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This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1987 Australian federal election. The election was held on 11 July 1987.

Retiring Members and Senators

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Labor

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Liberal

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National

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Country Liberal

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Democrats

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Independent

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House of Representatives

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Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Australian Capital Territory

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Democrats candidate NDP candidate Other candidates
Canberra Labor Ros Kelly John Louttit Frances English Chris Warren Bev Cains (AFM)
John Farrell (Ind)
Fraser Labor John Langmore Ian Farrow Peter Hayes Gareth Smith Emile Brunoro (Ind)
Dawn Casley-Smith (AFM)
Larry O'Sullivan (Ind)
Kevin Wise (Ind)

New South Wales

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Democrats candidate Other candidates
Banks Labor John Mountford Max Parker (Lib) Monty Green
Barton Labor Gary Punch Bob Gemmell (Lib) Charles Bellchambers (Ind)
Jim McLean (Ind)
Bennelong Liberal Beverley Sharpe John Howard (Lib) Paul Taylor Stephen Davidson (Ind)
John Dawson (Ind)
Berowra Liberal Sue Deane Harry Edwards (Lib) Peter Markham
Blaxland Labor Paul Keating Andrew Thorn (Lib) John Young Philip Black (Ind)
Paul Keating (Ind)
Tony Leitao (Ind)
Frank Rayner (Ind)
Kaye Tucker (Ind)
Bradfield Liberal Michael Fry David Connolly (Lib) Fiona Richardson
Calare Labor David Simmons Mick English (Lib)
Stewart Hespe (Nat)		 Bob Dolton Eve Buscombe (Ind)
Charlton Labor Bob Brown Mollie Blake (Lib) Lyn Godfrey Vishnu Chaudhary (Ind)
Chifley Labor Roger Price Paul Conlon (Lib) Philip Goldhagen Cheryl Crisp (Ind)
Cook Liberal Michael Addison Don Dobie (Lib) Mark Freeman
Cowper National John Murphy Garry Nehl (Nat) Dorothy Thompson Max Austin (Ind)
David Rees (Ind)
Cunningham Labor Stewart West Jeff Thomson (Lib) Ray Dargavel Rudy Pasara (Ind)
Dobell Labor Michael Lee Les Nunn (Lib) Graeme Ward
Dundas Liberal Veronica Husted Philip Ruddock (Lib) Robert Springett
Eden-Monaro Labor Jim Snow Peter Cochran (Nat)
David Evans (Lib)		 Horst Kirchner (UAP)
John McGlynn (Ind)
Farrer National Barry Marks Tim Fischer (Nat) Ray Brooks (Ind)
Fowler Labor Ted Grace Jeff Fishlock (Lib) Robert Neesam
Gilmore National John Wright John Sharp (Nat) Alan Blackshaw Reen Dixon (Ind)
Grayndler Labor Leo McLeay Karl Tartak (Lib) Peter Hennessy Nick Papanikitas (Ind)
Jack Shanahan (Ind)
Greenway Labor Russ Gorman Warren Musgrave (Lib)
Gwydir National Trevor Elks Ralph Hunt (Nat) Lloyd Fleming (Ind)
Hughes Labor Robert Tickner Cliff Mason (Lib) Paul Terrett
Hume Liberal Rod Milliken Wal Fife (Lib) Scott Milne Jim Eldridge (Ind)
David Herald (Ind)
Duncan Marshall (NDP)
Hunter Labor Eric Fitzgibbon Graham Dunkley (Lib)
John Turner (Nat)		 Maureen Simpson
Kingsford-Smith Labor Lionel Bowen Carolyn O'Connor (Lib) Philippa Leehy
Lindsay Labor Ross Free Glynis Hayne (Lib) Michael Gregory Ian Perry (Ind)
Lowe Labor Michael Maher Bob Woods (Lib) Tony Farrell (UAP)
George Turner (Ind)
Lyne National Garry Worth Bruce Cowan (Nat) John Aitken
Macarthur Labor Stephen Martin Ron Forrester (Lib) Meg Sampson
Mackellar Liberal Eileen Blackmore Jim Carlton (Lib) Graeme Maclennan Maurice Foley (Ind)
Macquarie Liberal David March Alasdair Webster (Lib) Bruce Forbes
Mitchell Liberal Geoff Robinson Alan Cadman (Lib)
Newcastle Labor Allan Morris Alan Taggart (Lib) Rae Rendle George Keegan (Ind)
New England National Joe Horan Ian Sinclair (Nat) Eunice Moody Lance Baldwin (Ind)
Bevan O'Regan (Ind)
North Sydney Liberal Eddie Britt John Spender (Lib) Rod Dominish
Page National Trevor Ellem Ian Robinson (Nat) Ivor Brown William Egerton (Ind)
Parkes National Graham Lund Michael Cobb (Nat) Gloria Collison Max Murford (Ind)
Bill O'Donnell (Ind)
Parramatta Labor John Brown Paul Hamer (Lib) Rodney Levett
Phillip Labor Jeannette McHugh Ray Collins (Lib) Karin Sowada Fred Brinkman (Ind)
Prospect Labor Dick Klugman Robert Ingram (Lib) William Utterson Sam Barone (Ind)
Reid Labor Tom Uren Lynne McDowell (Lib) John Roveen
Richmond National Klaas Woldring Charles Blunt (Nat) Anne Brown Mac Nicolson (Ind)
Riverina-Darling National Peter Black Noel Hicks (Nat)
Robertson Labor Barry Cohen Paul St Clair (Lib) Glenice Griffiths
Shortland Labor Peter Morris Milton Caine (Lib) Derek McCabe
St George Labor Stephen Dubois Gary Rush (Lib) Garry Dalrymple Brian Compton (Ind)
Sydney Labor Peter Baldwin Les Morka (Lib) William Cole Jack Mundey (Ind)
Vito Radice (Ind)
Throsby Labor Colin Hollis Neville Fredericks (Lib)
David Wood (Nat)		 Greg Butler
Warringah Liberal Ian Douglas Michael MacKellar (Lib) Christian Widmair
Wentworth Liberal Anne-Maree Whitaker John Hewson (Lib) Yvonne Jayawardena
Werriwa Labor John Kerin David Brock (Lib)

