Results of the 1987 Australian federal election in Tasmania

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1987 Australian federal election
(Tasmania)
Flag of Tasmania.svg
  1984 11 July 1987 1990  

All 5 Tasmania seats in the Australian House of Representatives
and all 12 seats in the Australian Senate
 First partySecond party
  John Howard 1974 (cropped).jpg Hawke Bob BANNER.jpg
Leader John Howard Bob Hawke
Party Liberal/National coalition Labor
Last election5 seats0 seats
Seats won4 seats1 seat
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote140,217118,077
Percentage51.1%43.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.1Decrease2.svg 0.4
TPP 53.1%47.69%
TPP swingDecrease2.svg 0.27Increase2.svg 0.27

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

Contents

Overall results

Turnout 96.1% (CV) — Informal 4.8% [2]
PartyVotes%SwingSeatsChange
  Liberal 140,21751.05-0.084Decrease2.svg 1
  Labor 118,07742.99-0.431Increase2.svg 1
  Democrats 16,3715.961.95
Total274,6655
Two-party-preferred vote
  Liberal 145,83053.10-0.274Decrease2.svg 1
  Labor 128,81946.900.271Increase2.svg 1
Invalid/blank votes14,2974.95-0.92
Turnout288,96296.08
Registered voters300,763
Source: Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 1987

Results by division

Bass

1987 Australian federal election: Bass [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Warwick Smith 28,14951.8−0.2
Labor Richard Taylor23,31142.9−0.1
Democrats Michael Preece2,9105.4+0.4
Total formal votes54,37094.3
Informal votes3,2815.7
Turnout 57,65196.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Warwick Smith 29,17353.7−0.7
Labor Richard Taylor25,19446.3+0.7
Liberal hold Swing −0.7

Braddon

1987 Australian federal election: Braddon [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Chris Miles 32,10857.9+5.2
Labor David Currie23,30742.1−1.3
Total formal votes55,41596.2
Informal votes2,1733.8
Turnout 57,58896.3
Liberal hold Swing +3.3

Denison

1987 Australian federal election: Denison [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Duncan Kerr 26,73248.3+3.4
Liberal Michael Hodgman 24,59044.4−3.7
Democrats Robert Bell 4,0547.3+7.3
Total formal votes55,37695.6
Informal votes2,5404.4
Turnout 57,91695.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Duncan Kerr 29,78753.8+4.8
Liberal Michael Hodgman 25,58746.2−4.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.8

Franklin

1987 Australian federal election: Franklin [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 27,72550.2−3.4
Labor Nick Sherry 22,29240.4−0.2
Democrats Patsy Harmsen5,1719.4+3.7
Total formal votes55,18895.5
Informal votes2,6194.5
Turnout 57,80796.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 29,40753.3−2.3
Labor Nick Sherry 25,77746.7+2.3
Liberal hold Swing −2.3

Lyons

1987 Australian federal election:Lyons [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Max Burr 27,64550.9+1.4
Labor Dick Adams 22,43541.3−3.7
Democrats Liz Holloway4,2367.8+2.3
Total formal votes54,31693.6
Informal votes3,6846.4
Turnout 58,00096.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Burr 29,55554.4+3.1
Labor Dick Adams 24,75445.6−3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1987 House of Representatives: Tasmania". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "1987 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.