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| Australian federal election, 1987 All 150 seats of the Australian House of Representatives and all 76 seats of the Australian Senate | ||||
| 11 July 1987 | ||||
| Government | Opposition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Leader | Bob Hawke | John Howard | ||
| Party | Labor | Liberal/National coalition | ||
| Leader since | 3 February 1983 | 5 September 1985 | ||
| Leader's seat | Wills | Bennelong | ||
| Last election | 82 seats | 66 seats | ||
| Seats won | 86 | 62 | ||
| Seat change | +4 | -4 | ||
| Percentage | 50. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Robert James Lee (Bob Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929 was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a pragmatic grouping of Centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922 Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The Division of Wills is an Australian electoral division (electorate of Victoria. The Division of Bennelong is an Australian electorate in New South Wales. 83 | 49. 17% | ||
| Swing | -0. 94 | +0. 94 | ||
Federal elections were held in Australia on 11 July 1987, following the granting of a double dissolution on 5 June by the Governor-General Sir Ninian Stephen. Robert James Lee (Bob Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929 was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister Robert James Lee (Bob Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929 was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) This article deals with elections to the Australian Parliament. The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia of the monarch of Australia (currently Elizabeth II Queen of Australia) Sir Ninian Martin Stephen KG AK GCMG GCVO KBE QC (born 15 June 1923 was the 20th Governor-General of Australia Consequently, all 148 seats in the House of Representatives as well as all 76 seats in the Senate were up for election. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke defeated the opposition Liberal Party of Australia led by John Howard and the National Party of Australia led by Ian Sinclair. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Robert James Lee (Bob Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929 was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Ian McCahon Sinclair, AC, PC (born 10 June 1929) is a former Australian politician and leader of the National Party of Australia
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Australian Labor Party | 4,222,431 | 45. 76 | -1. 79 | 86 | +4 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 3,175,262 | 34. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 41 | +0. 35 | 43 | -2 | |
| National Party of Australia | 1,060,976 | 11. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 50 | +0. 87 | 19 | -2 | |
| Australian Democrats | 554,017 | 6. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 00 | +0. 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Country Liberal Party | 21,668 | 0. The Country Liberal Party (CLP is a Northern Territory political party affiliated with both the Liberal and National parties 23 | -0. 09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 189,975 | 2. 06 | +0. 07 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9,227,772 | 148 | ||||
| Australian Labor Party | WIN | 50. 83 | -0. 94 | 86 | +4 | |
| Liberal/National coalition | 49. The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a pragmatic grouping of Centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922 17 | +0. 94 | 62 | -4 |
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats Won | Seats Held | |
| Australian Labor Party | 4,013,860 | 42. 83 | +0. 66 | 32 | 32 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 1,965,180 | 20. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 97 | +0. 38 | 23 | 26 | |
| Liberal/National (Joint Ticket) | 1,289,888 | 13. 76 | +1. 05 | 5 | ||
| Australian Democrats | 794,107 | 8. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 47 | +0. 85 | 7 | 7 | |
| National Party of Australia | 664,394 | 7. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 09 | +1. 16 | 5 | 7 | |
| Call to Australia Party | 136,825 | 1. The Christian Democratic Party (CDP is a minor Political party in Australia. 46 | -0. 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nuclear Disarmament Party | 102,480 | 1. The Nuclear Disarmament Party ( NDP) is a political party in Australia. 09 | -6. 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| Vallentine Peace Group | 40,048 | 0. Josephine Vallentine (b May 30, 1946) is a peace activist and a former Australian Senator for Western Australia. 43 | * | 1 | 1 | |
| Harradine Group | 37,037 | 0. Brian Harradine (born 9 January 1935) Australian Politician, was an independent member of the Australian Senate from 1975 to 2005 40 | +0. 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| Country Liberal Party | 19,970 | 0. The Country Liberal Party (CLP is a Northern Territory political party affiliated with both the Liberal and National parties 21 | -0. 10 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other | 307,892 | 3. 29 | +1. 93 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9,371,681 | 76 | 76 |
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Note: As this was a double-dissolution election, all Senate seats were contested.
The 1987 federal election was called 6 months early by Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke to capitalise on disunity in the opposition. The trigger for the double dissolution was legislation for the Australia Card, although it did not figure prominently in the campaign. The Australia Card was a controversial proposal for a national identification card for Australian citizens and resident foreigners Opposition Leader John Howard had dismissed his predecessor Andrew Peacock from the shadow ministry in March, following unfortunate remarks by Peacock to Victorian state opposition leader Jeff Kennett in an infamous car phone conversation. Andrew Sharp Peacock AC (born 13 February 1939 is a former Australian Liberal politician Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC (born 2 March 1948 Australian politician was the Premier of Victoria from 1992 to 1999 Howard, who had succeeded Peacock in 1985, was fighting a war on two fronts - the origin of his oft-repeated remark that, in politics, "disunity is death".
This election was the last time the Liberals and Nationals competed directly against each other in a federal election. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. This was due to the abortive Joh for Canberra campaign of Queensland premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. The Joh for Canberra or Joh for PM campaign was the 1987 attempt by the Queensland branch of the National Party of Australia to install Queensland See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen KCMG (13 January 1911 &ndash 23 April 2005] New Zealand -born Australian Politician, was the longest-serving Although Bjelke-Petersen did not run, the resulting schism between the Nationals and Liberals led to several three-cornered contests. Labor campaigned strongly on the disunity among the opposition parties. The Labor result of 86 seats was the party's highest ever (the total number of seats was expanded by 23 in 1984).
References
- University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
- AEC 2PP vote
- AustralianPolitics.com election details
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