Results of the 1987 Australian federal election in New South Wales

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1987 federal election in the state of New South Wales.^[1]

Overall results

**Turnout 93.9% (CV) — Informal 4.6%**^[2]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	1,059,597	33.26	+0.5	13	1
		National	375,443	11.78	+1.25	10
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,435,040	45.04	+1.74	23	1
	Labor		1,438,985	45.17	–3.09	28	1
	Democrats		201,924	6.34	+0.43
	Independent		107,029	3.36	+1.19
	Unite Australia		1,837	0.06	+0.06
	Nuclear Disarmament		1,105	0.03	+0.18
	Communist		1,213	0.04	–0.01
Total			3,185,920			51
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		1,602,013	50.29	–2.62		1
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,583,465	49.71	+2.62		1

Invalid/blank votes			152,696	4.6	–1.6
Turnout			3,338,616	93.9
Registered voters			3,555,061
Source: Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 1987

Results by division

Banks

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Banks § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Banks ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mountford	32,687	52.8	−4.6
	Liberal	Max Parker	24,430	39.4	+4.3
	Democrats	Montague Green	4,819	7.8	+0.4
Total formal votes			61,936	95.4	+1.7
Informal votes			3,017	4.6	−1.7
Turnout			64,953	96.5	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Mountford	35,180	56.8	−4.6
	Liberal	Max Parker	26,745	43.2	+4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.6

Barton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barton § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gary Punch	31,773	48.5	+0.0
	Liberal	Bob Gemmell	29,473	45.0	+0.0
	Independent	Jim McLean	3,724	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	Charles Bellchambers	600	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			65,570	96.2
Informal votes			2,598	3.8
Turnout			68,168	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gary Punch	33,463	51.0	−0.2
	Liberal	Bob Gemmell	32,097	49.0	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.2

Bennelong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bennelong § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Bennelong ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Howard	36,266	56.9	+2.7
	Labor	Beverley Sharpe	21,533	33.8	−3.4
	Democrats	Paul Taylor	4,603	7.2	−1.4
	Independent	Stephen Davidson	710	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	John Dawson	573	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			63,685	96.5
Informal votes			2,309	3.5
Turnout			65,994	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Howard	38,601	60.6	+2.1
	Labor	Beverley Sharpe	25,080	39.4	−2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.1

Berowra

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Berowra § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Berowra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	40,288	62.4	+2.2
	Labor	Sue Deane	18,173	28.1	−2.5
	Democrats	Peter Markham	6,122	9.5	+0.2
Total formal votes			64,583	96.7
Informal votes			2,204	3.3
Turnout			66,787	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	43,045	66.7	+1.9
	Labor	Sue Deane	21,535	33.3	−1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.9

Blaxland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Blaxland § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Blaxland ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Keating	30,968	53.2	−8.6
	Liberal	Andrew Thorn	19,573	33.6	+2.7
	Independent	Philip Black	2,782	4.8	+4.8
	Democrats	John Young	2,222	3.8	−3.5
	Independent	Paul Keating	1,239	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	Tony Leitao	759	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Frank Rayner	431	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Kaye Tucker	221	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			58,195	90.9
Informal votes			5,860	9.1
Turnout			64,055	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Keating	34,192	58.8	−7.4
	Liberal	Andrew Thorn	23,950	41.2	+7.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.4

Bradfield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bradfield § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Bradfield ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Connolly	45,630	71.6	+0.1
	Labor	Michael Fry	12,359	19.4	−1.3
	Democrats	Fiona Richardson	5,745	9.0	+1.2
Total formal votes			63,734	97.2
Informal votes			1,864	2.8
Turnout			65,598	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Connolly	48,495	76.1	+0.6
	Labor	Michael Fry	15,236	23.9	−0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

Calare

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Calare § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Calare
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Simmons	31,988	48.9	+0.9
	Liberal	Mick English	16,319	25.0	+7.6
	National	Stewart Hespe	13,653	20.9	−1.1
	Democrats	Bob Dolton	2,767	4.2	+0.8
	Independent	Eve Buscombe	656	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			65,383	96.9
Informal votes			2,074	3.1
Turnout			67,457	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Simmons	34,834	53.3	−2.3
	Liberal	Mick English	30,537	46.7	+2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.3

