1987 South African General Election
6 May 1987 · The apartheid parliament · 166 seats, 84 for a majority
General elections were held in South Africa on 6 May 1987. The State of Emergency cast a cloud over the elections, which were again won by the National Party (NP) under the leadership of P.
A whites-only election under apartheid: the great majority of South Africans were denied the vote entirely. Recorded here as history, with that exclusion stated plainly.
Government leader before
P. W. Botha
National
Government leader (continued)
P. W. Botha
National Party
Largest force
National Party
123 of 166 seats
Turnout
67.8%
The result
National Party
P. W. Botha · 52.7% of votes · +8 seats
123
seats
Conservative Party
Andries Treurnicht · 26.8% of votes
22
seats
Progressive Federal Party
Colin Eglin · 14.1% of votes · +7 seats
19
seats
New Republic Party
2.0% of votes · +7 seats
1
seats
Independents
1.3% of votes · +1 seats
1
seats