COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE SENATE ==================================================================== TASMANIA (Six senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 310,076 +03.1 Votes cast: 300,592 96.9 +00.5 Informal votes: 9,300 03.1 -00.7 Formal votes: 291,292 96.9 +00.7 Quota for election: 41,614 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kath Gelber 4,799 01.7 Group A Scott Lewington 158 00.1 Q:0.119 Nick SHERRY ALP 111,620 38.3 ELECTED 2 John Devereux * ALP 5,188 01.8 Group B Jacquie Murphy ALP 1,450 00.5 Q:2.888 Sue Mackay ALP 1,937 00.7 Robert Bell * AD 21,331 07.3 Group C Sarah Hancock AD 1,557 00.5 Q:0.550 Jocelyn NEWMAN * Lib 119,408 41.0 ELECTED 1 John Watson * Lib 3,331 01.1 Group D Paul Calvert * Lib 5,635 01.9 Q:3.085 Michael Lynch 13,623 04.7 Group E Juliet Lavers 344 00.1 Q:0.340 Joan Staples 79 00.0 Eva Ruzicka 114 00.0 John Gademski 718 00.3 Q:0.017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 291,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The combined Liberal vote was 41.3% 2. The combined ALP vote was 44.1% 3. The combined AD vote was 7.9% 4. For Mackay, see Senate Tasmania 1996. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Newman's 77,794 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gelber 24 00.0 4,823 01.7 Lewington 2 00.0 160 00.1 SHERRY E 111,620 38.3 ELECTED 2 Devereux * 77 00.1 5,265 01.8 Murphy 18 00.0 1,468 00.5 Mackay 25 00.0 1,962 00.7 Bell * 136 00.2 21,467 07.4 Hancock 54 00.1 1,611 00.6 NEWMAN * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 1 WATSON * 75,917 97.6 79,248 27.2 ELECTED 3 Calvert * 1,400 01.8 7,035 02.4 Lynch 78 00.1 13,701 04.7 Lavers 13 00.0 357 00.1 Staples 1 00.0 80 00.0 Ruzicka 3 00.0 117 00.0 Gademski 22 00.0 740 00.3 (exhausted 16 16 ) (loss by fraction 8 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,794 291,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sherry's 70,006 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gelber 60 00.1 4,883 01.7 Lewington 15 00.0 175 00.1 SHERRY E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 2 DEVEREUX * 68,322 97.6 73,587 25.3 ELECTED 4 Murphy 699 01.0 2,167 00.7 Mackay 573 00.8 2,535 00.9 Bell * 127 00.2 21,594 07.4 Hancock 28 00.1 1,639 00.6 NEWMAN * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 1 WATSON * E 79,248 27.2 ELECTED 3 Calvert * 57 00.1 7,092 02.4 Lynch 83 00.1 13,784 04.7 Lavers 3 00.0 360 00.1 Staples 1 00.0 81 00.0 Ruzicka 0 00.0 117 00.0 Gademski 11 00.0 751 00.3 (exhausted 21 37 ) (loss by fraction 6 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,006 291,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Watson's 37,634 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gelber 5 00.0 4,888 01.7 Lewington 1 00.0 176 00.1 SHERRY E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 2 DEVEREUX * E 73,587 25.3 ELECTED 4 Murphy 23 00.1 2,190 00.8 Mackay 6 00.0 2,541 00.9 Bell * 41 00.1 21,635 07.4 Hancock 10 00.0 1,649 00.6 NEWMAN * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 1 WATSON * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 3 CALVERT * 37,467 99.6 44,559 15.3 ELECTED 5 Lynch 23 00.1 13,807 04.7 Lavers 4 00.0 364 00.1 Staples 1 00.0 82 00.0 Ruzicka 1 00.0 118 00.0 Gademski 18 00.0 769 00.3 (exhausted 27 64 ) (loss by fraction 7 21 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,634 291,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Devereux's 31,973 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gelber 22 00.1 4,910 01.7 Lewington 6 00.0 182 00.1 SHERRY E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 2 DEVEREUX * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 4 Murphy 31,210 97.7 33,400 11.5 Mackay 514 01.6 3,055 01.0 Bell * 114 00.4 21,749 07.5 Hancock 15 00.0 1,664 00.6 NEWMAN * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 1 WATSON * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 3 CALVERT * E 44,559 15.3 ELECTED 5 Lynch 60 00.2 13,867 04.8 Lavers 3 00.0 367 00.1 Staples 1 00.0 83 00.0 Ruzicka 1 00.0 119 00.0 Gademski 10 00.0 779 00.3 (exhausted 12 76 ) (loss by fraction 5 26 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,973 291,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Calvert's 2,945 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gelber 29 01.0 4,939 01.7 Lewington 5 00.2 187 00.1 SHERRY E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 2 DEVEREUX * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 4 Murphy 84 02.9 33,484 11.5 Mackay 30 01.0 3,085 01.1 Bell * 2,581 87.9 24,330 08.4 Hancock 33 01.1 1,697 00.6 NEWMAN * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 1 WATSON * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 3 CALVERT * E 44,559 14.3 ELECTED 5 Lynch 72 02.5 13,939 04.8 Lavers 4 00.1 371 00.1 Staples 1 00.0 84 00.0 Ruzicka 6 00.2 125 00.0 Gademski 90 03.1 869 00.3 (exhausted 3 79 ) (loss by fraction 7 33 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,945 291,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Staples's 84 votes, Ruzicka's 125 votes, Lewington's 187 votes, Lavers's 371 votes, Gademski's 869 votes distributed (1,636 total -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gelber 238 14.6 5,177 01.8 SHERRY E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 2 DEVEREUX * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 4 Murphy 189 11.6 33,673 11.6 Mackay 67 04.1 3,152 01.1 Bell * 279 17.2 24,609 08.5 Hancock 119 07.3 1,816 00.6 NEWMAN * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 1 WATSON * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 3 CALVERT * E 44,559 14.3 ELECTED 5 Lynch 733 45.1 14,672 05.0 (exhausted 5 84 ) (loss by fraction 6 39 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,636 291,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Hancock's 1,816 votes and Mackay's 3,152 votes distributed 4,968 total -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gelber 121 02.5 5,298 01.8 SHERRY E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 2 DEVEREUX * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 4 Murphy 3,038 61.5 36,711 12.6 Bell * 1,649 33.4 26,258 09.0 NEWMAN * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 1 WATSON * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 3 CALVERT * E 44,559 14.3 ELECTED 5 Lynch 130 02.6 14,802 05.1 (exhausted 29 113 ) (loss by fraction 1 40 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,968 291,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Gelber's 5,298 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERRY E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 2 DEVEREUX * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 4 Murphy 1,203 22.9 37,914 13.0 Bell * 478 09.1 26,736 09.2 NEWMAN * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 1 WATSON * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 3 CALVERT * E 44,559 14.3 ELECTED 5 Lynch 3,563 67.9 18,365 06.3 (exhausted 54 167 ) (loss by fraction 0 40 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,298 291,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Lynch's 18,365 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERRY E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 2 DEVEREUX * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 4 Murphy 1,968 10.7 39,882 13.7 BELL * 16,351 89.3 43,087 14.8 ELECTED 6 NEWMAN * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 1 WATSON * E 41,614 14.3 ELECTED 3 CALVERT * E 44,559 14.3 ELECTED 5 (exhausted 46 213 ) (loss by fraction 0 40 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,365 291,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1990. Bell, Calvert, Devereux, Newman, Sherry and Watson elected for a term ending 30 June 1996. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1993): Brian ARCHER (Lib), Terry AULICH (ALP), John COATES (ALP), Brian HARRADINE (Ind), Hon Michael TATE (ALP), Shirley WALTERS (Lib) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Brian Roper Archer 1929-2013): Elected 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1987 > Terrence Gordon Aulich (born 1945): Elected 1984, 1987 > Robert John Bell (1950-2001): Appointed 1990. Elected 1990 > Paul Henry Calvert (born 1940): Elected 1987, 1990 > John Coates (born 1944): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 > John Robert Devereux (born 1946): Elected 1987, 1990 > Brian Harradine (1935-2014): Elected 1975, 1980, 1983, 1987 > Jocelyn Margaret Newman (1937-2018): Appointed 1986. Elected 1987 > Nicholas John Sherry (born 1955): Elected 1990 Born: 19 November 1955, London, Britain Career: Educated University of Tasmania. State secretary, Federated Liquor and Allied Trades Union. Son of Ray Sherry MP. > Michael Carter Tate (born 1945): Elected 1977, 1983, 1987 Minister for Justice to 4 April 1990 Minister for Justice and Consumer Affairs 4 April 1990 to 27 May 1992 Minister for Justice from 27 May 1992 > Mary Shirley Walters (1925-2017): Elected 1975, 1977, 1983, 1987 Walters retired in 1993. Died 18 June 2017 > John Odin Wentworth Watson (born 1937): Elected 1977, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 --------------------------------------------------------------------