5 -8.2 Greens NSW 1. Ian Cohen 2. Daphne Gollan 32,513 1.0 +1.0 Group A 1. Ruth Phillips 2. Walter Brun 30,504 0.9 +0.9 Defence and Ex-Services 1. Leslie Edwards 2. David Herd 3. William Tuohy 4. Rowley McMahon 14,431 0.4 +0.4 Unite Australia 1. Alan Smith 2. Edna Fabb 5,458 0.2 +0.2 Group I 1. Peter Consandine 2. Brian Buckley 4,519 0.1 +0.1 Group F 1. Leon Bringolf 2. Habib Fares 3. Jim Donovan 4,238 0.1 +0.1 Group M 1. John Higginbotham 2. Ian Murphy 3,795 0.1 +0.1 Group B 1. Patricia Poulos 2. John Holley 3. John Beasley 3,749 0.1 +0.1 Independent Arthur Chesterfield-Evans 1,706 0.1 +0.1 Independent Bob Spanswick 968 0.0 0.0 Independent Ivor F 765 0.0 0.0 Independent Phil Murray 564 0.0 0.0 Independent Nick Jones 270 0.0 0.0 Independent Jame Smith-New 234 0.0 0.0 Independent Keith Larkings 88 0.0 0.0 Independent James Goody 86 0.0 0.0 3,196,474 95.1 +0.7 164,001 4.9 -0.7 3,360,475 94.5 +0.1 # Senator Party 1 Kerry Sibraa  Labor 2 Michael Baume  Liberal 3 Paul McLean  Democrat 4 Arthur Gietzelt  Labor 5 Peter Baume  Liberal 6 Graham Richardson  Labor 7 David Brownhill  National 8 Bruce Childs  Labor 9 Chris Puplick  Liberal 10 John Morris  Labor 11 Bronwyn Bishop  Liberal 12 Robert Wood  NDP Victoria 1987 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria 189,970 Labor 1. John Button (elected 1) 2. Gareth Evans (elected 4) 3. Olive Zakharov (elected 6) 4. Robert Ray (elected 8) 5. Barney Cooney (elected 10) 6. John Halfpenny 7. Carole Taylor 1,086,513 44.0 -0.1 Liberal 1. Austin Lewis (elected 2) 2. Jim Short (elected 5) 3. Richard Alston (elected 7) 4. David Hamer (elected 9) 5. Kay Patterson (elected 12) 6. John Wyld 7. John Goodfellow 8. John Riggall 9. Severn Clarke 878,899 35.6 +1.4 Democrats 1. Janet Powell (elected 3) 2. Sid Spindler 3. Ken Peak 4. Harold Fraser 5. Peter Allen 211,043 8.5 +1.6 Nationals 1. Julian McGauran (elected 11) 2. Noel Maughan 3. Les Flintoff 140,143 5.7 +1.7 Democratic Labor 1. John Mulholland 2. Gloria Brook 50,894 2.0 +0.6 Call to Australia 1. Al Watson 2. Loretto Brennan 3. John Easton 28,966 1.2 -0.1 Nuclear Disarmament 1. Aldo Penbrook 2. Nik Dow 28,352 1.1 -6.2 Pensioner 1. Neil McKay 2. Rosamond Ewan 17,265 0.7 -0.1 Unite Australia 1. John Siddons 2. Ian Price 3. Lisa Harris 11,213 0.5 +0.5 Group B 1. Bill Hartley 2. Laurene Dietrich 3. David Kerin 4. Rola Haidar 4,243 0.2 +0.2 Group L 1. Laurie Dunlop 2. Simon Hood 4,113 0.2 +0.2 Group F 1. David Caccianiga 2. Bill Thiele 2,145 0.1 +0.1 Group O 1. Dino de Marchi 2. Ineke Black 2,086 0.1 +0.1 Group J 1. Lisa King 2. Kevin O'Connell 1,729 0.1 +0.1 Group K 1. Alan Miller 2. Maria Bennett 1,320 0.1 +0.1 Independent Kym Roylance 510 0.0 0.0 Independent Abraham Abdalla 172 0.0 0.0 2,469,606 96.0 +0.2 102,382 4.0 -0.2 2,571,988 95.3 -0.1 # Senator Party 1 John Button  Labor 2 Austin Lewis  Liberal 3 Janet Powell  Democrat 4 Gareth Evans  Labor 5 Jim Short  Liberal 6 Olive Zakharov  Labor 7 Richard Alston  Liberal 8 Robert Ray  Labor 9 David Hamer  Liberal 10 Barney Cooney  Labor 11 Julian McGauran  National 12 Kay Patterson  Liberal Queensland 1987 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland 117,721 Labor 1. Margaret Reynolds (elected 1) 2. Mal Colston (elected 4) 3. Gerry Jones (elected 7) 4. John Black (elected 9) 5. Bryant Burns (elected 10) 6. Jack Camp 7. Glenevie Jensen 643,094 42.0 +2.3 Nationals 