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.
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Turnout | 71.64% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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]
Important issues in the election included domestic economic reforms (such as liberalising the economy) and the accommodation of the Francophone population.[3]