6 April 1987 Saint Lucian general election

6 April 1987 Saint Lucian general election

6 April 1987
All 17 seats in the House of Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	60.74% (5.06pp)
First party Second party   Leader John Compton Julian Hunte Party UWP Labour Party Last election 56.18%, 14 seats 16.74%, 2 seats Seats won 9 8 Seat change 5 6 Popular vote 27,252 18,889 Percentage 52.46% 38.27% Swing 3.72pp 21.53pp
Prime Minister before election John Compton UWP Subsequent Prime Minister John Compton UWP

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 6 April 1987.[1] The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won nine of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 60.7%.

As the UWP had only won a single seat majority, Prime Minister John Compton called early elections, which were held on 30 April in order to try to increase the party's majority. However, although their share of the vote rose to 53.2%, the SLP retained their eight seats.[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	United Workers Party	25,892	52.46	9	–5
	Saint Lucia Labour Party	18,889	38.27	8	+6
	Progressive Labour Party	4,572	9.26	0	–1
Total		49,353	100.00	17	0
Valid votes		49,353	97.71
Invalid/blank votes		1,158	2.29
Total votes		50,511	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		83,153	60.74
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p588 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
2. Nohlen, pp583-584