AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 10,353,229 Votes counted: 9,715,440 93.8 Informal votes: 480,354 04.9 -01.9 Formal votes: 9,235,086 95.1 +01.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 3,190,729 34.6 +00.2 43 -02 National Party of Australia 1,048,249 11.4 +00.8 19 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 4,238,978 46.0 +01.0 62 -04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 4,238,663 45.8 -01.8 86 +04 Australian Democrats 557,262 06.0 +00.5 - Others 200,183 02.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,235,086 148 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 3,555,061 Votes counted: 3,338,616 93.9 Informal votes: 152,696 04.6 -01.6 Formal votes: 3,185,920 95.4 +01.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 1,059,627 33.3 +00.5 13 +01 National Party of Australia 375,443 11.8 +01.3 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,435,070 45.1 +01.8 23 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,438,985 45.2 -03.1 28 -01 Australian Democrats 201,924 06.3 +00.4 - Others 109,941 03.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,185,920 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,698,034 Votes counted: 2,561,375 94.9 Informal votes: 134,415 05.2 -03.0 Formal votes: 2,426,960 94.8 +03.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 922,320 38.0 +01.3 12 +01 National Party of Australia 154,088 06.3 -00.1 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,076,408 44.3 +01.2 15 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,139,437 46.9 -03.0 24 -01 Australian Democrats 163,163 06.7 +01.7 - Others 47,952 02.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,426,960 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,707,701 Votes counted: 1,574,113 92.2 Informal votes: 53,622 03.4 -01.2 Formal votes: 1,520,491 96.6 +01.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 319,607 21.0 +01.8 5 -02 National Party of Australia 432,919 28.5 -03.2 6 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 752,526 39.5 -01.4 11 -04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 683,640 45.0 +00.9 13 +04 Australian Democrats 74,215 04.9 +00.1 - Others 10,110 00.7 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,520,491 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 942,885 Votes counted: 884,418 93.8 Informal votes: 60,536 06.8 -01.9 Formal votes: 823,882 93.2 +01.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 350,218 42.5 -00.5 5 National Party of Australia 30,928 03.8 +02.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 381,146 46.3 +01.8 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 367,045 44.6 -02.3 8 Australian Democrats 64,163 07.8 -00.1 - Others 11,528 01.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 823,882 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 906,677 Votes counted: 850,820 93.8 Informal votes: 55,776 06.6 -02.1 Formal votes: 795,044 93.4 +02.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 332,266 41.8 -03.9 4 National Party of Australia 54,871 06.9 +05.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 387,137 48.7 +01.7 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 377,493 47.5 -00.7 9 Australian Democrats 27,302 03.4 -00.3 - Others 3,112 00.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 795,044 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 300,763 Votes counted: 288,962 96.1 Informal votes: 5,328 03.5 -02.4 Formal votes: 274,665 96.5 +02.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 140,217 51.1 00.0 4 -01 Australian Labor Party 118,077 43.0 -00.4 1 +01 Australian Democrats 16,371 06.0 +02.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 274,665 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 162,717 Votes counted: 153,316 94.2 Informal votes: 5,328 03.5 -01.6 Formal votes: 147,988 96.5 +01.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 79,791 53.9 +00.6 2 Liberal Party of Australia 44,806 30.3 -01.9 - Australian Democrats 10,124 06.8 -00.8 - Others 13,267 09.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 147,988 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 79,921 Votes counted: 63,820 79.9 Informal votes: 3,684 05.8 +00.9 Formal votes: 60,137 94.2 -00.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 28,195 46.9 +02.0 1 +01 Liberal Party of Australia 21,668 36.0 -12.9 - -01 Others 10,274 17.1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,137 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------