Results of the 1987 Australian federal election in Victoria

1987 Australian federal election
(Victoria)

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All 39 Victoria seats in the Australian House of Representatives and all 12 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Bob Hawke John Howard Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Last election 25 14 seats Seats won 24 seats 15 seats Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,139,437 1,076,408 Percentage 46.9% 44.3% Swing 3.0 1.2 TPP 52.31% 47.69% TPP swing 0.78 0.78

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

Overall results

Turnout 94.9% (CV) — Informal 5.2% ^[2]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	922,680	38.02	1.14	12	1
		National	154,088	6.35	–0.02	3
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,076,768	44.37	1.13	15	1
	Labor		1,139,337	46.95	–1.99	24	1
	Democrats		163,160	6.72	0.35
	Independent		34,491	1.42	–0.73
	Unite Australia		5,427	0.22
	Pensioner		3,346	0.14	0.02
	Democratic Labor		3,334	0.14	–4.90
	Socialist Workers		1,097	0.04	–0.02
Total			2,426,960			39
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		1,268,894	52.31	–0.78	24	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,157,037	47.69	+0.78	15	1
Invalid/blank votes			134,415	5.25	–2.95
Turnout			2,561,375	95.1
Registered voters			2,698,034
Source: Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 1987

Results by division

Aston

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Aston § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Aston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Saunderson	30,817	48.4	−2.7
	Liberal	Gordon Ashley	26,595	41.8	+2.4
	Democrats	Jan Bricknell	5,134	8.1	+1.2
	National	Hugh Gurney	1,113	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			63,659	95.2
Informal votes			3,207	4.8
Turnout			66,866	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Saunderson	34,099	53.6	−2.9
	Liberal	Gordon Ashley	29,547	46.4	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.9

Ballarat

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ballarat § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Ballarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mildren	31,447	47.1	−2.3
	Liberal	John Ronan	24,059	36.0	−8.4
	National	John Boland	8,250	12.3	+10.8
	Democrats	Phil Henseleit	2,685	4.0	+0.6
	Independent	Martin Greany	392	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			66,833	96.4
Informal votes			2,460	3.6
Turnout			69,293	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Mildren	34,674	51.9	−0.1
	Liberal	John Ronan	32,147	48.1	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.1

Batman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Batman § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Howe	35,285	64.0	−7.6
	Liberal	Ron Dunn	13,408	24.3	+3.5
	Democrats	Jan Roberts	5,321	9.7	+5.4
	Independent	Sue Phillips	632	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Darren Chapman	466	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			55,112	90.2
Informal votes			6,000	9.8
Turnout			61,112	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Howe	40,041	72.8	−1.9
	Liberal	Ron Dunn	14,983	27.2	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.9

Bendigo

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brumby	32,312	48.5	−0.6
	Liberal	John Radford	16,508	24.8	−11.9
	National	Ron Best	14,703	22.1	+13.2
	Democrats	Kaye Swanton	2,700	4.0	+0.8
	Independent	John Somerville	330	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Sharyne O'Grady	126	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			66,679	96.2
Informal votes			2,661	3.8
Turnout			69,340	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brumby	35,677	53.5	+1.4
	Liberal	John Radford	31,046	46.5	−1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

Bruce

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bruce § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Bruce

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ken Aldred	28,568	47.5	+0.8
	Labor	Patrick Robinson	25,866	43.0	−0.6
	Democrats	Kare Carr	4,820	8.0	+2.0
	Unite Australia	Terence Pooley	910	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			60,164	95.0
Informal votes			3,171	5.0
Turnout			63,335	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ken Aldred	31,282	52.0	−0.1
	Labor	Patrick Robinson	28,862	48.0	+0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.1

Burke

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Burke (1969–2004) § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Burke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil O'Keefe	32,738	49.3	+0.6
	Liberal	Peter Dale	25,534	38.5	−2.8
	Democrats	Susan Mullington	4,793	7.2	+1.4
	National	Barry McLeod	3,278	4.9	+1.7
Total formal votes			66,343	95.4
Informal votes			3,214	4.6
Turnout			69,557	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil O'Keefe	36,098	54.4	+1.5
	Liberal	Peter Dale	30,206	45.6	−1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5