Charlton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Charlton § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Charlton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Brown	36,113	57.7	−4.6
	Liberal	Mollie Blake	17,084	27.3	−0.1
	Democrats	Lyn Godfrey	7,252	11.6	+1.3
	Independent	Vishnu Chaudhary	2,110	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			62,559	95.8
Informal votes			2,760	4.2
Turnout			65,319	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Brown	41,830	66.9	−0.4
	Liberal	Mollie Blake	20,729	33.1	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.4

Chifley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chifley § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Chifley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Roger Price	38,683	64.3	−2.3
	Liberal	Paul Conlon	16,414	27.3	−0.3
	Democrats	Philip Goldhagen	4,128	6.9	+1.1
	Independent	Cheryl Crisp	960	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			60,185	92.7
Informal votes			4,706	7.3
Turnout			64,891	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Roger Price	41,586	69.1	−0.4
	Liberal	Paul Conlon	18,596	30.9	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.4

Cook

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cook § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Cook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Dobie	34,590	53.7	+1.2
	Labor	Michael Addison	25,987	40.4	−1.4
	Democrats	Mark Freeman	3,805	5.9	+0.2
Total formal votes			64,382	96.9
Informal votes			2,083	3.1
Turnout			66,465	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Dobie	36,092	56.1	+0.7
	Labor	Michael Addison	28,290	43.9	−0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.7

Cowper

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cowper § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Cowper
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Garry Nehl	33,328	50.3	+20.2
	Labor	John Murphy	23,393	35.3	−5.8
	Independent	David Rees	4,273	6.5	+3.1
	Democrats	Dorothy Thompson	4,122	6.2	+3.3
	Independent	Max Austin	1,132	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			66,248	97.2
Informal votes			1,929	2.8
Turnout			68,177	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Garry Nehl	39,150	59.1	+5.0
	Labor	John Murphy	27,089	40.9	−5.0
	National hold		Swing	+5.0

Cunningham

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cunningham § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Cunningham ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stewart West	34,365	59.1	−3.7
	Liberal	Jeff Thomson	17,171	29.5	+4.2
	Democrats	Ray Dargavel	6,038	10.4	+2.8
	Independent	Rudy Pasara	568	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			58,142	93.6
Informal votes			3,988	6.4
Turnout			62,130	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stewart West	37,442	64.4	−4.7
	Liberal	Jeff Thomson	20,693	35.6	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.7

Dobell

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dobell § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Dobell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Lee	33,719	53.1	−3.1
	Liberal	Les Nunn	24,168	38.0	+1.7
	Democrats	Graeme Ward	5,657	8.9	+1.4
Total formal votes			63,544	96.1
Informal votes			2,580	3.9
Turnout			66,124	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Lee	36,161	56.9	−3.0
	Liberal	Les Nunn	27,383	43.1	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.0

Dundas

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dundas § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Dundas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	35,747	57.4	+2.2
	Labor	Veronica Husted	20,786	33.4	−2.6
	Democrats	Robert Springett	5,738	9.2	+0.4
Total formal votes			62,271	96.5
Informal votes			2,257	3.5
Turnout			64,528	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	38,010	61.0	+2.1
	Labor	Veronica Husted	24,261	39.0	−2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.1

Eden-Monaro

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Eden-Monaro § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Snow	30,335	48.4	+1.2
	Liberal	David Evans	18,088	28.8	−13.9
	National	Peter Cochran	10,316	16.4	+12.6
	Independent	John McGlynn	3,582	5.7	+5.7
	Unite Australia	Horst Kirchner	405	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			62,726	96.8
Informal votes			2,045	3.2
Turnout			64,771	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Snow	34,144	54.4	+2.4
	Liberal	David Evans	28,577	45.6	−2.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.4

Farrer

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Farrer § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Farrer ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tim Fischer	37,753	58.2	+14.8
	Labor	Barry Marks	21,129	32.6	−3.2
	Independent	Ray Brooks	5,977	9.2	+9.2
Total formal votes			64,859	96.2
Informal votes			2,536	3.8
Turnout			67,395	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tim Fischer	42,302	65.2	+2.2
	Labor	Barry Marks	22,555	34.8	−2.2
	National hold		Swing	+2.2