Northern Territory

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate CLP candidate NT Nationals candidates
Northern Territory CLP Warren Snowdon Peter Paroulakis Bob Liddle

Queensland

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate National candidate Democrats candidate Other candidates
Bowman Labor Con Sciacca Andrew Crowe Bill Barry-Cotter Diana Taylor Barry Cullen (Ind)
Brisbane Labor Manfred Cross David Drake Cliff Newman Michael van Prooyen William Kenney (Ind)
Capricornia Labor Keith Wright Tom Young Ted Price J. S. Page (NDP)
Dawson National Bill Welch Paul Pottinger Ray Braithwaite
Fadden Liberal Peter Wilson David Jull Peter Robinson Kenneth Davies
Fairfax National Alison Smith Joy Brannelly Evan Adermann Brian Stockwell
Fisher National Michael Lavarch Ian Mutch Peter Slipper Glen Spicer
Forde Liberal Mary Crawford David Watson Tony Philbrick Sheila Rieff
Griffith Labor Ben Humphreys Wayne Black Sean Cousins Lance Winter
Groom National Linda Dwyer Alexander Munro Tom McVeigh Mark Carew
Herbert Labor Ted Lindsay Rosemary Pavey Jose Goicoechea Paul Swanton
Hinkler National Brian Courtice John Williams Bryan Conquest Geoff Boshell
Kennedy National James Byrne Ross Cooper Bob Katter
Leichhardt Labor John Gayler Ronald Barry Kevin Byrne Wilfred Tapau
Lilley Labor Elaine Darling John Gates Andrew Brown
McPherson Liberal Pat Stern Peter White Max McMahon Yvonne Stoelhorst
Maranoa National Raymond Paroz Bruce Christie Ian Cameron Richard McCarthy
Moncrieff Liberal Robert Boyce Kathy Sullivan Lester Hughes George Spencer
Moreton Liberal Garrie Gibson Don Cameron Peter Freckleton Manfred Willinger
Oxley Labor Bill Hayden Janice Akroyd Barry Hoffensetz John Loughney
Petrie Liberal Gary Johns John Hodges Gerard Cross Isobel Robinson
Rankin Labor David Beddall John Patterson Peter Jorgenson
Gerard Walsh		 Miriam Cope Terri Cavanagh (Ind)
Michael Dunne (Ind)
Ryan Liberal Fleur Yuile John Moore Steve Walters Daphne Woodhouse
Wide Bay National Andrew Foley Can Primavera Clarrie Millar Ray Barry

