Bahamian general election, 1987
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General elections were held in the Bahamas on 19 June 1987. The result was a victory for the Progressive Liberal Party
, which won 31 of the 49 seats. Voter turnout was 87.9%.
Progressive Liberal Party
The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....
, which won 31 of the 49 seats. Voter turnout was 87.9%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum.... |
48,339 | 53.5 | 31 | |
| Free National Movement Free National Movement The Free National Movement is a socially liberal and economically conservative political party in The Bahamas. It is currently the ruling party, winning 23 of the 41 seats in the Bahamas House of Assembly on May 2, 2007; two of these seats are currently being contested in Electorial Court by the... |
39,009 | 43.2 | 16 | |
| Labour Party Labour Party (Bahamas) The Labour Party was a minor political party in the Bahamas. In the 1962 general elections it won a single seat, taken by Randol Fawkes. Fawkes retained his seat in the 1967 elections, in which the United Bahamian Party and the Progressive Liberal Party won 18 seats each. Although the UBP had won... |
112 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 2,820 | 3.1 | 2 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | ||||
| Total | 90,280 | 100 | 49 | +6 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||