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]
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All 5 Tasmania seats in the Australian House of Representatives and all 12 seats in the Australian Senate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() 1987 Australian federal election |
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National results |
State and territory results |
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Overall results
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
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Liberal | 140,217 | 51.05 | -0.08 | 4 | ![]() | |
Labor | 118,077 | 42.99 | -0.43 | 1 | ![]() | |
Democrats | 16,371 | 5.96 | 1.95 | |||
Total | 274,665 | 5 | ||||
Two-party-preferred vote | ||||||
Liberal | 145,830 | 53.10 | -0.27 | 4 | ![]() | |
Labor | 128,819 | 46.90 | 0.27 | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
- "1987 House of Representatives: Tasmania". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- "1987 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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