The following elections occurred in the year 1987.
Africa
- 1987 Central African Republic parliamentary election
- 1987 Comorian legislative election
- 1987 Djiboutian general election
- 1987 Ethiopian general election
- 1987 Gambian general election
- 1987 Malawian general election
- 1987 Mauritian general election
- 1987 Seychellois parliamentary election
- 1987 South African general election
- 1987 Swazi general election
- 1987 Zairean parliamentary election
Asia
- 1987 Indonesian legislative election
- 1987 Philippine House of Representatives elections
- 1987 Philippine Senate election
- 1987 Philippine legislative election
- 1987 South Korean presidential election
- 1987 Indian presidential election
- 1987 Turkish general election
Europe
- 1987 Åland legislative election
- 1987 Albanian parliamentary election
- 1987 Belgian general election
- 1987 Danish parliamentary election
- 1987 Finnish parliamentary election
- 1987 Icelandic parliamentary election
- 1987 Irish general election
- 1987 Italian general election
- 1987 Italian nuclear power referendum
- 1987 Maltese general election
- 1987 Norwegian local elections
- 1987 Portuguese legislative election
European Parliament
Germany
Spain
- Elections to the Aragonese Corts, 1987
- Elections to the Corts Valencianes, 1987
- European Parliament election, 1987 (Spain)
United Kingdom
- 1987 United Kingdom general election
- 1987 Greenwich by-election
- List of MPs elected in the 1987 United Kingdom general election
- 1987 Truro by-election
- 1987 University of Oxford Chancellor election
United Kingdom local
English local
- 1987 Bristol City Council elections
- 1987 Manchester Council election
- 1987 Trafford Council election
- 1987 Wolverhampton Council election
North America
Canada
- 1987 New Brunswick general election
- 1987 Northwest Territories general election
- 1987 Ontario general election
- 1987 Quebec municipal elections
Caribbean
United States
Oceania
- 1987 Fijian general election
- 1987 New Zealand general election
- 1987 Papua New Guinean general election
- 1987 Tongan general election
- 1987 Vanuatuan general election
Australia
- 1987 Australian federal election
- 1987 Northern Territory general election
- 1987 Southport state by-election