1987 New Zealand General Election
15 August 1987 · The two-party era · 97 seats, 49 for a majority
The 1987 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 42nd sitting of the New Zealand Parliament. The governing New Zealand Labour Party, led by Prime Minister David Lange, was re-elected for a second term, although the Opposition National Party made gains.
Prime Minister before
David Lange
Labour
Prime Minister (continued)
David Lange
Labour
Largest force
Labour
57 of 97 seats
Turnout
89.1%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Lange | 57 | +2 | 878,448 | 48.0% | +5.0 | |
| National | Jim Bolger | 40 | +2 | 806,305 | 44.0% | +8.1 | |
| Democrats | Neil Morrison | 0 | -2 | 105,091 | 5.7% | -1.9 |