Vanuatuan general election, 1987

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General elections were held in Vanuatu on 30 November 1987. Ni-Vanuatu voters were invited to elect the 46 members of an expanded national Parliament, which had previously held 39 seats.

The ruling Vanua'aku Pati maintained its absolute majority, with 25 seats, while the Union of Moderate Parties obtained 19. The Vanua'aku Pati received slightly less than 50% of the popular vote, while the UMP received 40%. Walter Lini of the Vanua'aku Pati remained Prime Minister.^[1] Voter turnout was 71.6%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Vanua'aku Pati	26,626	47.3	25	+1
Union of Moderate Parties	22,443	39.9	19	+7
New People's Party	1,418	2.5	0	New
Fren Melanesian Party	1,119	2.0	1	0
National Democratic Party	879	1.6	0	New
Nagriamel	766	1.4	0	0
Vanuatu Independent Alliance Party	442	0.8	0	0
Liberal Party	313	0.6	0	New
Independents	2,288	4.1	1	+1
Invalid/blank votes	382	-	-	-
Total	56,676	100	46	+7
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ MILES, William F.S., Bridging Mental Boundaries in a Postcolonial Microcosm: Identity and Development in Vanuatu, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8248-2048-7, p.24
↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p842 ISBN 0-19-924959-8

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