Results of the 1987 Australian federal election in Tasmania

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1987 federal election in the state of Tasmania.[1]

1987 Australian federal election
(Tasmania)
1 December 1987
All 5 Tasmania seats in the Australian House of Representatives
and all 12 seats in the Australian Senate
  First party Second party
 
Leader John Howard Bob Hawke
Party Liberal/National coalition Labor
Last election 5 seats 0 seats
Seats won 4 seats 1 seat
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 140,217 118,077
Percentage 51.1% 43.0%
Swing Decrease 0.1 Decrease 0.4
TPP 53.1% 47.69%
TPP swing Decrease 0.27 Increase 0.27


1987 Australian federal election
National results
State and territory results

Overall results
Turnout 96.1% (CV) — Informal 4.8%[2]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 140,217 51.05 -0.08 4 Decrease 1
  Labor 118,077 42.99 -0.43 1 Increase 1
  Democrats 16,371 5.96 1.95
Total 274,665 5
Two-party-preferred vote
  Liberal 145,830 53.10 -0.27 4 Decrease 1
  Labor 128,819 46.90 0.27 1 Increase 1
Invalid/blank votes 14,297 4.95 -0.92
Turnout 288,962 96.08
Registered voters 300,763
Source: Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 1987

Results by division

Bass
This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bass § 1987.[edit]
1987 Australian federal election: Bass[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Warwick Smith 28,149 51.8 −0.2
Labor Richard Taylor 23,311 42.9 −0.1
Democrats Michael Preece 2,910 5.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 54,370 94.3
Informal votes 3,281 5.7
Turnout 57,651 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Warwick Smith 29,173 53.7 −0.7
Labor Richard Taylor 25,194 46.3 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing−0.7

Braddon
This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Braddon § 1987.[edit]
1987 Australian federal election: Braddon[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Miles 32,108 57.9 +5.2
Labor David Currie 23,307 42.1 −1.3
Total formal votes 55,415 96.2
Informal votes 2,173 3.8
Turnout 57,588 96.3
Liberal hold Swing+3.3

Denison
This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Denison § 1987.[edit]
1987 Australian federal election: Denison[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Duncan Kerr 26,732 48.3 +3.4
Liberal Michael Hodgman 24,590 44.4 -3.7
Democrats Robert Bell 4,054 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 55,376 95.6
Informal votes 2,540 4.4
Turnout 57,916 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Duncan Kerr 29,787 53.8 +4.8
Liberal Michael Hodgman 25,587 46.2 -4.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+4.8

Franklin
This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Franklin § 1987.[edit]
1987 Australian federal election: Franklin[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 27,725 50.2 -3.4
Labor Nick Sherry 22,292 40.4 -0.2
Democrats Patsy Harmsen 5,171 9.4 +3.7
Total formal votes 55,188 95.5
Informal votes 2,619 4.5
Turnout 57,807 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 29,407 53.3 -2.3
Labor Nick Sherry 25,777 46.7 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing-2.3

Lyons
This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lyons § 1987.[edit]
1987 Australian federal election:Lyons[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Burr 27,645 50.9 +1.4
Labor Dick Adams 22,435 41.3 -3.7
Democrats Liz Holloway 4,236 7.8 +2.3
Total formal votes 54,316 93.6
Informal votes 3,684 6.4
Turnout 58,000 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Burr 29,555 54.4 +3.1
Labor Dick Adams 24,754 45.6 -3.1
Liberal hold Swing+3.1

See also

References
  1. "1987 House of Representatives: Tasmania". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. "1987 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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