COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE SENATE ==================================================================== NORTHERN TERRITORY (Two senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 79,921 +16.1 Votes cast: 63,891 79.9 -05.6 Informal votes: 2,374 03.7 +00.5 Formal votes: 61,517 96.3 -00.5 Quota for election: 20,506 33.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Petrich 8,707 14.2 Group A Joan Small 185 00.3 Q:0.434 Bob COLLINS + ALP 30,562 49.7 ELECTED 1 Lyn Reid ALP 310 00.5 Group B > Q:1.506 Lyn Allen 1,582 02.6 Group C Catherin Paul 50 00.1 Q:0.080 Grant Tambling + CLP 19,669 32.0 Group D Ian Towns CLP 301 00.5 Q:0.974 Yuri Juriev 151 00.2 Q:0.007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petrich and Small were candidates of the Northern Territory National Party, which was not recognised by the federal NPA. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Collins's 10,056 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petrich 230 02.3 8,937 14.5 Small 23 00.2 208 00.3 COLLINS + E 20,506 33.3 ELECTED 1 Reid 9,512 94.6 9,822 16.0 Allen 72 00.7 1,654 02.7 Paul 7 00.7 57 00.1 Tambling + 171 01.7 19,840 32.3 Towns 19 00.2 320 00.5 Juriev 16 00.2 167 00.3 (exhausted 2 2 ) (loss by fraction 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,056 61,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Paul's 57 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petrich 3 05.7 8,940 14.5 Small 3 05.7 211 00.3 COLLINS + E 20,506 33.3 ELECTED 1 Reid 5 09.4 9,827 16.0 Allen 40 75.5 1,694 02.8 Tambling + 0 19,840 32.3 Towns 1 01.9 321 00.5 Juriev 1 01.9 168 00.3 (exhausted 0 2 ) (loss by fraction 4 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57 61,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Yuriev's 168 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petrich 24 14.5 8,964 14.6 Small 8 04.8 219 00.4 COLLINS + E 20,506 33.3 ELECTED 1 Reid 33 19.9 9,860 16.0 Allen 60 36.1 1,754 02.9 Tambling + 33 19.9 19,873 32.3 Towns 8 04.8 329 00.5 (exhausted 0 2 ) (loss by fraction 2 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 168 61,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Small's 219 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petrich 137 63.1 9,101 14.8 COLLINS + E 20,506 33.3 ELECTED 1 Reid 38 17.5 9,898 16.1 Allen 13 06.0 1,767 02.9 Tambling + 24 11.1 19,897 32.4 Towns 5 02.3 334 00.5 (exhausted 0 2 ) (loss by fraction 2 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 219 61,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Towns's 334 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petrich 53 15.9 9,154 14.9 COLLINS + E 20,506 33.3 ELECTED 1 Reid 18 05.4 9,916 16.1 Allen 12 03.6 1,779 02.9 Tambling + 251 75.1 20,148 32.8 (exhausted 0 2 ) (loss by fraction 0 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 334 61,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Allen's 1,779 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petrich 104 05.8 9,258 15.1 COLLINS + E 20,506 33.3 ELECTED 1 Reid 1,521 85.5 11,437 18.6 Tambling + 154 08.7 20,302 33.0 (exhausted 1 3 ) (loss by fraction -1 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,779 61,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Petrich's 9,258 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLINS + E 20,506 33.3 ELECTED 1 Reid 680 07.3 12,117 19.7 TAMBLING + 8,575 92.7 28,877 47.0 ELECTED 2 (exhausted 3 6 ) (loss by fraction 0 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,258 61,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 12 July 1987. Collins and Tambling elected for a term ending at the dissolution of the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Collins (1946-2007): Elected 1987 Born: 8 February 1946, Newcastle, NSW Career: Public servant, NT Department of Agriculture. Technical officer, CSIRO. Territory politics: NT MLA for Arnhem 1977-83, Arafura 1983-87. Leader of the Opposition 1981-86 > Grant Ernest John Tambling (born 1943): Elected 1987 Born: 20 June 1943, Wondai, Queensland Career: Insurance and business consultant. Darwin City Council. Territory politics: NT MLA for Fanny Bay 1974-77 House of Representatives: MHR for Northern Territory 1980-83 --------------------------------------------------------------------