Fowler

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fowler § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Fowler
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Grace	33,563	58.9	−8.0
	Liberal	Jeff Fishlock	18,639	32.7	+5.6
	Democrats	Robert Neesam	4,809	8.4	+8.4
Total formal votes			57,011	90.0
Informal votes			6,367	10.0
Turnout			63,378	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Grace	35,582	62.4	−7.9
	Liberal	Jeff Fishlock	21,423	37.6	+7.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.9

Gilmore

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gilmore § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Gilmore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Sharp	32,216	52.3	+24.0
	Labor	John Wright	25,207	40.9	−3.5
	Democrats	Alan Blackshaw	2,849	4.6	+1.9
	Independent	Reen Dixon	1,356	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			61,628	97.1
Informal votes			1,826	2.9
Turnout			63,454	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Sharp	34,643	56.2	+5.0
	Labor	John Wright	26,977	43.8	−5.0
	National hold		Swing	+5.0

Grayndler

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grayndler § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Grayndler ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leo McLeay	31,240	52.7	−7.6
	Liberal	Khalil Tartak	20,698	34.9	+5.6
	Democrats	Peter Hennessy	3,602	6.1	−0.7
	Independent	Jack Shanahan	2,108	3.6	+3.6
	Independent	Nick Papanikitas	1,686	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			59,334	92.4
Informal votes			5,601	8.6
Turnout			64,935	91.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leo McLeay	35,395	59.7	−5.2
	Liberal	Keith Tartak	23,883	40.3	+5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.2

Greenway

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Greenway § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Greenway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Russ Gorman	35,386	59.9	+3.1
	Liberal	Warren Musgrave	23,700	40.1	+11.6
Total formal votes			59,086	94.4
Informal votes			3,535	5.6
Turnout			62,621	94.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.9

Gwydir

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gwydir § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ralph Hunt	35,934	57.2	+2.5
	Labor	Trevor Elks	23,200	36.9	−3.7
	Independent	Lloyd Fleming	3,695	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			62,829	96.5
Informal votes			2,287	3.5
Turnout			65,116	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ralph Hunt	37,871	60.3	+3.0
	Labor	Trevor Elks	24,958	39.7	−3.0
	National hold		Swing	+3.0

Hughes

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hughes § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Tickner	31,636	49.8	−2.7
	Liberal	Cliff Mason	26,433	41.6	+2.0
	Democrats	Paul Terrett	5,416	8.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			63,485	95.9
Informal votes			2,696	4.1
Turnout			66,181	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert Tickner	34,958	55.1	−1.4
	Liberal	Cliff Mason	28,524	44.9	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.4

Hume

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hume § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Hume
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wal Fife	33,687	52.7	+21.5
	Labor	Rod Milliken	24,516	38.4	−0.9
	Democrats	Scott Milne	2,498	3.9	+3.9
	Independent	Jim Eldridge	1,843	2.9	+2.9
	Nuclear Disarmament	Duncan Marshall	1,105	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	David Herald	243	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			63,892	97.5
Informal votes			1,632	2.5
Turnout			65,524	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife	36,750	57.5	−0.2
	Labor	Rod Milliken	27,137	42.5	+0.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.2

Hunter

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hunter § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Hunter
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Fitzgibbon	31,656	48.9	+1.6
	National	John Turner	16,067	24.8	+4.3
	Liberal	Graham Dunkley	13,053	20.2	−7.1
	Democrats	Maureen Simpson	3,902	6.0	+1.1
Total formal votes			64,678	96.6
Informal votes			2,267	3.4
Turnout			66,945	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eric Fitzgibbon	34,685	53.6	+1.2
	National	John Turner	29,993	46.4	+46.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

Kingsford Smith

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingsford Smith § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Kingsford-Smith ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lionel Bowen	36,478	59.7	−3.2
	Liberal	Carolyn O'Connor	19,903	32.6	+6.9
	Democrats	Philippa Leehy	4,765	7.8	+0.3
Total formal votes			61,146	92.4
Informal votes			5,014	7.6
Turnout			66,160	90.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lionel Bowen	39,284	64.2	−6.6
	Liberal	Carolyn O'Connor	21,862	35.8	+6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.6

