Australia 1987 Legislative
Election
| Chamber |
Senate
|
|
Date of Election
|
July 11, 1987
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
| Number
of Seats Available |
76
*
|
|
Length of
Legislative Term
|
6
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats **
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
| Australian
Labor Party (ALP) |
32
|
-
|
| Liberal
Party of Australia (LP) |
28
|
-
|
| Australian
Democratic Party (ADP) |
7
|
-
|
| National
Party of Australia (NPA) |
6
|
-
|
| Western
Australia Anti-Nuclear Party (WAANP) |
1
|
-
|
| Nuclear
Disarmament Party (NDP) |
1
|
-
|
| Independent |
1
|
-
|
* Twelve members
were elected from each state, and 2 each from the Australian Capital Territory
and Northern Territories.
**
Half of the Senate stood for election; results reflect overall distribution
of seats.
| Chamber |
House
of Representatives
|
|
Date of Election
|
July
11, 1987
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
***
|
| Number
of Seats Available |
148
|
|
Length of
Legislative Term
|
3
years
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Australian
Labor Party (ALP) |
86
|
45.8%
|
| Liberal
Party of Australia (LP) |
43
|
34.3%
|
| National
Party of Australia (NPA) |
19
|
11.5%
|
*** Preferential balloting
- progressive elimination of lowest-ranked candidates with a redistribution
of preferences until one candidate secures a majority.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1989, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1989.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie
and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition)
Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.
| Population
Size |
16
263 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
10
353 213
|
|
Total Votes
|
9
715 428
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
93.8%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
4.9%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Australia. [Internet]. International IDEA. 7 November 2001. |