Calwell

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Calwell § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Calwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew Theophanous	36,614	61.1	−7.7
	Liberal	Chris Dimitrijevic	16,244	27.1	+2.2
	Democrats	Louise Stewart	5,938	9.9	+5.2
	National	Ivan Pavlekovich-Smith	1,130	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			59,926	90.1
Informal votes			6,555	9.9
Turnout			66,481	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Andrew Theophanous	41,077	68.6	−3.6
	Liberal	Chris Dimitrijevic	18,807	31.4	+3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.6

Casey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Casey § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Casey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Halverson	30,225	46.7	+2.8
	Labor	David McKenzie	27,891	43.1	−1.1
	Democrats	Chris Mar	5,071	7.8	+1.3
	National	Roy Haffenden	861	1.3	+0.0
	Pensioner	Flo Madden	617	1.0	+0.0
Total formal votes			64,665	96.6
Informal votes			2,257	3.4
Turnout			66,922	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Halverson	33,125	51.2	+0.6
	Labor	David McKenzie	31,528	48.8	−0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

Chisholm

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chisholm § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Chisholm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Wooldridge	29,705	46.4	+2.1
	Labor	Helen Mayer	28,094	43.9	−1.7
	Democrats	Fran Robbins	4,222	6.6	+0.4
	National	Edward Wajsbrem	1,101	1.7	+0.6
	Unite Australia	Ernest Rodeck	637	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Barry Gration	226	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			63,985	95.8
Informal votes			2,772	4.2
Turnout			66,757	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Wooldridge	32,400	50.7	+0.9
	Labor	Helen Mayer	31,528	49.3	−0.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+0.9

Corangamite

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corangamite § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stewart McArthur	32,341	48.3	+0.4
	Labor	Ian Caldwell	27,620	41.2	−0.7
	Democrats	Rob Mann	4,225	6.3	+2.8
	National	John McDonald	2,813	4.2	+0.9
Total formal votes			66,999	96.4
Informal votes			2,504	3.6
Turnout			69,503	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stewart McArthur	36,572	54.6	+1.2
	Labor	Ian Caldwell	30,411	45.4	−1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.2

Corio

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corio § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Corio   ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Scholes	34,064	54.9	−4.3
	Liberal	Patrick Conheady	20,220	32.6	−1.1
	Democrats	Greta Pearce	3,775	6.1	+3.1
	Independent	Danielle Dixon	2,602	4.2	+4.2
	Independent	Tom Davies	1,378	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			62,039	94.4
Informal votes			3,688	5.6
Turnout			65,727	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Scholes	39,026	62.9	+0.5
	Liberal	Patrick Conheady	23,004	37.1	−0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Deakin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Deakin § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Deakin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julian Beale	30,665	48.5	+1.7
	Labor	Madelyn Myatt	27,884	44.1	−1.1
	Democrats	Marcus Bosch	3,992	6.3	+0.2
	Unite Australia	Rick Wright	401	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Gil Speirs	267	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			63,209	96.0
Informal votes			2,660	4.0
Turnout			65,869	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Julian Beale	32,569	51.5	+0.8
	Labor	Madelyn Myatt	30,624	48.5	−0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Dunkley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dunkley § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Dunkley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Chynoweth	28,740	46.7	+0.3
	Liberal	Tom Warwick	26,267	42.6	−1.1
	Democrats	Robyn Kirby	3,881	6.3	+0.2
	Independent	Chris van Lieshout	1,898	3.1	+3.1
	Pensioner	Andrew Murray	615	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Les Johnson	193	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			61,594	95.6	+3.3
Informal votes			2,804	4.4	−3.3
Turnout			64,398	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Chynoweth	31,837	51.7	+0.6
	Liberal	Tom Warwick	29,723	48.3	−0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Flinders

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Flinders § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Reith	31,737	47.2	+1.8
	Labor	Tony Lack	29,469	43.8	−1.3
	Democrats	Andrew Suttie	3,655	5.4	+1.1
	Pensioner	Jonathan Miln	1,449	2.2	+1.3
	Independent	Noel Maud	986	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			67,296	95.4
Informal votes			3,269	4.6
Turnout			70,565	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Reith	34,498	51.3	+0.1
	Labor	Tony Lack	32,757	48.7	−0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

