COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== BRAND, WA ==================================================================== South of Perth: Armidale, Kwinana, Mandurah, Rockingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,141 +09.7 Votes cast: 66,691 95.1 +00.7 Informal votes: 5,112 07.7 -01.6 Formal votes: 61,579 92.3 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Willis AD 4,368 07.1 Bernie Masters Lib 21,985 35.7 -07.4 Wendy FATIN * ALP 32,135 52.2 -01.3 Peter Bass NPA 3,091 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,579 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bass's 3,091 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Willis 509 16.5 4,877 07.9 Masters 2,268 73.4 24,253 39.4 FATIN * 314 10.2 32,449 52.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,091 61,579 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Willis's 4,877 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Masters 2,416 49.6 26,669 43.3 FATIN * 2,457 50.4 34,906 56.7 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,877 61,579 06.7 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wendy Frances Fatin (born 1941): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CANNING, WA ==================================================================== South-East of Perth: Cannington, Kalamunda, Kelmscott, Roleystone -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,828 +08.1 Votes cast: 63,895 94.2 -00.5 Informal votes: 4,394 06.9 -01.9 Formal votes: 59,501 93.1 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Chapman NPA 4,122 06.9 Ricky Johnston Lib 22,247 37.4 -05.8 Mark Beadle AD 3,909 06.6 +00.4 George Gear * ALP 29,223 49.1 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,501 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Johnston, see Canning 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Beadle's 3,909 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapman 854 21.9 4,976 08.4 Johnston 1,144 29.3 23,391 39.3 GEAR * 1,901 48.8 31,124 52.3 (exhausted 10 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,909 59,501 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Chapman's 4,976 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnston 4,105 82.7 27,496 46.2 GEAR * 861 17.3 31,985 53.8 (exhausted 10 20 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,976 59,501 03.8 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Gear (born 1947): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- COWAN, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Duncraig, Girrawheen, Kingsley, North Beach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,402 +15.8 Votes cast: 66,742 94.8 +00.1 Informal votes: 4,240 06.4 -00.9 Formal votes: 62,502 93.6 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Filing Lib 27,048 43.3 +00.3 Neil Baker NPA 2,973 04.8 Carolyn JAKOBSEN * ALP 32,481 52.0 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,502 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Filing, see Moore 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Baker's 2,973 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Filing 2,212 74.4 29,260 46.8 JAKOBSEN * 760 25.6 33,241 53.2 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,973 62,502 03.2 00.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolyn Anne Jakobsen (born 1947): Elected 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CURTIN, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Claremont, Karrakatta, Nedlands, Subiaco -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,033 +00.5 Votes cast: 64,589 92.2 -01.3 Informal votes: 3,397 05.3 -03.5 Formal votes: 61,192 94.7 +03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Blake AD 4,967 08.1 +00.5 John Gilmour NPA 2,942 04.8 Allan ROCHER * Lib 32,912 53.8 -02.4 Philip Laskaris ALP 20,371 33.3 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,192 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gilmour's 2,942 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake 584 19.9 5,551 09.1 ROCHER * 2,176 74.0 35,088 57.3 Laskaris 182 06.2 20,553 33.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,942 61,192 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Blake's 5,551 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROCHER * 2,615 47.1 37,703 61.6 Laskaris 2,933 52.9 23,486 38.4 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,551 61,192 11.6 02.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Charles Rocher (1936-2016): Elected 1981 By, 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FORREST, WA ==================================================================== Southern Western Australia: Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Manjimup -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,448 Votes cast: 67,164 95.3 Informal votes: 3,747 05.6 Formal votes: 63,417 94.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Prosser Lib 27,925 44.0 -06.4 Gerry Thompson ALP 26,764 42.2 -03.5 David Churches AD 3,553 05.6 +02.7 Joe Chambers NPA 5,175 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Churches's 3,553 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Prosser 774 21.8 28,699 45.3 Thompson 1,809 50.9 28,573 45.1 Chambers 969 27.3 6,144 09.7 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,553 63,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Chambers's 6,144 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PROSSER 4,979 81.1 33,678 53.1 Thompson 1,164 18.9 29,737 46.9 (exhausted 1 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,144 63,417 03.1 00.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Daniel Prosser (born 1948): Elected 1987 Born: 6 November 1948, Bunbury, Western Australia Career: Businessman, builder, company director. Bunbury City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREMANTLE, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cockburn, Coolbelup, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,825 +04.8 Votes cast: 65,351 95.0 +00.3 Informal votes: 5,384 08.2 -00.9 Formal votes: 59,967 91.8 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jenny van den Hoek Lib 19,487 32.5 -01.4 Hon John DAWKINS * ALP 36,646 61.1 +02.1 Jack Clarke NPA 3,834 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Clarke's 3,834 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van den Hoek 4,815 62.1 22,338 37.3 DAWKINS * 2,935 37.9 37,628 62.7 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,834 59,967 12.8 00.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Sydney Dawkins (born 1947): Elected 1974. Defeated 1975. Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Minister for Trade to 24 July 1987 Minister for Employment, Education and Training from 24 July 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KALGOORLIE, WA ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Norseman, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,838 +05.0 Votes cast: 62,546 88.3 +01.0 Informal votes: 3,899 06.2 -01.4 Formal votes: 58,647 93.8 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Johnston Lib 21,850 37.3 -03.6 Graeme CAMPBELL * ALP 30,841 52.6 +01.3 Ron Smales NPA 3,363 05.7 Frank Chulung AD 2,593 04.4 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,647 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Johnston, see Senate WA 2001. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Chulung's 2,593 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnston 467 18.0 22,317 38.1 CAMPBELL * 1,514 58.5 32,355 55.2 Smales 609 23.5 3,972 06.8 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,593 58,647 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Smales's 3,972 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnston 3,103 78.1 25,420 43.3 CAMPBELL * 868 21.9 33,223 56.7 (exhausted 1 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,972 58,647 06.7 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graeme Campbell (born 1939): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MOORE, WA ==================================================================== North of Perth: Dandaragan, Gingin, Lancelin, Midland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,964 +14.8 Votes cast: 66,140 94.5 +00.4 Informal votes: 4,610 07.0 +00.9 Formal votes: 61,530 93.0 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen BLANCHARD * ALP 33,022 53.7 -01.4 Jim Crawley Lib 23,370 38.0 -06.9 Geoff Gill NPA 5,138 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,530 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gill's 5,138 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLANCHARD * 918 17.9 33,940 55.2 Crawley 4,217 82.1 27,587 44.8 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,138 61,530 05.2 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cecil Allen Blanchard 1929-2008): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Geraldton, Katanning, Narrogin, Northam -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 19.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,064 +04.5 Votes cast: 66,441 94.8 -00.3 Informal votes: 3,112 04.7 -01.3 Formal votes: 63,329 95.3 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson Tuckey * Lib 31,329 49.5 -04.1 Shyama Peebles AD 1,503 02.4 -00.4 Kimberley Chance ALP 15,865 25.1 -02.8 Trevor Flugge NPA 14,632 23.1 +07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,329 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chance was WA MLC for Agricultural from 1993. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Peebles's 1,503 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TUCKEY * 342 22.8 31,671 50.1 Chance 689 45.9 16,554 26.1 Flugge 471 31.4 15,103 23.9 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,503 63,329 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Flugge's 15,103 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TUCKEY * 13,024 86.2 44,695 70.6 Chance 2,078 13.8 18,632 29.4 (exhausted 1 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,103 63,329 20.6 01.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Wilson Tuckey (born 1935): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PERTH, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Bedford, Maylands, Morley, Mt Lawley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,958 +01.7 Votes cast: 66,505 93.7 +00.1 Informal votes: 5,151 07.7 -01.0 Formal votes: 61,354 92.3 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Campbell Lib 24,494 39.9 -02.3 Dr Richard CHARLESWORTH * ALP 34,003 55.4 +00.2 Ted Lisle NPA 2,857 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,354 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lisle's 2,857 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Campbell l2,041 71.4 26,535 43.2 CHARLESWORTH * 816 28.6 34,819 56.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,857 61,354 06.8 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Ian Charlesworth (born 1952): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- STIRLING, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Balcatta, Innaloo, Nollamara, Scarborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,469 -00.3 Votes cast: 64,268 93.9 -00.3 Informal votes: 4,644 07.2 -00.4 Formal votes: 59,624 92.8 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm Beveridge NPA 2,345 03.9 Ronald Edwards * ALP 29,342 49.2 -00.5 Harvard Barclay AD 2,799 04.7 +00.7 Bill Brown Lib 24,544 41.2 -03.9 Alf Bussell 594 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bussell's 594 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beveridge 99 16.7 2,444 04.1 Edwards * 152 25.6 29,494 49.5 Barclay 189 31.9 2,988 05.0 Brown 153 25.8 24,697 41.4 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 594 59,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Beveridge's 2,444 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EDWARDS * 536 22.0 30,030 50.4 Barclay 369 15.1 3,357 05.6 Brown 1,536 62.9 26,233 44.0 (exhausted 3 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,444 59,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Barclay's 3,357 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EDWARDS * 1,942 58.0 31,972 53.6 Brown 1,409 42.0 27,642 46.4 (exhausted 6 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,357 59,624 03.6 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Frederick Edwards (born 1945): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Belmont, Riverdale, South Perth, Victoria Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,327 -02.2 Votes cast: 63,372 92.7 -00.5 Informal votes: 4,348 06.9 -01.3 Formal votes: 59,024 93.1 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 32,201 54.6 +00.4 Harry Klapp Lib 21,555 36.5 -04.2 Adelia Bernard NPA 2,750 04.7 Georgina Motion 2,518 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,024 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Motion's 2,518 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAZLEY * 1,272 50.5 33,473 56.7 Klapp 428 17.0 21,983 37.2 Bernard 818 32.5 3,568 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,518 59,024 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bernard's 3,568 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAZLEY * 747 20.9 34,220 58.0 Klapp 2,821 79.1 24,804 42.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,568 59,024 08.0 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Christian Beazley (born 1948): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Minister for Defence -------------------------------------------------------------------- TANGNEY, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Applecross, Canning Vale, Rossmoyne, Thornlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,380 +10.4 Votes cast: 67,116 95.4 -00.4 Informal votes: 3,738 05.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 63,378 94.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Witham NPA 1,649 02.6 Peter SHACK * Lib 33,520 52.9 -02.4 Ray Masterton ALP 24,599 38.8 -01.5 Richard Jeffreys AD 3,610 05.7 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,378 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Witham's 1,649 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHACK * 1,281 77.8 34,801 54.9 Masterton 156 09.5 24,755 39.1 Jeffreys 210 12.8 3,820 06.0 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,649 63,378 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jeffreys's 3,820 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHACK * 1,604 42.1 36,405 57.4 Masterton 2,207 57.9 26,962 42.5 (exhausted 9 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,820 63,378 07.4 00.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Donald Shack (born 1953): Elected 1977, 1980. Defeated 1983. Elected 1984, 1987 --------------------------------------------------------------------