1. Flo Bjelke-Petersen (elected 2) 2. John Stone (elected 5) 3. Ron Boswell (elected 8) 4. Glen Sheil (elected 12) 5. George Cowan 6. Vicky Kippin 7. Ann Garms 8. Bruce Laming 439,618 28.7 -0.2 Liberal 1. David MacGibbon (elected 3) 2. Warwick Parer (elected 6) 3. Gary Neat 4. Cassie Solomon 5. Brian Taylor 6. Jane Williamson 275,085 18.0 +0.6 Democrats 1. Michael Macklin (elected 11) 2. Cheryl Kernot 3. Norman Johnson 4. Anthony Walters 115,456 7.5 -1.7 Independent George Georges 26,795 1.8 +1.8 Nuclear Disarmament 1. John Jones 2. Brian Dunsford 17,411 1.1 -3.3 Group A 1. Barry Weedon 2. Kathleen Wacker 6,692 0.4 +0.4 Independent Ron Smith 3,410 0.2 +0.2 Unite Australia 1. Ron Alford 2. Geoff Fawthrop 1,638 0.1 +0.1 Group C 1. Ray Ferguson 2. Jake Haub 737 0.0 0.0 Independent John Bolt 424 0.0 0.0 1,530,360 96.9 -0.1 49,609 3.1 +0.1 1,579,969 92.5 -0.9 # Senator Party 1 Margaret Reynolds  Labor 2 Flo Bjelke-Petersen  National 3 David MacGibbon  Liberal 4 Mal Colston  Labor 5 John Stone  National 6 Warwick Parer  Liberal 7 Gerry Jones  Labor 8 Ron Boswell  National 9 John Black  Labor 10 Bryant Burns  Labor 11 Michael Macklin  Democrats 12 Glen Sheil  National Western Australia 1987 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia 63,668 Labor 1. Peter Walsh (elected 1) 2. Patricia Giles (elected 3) 3. Peter Cook (elected 5) 4. Jim McKiernan (elected 7) 5. Michael Beahan (elected 9) 6. Chris Evans 7. Ed Dermer 354,328 42.8 -0.5 Liberal 1. Fred Chaney (elected 2) 2. Peter Durack (elected 4) 3. Sue Knowles (elected 6) 4. Noel Crichton-Browne (elected 8) 5. John Panizza (elected 10) 6. Alan Eggleston 7. Cam Tinley 324,028 39.1 -1.6 Democrats 1. Jean Jenkins (elected 11) 2. Jack Evans 47,534 5.7 +1.1 WA Nationals 1. James MacDonald 2. Glenice Sanders 3. Ron Aitkenhead 4. Beverley Poor 45,787 5.5 +3.7 Vallentine Peace Group 1. Jo Vallentine (elected 12) 2. Louise Duxbury 40,048 4.8 +4.8 One Australia Movement 1. Cedric Jacobs 2. Don Jackson 3. Ed Robertson 13,063 1.6 +1.6 Unite Australia 1. Allan McMullen 2. Norm Heslington 1,620 0.2 +0.2 Independent Frank Nesci 426 0.1 +0.1 Independent Mark Pallister 354 0.0 0.0 Independent Jack Flanigan 333 0.0 0.0 Independent Gordon McColl 162 0.0 0.0 827,683 96.7 +1.4 28,284 3.3 -1.4 855,976 94.4 +0.2 # Senator Party 1 Peter Walsh  Labor 2 Fred Chaney  Liberal 3 Patricia Giles  Labor 4 Peter Durack  Liberal 5 Peter Cook  Labor 6 Sue Knowles  Liberal 7 Jim McKiernan  Labor 8 Noel Crichton-Browne  Liberal 9 Michael Beahan  Labor 10 John Panizza  Liberal 11 Jean Jenkins  Democrats 12 Jo Vallentine  VPG South Australia 1987 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia 65,927 Labor 1. Dominic Foreman (elected 1) 2. Nick Bolkus (elected 4) 3. Graham Maguire (elected 6) 4. Rosemary Crowley (elected 8) 5. Chris Schacht (elected 10) 6. Vic Heron 7. Rosalie McDonald 354,747 41.4 -0.3 Liberal 1. Tony Messner (elected 2) 2. Amanda Vanstone (elected 5) 3. Robert Hill (elected 7) 4. Grant Chapman (elected 9) 5. Baden Teague (elected 11) 6. Michele Mercurio 7. Ivan Venning 328,039 38.3 +0.8 Democrats 1. Janine Haines (elected 3) 2. John Coulter (elected 12) 3. Meg Lees 4. Ian McLiesh 5. Peter Vervoorn 95,831 11.2 0.0 Nationals SA 1. Bill Wright 2. Neville Agars 3. Mike Rogers 4. Jessie Taylor 5. Bob Brown 6. Clifford Boyd 29,954 3.5 +2.2   Independent Don Jessop 25,876 