Gellibrand

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gellibrand § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Gellibrand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	38,451	64.9	−4.6
	Liberal	Tim Warner	14,506	24.5	+0.5
	Democrats	Susan Holmes	3,665	6.2	+2.5
	Independent	Rosalba Vicari	1,569	2.6	+2.6
	Socialist Workers	James Doughney	1,097	1.9	+0.8
Total formal votes			59,288	91.9
Informal votes			5,245	8.1
Turnout			64,533	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis	41,804	70.6	−2.8
	Liberal	Tim Warner	17,390	29.4	+2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.8

Gippsland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gippsland § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter McGauran	29,084	44.3	+3.5
	Labor	Zona Child	20,056	30.5	+1.7
	Liberal	Grant Pearce	12,384	18.9	−0.8
	Democrats	Pierre Forcier	2,785	4.2	+1.2
	Independent	Rod Anderson	1,350	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			65,659	96.6
Informal votes			2,294	3.4
Turnout			67,953	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter McGauran	42,687	65.0	+0.7
	Labor	Zona Child	22,958	35.0	−0.7
	National hold		Swing	+0.7

Goldstein

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Goldstein § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Goldstein

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Macphee	35,029	55.4	+3.3
	Labor	Murray McInnes	22,343	35.4	−3.0
	Democrats	Maureen Boaler	3,654	5.8	+0.7
	Democratic Labor	Michael Rowe	1,436	2.3	−0.5
	Independent	Tiger Casley	739	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			63,201	95.0
Informal votes			3,295	5.0
Turnout			66,496	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Macphee	37,566	59.5	+3.3
	Labor	Murray McInnes	25,618	40.5	−3.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.3

Henty

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Henty § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joan Child	30,695	50.5	−2.4
	Liberal	Rudi Michelson	25,138	41.3	+2.2
	Democrats	Paul Hegarty	4,992	8.2	+2.9
Total formal votes			60,825	94.5
Informal votes			3,526	5.5
Turnout			64,351	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joan Child	33,301	54.8	−1.9
	Liberal	Rudi Michelson	27,496	45.2	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.9

Higgins

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higgins § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Higgins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Shipton	36,139	59.0	+2.0
	Labor	Barbara Higgins	19,899	32.5	−0.9
	Democrats	Clive Jackson	5,188	8.5	+2.7
Total formal votes			61,226	95.9
Informal votes			2,606	4.1
Turnout			63,832	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Shipton	38,328	62.6	+0.5
	Labor	Barbara Higgins	22,888	37.4	−0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.5

Holt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Holt § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Holt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Duffy	32,026	56.1	−2.6
	Liberal	Janice Bateman	20,764	36.4	+1.6
	Democrats	Geoff Herbert	4,282	7.5	+2.8
Total formal votes			57,072	93.1
Informal votes			4,200	6.9
Turnout			61,272	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Duffy	34,489	60.4	−1.8
	Liberal	Janice Bateman	22,583	39.6	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

Hotham

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hotham § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Hotham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lewis Kent	33,035	52.5	−1.0
	Liberal	Peter McCall	25,432	40.5	+5.6
	Democrats	Len de Koning	4,402	7.0	−1.5
Total formal votes			62,869	93.3
Informal votes			4,543	6.7
Turnout			67,412	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lewis Kent	35,535	56.5	−1.6
	Liberal	Peter McCall	27,328	43.5	+1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.6

Indi

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Indi § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ewen Cameron	24,844	37.4	+4.1
	Labor	Danny Walsh	22,065	33.2	−1.1
	National	Philip Pullar	13,435	20.2	−8.1
	Independent	Rob Taylor	5,415	8.2	+8.2
	Pensioner	Brian Lumsden	665	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			66,424	96.1
Informal votes			2,683	3.9
Turnout			69,107	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ewen Cameron	41,549	62.6	+0.3
	Labor	Danny Walsh	24,860	37.4	−0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.3