South Australia

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Democrats candidate National candidate UAP candidate Other candidates
Adelaide Labor Chris Hurford Peter Panagaris Chris Wurm Bryan Stokes Charles Shahin Graham Smith (CPA)
Barker Liberal Bill Hender James Porter Glenn Taylor Max Vawser Tom Giannouklas Allan Bannister (Ind)
Harry Pfeuffer (Ind)
Bonython Labor Neal Blewett Bernard Buechner Colin Maas Cathryn Linedale John Longhurst
Boothby Liberal Jayne Taylor Steele Hall Margaret-Ann Williams Clarrie Dietman Kevin Angove
Grey Labor Lloyd O'Neil Russell Reid Chris James Robin Dixon-Thompson Leonce Kealy
Hawker Labor Elizabeth Harvey Kim Jacobs Graham Pamount David Dwyer Keith Draper
Hindmarsh Labor John Scott Barry Lewis Jim Mitchell Glenn Jarvis Stewart Clarke Sofia Mavrogeorgis (Ind)
Kingston Labor Gordon Bilney Richard Noble Colin Miller Gerald Larkin Michael Prowse
Makin Labor Peter Duncan Neville Joyce Sandra Kanck Natalie Richardson Kenneth Taplin A. Wunderlich (Ind)
Mayo Liberal Delia Skorin Alexander Downer Merilyn Pedrick Wesley Glanville Dorothy McGregor-Day George Gater (Ind)
Port Adelaide Labor Mick Young Barry Blundell Derek Ball Rod Scarborough Bob Manhire John Buik (Ind)
Brian Rooney (Ind)
Sturt Liberal Phil Robins Ian Wilson Karen Coleman Loma Silsbury Graeme Matthews
Wakefield Liberal Susan Stephens Neil Andrew Barbara Barlow Bill Adams Anne Hausler

Tasmania

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Democrats candidate
Bass Liberal Richard Taylor Warwick Smith Michael Preece
Braddon Liberal David Currie Chris Miles
Denison Liberal Duncan Kerr Michael Hodgman Robert Bell
Franklin Liberal Nick Sherry Bruce Goodluck Patsy Harmsen
Lyons Liberal Dick Adams Max Burr Liz Holloway

