Results of the 1987 Australian federal election in territories

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1987 federal election for the Australian Capital Territory [1] and the Northern Territory.[2]

Australian Capital Territory

1987 Australian federal election
(Australian Capital Territory)

1 December 1987
Both Australian Capital Territory seats in the Australian House of Representatives and both seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Bob Hawke John Howard Party Labor Coalition Last election 2 seats 0 seats Seats won 2 0 Seat change Popular vote 79,791 44,806 Percentage 53.92% 30.28% Swing 0.58 1.91 TPP 63.25% 38.04% TPP swing 1.29 1.29

Turnout 94.1% (CV) — Informal 2.9%[3]

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	79,791	53.92	0.58	2
	Liberal	44,806	30.28	-1.91	0
	Democrats	10,124	6.84	-0.77
	Nuclear Disarmament	6,912	4.67	0.99
	Family Movement	4,065	2.75	0.00
	Independent	2,290	1.55	0.48
Total		147,988			2
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor	93,575	63.25	1.29	2
	Liberal	54,379	36.75	-1.29	0
Invalid/blank votes		5,328	3.48	-1.61
Turnout		153,316	94.22
Registered voters		162,717
Source: Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 1987

Canberra

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canberra § 1987.[edit]

1987 Australian federal election: Canberra [1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ros Kelly	39,175	53.9	+2.3
	Liberal	John Louttit	23,039	31.7	−1.7
	Democrats	Frances English	4,712	6.5	+0.2
	Nuclear Disarmament	Chris Warren	3,060	4.2	+4.2
	Family Movement	Bev Cains	2,015	2.8	+2.8
	Independent	John Farrell	742	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			72,743	96.9
Informal votes			2,340	3.1
Turnout			75,083	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ros Kelly	45,070	62.0	+0.4
	Liberal	John Louttit	27,661	38.0	−0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

Fraser

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory) § 1987.[edit]

1987 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Langmore	40,616	54.0	−1.0
	Liberal	Ian Farrow	21,767	28.9	−2.2
	Democrats	Peter Hayes	5,412	7.2	−1.6
	Nuclear Disarmament	Gareth Smith	3,852	5.1	+5.1
	Family Movement	Dawn Casley-Smith	2,050	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Larry O'Sullivan	539	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Kevin Wise	536	0.7	+0.2
	Independent	Emile Brunoro	473	0.6	−0.5
Total formal votes			75,245	96.2
Informal votes			2,988	3.8
Turnout			78,233	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Langmore	48,505	64.5	+2.2
	Liberal	Ian Farrow	26,718	35.5	−2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Northern Territory

1987 Australian federal election
(Northern Territory)

1 December 1987
The one Northern Territory seat in the Australian House of Representatives and both seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Bob Hawke John Howard Party Labor Coalition Last election 0 seats 1 seat Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 28,195 21,668 Percentage 46.9% 36.0% Swing 2.0 12.8 TPP 52.2% 47.8% TPP swing 3.6 3.6

Northern Territory

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1987.[edit]

1987 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Warren Snowdon	28,195	46.9	+2.0
	Country Liberal	Peter Paroulakis	21,668	36.0	−12.8
	NT Nationals	Bob Liddle	10,273	17.1	+17.1
Total formal votes			60,136	94.2
Informal votes			3,684	5.8
Turnout			63,820	79.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Warren Snowdon	31,386	52.2	+3.6
	Country Liberal	Peter Paroulakis	28,723	47.8	−3.6
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+3.6

See also

• Results of the 1987 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1987–1990

References

1. "1987 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
2. "1987 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
3. "1987 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.