The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1987 federal election . This election was a Double dissolution , which means that all 12 senators from each state were up for election. Senators total 29 coalition (27 Liberal , one coalition National , one CLP ), 32 Labor , one Jo Vallentine Peace Group , four non-coalition National , seven Democrats , one Nuclear Disarmament and one Independent .[1] Territory Senators served until the next federal election. State Senator terms were nominally three or six years, backdated from 1 July 1987. The Senate used the order-elected method to allocate three- and six-year seats , despite provisions for the AEC to conduct a special recount.
1987 Australian Senate elections
Senators elected in the 1987 federal election
Australia
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Senate (STV GV ) — 1987–90 – Turnout 93.84% (CV ) — Informal 3.54%
Party
Votes
%
Swing
Seats won
Seats held
Change
Liberal
1,965,180
20.97
+0.38
23
27
Liberal–National joint ticket
1,289,888
13.76
+1.05
5
N/A
N/A
National [a]
664,394
7.09
+1.16
6
6
1
Country Liberal
19,970
0.21
−0.10
1
1
Liberal/National Coalition
3,939,432
42.04
+2.50
34
34
1
Labor
4,013,860
42.83
+0.66
32
32
2
Democrats
794,107
8.47
+0.85
7
7
Call to Australia
136,825
1.46
−0.36
Nuclear Disarmament [b]
102,480
1.09
−6.14
1
1
Democratic Labor
50,894
0.54
+0.17
Greens [c]
40,615
0.43
+0.43
Vallentine Peace Group [b]
40,048
0.43
+0.43
1
1
1
Harradine Group
37,037
0.40
+0.14
1
1
Unite Australia
24,704
0.26
+0.26
Pensioner
17,265
0.18
–0.09
Defence and Ex-Services
14,431
0.15
+0.15
One Australia
13,063
0.14
+0.14
Communist
2,456
0.03
+0.03
Independent
144,463
1.54
Total
9,371,681
76
76
Invalid/blank votes
394,891
4.0
–2.8
Turnout
9,766,571
90.5
Registered voters
10,353,213
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993
As this was a double-dissolution election, all Senate seats were contested.
New South Wales
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Victoria
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Queensland
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Western Australia
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South Australia
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Tasmania
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Australian Capital Territory
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Northern Territory
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See also
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References
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