The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1987 federal election. This election was a Double dissolution, which means that all 12 senators from each state were up for election. Senators total 29 coalition (27 Liberal, one coalition National, one CLP), 32 Labor, one Jo Vallentine Peace Group, four non-coalition National, seven Democrats, one Nuclear Disarmament and one Independent.^[1] Territory Senators served until the next federal election. State Senator terms were nominally three or six years, backdated from 1 July 1987. The Senate used the order-elected method to allocate three- and six-year seats, despite provisions for the AEC to conduct a special recount.

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1987 Australian Senate elections

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All 76 seats in the Australian Senate 39 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Fred Chaney John Button Party Liberal/National Coalition Labor Leader since 11 March 1983 7 November 1980 Leader's seat Western Australia Victoria Seats before 33 34 Seats after 34 32 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 3,939,432 4,013,860 Percentage 42.04% 42.83% Swing 2.50% 0.66%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Janine Haines Robert Wood Party Democrats NDP Leader since 18 August 1986 Leader's seat South Australia New South Wales (won seat) Seats before 7 1 Seats after 7 1 Seat change Popular vote 794,107 102,480 Percentage 8.47% 1.09% Swing 0.85% 6.14%
Senators elected in the 1987 federal election
Leader of the Senate before election John Button Labor Elected Leader of the Senate John Button Labor

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Senate (STV GV) — 1987–90 – Turnout 93.84% (CV) — Informal 3.54%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats won	Seats held	Change
		Liberal	1,965,180	20.97	+0.38	23	27
		Liberal–National joint ticket	1,289,888	13.76	+1.05	5	N/A	N/A
		National [lower-alpha 1]	664,394	7.09	+1.16	6	6	1
		Country Liberal	19,970	0.21	−0.10	1	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		3,939,432	42.04	+2.50	34	34	1
	Labor		4,013,860	42.83	+0.66	32	32	2
	Democrats		794,107	8.47	+0.85	7	7
	Nuclear Disarmament [lower-alpha 2]		102,480	1.09	−6.14	1	1
	Vallentine Peace Group [lower-alpha 2]		40,048	0.43	+0.43	1	1	1
	Harradine Group		37,037	0.40	+0.14	1	1
Total			9,371,681			76	76
Invalid/blank votes			394,891	4.0	–2.8
Turnout			9,766,571	90.5
Registered voters			10,353,213
Source: Federal Election Results 1949-1993

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• As this was a double-dissolution election, all Senate seats were contested.

• 1987 Australian federal election
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• Members of the Australian Senate, 1987–1990