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Vanuatuan general election, 1987

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Vanuatuan general election, 1987

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. Voter turnout was 71.6%.

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Vanuatuan general election, 1987 Wikipedia