Isaacs

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Isaacs § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Charles	29,325	47.7	−3.2
	Liberal	Rod Atkinson	26,448	43.1	+3.0
	Democrats	Maxine Aspinall	4,428	7.2	+1.1
	National	Bill Buchanan	833	1.4	+0.1
	Independent	Linda Ely	395	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			61,429	95.5
Informal votes			2,891	4.5
Turnout			64,320	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Charles	32,351	52.7	−1.7
	Liberal	Rod Atkinson	29,057	47.3	+1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.7

Jagajaga

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Jagajaga § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Jagajaga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Staples	29,698	51.3	−1.7
	Liberal	John Pasquarelli	21,479	37.1	−0.1
	Democrats	Howard McCallum	5,023	8.7	+3.3
	National	Laurie Kirwan	977	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Lynette Manning	757	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			57,934	94.7
Informal votes			3,242	5.3
Turnout			61,176	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Staples	33,698	58.2	+2.1
	Liberal	John Pasquarelli	24,191	41.8	−2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

Kooyong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kooyong § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Peacock	36,608	59.1	+0.3
	Labor	Lindsay Woods	19,030	30.7	−2.6
	Democrats	Peter Taft	4,593	7.4	+1.9
	Unite Australia	Margaret Cole	1,685	2.7	+1.8
Total formal votes			61,916	95.8
Informal votes			2,709	4.2
Turnout			64,625	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Peacock	39,647	64.0	+1.0
	Labor	Lindsay Woods	22,265	36.0	−1.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.0

La Trobe

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of La Trobe § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: La Trobe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Milton	31,510	50.8	−3.2
	Liberal	Bob Charles	24,013	38.7	+2.3
	Democrats	John Benton	6,461	10.4	+2.6
Total formal votes			61,984	95.2
Informal votes			3,121	4.8
Turnout			65,105	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Milton	35,539	57.3	−1.4
	Liberal	Bob Charles	26,439	42.7	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.4

Lalor

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lalor § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Lalor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Jones	42,087	63.8	−3.4
	Liberal	Darren Farquhar	17,966	27.2	+0.1
	Democrats	Heather Jeffcoat	5,899	8.9	+4.7
Total formal votes			65,962	93.4
Informal votes			4,676	6.6
Turnout			70,628	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Jones	45,824	69.5	−0.5
	Liberal	Darren Farquhar	20,118	30.5	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.5

Mallee

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mallee § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Mallee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Fisher	31,192	48.0	−5.5
	Labor	Linda Freedman	18,461	28.4	+3.3
	Liberal	Adrian Kidd	12,151	18.7	+3.4
	Independent	Neil Lehmann	3,208	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			65,012	96.6
Informal votes			2,275	3.4
Turnout			67,287	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Fisher	45,595	70.1	−1.3
	Labor	Linda Freedman	19,414	29.9	+1.3
	National hold		Swing	−1.3

Maribyrnong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maribyrnong § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffiths	31,502	52.6	−2.0
	Liberal	Victor Rudewych	22,505	37.6	+2.3
	Democrats	David Mackay	3,940	6.6	+2.3
	Democratic Labor	Mark Beshara	1,898	3.2	−1.2
Total formal votes			59,845	93.3
Informal votes			4,279	6.7
Turnout			64,124	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffiths	34,252	57.2	−3.2
	Liberal	Victor Rudewych	25,584	42.8	+3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.2

McEwen

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McEwen § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: McEwen   ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Cleeland	31,052	48.5	+1.5
	Liberal	David Millie	24,021	37.5	+0.7
	Democrats	Doug Lorman	4,551	7.1	+0.7
	National	Andrew Coller	4,038	6.3	−2.0
	Independent	Robert Wilson	369	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			64,031	95.8
Informal votes			2,804	4.2
Turnout			66,835	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Cleeland	34,605	54.1	+2.0
	Liberal	David Millie	29,397	45.9	−2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.0

McMillan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McMillan § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: McMillan   ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Cunningham	30,610	48.9	−4.6
	Liberal	John Kiely	19,846	31.7	−1.5
	National	Pat O'Brien	7,544	12.1	+6.0
	Democrats	Ross Ollquist	3,319	5.3	+1.1
	Independent	Anne Lorraine	833	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Thomas Walsh	404	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			62,556	96.2
Informal votes			2,466	3.8
Turnout			65,022	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Cunningham	33,949	54.3	−3.8
	Liberal	John Kiely	28,555	45.7	+3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.8

