All 97 seats in the House of Representatives 49 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
David Lange
Jim Bolger
Neil Morrison
Party
Labour
National
Democrats
Leader since
3 February 1983
26 March 1986
23 August 1986
Leader's seat
Mangere
King Country
Pakuranga (lost seat)
Last election
56 seats, 42.98%
37 seats, 35.89%
2 seats, 7.63%
Seats before
55
38
2
Seats won
57
40
0
Seat change
2
2
2
Popular vote
878,448
806,305
105,091
Percentage
47.96%
44.02%
5.74%
Swing
4.98%
8.13%
1.89%
Results by electorate, shaded by winning margin
Prime Minister before election
David Lange
Labour
Subsequent Prime Minister
David Lange
Labour
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The 1987 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 42nd sitting of the New Zealand Parliament. The governing New Zealand Labour Party, led by Prime Minister David Lange, was re-elected for a second term, although the Opposition National Party made gains. The election also saw the elimination of the Democratic Party (formerly the Social Credit Party) from Parliament, leaving Labour and National as the only parties represented.
It marked the first time that a Labour Government had been reelected to a second term since 1938 and the first to be reelected overall since 1946.
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