Victoria

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate National candidate Democrats candidate Other candidate
Aston Labor John Saunderson Gordon Ashley Hugh Gurney Jan Bricknell
Ballarat Labor John Mildren John Ronan John Boland Phil Henseleit Martin Greany (Ind)
Batman Labor Brian Howe Ron Dunn Jan Roberts Darren Chapman (Ind)
Sue Phillips (Ind)
Bendigo Labor John Brumby John Radford Ron Best Kaye Swanton Sharyne O'Grady (Ind)
John Somerville (Ind)
Bruce Liberal Patrick Robinson Ken Aldred Kate Carr Terence Pooley (UAP)
Burke Labor Neil O'Keefe Peter Dale Barry McLeod Susan Mullington
Calwell Labor Andrew Theophanous Chris Dimitrijevic Ivan Pavlekovich-Smith Louise Stewart
Casey Liberal David McKenzie Bob Halverson Roy Haffenden Chris Mar Flo Madden (PPA)
Chisholm Labor Helen Mayer Michael Wooldridge Edward Wajsbrem Fran Robbins Barry Gration (Ind)
Ernest Rodeck (UAP)
Corangamite Liberal Ian Caldwell Stewart McArthur John McDonald Rob Mann
Corio Labor Gordon Scholes Patrick Conheady Greta Pearce Tom Davies (Ind)
Danielle Dixon (Ind)
Deakin Liberal Madelyn Myatt Julian Beale Marcus Bosch Gil Speirs (Ind)
Rick Wright (UAP)
Dunkley Labor Bob Chynoweth Tom Warwick Robyn Kirby Les Johnson (Ind)
Andrew Murray (PPA)
Chris van Lieshout (Ind)
Flinders Liberal Tony Lack Peter Reith Andrew Suttie Noel Maud (Ind)
Jonathan Miln (PPA)
Gellibrand Labor Ralph Willis Tim Warner Susan Holmes James Doughney (SWP)
Rosalba Vicari (Ind)
Gippsland National Zona Child Grant Pearce Peter McGauran Pierre Fourcier Rod Anderson (Ind)
Goldstein Liberal Murray McInnes Ian Macphee Maureen Boaler Tiger Casley (Ind)
Michael Rowe (DLP)
Henty Labor Joan Child Rudi Michelson Paul Hegarty
Higgins Liberal Barbara Higgins Roger Shipton Clive Jackson
Holt Labor Michael Duffy Janice Bateman Geoff Herbert
Hotham Labor Lewis Kent Peter McCall Len de Koning
Indi Liberal Danny Walsh Ewen Cameron Philip Pullar Brian Lumsden (PPA)
Rob Taylor (Ind)
Isaacs Labor David Charles Rod Atkinson Bill Buchanan Maxine Aspinall Linda Ely (Ind)
Jagajaga Labor Peter Staples John Pasquarelli Laurie Kirwan Howard McCallum Lynette Manning (Ind)
Kooyong Liberal Lindsay Woods Andrew Peacock Peter Taft Margaret Cole (UAP)
Lalor Labor Barry Jones Darren Farquhar Heather Jeffcoat
La Trobe Labor Peter Milton Bob Charles John Benton
Mallee National Linda Freedman Adrian Kidd Peter Fisher Neil Lehmann (Ind)
Maribyrnong Labor Alan Griffiths Victor Rudewych David Mackay Mark Beshara (DLP)
McEwen Labor Peter Cleeland David Millie Andrew Coller Doug Lorman Robert Wilson (Ind)
McMillan Labor Barry Cunningham John Kiely Pat O'Brien Ross Ollquist Anne Lorraine (Ind)
Thomas Walsh (Ind)
Melbourne Labor Gerry Hand Frank Randle Peter La Franchi James Ferrari (Ind)
Melbourne Ports Labor Clyde Holding Allan Paull Di Bretherton Alan Brown (Ind)
Menzies Liberal Ivana Csar Neil Brown Marjorie White Bruce Plain (UAP)
Murray National Mark Anderson Brendan Norden Bruce Lloyd Ralph Linford John Hargreaves (Ind)
Scullin Labor Harry Jenkins Mike Kabos John Privitelli
Streeton Labor Tony Lamb Russell Broadbent Ken Trembath Rika Mason Tessa Cunningham (UAP)
Wannon Liberal Kevin Watt David Hawker Julie Jennings
Wills Labor Bob Hawke Olga Venables Ken Eley Fast Bucks (Ind)
Ian Sykes (Ind)
Lyn Teather (Ind)

