Results of the 1987 Australian federal election in Victoria

1987 Australian federal election
(Victoria)

1 December 1987
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.

Overall results

Turnout 94.9% (CV) — Informal 5.2%

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 

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 

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 

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