30 April 1987 Saint Lucian general election

Snap general elections were held in Saint Lucia on 30 April 1987,^[1] after elections earlier in the month had resulted in only a single-seat majority for the UWP. Despite increasing their share of the vote from 52.5% to 53.2%, the number of seats held by the UWP and the Saint Lucia Labour Party remained the same. Voter turnout was 64.7%.^[2]

30 April 1987 Saint Lucian general election

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All 17 seats in the House of Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	64.72% (3.98pp)
First party Second party   Leader John Compton Julian Hunte Party UWP Labour Party Last election 52.46%, 9 seats 38.27%, 8 seats Seats won 9 8 Seat change Popular vote 28,046 21,515 Percentage 53.18% 40.80% Swing 0.72pp 2.53pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election John Compton UWP Subsequent Prime Minister John Compton UWP

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	United Workers Party	28,046	53.18	9	0
	Saint Lucia Labour Party	21,515	40.80	8	0
	Progressive Labour Party	3,176	6.02	0	0
Total		52,737	100.00	17	0
Valid votes		52,737	97.87
Invalid/blank votes		1,146	2.13
Total votes		53,883	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		83,257	64.72
Source: Nohlen