Western Australia

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate National candidate Democrats candidate Independent candidate
Brand Labor Wendy Fatin Bernie Masters Peter Bass John Willis
Canning Labor George Gear Ricky Johnston Bob Chapman Mark Beadle
Cowan Labor Carolyn Jakobsen Paul Filing Neil Baker
Curtin Liberal Philip Laskaris Allan Rocher John Gilmour Joe Blake
Forrest Liberal Gerry Thompson Geoff Prosser Joe Chambers David Churches
Fremantle Labor John Dawkins Jenny van den Hoek Jack Clarke
Kalgoorlie Labor Graeme Campbell David Johnston Ron Smales Frank Chulung
Moore Labor Allen Blanchard Jim Crawley Geoff Gill
O'Connor Liberal Kim Chance Wilson Tuckey Trevor Flugge Shyama Peebles
Perth Labor Ric Charlesworth Bob Campbell Ted Lisle
Stirling Labor Ron Edwards Bill Brown Malcolm Beveridge Harvard Barclay Alf Bussell
Swan Labor Kim Beazley Harry Klapp Adelia Bernard Georgina Motion
Tangney Liberal Ray Masterton Peter Shack William Witham Richard Jeffreys

Senate

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Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Since this was a double dissolution election, each state elected twelve senators. The first six successful candidates from each state were elected to six-year terms, the remaining six to three-year terms. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

Australian Capital Territory

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Two seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Party was defending one seat.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Democrats candidates NDP candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Susan Ryan*
  2. Barry Reid
  1. Margaret Reid*
  2. Bill Stefaniak
  1. Andrew Freeman
  2. Geoff Quayle
  1. Michael Denborough
  2. Margaret Matthew

Leonard Munday
David Ash
John Murray

New South Wales

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Twelve seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending six seats. The Liberal-National Coalition was defending five seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates Democrats candidates NDP candidates CTA candidates Greens candidates
  1. Kerry Sibraa*
  2. Arthur Gietzelt*
  3. Graham Richardson*
  4. Bruce Childs*
  5. John Morris*
  6. Sue West
  7. Michael Sexton
  1. Michael Baume* (Lib)
  2. Peter Baume* (Lib)
  3. David Brownhill* (Nat)
  4. Chris Puplick* (Lib)
  5. Bronwyn Bishop* (Lib)
  6. Ralph Schulze (Nat)
  7. June McPhie (Lib)
  1. Paul McLean*
  2. Jenny Macleod
  3. Richard Jones
  4. Gary Chestnut
  1. Robert Wood*
  2. Irina Dunn
  1. Elaine Nile
  2. Kevin Hume
  1. Ian Cohen
  2. Daphne Gollan
UAP candidates Defence candidates Group A candidates Group B candidates Group F candidates Group I candidates
  1. Alan Smith
  2. Edna Fabb
  1. Leslie Edwards
  2. David Herd
  3. William Tuohy
  4. Rowley McMahon
  1. Ruth Phillips
  2. Walter Brun
  1. Patricia Poulos
  2. John Holley
  3. John Beasley
  1. Leon Bringolf
  2. Habib Fares
  3. Jim Donovan
  1. Peter Consandine
  2. Brian Buckley
Ungrouped candidates

John Higginbotham
John Murphy
James Goody
Phil Murray

Nick Jones
Bob Spanswick
Ivor F

Kevin Larkings
Jane Smith-New
Arthur Chesterfield-Evans

Northern Territory

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Two seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Country Liberal Party was defending one seat.

