1987 Vanuatuan general election
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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 26 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]
Electoral system[edit]
Most members were elected through single non-transferable voting in multi-seat districts having two to six members each.
Four members were elected through first past the post.
Results[edit]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vanua'aku Pati | 26,617 | 47.28 | 26 | +2 | |
Union of Moderate Parties | 22,443 | 39.87 | 19 | +7 | |
New People's Party | 1,418 | 2.52 | 0 | New | |
Friend Melanesian Party | 1,119 | 1.99 | 1 | 0 | |
National Democratic Party | 879 | 1.56 | 0 | New | |
Nagriamel | 766 | 1.36 | 0 | 0 | |
Vanuatu Independent Alliance Party | 442 | 0.79 | 0 | 0 | |
Vanuatu Labour Party | 322 | 0.57 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 2,288 | 4.06 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 56,294 | 100.00 | 46 | +7 | |
Valid votes | 56,294 | 99.33 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 382 | 0.67 | |||
Total votes | 56,676 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 79,113 | 71.64 | |||
Source: Official Gazette, Nohlen et al. |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p842 ISBN 0-19-924959-8