Lindsay

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lindsay § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Lindsay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ross Free	32,949	52.4	−5.1
	Liberal	Glynis Hayne	23,193	36.9	+2.7
	Democrats	Michael Gregory	5,276	8.4	+0.1
	Independent	Ian Perry	1,414	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			62,832	95.1
Informal votes			3,238	4.9
Turnout			66,070	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ross Free	37,033	59.0	−2.6
	Liberal	Glynis Hayne	25,785	41.0	+2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.6

Lowe

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lowe § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Lowe ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Woods	29,724	47.2	+3.7
	Labor	Michael Maher	29,644	47.1	−2.3
	Independent	George Turner	2,197	3.5	+3.5
	Unite Australia	Tony Farrell	1,432	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			62,997	94.4
Informal votes			3,702	5.6
Turnout			66,699	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Woods	32,520	51.6	+3.8
	Labor	Michael Maher	30,454	48.4	−3.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.8

Lyne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lyne § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Lyne ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bruce Cowan	36,467	55.0	+1.8
	Labor	Garry Worth	24,252	36.6	−3.1
	Democrats	John Aitken	5,534	8.4	+2.7
Total formal votes			66,253	96.9
Informal votes			2,135	3.1
Turnout			68,688	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bruce Cowan	39,629	59.8	+4.4
	Labor	Garry Worth	26,619	40.2	−4.4
	National hold		Swing	+4.4

Macarthur

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macarthur § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Macarthur ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Martin	32,404	53.7	−1.8
	Liberal	Ron Forrester	22,106	36.6	+3.6
	Democrats	Meg Sampson	5,862	9.7	−1.8
Total formal votes			60,372	95.1
Informal votes			3,085	4.9
Turnout			63,457	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Martin	35,558	58.9	−3.4
	Liberal	Ron Forrester	24,814	41.1	+3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.4

Mackellar

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mackellar § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Mackellar ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Carlton	35,225	56.9	+2.8
	Labor	Eileen Blackmore	19,254	31.1	−3.9
	Democrats	Graeme Maclennan	6,189	10.0	+0.7
	Independent	Maurice Foley	1,274	2.1	+0.4
Total formal votes			61,942	96.0
Informal votes			2,584	4.0
Turnout			64,526	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Carlton	39,137	63.2	+3.1
	Labor	Eileen Blackmore	22,799	36.8	−3.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.1

Macquarie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macquarie § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Macquarie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alasdair Webster	30,010	50.3	+9.2
	Labor	David March	23,096	38.7	−1.9
	Democrats	Bruce Forbes	6,582	11.0	+3.7
Total formal votes			59,688	96.0
Informal votes			2,497	4.0
Turnout			62,185	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alasdair Webster	33,300	55.8	+4.4
	Labor	David March	26,383	44.2	−4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.4

Mitchell

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mitchell § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Mitchell ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Cadman	46,473	72.5	+5.0
	Labor	Geoff Robinson	17,603	27.5	+2.0
Total formal votes			64,076	97.3
Informal votes			1,769	2.7
Turnout			65,845	95.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.7

New England

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of New England § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: New England
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ian Sinclair	33,306	50.1	−1.2
	Labor	Joe Horan	24,938	37.5	−4.6
	Independent	Bevan O'Regan	4,412	6.6	+6.6
	Democrats	Eunice Moody	3,190	4.8	−1.8
	Independent	Lance Baldwin	632	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			66,478	97.2
Informal votes			1,890	2.8
Turnout			68,368	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ian Sinclair	38,800	58.4	+3.8
	Labor	Joe Horan	27,669	41.6	−3.8
	National hold		Swing	+3.8