Labor candidates CLP candidates NT Nationals candidates Group C candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Bob Collins*
  2. Lyn Reid
  1. Grant Tambling*
  2. Ian Towns
  1. Jim Petrich
  2. Joan Small
  1. Lyn Allen
  2. Catherin Paul

Yuri Juriev

Queensland

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Twelve seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending five seats (although Senator George Georges was contesting the election as an independent). The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The National Party was defending four seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates National candidates Democrats candidates NDP candidates UAP candidates
  1. Margaret Reynolds*
  2. Mal Colston*
  3. Gerry Jones*
  4. John Black*
  5. Bryant Burns*
  6. Jack Camp
  7. Glenevie Jensen
  1. David MacGibbon*
  2. Warwick Parer*
  3. Gary Neat
  4. Cassie Solomon
  5. Brian Taylor
  6. Jane Williamson
  1. Florence Bjelke-Petersen*
  2. John Stone*
  3. Ron Boswell*
  4. Glen Sheil*
  5. George Cowan
  6. Vicky Kippin
  7. Ann Garms
  8. Bruce Laming
  1. Michael Macklin*
  2. Cheryl Kernot
  3. Norman Johnson
  4. Anthony Walters
  1. John Jones
  2. Brian Dunsford
  1. Ron Alford
  2. Geoff Fawthrop
Group A candidates Group C candidates Group E candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Barry Weedon
  2. Kathleen Wacker
  1. Ray Ferguson
  2. Jake Haub
  1. George Georges

John Bolt
Ron Smith

South Australia

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Twelve seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending five seats. The Liberal Party was defending five seats (although Senator Don Jessop contested the election as an independent). The Australian Democrats were defending two seats (although Senator David Vigor contested the election for the Unite Australia Party).

Labor candidates Liberal candidates National candidates Democrats candidates Unite Australia candidates Green Party candidates
  1. Dominic Foreman*
  2. Nick Bolkus*
  3. Graham Maguire*
  4. Rosemary Crowley*
  5. Chris Schacht*
  6. Vic Heron
  7. Rosalie McDonald
  1. Tony Messner*
  2. Amanda Vanstone*
  3. Robert Hill*
  4. Grant Chapman*
  5. Baden Teague*
  6. Michele Mercurio
  7. Ivan Venning
  1. Bill Wright
  2. Neville Agars
  3. Mike Rogers
  4. Jessie Taylor
  5. Bob Brown
  6. Clifford Boyd
  1. Janine Haines*
  2. John Coulter*
  3. Meg Lees
  4. Ian McLiesh
  5. Peter Vervoorn
  1. David Vigor
  2. Nick Theologou
  3. Patricia Prowse
  4. Maxwell Elphick
  1. Ally Fricker
  2. Jules Davison
Communist candidates Group A candidates Group C candidates Group F candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. John Wishart
  2. Linda Gale
  1. Creston Magasdi
  2. Reg McColl
  1. Don Jessop
  1. Tom Towle
  2. Ellen Towle

Robert Worth
Rob Robertson
Helen Launer
Syd Plenty

Stephen Bailey
John Out
Bill Forster

Tasmania

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Twelve seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending five seats. The Liberal Party was defending five seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat. Independent Senator Brian Harradine was defending one seat.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Democrats candidates Harradine candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Michael Tate*
  2. John Coates*
  3. Terry Aulich*
  4. Ray Devlin*
  5. John Devereux*
  6. Janet Cooper
  7. John Green
  1. Brian Archer*
  2. Shirley Walters*
  3. John Watson*
  4. Jocelyn Newman*
  5. Paul Calvert*
  6. Vince Smith
  7. Peter Aldridge
  1. Norm Sanders*
  2. Nick Goldie
  3. Isla Macgregor
  1. Brian Harradine*
  2. Colin Sacco

Michael Mansell
Laurie Heathorn

Victoria

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Twelve seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending five seats. The Liberal Party was defending five seats. The Australian Democrats were defending two seats (although Senator John Siddons contested the election for the Unite Australia Party).

