A spill of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 17 July 1987, following John Howard's loss in the 1987 federal election by previous leader Andrew Peacock. The spill was won by Howard against Peacock by 41 votes to 28.
Peacock was then elected deputy leader with 36 votes over Fred Chaney with 24, Michael MacKellar with 6 and John Moore with 3.
Background
Candidates John Howard, incumbent Leader, Member for Bennelong Andrew Peacock, former Leader, Member for Kooyong
Results
The following tables gives the ballot results:
Leadership ballot Candidate Final ballot % John Howard 41 59.4 Andrew Peacock 28 40.6
Deputy leadership ballot Candidate Final ballot % Andrew Peacock 36 52.2 Fred Chaney 24 34.8 Michael MacKellar 6 8.7 John Moore 3 4.4
Other candidates in order of elimination:
John Spender David Connolly Peter Shack Ian Wilson Neil Brown Harry Edwards Wilson Tuckey
Aftermath
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