Newcastle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Newcastle § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Newcastle ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Morris	31,095	51.5	−5.2
	Independent	George Keegan	16,362	27.1	+27.1
	Liberal	Alan Taggart	9,978	16.5	−1.7
	Democrats	Rae Rendle	2,948	4.9	−1.1
Total formal votes			60,383	95.7
Informal votes			2,741	4.3
Turnout			63,124	95.2
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Allan Morris	38,670	64.1	–0.4
	Liberal	Alan Taggart	21,671	35.9	–0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Morris		55.3 ^[a]
	Independent	George Keegan		44.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.2

North Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Spender	36,290	58.5	+1.5
	Labor	Eddie Britt	18,303	29.5	−3.1
	Democrats	Rod Dominish	7,396	11.9	+1.5
Total formal votes			61,989	96.2
Informal votes			2,461	3.8
Turnout			64,450	90.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Spender	39,815	64.2	+3.2
	Labor	Eddie Britt	22,174	35.8	−3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.2

Page

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Page § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Page
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ian Robinson	27,756	44.2	−3.3
	Labor	Trevor Ellem	21,357	34.0	−7.1
	Independent	William Egerton	9,149	14.6	+14.6
	Democrats	Ivor Brown	4,586	7.3	+2.4
Total formal votes			62,848	97.5
Informal votes			1,580	2.5
Turnout			64,428	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ian Robinson	34,249	54.5	−0.6
	Labor	Trevor Ellem	28,580	45.5	+0.6
	National hold		Swing	−0.6

Parkes

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parkes § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Parkes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Michael Cobb	31,433	50.5	+22.3
	Labor	Graham Lund	22,773	36.6	−4.1
	Independent	Max Murford	5,272	8.5	+8.5
	Democrats	Gloria Collison	2,229	3.6	+0.7
	Independent	Bill O'Donnell	528	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			62,235	96.8
Informal votes			2,073	3.2
Turnout			64,308	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Michael Cobb	37,816	60.8	+4.7
	Labor	Graham Lund	24,403	39.2	−4.7
	National hold		Swing	+4.7

Parramatta

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parramatta § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Parramatta ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brown	32,304	52.5	−5.5
	Liberal	Paul Hamer	23,881	38.8	+3.8
	Democrats	Rodney Levett	5,378	8.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			61,563	94.3
Informal votes			3,727	5.7
Turnout			65,290	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brown	34,649	56.3	−5.4
	Liberal	Paul Hamer	26,914	43.7	+5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.4

Phillip

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Phillip § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Phillip ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jeannette McHugh	31,552	49.1	−1.1
	Liberal	Ray Collins	27,508	42.8	+1.7
	Democrats	Karin Sowada	4,339	6.8	+1.3
	Independent	Fred Brinkman	844	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			64,243	95.4
Informal votes			3,089	4.6
Turnout			67,332	91.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jeannette McHugh	34,743	54.1	−0.1
	Liberal	Ray Collins	29,491	45.9	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.1

Prospect

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Prospect § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dick Klugman	33,367	52.2	−13.8
	Liberal	Robert Ingram	18,018	28.2	+0.6
	Independent	Sam Barone	9,354	14.6	+14.6
	Democrats	William Utterson	3,194	5.0	−0.1
Total formal votes			63,933	92.9
Informal votes			5,645	8.1
Turnout			69,578	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Klugman	40,861	63.9	−5.4
	Liberal	Robert Ingram	23,038	36.1	+5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.4

Reid

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Reid § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Reid
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	35,738	58.4	−2.9
	Liberal	Lynne McDowell	21,175	34.6	+5.5
	Democrats	John Roveen	4,274	7.0	+2.1
Total formal votes			61,187	93.3
Informal votes			5,099	7.7
Turnout			66,286	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren	37,839	61.8	−5.5
	Liberal	Lynne McDowell	23,348	38.2	+5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.5

Richmond

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Richmond § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Richmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Charles Blunt	31,164	51.1	−1.5
	Labor	Klaas Woldring	21,509	35.2	−1.6
	Democrats	Anne Brown	4,308	7.1	+2.1
	Independent	Mac Nicolson	4,061	6.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			61,042	97.5
Informal votes			1,578	2.5
Turnout			62,620	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Charles Blunt	34,542	56.6	−0.6
	Labor	Klaas Woldring	26,500	43.4	+0.6
	National hold		Swing	−0.6