Labor candidates Liberal candidates National candidates Democrats candidates Unite Australia candidates DLP candidates
  1. John Button*
  2. Gareth Evans*
  3. Olive Zakharov*
  4. Robert Ray*
  5. Barney Cooney*
  6. John Halfpenny
  7. Carole Taylor
  1. Austin Lewis*
  2. Jim Short*
  3. Richard Alston*
  4. David Hamer*
  5. Kay Patterson*
  6. John Wyld
  7. John Goodfellow
  8. John Riggall
  9. Severn Clarke
  1. Julian McGauran*
  2. Noel Maughan
  3. Les Flintoff
  1. Janet Powell*
  2. Sid Spindler
  3. Ken Peak
  4. Harold Fraser
  5. Peter Allen
  1. John Siddons
  2. Ian Price
  3. Lisa Harris
  1. John Mulholland
  2. Gloria Brook
NDP candidates CTA candidates Pensioner candidates Group B candidates Group F candidates Group J candidates
  1. Aldo Penbrook
  2. Nik Dow
  1. Al Watson
  2. Loretto Brennan
  3. John Easton
  1. Neil McKay
  2. Rosamond Ewan
  1. Bill Hartley
  2. Laurene Dietrich
  3. David Kerin
  4. Rola Haidar
  1. David Caccianiga
  2. Bill Thiele
  1. Lisa King
  2. Kevin O'Connell
Group K candidates Group L candidates Group O candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Alan Miller
  2. Maria Bennett
  1. Laurie Dunlop
  2. Simon Hood
  1. Dino de Marchi
  2. Ineke Black

Kym Roylance
Abraham Abdalla

Western Australia

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Twelve seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending six seats. The Liberal Party was defending five seats. Independent Senator Jo Vallentine, elected for the Nuclear Disarmament Party but now running under the "Vallentine Peace Group" banner, was defending one seat.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates National candidates Democrats candidates VPG candidates UAP candidates
  1. Peter Walsh*
  2. Patricia Giles*
  3. Peter Cook*
  4. Jim McKiernan*
  5. Michael Beahan*
  6. Chris Evans
  7. Ed Dermer
  1. Fred Chaney*
  2. Peter Durack*
  3. Sue Knowles*
  4. Noel Crichton-Browne*
  5. John Panizza*
  6. Alan Eggleston
  7. Cam Tinley
  1. James MacDonald
  2. Glenice Sanders
  3. Ron Aitkenhead
  4. Beverley Poor
  1. Jean Jenkins*
  2. Jack Evans
  1. Jo Vallentine*
  2. Louise Duxbury
  1. Allan McMullen
  2. Norm Heslington
OAM candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Cedric Jacobs
  2. Don Jackson
  3. Ed Robertson

Frank Nesci
Jack Flanigan

Mark Pallister
Gordon McColl

Summary by party

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Beside each party is the number of seats contested by that party in the House of Representatives for each state, as well as an indication of whether the party contested the Senate election in the respective state.

Party NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Total
HR S HR S HR S HR S HR S HR S HR S HR S HR S
Australian Labor Party 51 * 39 * 24 * 13 * 13 * 5 * 2 * 1 * 148 8
Liberal Party of Australia 41 * 39 * 24 * 13 * 13 * 5 * 2 * 132 7
National Party of Australia 14 * 17 * 24 * 13 * 13 * 81 5
Country Liberal Party 1 * 1 1
Australian Democrats 42 * 37 * 20 * 8 * 13 * 4 * 2 * 126 7
Unite Australia Party 2 * 6 * * * 13 * 21 5
Nuclear Disarmament Party 1 * * 1 * 2 * 4 4
Pensioner Party of Australia 4 * 4 1
Democratic Labor Party 2 * 2 1
Australian Family Movement 2 2
Communist Party of Australia 1 * 1 1
Northern Territory Nationals 1 * 1 1
Socialist Workers Party 1 1
Call to Australia * * 2
Green Alliance * * 2
Defence and Ex-Services Party * 1
Vallentine Peace Group * 1
One Australia Movement * 1
Independent and other 38 28 4 2 7 4 83

Unregistered parties and groups

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "A voters' guide to progressive and socialist alternative candidates". Tribune. 8 July 1987.
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