This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1987 Australian federal election. The election was held on 11 July 1987.
Retiring Members and Senators
Labor Len Keogh MP (Bowman, Qld) Ralph Jacobi MP (Hawker, SA) Senator Ruth Coleman (WA) Senator Ron Elstob (SA) Senator Gordon McIntosh (WA) Senator Ted Robertson (NT)
Liberal Peter Coleman MP (Wentworth, NSW) Peter Drummond MP (Forrest, WA) Senator Sir John Carrick (NSW) Senator Dame Margaret Guilfoyle (Vic) Senator Reg Withers (WA)
National Senator Stan Collard (Qld)
Country Liberal Paul Everingham MP (Northern Territory, NT) Senator Bernie Kilgariff (NT)
Democrats Senator Colin Mason (NSW)
Independent Senator Michael Townley (Tas) – elected as Liberal
House of Representatives Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Australian Capital Territory
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateDemocrats candidateNDP candidateOther candidates Canberra Labor Ros Kelly John Louttit Frances English Chris Warren Bev Cains (AFM)John Farrell (Ind)Fraser Labor John Langmore Ian Farrow Peter Hayes Gareth Smith Emile Brunoro (Ind)Dawn Casley-Smith (AFM)Larry O'Sullivan (Ind)Kevin Wise (Ind)
New South Wales
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateDemocrats candidateOther candidates Banks Labor John Mountford Max Parker (Lib) Monty Green Barton Labor Gary Punch Bob Gemmell (Lib) Charles Bellchambers (Ind)Jim McLean (Ind)Bennelong Liberal Beverley Sharpe John Howard (Lib) Paul Taylor Stephen Davidson (Ind)John Dawson (Ind)Berowra Liberal Sue Deane Harry Edwards (Lib) Peter Markham Blaxland Labor Paul Keating Andrew Thorn (Lib) John Young Philip Black (Ind)Paul Keating (Ind)Tony Leitao (Ind)Frank Rayner (Ind)Kaye Tucker (Ind)Bradfield Liberal Michael Fry David Connolly (Lib) Fiona Richardson Calare Labor David Simmons Mick English (Lib)Stewart Hespe (Nat) Bob Dolton Eve Buscombe (Ind)Charlton Labor Bob Brown Mollie Blake (Lib) Lyn Godfrey Vishnu Chaudhary (Ind)Chifley Labor Roger Price Paul Conlon (Lib) Philip Goldhagen Cheryl Crisp (Ind)Cook Liberal Michael Addison Don Dobie (Lib) Mark Freeman Cowper National John Murphy Garry Nehl (Nat) Dorothy Thompson Max Austin (Ind)David Rees (Ind)Cunningham Labor Stewart West Jeff Thomson (Lib) Ray Dargavel Rudy Pasara (Ind)Dobell Labor Michael Lee Les Nunn (Lib) Graeme Ward Dundas Liberal Veronica Husted Philip Ruddock (Lib) Robert Springett Eden-Monaro Labor Jim Snow Peter Cochran (Nat)David Evans (Lib) Horst Kirchner (UAP)John McGlynn (Ind)Farrer National Barry Marks Tim Fischer (Nat) Ray Brooks (Ind)Fowler Labor Ted Grace Jeff Fishlock (Lib) Robert Neesam Gilmore National John Wright John Sharp (Nat) Alan Blackshaw Reen Dixon (Ind)Grayndler Labor Leo McLeay Karl Tartak (Lib) Peter Hennessy Nick Papanikitas (Ind)Jack Shanahan (Ind)Greenway Labor Russ Gorman Warren Musgrave (Lib) Gwydir National Trevor Elks Ralph Hunt (Nat) Lloyd Fleming (Ind)Hughes Labor Robert Tickner Cliff Mason (Lib) Paul Terrett Hume Liberal Rod Milliken Wal Fife (Lib) Scott Milne Jim Eldridge (Ind)David Herald (Ind)Duncan Marshall (NDP)Hunter Labor Eric Fitzgibbon Graham Dunkley (Lib)John Turner (Nat) Maureen Simpson Kingsford-Smith Labor Lionel Bowen Carolyn O'Connor (Lib) Philippa Leehy Lindsay Labor Ross Free Glynis Hayne (Lib) Michael Gregory Ian Perry (Ind)Lowe Labor Michael Maher Bob Woods (Lib) Tony Farrell (UAP)George Turner (Ind)Lyne National Garry Worth Bruce Cowan (Nat) John Aitken Macarthur Labor Stephen Martin Ron Forrester (Lib) Meg Sampson Mackellar Liberal Eileen Blackmore Jim Carlton (Lib) Graeme Maclennan Maurice Foley (Ind)Macquarie Liberal David March Alasdair Webster (Lib) Bruce Forbes Mitchell Liberal Geoff Robinson Alan Cadman (Lib) Newcastle Labor Allan Morris Alan Taggart (Lib) Rae Rendle George Keegan (Ind)New England National Joe Horan Ian Sinclair (Nat) Eunice Moody Lance Baldwin (Ind)Bevan O'Regan (Ind)North Sydney Liberal Eddie Britt John Spender (Lib) Rod Dominish Page National Trevor Ellem Ian Robinson (Nat) Ivor Brown William Egerton (Ind)Parkes National Graham Lund Michael Cobb (Nat) Gloria Collison Max Murford (Ind)Bill O'Donnell (Ind)Parramatta Labor John Brown Paul Hamer (Lib) Rodney Levett Phillip Labor Jeannette McHugh Ray Collins (Lib) Karin Sowada Fred Brinkman (Ind)Prospect Labor Dick Klugman Robert Ingram (Lib) William Utterson Sam Barone (Ind)Reid Labor Tom Uren Lynne McDowell (Lib) John Roveen Richmond National Klaas Woldring