Riverina-Darling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Riverina-Darling § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Riverina-Darling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Noel Hicks	32,238	53.5	+6.1
	Labor	Peter Black	28,017	46.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			60,255	96.8
Informal votes			2,002	3.2
Turnout			62,257	94.7
	National hold		Swing	−1.1

Robertson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Robertson § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Robertson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Cohen	31,983	49.0	−6.3
	Liberal	Paul St Clair	27,220	41.7	+4.4
	Democrats	Glenice Griffiths	6,132	9.4	+2.0
Total formal votes			65,335	96.4
Informal votes			2,417	3.6
Turnout			67,752	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Cohen	35,645	54.6	−4.2
	Liberal	Paul St Clair	29,688	45.4	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.2

Shortland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Shortland § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Shortland ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Morris	35,916	55.0	−3.2
	Liberal	Milton Caine	20,652	31.6	−0.7
	Democrats	Derek McCabe	8,727	13.4	+5.4
Total formal votes			64,295	95.7
Informal votes			2,962	4.3
Turnout			68,257	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Morris	39,890	61.1	−2.0
	Liberal	Milton Caine	25,405	38.9	+2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.0

St George

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of St George § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: St George ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Dubois	30,829	49.8	−3.2
	Liberal	Gary Rush	26,869	43.4	+3.2
	Democrats	Garry Dalrymple	3,241	5.2	+1.0
	Independent	Brian Compton	927	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			61,866	93.9
Informal votes			4,015	6.1
Turnout			65,881	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Dubois	33,209	53.7	−2.8
	Liberal	Gary Rush	28,651	46.3	+2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.8

Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sydney § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Sydney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Baldwin	29,795	50.5	−6.7
	Liberal	Les Morka	14,911	25.3	+2.6
	Independent	Jack Mundey	7,918	13.4	+13.4
	Democrats	William Cole	4,916	8.3	+0.2
	Independent	Vito Radice	1,457	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			58,997	93.6
Informal votes			4,034	6.4
Turnout			63,031	87.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Baldwin	41,220	69.9	−3.5
	Liberal	Les Morka	17,746	30.1	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.5

Throsby

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Throwsby § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Throsby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Colin Hollis	30,354	51.4	−5.7
	Liberal	Neville Fredericks	20,456	34.6	+8.0
	Democrats	Greg Butler	4,458	7.5	+1.9
	National	David Wood	3,812	6.5	−3.0
Total formal votes			59,080	95.5
Informal votes			2,815	4.5
Turnout			61,895	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Colin Hollis	33,718	57.1	−4.6
	Liberal	Neville Fredericks	25,359	42.9	+4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.6

Warringah

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Warringah § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Warringah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael MacKellar	37,855	59.7	+2.9
	Labor	Ian Douglas	19,805	31.2	−3.4
	Democrats	Christian Widmair	5,773	9.1	+2.2
Total formal votes			63,433	96.0
Informal votes			2,609	4.0
Turnout			66,042	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael MacKellar	40,684	64.1	+3.4
	Labor	Ian Douglas	22,748	35.9	−3.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.4

Wentworth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wentworth § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Hewson	32,099	54.6	+2.7
	Labor	Anne-Maree Whitaker	20,181	34.3	−2.0
	Democrats	Yvonne Jayawardena	6,533	11.1	+3.4
Total formal votes			58,813	95.0
Informal votes			3,116	5.0
Turnout			61,929	89.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Hewson	34,101	58.0	+1.7
	Labor	Anne-Maree Whitaker	24,695	42.0	−1.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.7

Werriwa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Werriwa § 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Werriwa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Kerin	43,094	63.7	+0.0
	Liberal	David Brock	24,600	36.3	+7.0
Total formal votes			67,694	94.7
Informal votes			3,798	5.3
Turnout			71,492	95.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.2

Notes

^ Estimate based on a notional distribution of Taggart's votes.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "1987 House of Representatives: New South Wales". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ "1987 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

[3] Estimate based on a notional distribution of Taggart's votes.^[1]

[1987_Psephos_NSW-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "1987 House of Representatives: New South Wales". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[1987_Psephos-2] "1987 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

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