title: Results of the 1987 Australian federal election in Tasmania
text: # Results of the 1987 Australian federal election in Tasmania
  
  This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1987 federal election in the state of Tasmania.
  
  ## Overall results
  
  Turnout 96.1% (CV) — Informal 4.8% :
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | 140,217 | 51.05 | -0.08 | 4 | 1 |
  | | Labor | 118,077 | 42.99 | -0.43 | 1 | 1 |
  | | Democrats | 16,371 | 5.96 | 1.95 | | |
  | Total | Total | 274,665 | | | 5 | |
  | Two-party-preferred vote |||||||
  | | Liberal | 145,830 | 53.10 | -0.27 | 4 | 1 |
  | | Labor | 128,819 | 46.90 | 0.27 | 1 | 1 |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 14,297 | 4.95 | -0.92 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 288,962 | 96.08 | | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 300,763 | | | | |
  | Source: Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 1987 |||||||
  
  ## Results by division
  
  ### Bass
  
  1987 Australian federal election: Bass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Warwick Smith | 28,149 | 51.8 | −0.2 |
  | | Labor | Richard Taylor | 23,311 | 42.9 | −0.1 |
  | | Democrats | Michael Preece | 2,910 | 5.4 | +0.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 54,370 | 94.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,281 | 5.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,651 | 96.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Warwick Smith | 29,173 | 53.7 | −0.7 |
  | | Labor | Richard Taylor | 25,194 | 46.3 | +0.7 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.7 | |
  
  ### Braddon
  
  1987 Australian federal election: Braddon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Chris Miles | 32,108 | 57.9 | +5.2 |
  | | Labor | David Currie | 23,307 | 42.1 | −1.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 55,415 | 96.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,173 | 3.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,588 | 96.3 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
  
  ### Denison
  
  1987 Australian federal election: Denison :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Duncan Kerr | 26,732 | 48.3 | +3.4 |
  | | Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 24,590 | 44.4 | -3.7 |
  | | Democrats | Robert Bell | 4,054 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 55,376 | 95.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,540 | 4.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,916 | 95.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Duncan Kerr | 29,787 | 53.8 | +4.8 |
  | | Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 25,587 | 46.2 | -4.8 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.8 | |
  
  ### Franklin
  
  1987 Australian federal election: Franklin :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Bruce Goodluck | 27,725 | 50.2 | -3.4 |
  | | Labor | Nick Sherry | 22,292 | 40.4 | -0.2 |
  | | Democrats | Patsy Harmsen | 5,171 | 9.4 | +3.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 55,188 | 95.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,619 | 4.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,807 | 96.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Bruce Goodluck | 29,407 | 53.3 | -2.3 |
  | | Labor | Nick Sherry | 25,777 | 46.7 | +2.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.3 | |
  
  ### Lyons
  
  1987 Australian federal election:Lyons :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Max Burr | 27,645 | 50.9 | +1.4 |
  | | Labor | Dick Adams | 22,435 | 41.3 | -3.7 |
  | | Democrats | Liz Holloway | 4,236 | 7.8 | +2.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 54,316 | 93.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,684 | 6.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,000 | 96.6 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Max Burr | 29,555 | 54.4 | +3.1 |
  | | Labor | Dick Adams | 24,754 | 45.6 | -3.1 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.1 | |
  