Charles Blunt (Nat) Anne Brown Mac Nicolson (Ind)Riverina-Darling National Peter Black Noel Hicks (Nat) Robertson Labor Barry Cohen Paul St Clair (Lib) Glenice Griffiths Shortland Labor Peter Morris Milton Caine (Lib) Derek McCabe St George Labor Stephen Dubois Gary Rush (Lib) Garry Dalrymple Brian Compton (Ind)Sydney Labor Peter Baldwin Les Morka (Lib) William Cole Jack Mundey (Ind)Vito Radice (Ind)Throsby Labor Colin Hollis Neville Fredericks (Lib)David Wood (Nat) Greg Butler Warringah Liberal Ian Douglas Michael MacKellar (Lib) Christian Widmair Wentworth Liberal Anne-Maree Whitaker John Hewson (Lib) Yvonne Jayawardena Werriwa Labor John Kerin David Brock (Lib)
Northern Territory
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCLP candidateNT Nationals candidates Northern Territory CLP Warren Snowdon Peter Paroulakis Bob Liddle
Queensland
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateNational candidateDemocrats candidateOther candidates Bowman Labor Con Sciacca Andrew Crowe Bill Barry-Cotter Diana Taylor Barry Cullen (Ind)Brisbane Labor Manfred Cross David Drake Cliff Newman Michael van Prooyen William Kenney (Ind)Capricornia Labor Keith Wright Tom Young Ted Price J. S. Page (NDP)Dawson National Bill Welch Paul Pottinger Ray Braithwaite Fadden Liberal Peter Wilson David Jull Peter Robinson Kenneth Davies Fairfax National Alison Smith Joy Brannelly Evan Adermann Brian Stockwell Fisher National Michael Lavarch Ian Mutch Peter Slipper Glen Spicer Forde Liberal Mary Crawford David Watson Tony Philbrick Sheila Rieff Griffith Labor Ben Humphreys Wayne Black Sean Cousins Lance Winter Groom National Linda Dwyer Alexander Munro Tom McVeigh Mark Carew Herbert Labor Ted Lindsay Rosemary Pavey Jose Goicoechea Paul Swanton Hinkler National Brian Courtice John Williams Bryan Conquest Geoff Boshell Kennedy National James Byrne Ross Cooper Bob Katter Leichhardt Labor John Gayler Ronald Barry Kevin Byrne Wilfred Tapau Lilley Labor Elaine Darling John Gates Andrew Brown McPherson Liberal Pat Stern Peter White Max McMahon Yvonne Stoelhorst Maranoa National Raymond Paroz Bruce Christie Ian Cameron Richard McCarthy Moncrieff Liberal Robert Boyce Kathy Sullivan Lester Hughes George Spencer Moreton Liberal Garrie Gibson Don Cameron Peter Freckleton Manfred Willinger Oxley Labor Bill Hayden Janice Akroyd Barry Hoffensetz John Loughney Petrie Liberal Gary Johns John Hodges Gerard Cross Isobel Robinson Rankin Labor David Beddall John Patterson Peter JorgensonGerard Walsh Miriam Cope Terri Cavanagh (Ind)Michael Dunne (Ind)Ryan Liberal Fleur Yuile John Moore Steve Walters Daphne Woodhouse Wide Bay National Andrew Foley Can Primavera Clarrie Millar Ray Barry
South Australia
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateDemocrats candidateNational candidateUAP candidateOther candidates Adelaide Labor Chris Hurford Peter Panagaris Chris Wurm Bryan Stokes Charles Shahin Graham Smith (CPA)Barker Liberal Bill Hender James Porter Glenn Taylor Max Vawser Tom Giannouklas Allan Bannister (Ind)Harry Pfeuffer (Ind)Bonython Labor Neal Blewett Bernard Buechner Colin Maas Cathryn Linedale John Longhurst Boothby Liberal Jayne Taylor Steele Hall Margaret-Ann Williams Clarrie Dietman Kevin Angove Grey Labor Lloyd O'Neil Russell Reid Chris James Robin Dixon-Thompson Leonce Kealy Hawker Labor Elizabeth Harvey Kim Jacobs Graham Pamount David Dwyer Keith Draper Hindmarsh Labor John Scott Barry Lewis Jim Mitchell Glenn Jarvis Stewart Clarke Sofia Mavrogeorgis (Ind)Kingston Labor Gordon Bilney Richard Noble Colin Miller Gerald Larkin Michael Prowse Makin Labor Peter Duncan Neville Joyce Sandra Kanck Natalie Richardson Kenneth Taplin A. Wunderlich (Ind)Mayo Liberal Delia Skorin Alexander Downer Merilyn Pedrick Wesley Glanville Dorothy McGregor-Day George Gater (Ind)Port Adelaide Labor Mick Young Barry Blundell Derek Ball Rod Scarborough Bob Manhire John Buik (Ind)Brian Rooney (Ind)Sturt Liberal Phil Robins Ian Wilson Karen Coleman Loma Silsbury Graeme Matthews Wakefield Liberal Susan Stephens Neil Andrew Barbara Barlow Bill Adams Anne Hausler
Tasmania
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateDemocrats candidate Bass Liberal Richard Taylor Warwick Smith Michael PreeceBraddon Liberal David Currie Chris Miles Denison Liberal Duncan Kerr Michael Hodgman Robert BellFranklin Liberal Nick Sherry Bruce Goodluck Patsy HarmsenLyons Liberal Dick Adams Max Burr Liz Holloway
Victoria