Melbourne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gerry Hand	35,873	62.6	−2.5
	Liberal	Frank Randle	15,267	26.7	+4.5
	Democrats	Peter La Franchi	5,374	9.4	+2.3
	Imperial British	James Ferrari	757	1.3	−2.3
Total formal votes			57,271	91.9
Informal votes			5,031	8.1
Turnout			62,301	90.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gerry Hand	39,705	69.4	−0.6
	Liberal	Frank Randle	17,526	30.6	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.6

Melbourne Ports

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne Ports § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clyde Holding	29,831	50.1	−7.0
	Liberal	Allan Paull	20,683	34.7	+3.9
	Democrats	Di Bretherton	5,568	9.3	+3.5
	Independent	Alan Brown	3,483	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			59,565	93.6
Informal votes			4,039	6.4
Turnout			63,604	87.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clyde Holding	35,643	59.9	−4.3
	Liberal	Allan Paull	23,831	40.1	+4.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.3

Menzies

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Menzies § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Neil Brown	32,401	53.0	+2.4
	Labor	Ivana Csar	22,505	36.8	−4.0
	Democrats	Marjorie White	5,266	8.6	+2.3
	Unite Australia	Bruce Plain	972	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			61,144	95.3
Informal votes			2,999	4.7
Turnout			64,143	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Neil Brown	35,049	57.3	+1.6
	Labor	Ivana Csar	26,085	42.7	−1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

Murray

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Murray § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bruce Lloyd	32,738	50.8	−7.5
	Labor	Mark Anderson	16,919	26.3	+1.7
	Liberal	Brendan Norden	9,545	14.8	+2.6
	Democrats	Ralph Linford	2,631	4.1	+0.7
	Independent	John Hargreaves	2,574	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			64,407	95.8
Informal votes			2,796	4.2
Turnout			67,203	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bruce Lloyd	45,290	70.4	−2.7
	Labor	Mark Anderson	19,074	29.6	+2.7
	National hold		Swing	-2.7

Scullin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Scullin § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Scullin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	37,158	68.7	−2.8
	Liberal	Mike Kabos	12,991	24.0	+5.4
	Democrats	Joe Privitelli	3,900	7.2	+0.5
Total formal votes			54,049	90.6
Informal votes			5,581	9.4
Turnout			59,630	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	39,539	73.2	−4.4
	Liberal	Mike Kabos	14,497	26.8	+4.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.4

Streeton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Streeton § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Streeton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Lamb	29,038	46.7	−2.3
	Liberal	Russell Broadbent	26,288	42.3	+3.1
	Democrats	Rika Mason	5,063	8.1	+0.7
	National	Ken Trembath	998	1.6	−1.2
	Unite Australia	Tessa Cunningham	822	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			62,209	96.3
Informal votes			2,393	3.7
Turnout			64,602	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Lamb	32,911	52.9	−0.4
	Liberal	Russell Broadbent	29,275	47.1	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.4

Wannon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wannon § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Hawker	38,838	60.2	+1.8
	Labor	Kevin Watt	21,478	33.3	+1.3
	Democrats	Julie Jennings	4,235	6.6	+3.9
Total formal votes			64,551	97.0
Informal votes			2,019	3.0
Turnout			66,570	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Hawker	40,718	63.1	−2.3
	Labor	Kevin Watt	23,829	36.9	+2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.3

Wills

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wills § 1987.[ edit ]

1987 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Hawke	35,849	61.8	−4.7
	Liberal	Olga Venables	15,318	26.4	+3.0
	Democrats	Ken Eley	3,729	6.4	+2.4
	Independent	Fast Bucks	1,400	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Lyn Teather	1,092	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Ian Sykes	650	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			58,038	91.4
Informal votes			5,480	8.6
Turnout			63,518	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Hawke	40,519	69.9	−0.4
	Liberal	Olga Venables	17,432	30.1	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.4

See also

• Results of the 1987 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1987–1990

References

1. "1987 House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
2. "1987 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.