1987 Malawian general election

General elections were held in Malawi on 27 and 28 May 1987. As the country had become a one-party state in 1966, the Malawi Congress Party was the sole legal party at the time. The number of seats in the National Assembly was increased to 112, whilst President-for-life Hastings Banda was able to appoint as many additional members as he saw fit to "enhance the representative character of the Assembly, or to represent particular minority or other special interests in the Republic."[1]

1987 Malawian general election
27-28 May 1987
All 123 seats in the National Assembly
62 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Leader Hastings Banda
Party MCP
Last election 101
Seats won 112
Seat change Increase 11
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In total, over 200 candidates contested the seats, although in 38 there was only a single MCP candidate, who was elected unopposed.[1] In the remaining 80 seats there were between two and five candidates, all of which were for the MCP. Banda appointed a further 11 members.[1]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Malawi Congress Party112+11
Appointed members110
Total123+11
Registered voters/turnout3,278,907–
Source: African Elections Database, IPU

References
  1. Malawi Inter-Parliamentary Union
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