3.0 +3.0 SA Greens 1. Ally Fricker 2. Jules Davison 8,102 0.9 +0.9 Group A 1. Creston Magasdi 2. Reg McColl 5,715 0.7 +0.7 Unite Australia 1. David Vigor 2. Nick Theologou 3. Patricia Prowse 4. Maxwell Elphick 4,775 0.6 +0.6 Communist 1. John Wishart 2. Linda Gale 2,456 0.3 +0.3 Group F 1. Tom Towle 2. Ellen Towle 788 0.1 +0.1 Independent Bill Forster 276 0.0 0.0 Independent Rob Robertson 199 0.0 0.0 Independent Robert Worth 145 0.0 0.0 Independent John Out 47 0.0 0.0 Independent Helen Launer 44 0.0 0.0 Independent Syd Plenty 29 0.0 0.0 Independent Stephen Bailey 19 0.0 0.0 857,042 96.2 +1.6 33,514 3.8 -1.6 890,556 94.5 -0.7 # Senator Party 1 Dominic Foreman  Labor 2 Tony Messner  Liberal 3 Janine Haines  Democrats 4 Nick Bolkus  Labor 5 Amanda Vanstone  Liberal 6 Graham Maguire  Labor 7 Robert Hill  Liberal 8 Rosemary Crowley  Labor 9 Grant Chapman  Liberal 10 Chris Schacht  Labor 11 Baden Teague  Liberal 12 John Coulter  Democrats Tasmania 1987 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania 21,451 Labor 1. Michael Tate (elected 1) 2. John Coates (elected 4) 3. Terry Aulich (elected 6) 4. Ray Devlin (elected 8) 5. John Devereux (elected 10) 6. Janet Cooper 7. John Green 113,638 40.8 -0.8 Liberal 1. Brian Archer (elected 2) 2. Shirley Walters (elected 5) 3. John Watson (elected 7) 4. Jocelyn Newman (elected 9) 5. Paul Calvert (elected 11) 6. Vince Smith 7. Peter Aldridge 108,039 38.7 -2.0 Harradine Group 1. Brian Harradine (elected 3) 2. Colin Sacco 37,037 13.3 +4.5 Democrats 1. Norm Sanders (elected 12) 2. Nick Goldie 3. Isla Macgregor 18,841 6.8 +0.7 Independent Michael Mansell 1,102 0.4 +0.4 Independent Laurie Heathorn 203 0.1 +0.1 278,860 96.2 +2.0 11,119 3.8 -2.0 289,979 96.4 +0.6 # Senator Party 1 Michael Tate  Labor 2 Brian Archer  Liberal 3 Brian Harradine  Independent 4 John Coates  Labor 5 Shirley Walters  Liberal 6 Terry Aulich  Labor 7 John Watson  Liberal 8 Ray Devlin  Labor 9 Jocelyn Newman  Liberal 10 John Devereux  Labor 11 Paul Calvert  Liberal 12 Norm Sanders  Democrats Australian Capital Territory 1987 Australian federal election: Senate, Australian Capital Territory 50,047 Labor 1. Susan Ryan (elected 1) 2. Barry Reid 74,876 49.9 +5.5 Liberal 1. Margaret Reid (elected 2) 2. Bill Stefaniak 51,090 34.0 +2.1 Democrats 1. Andrew Freeman 2. Geoff Quayle 15,353 10.2 +1.0 Nuclear Disarmament 1. Michael Denborough 2. Margaret Matthews 7,719 5.1 -5.2 Independent Leonard Munday 433 0.3 +0.3 Independent David Ash 433 0.3 +0.3 Independent John Murray 234 0.2 +0.2 150,138 97.7 +1.1 3,672 2.3 -1.1 153,810 94.5 +0.6 # Senator Party 1 Susan Ryan  Labor 2 Margaret Reid  Liberal Northern Territory 1987 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory 20,506 Labor 1. Bob Collins (elected 1) 2. Lyn Reid 30,872 50.2 +4.5 CLP 1. Grant Tambling (elected 2) 2. Ian Towns 19,970 32.5 -16.6 NT Nationals 1. Jim Petrich 2. Joan Small 8,892 14.5 +14.5 Group C 1. Lyn Allen 2. Catherin Paul 1,632 2.7 +2.7 Independent Yuri Juriev 151 0.2 +0.2 61,517 96.3 -0.5 2,374 3.7 +0.5 63,891 79.9 -5.6 # Senator Party 1 Bob Collins  Labor 2 Grant Tambling  CLP See also 1987 Australian federal election Candidates of the 1987 Australian federal election Members of the Australian Senate, 1987–1990 Notes References Australian Senate election Australian Senate election Senate 1987 Category:Australian Senate elections